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Cook closes in on Dravid

Cook closes in on Dravid

Stats highlights from the second day of the Dubai Test

23-Oct-2015•S Rajesh

Root builds on England fightback

Root builds on England fightback

23-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Masood reasserts opening claim

Masood reasserts opening claim

His spot looked vulnerable after twin Abu Dhabi failures but Shan Masood produced a confident response to the doubters in Dubai

22-Oct-2015•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Misbah draws level with Inzamam

Misbah draws level with Inzamam

Stats highlights from the first day of the second Test between Pakistan and England in Dubai

22-Oct-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Misbah hits back after England breakthroughs

Misbah hits back after England breakthroughs

22-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

England's back-up attack plan

England's back-up attack plan

Without Steven Finn, England's seam-bowling plans for the UAE may need a rethink. Liam Plunkett and Chris Jordan are the men awaiting an opportunity

21-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Dubai

Rashid breaches the fortress door

Rashid breaches the fortress door

Expectations were low for England coming into the first Test, but in a dramatic conclusion they only had victory snatched away by fading light after a legspinner sparked chaos

17-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan reduced to panic

Pakistan reduced to panic

Even a kid knows you want a turning pitch against England, Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq observed, Instead, the pitch only turned on the final day and it was Pakistan who were reduced to panic

17-Oct-2015•Umar Farooq

Bad light denies England after Pakistan collapse

17-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Adil Rashid's unique debut

Adil Rashid's unique debut

Stats highlights from a frenetic final day in Abu Dhabi, when 15 wickets fell for 276 runs

17-Oct-2015•S Rajesh

Pakistan face up to home truths

Pakistan face up to home truths

Stultifying cricket has been the order of the day in Abu Dhabi as bowlers from both England and Pakistan have toiled in turn

16-Oct-2015•Umar Farooq

Cook's endurance feat does not disguise harsh realities

Cook's endurance feat does not disguise harsh realities

Alastair Cook's innings - the third longest in Test history - was a stunning feat of endurance, but nothing should deflect from the recognition that this pitch is bad for the game

16-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Alastair Cook: the tallest non-Asian in Asia

Alastair Cook: the tallest non-Asian in Asia

Stats highlights from a day dominated by Alastair Cook

16-Oct-2015•S Rajesh

England take lead after Cook's 263

England take lead after Cook's 263

16-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Wahab defies a barren surface

Wahab defies a barren surface

Pakistan felt Yasir Shah's absence on a lifeless pitch but they stuck to their task gamely, conceding only 234 runs in the day

15-Oct-2015•Umar Farooq

Cook and Bell grind away bad memories

Cook and Bell grind away bad memories

Alastair Cook and Ian Bell were the only two surviving batsmen from England's horror show in the UAE three years ago but they ground away the memories as England fought back in the first Test

15-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Cook ton keeps England in contention

Cook ton keeps England in contention

15-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Invaluable Shafiq shows Pakistan's calmer face

Invaluable Shafiq shows Pakistan's calmer face

Asad Shafiq might be one of the more understated members of the Pakistan side but on the ground where his Test career began he proved his worth again with his eighth Test hundred

14-Oct-2015•Umar Farooq

Rashid endures the most taxing of debuts

Rashid endures the most taxing of debuts

Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid suffered the most unrewarding innings in Test history for a spin bowling combination as Pakistan milked them unforgivingly on a placid surface

14-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Malik double cements Pakistan control

Malik double cements Pakistan control

14-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

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