Pakistan strike early against England in Lord's Test

Pakistan strike early against England in Lord's Test

LONDON: Pakistan struck early with pacer Mohammad Abbas picking up the wicket of Mark Stoneman in the Test being played at Lord's on Thursday.

Hasan Ali picked up the second wicket of the innings when he dismissed Joe Root. The third wicket also fell to Hasan Ali when David Malan was caught behind for six runs.

Pakistan's Hasan Ali celebrates taking the wicket of England´s Dawid Malan as Alastair Cook (R) reacts. Photo: Reuters 

Earlier, England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat in the against.

England gave a debut to 20-year-old Somerset off-spinner Dominic Bess and included fast bowler Mark Wood in their XI, with pace bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes missing out after being selected in a 12-man squad.

Pakistan made one change to the side that beat Test debutants Ireland by five wickets in Dublin last week, with Hasan Ali replacing left-arm paceman Rahat Ali for the first of this two-Test series.

This match saw England opener Alastair Cook equal Australia great Allan Border´s all-time record of playing in 153 consecutive Tests.

England were looking to bounce back after a difficult southern hemisphere tour where they failed to win in seven combined Tests in Australia and New Zealand.

Teams

Pakistan

Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Haris Sohail. Asad Shafiq, babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas.

England

AN Cook, MD Stoneman, JE Root (c), DJ Malan, JM Bairstow, BA Stokes, JC Buttler, DM Bess, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, MA Wood.