Pakistan vs England – 1st Test – Live Cricket Score and Update - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 on the brink of losing first Test
England have slumped deeper into trouble on the 3rd Day of the 1st Test, losing 5 front line batters before the tea interval, as Pakistani bowlers again dominated the proceedings to edge closer to victory at the Dubai International Stadium, January 19th 2012.
The English contingent looks set for their first defeat since reaching the summit of Test cricket after wickets for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691 rocked the tourists on 75 for 5 in their second outing, after their opponents took a healthy first innings lead of 146.
It was another nervy performance from the daunting Poms batting lineup, which first fell flat against the seam bowling of Gul, who grabbed three scalps in his opening burst. He bowled 9 overs on the bounce, getting rid of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 before the lunch break as the English skipper was caught down the leg side.
A referral was taken and despite Hot spot showing no clear contact, the on field decision stood much to the disbelief of the left-hander, who departed for 6.
Resumption after lunch saw the pacer grab another two, bouncing out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 as the tourists fell into their shell.
The runs simply dried out and with the threat of Ajmal playing on their minds, they seemingly neglected the danger posed by the rest of the Men In Green bowlers. Nonetheless, it was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576, the only player to offer some sort of conviction, as the player collected crucial boundaries to reach a personal milestone of 2000 runs in Test cricket.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 opened his account with a classy straight drive off Rehman but his stay at the crease was cut short by Ajmal, as the spinner produced a magical doosra, which caught the batsman plump in front of the stumps.
A brief period of resistance followed, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 and Trott picking up back to back fours but with the pitch now offering considerable turn and bounce, the tourists had their back against the wall.
The inevitable happened, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984 and Trott, the only recognized batsmen, an uphill task of saving their team from an innings defeat.
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