Illustrated Story

Sohail strikes to dent England progress

Alex Hales and Alastair Cook made a brisk start to England's 500th Test at home after being asked to bat in swinging conditions  AFP
But Sohail Khan, playing his first Test in five years, struck early, inducing an outside edge from Hales to end the opening stand on 36  AFP
Loading ...
Sohail accounted for Joe Root in his next over, getting him to edge to first slip  Getty Images
Alastair Cook held firm, however, and struck eight boundaries in a brisk knock  Getty Images
Cook's resistance ended when Rahat Ali trapped him lbw with one that nipped back in. When he fell, Cook had made 45 of England's 75 runs  Getty Images
James Vince and Gary Ballance then kept Pakistan's bowlers at bay for 7.4 overs as England went into lunch on 100 for 3  AFP
Vince continued fluently after the break and played some delightful strokes  Getty Images
... until Sohail struck for a third time to end Vince's 69-run fourth-wicket stand with Ballance  AFP
Vince departed for an attractive 39, but it was another insubstantial score  AFP
Sohail then made it four when Jonny Bairstow was caught behind  AFP
Ballance dug in for a gritty 70  AFP
... before becoming Yasir Shah's first victim of the innings  Getty Images
Moeen Ali then rallied the tail with an important half-century  Getty Images
... and played his strokes to fine effect  Getty Images
Sohail then completed his maiden five-wicket haul as James Anderson unsuccessfully reviewed his lbw  AFP
... and celebrated with ten press-ups, with a clap between each  AFP
Sohail KhanGary BallanceMoeen AliPakistanEnglandEngland vs PakistanPakistan tour of England and Ireland