short ball, goes for a hook, plays early and edged to Stewart and England win by and innings and 9 runs in just 3 days"
England vs Pakistan, 1st Test at London, May 17 2001 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Full marks to England for a demolition job on Pakistan, inside 3 days, Caddick the chief wrecker with good support from Gough and Cork
Pakistan batting was totally inadequate under the conditions at Lord's, they lost the vast majority of wickets behind the stumps, 15 out of 20
This clearly shows lack of technique to play the swinging and seaming ball
The decision not to play a spinner may not have mattered with the fragile batting, but would have been useful
Englands catching was spectacular and equally matched the bowling
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Match State: England won by an innings and 9 runs
Man of the Match was Andy Caddick
Match State: England won by an innigs and 9 runs
Match State: England won by an innings and 9 runs
yorker dug out to mid on
the Lord's public light meter has gone off although its gloomy out there
full toss, pushed in the air but short of mid on
another short ball, ducks
head down, pushes it to point
bouncer, ducks
turns it to deep square
to mid wicket
very short bouncer and Shaoaib tries a hook, misses and Cork shows a revolver firing sign
short ball, turns it and keeps it down, one handedly
full ball, flicked to fine leg
nicely turned to leg
defends it pad and bat together
yorker als well dug out
slower ball pushed to the off
a well timed straight push running for Sidebottom to go fetch
pushed to mid off
yorker, fizzles to leg, appeal declined
short ball, and he hops to keep it down