Cricket Update: England vs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, 4th npower Test, Lord's, 3rd day- Broad & Trott Carryon an Epic Partnership
England’s overnight pair of Stuart Broad and Jonathan Trott piled on the agony for Pakistan, as they continued their epic partnership that carried the hosts to an almost impregnable position on day three of the fourth and final test against being played at Lords in London.
On the way, they have eclipsed the previous best partnership for the eight wickets ironically by a Pakistani pair of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 at Sheikhapura in 1996.
The two heroes of the English team rescued their team from a woeful 102/7 to post a triple century stand and all but knock out the hopes of the visitors drawing the series.
The visitors looked clueless as a clear blue sky greeted them, cancelling all chances of lateral movement and the Pakistani opening bowlers for the day Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Aamer, who claimed six wickets on day two looked tired and jaded waiting for a miracle to happen.
The duo completed their 300 run alliance shortly after the drinks interval in the first session of the day’s play, as they continued to build one of the most astonishing comebacks in the history of the game.
They capitalised on the unimpressive captaincy and bowling of the Pakistani bowlers, who wilted in the batting friendly conditions at the home of cricket giving away boundaries at regular ease.
It looked like a different match altogether to the one some 24 hours ago, when the hosts were made to struggle for every run, as wickets tumbled like nine pins.
Pakistan’s third pacer Wahab Riaz who looked like a million dollars only a week ago at the Oval is a lost man at Lords struggling to make even a single breakthrough with his left-arm fast medium bowling.
He was taken apart by Stuart Broad who hit him for three boundaries in one over, as he raced past his maiden 150.
It seems Wahab is set to be another in the long list of one test wonders from Pakistan, unless he puts in a miraculous effort in the remainder of the test provided England bats again.
The partnership of gargantuan proportions ended with the score on 434, when Broad fell lbw to Saeed Ajmal for a momentous 169.
Broad’s knock included 18 fours and one six, and the tall left-hander added 332 for the 8th wicket with Trott.
The hosts are placed at 445 for 9 at lunch with Trott unbeaten on 183.
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