17-08-2020, 20:04
Second Test, Ageas Bowl, Southampton (day five of five)
Pakistan 226: Rizwan 72, Abid 60, Broad 4-56
England 110-4 dec: Crawley 53, Abbas 2-28
Match drawn; England lead 1-0 in series
Scorecard
England and Pakistan played out a draw in the second Test at the Ageas Bowl.
The result was already all but confirmed with bad weather decimating the Test.
More rain prevented play starting until 15:20 BST, after which England reached 110-4 in reply to Pakistan's 236 before the captains agreed to a draw at 18:05.
Zak Crawley made 53 and Dom Sibley 32 before falling in consecutive Mohammad Abbas overs. Ollie Pope was out for nine 15 minutes before the close.
England v Pakistan - clips, radio & text
Only 135.3 overs - a day and a half's play - were possible in the match, the shortest Test in England since 1987.
England will take a 1-0 lead into the third and final Test, which begins on Friday at the same ground.
The low-key final day's play was played in perfect, sunny conditions that were a far cry from the previous four.
Frustrations have been voiced that there has not been more play - the players left the field on the first two days for bad light when it did not feel overly dangerous, and when the entire third day was lost there was a two-hour period when it felt like there could have been action.
The Test ends with a strong feeling that cricket must do more. That said, this was only the third draw in the past 43 Tests in the UK.
Pakistan 226: Rizwan 72, Abid 60, Broad 4-56
England 110-4 dec: Crawley 53, Abbas 2-28
Match drawn; England lead 1-0 in series
Scorecard
England and Pakistan played out a draw in the second Test at the Ageas Bowl.
The result was already all but confirmed with bad weather decimating the Test.
More rain prevented play starting until 15:20 BST, after which England reached 110-4 in reply to Pakistan's 236 before the captains agreed to a draw at 18:05.
Zak Crawley made 53 and Dom Sibley 32 before falling in consecutive Mohammad Abbas overs. Ollie Pope was out for nine 15 minutes before the close.
England v Pakistan - clips, radio & text
Only 135.3 overs - a day and a half's play - were possible in the match, the shortest Test in England since 1987.
England will take a 1-0 lead into the third and final Test, which begins on Friday at the same ground.
The low-key final day's play was played in perfect, sunny conditions that were a far cry from the previous four.
Frustrations have been voiced that there has not been more play - the players left the field on the first two days for bad light when it did not feel overly dangerous, and when the entire third day was lost there was a two-hour period when it felt like there could have been action.
The Test ends with a strong feeling that cricket must do more. That said, this was only the third draw in the past 43 Tests in the UK.
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