Third Test, Edgbaston, day one
England 297: Ballance 70, Moeen 63, Cook 45; Sohail 5-96
Pakistan: Yet to bat
Sohail Khan marked his first Test for five years with 5-96 as Pakistan bowled England out for 297 on the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston.
Recalled after Pakistan’s 330-run defeat at Old Trafford, Sohail, 32, justified the decision to bowl first in seamer-friendly conditions.
Gary Ballance made 70 and Moeen Ali 63 to help England recover from 158-5, Alastair Cook having fallen for 45.
Mohammad Amir took 2-53, Rahat Ali 2-83 and Sarfraz Ahmed five catches.
Pakistan – and captain Misbah-ul-Haq – could be pleased with their day’s work, particularly given their thrashing inside four days in the second Test.
With the four-match series level at 1-1, much will rest on how England’s seamers perform – and how an unpredictable Pakistan bat – on Thursday under what are expected to remain overcast skies.
