Shan, Abass put Pakistan on top in first test v England

MANCHESTER, England: Shan Masood scored a third century in as many innings and seamer Mohammad Abbas caused mayhem at the top of the England order as Pakistan moved ahead in the first test at the close of day two at Old Trafford on Thursday.

With Chris Woakes set to come in at number seven, it is a long tail for the hosts and early Pakistan wickets on the third morning could see them finish well behind the tourists’ first innings total. Shaheen Afridi trapped Rory Burns leg before wicket, before Abbas did likewise to Dom Sibley , and then claimed the prize wicket of Ben Stokes for a duck, the ball clipping the off-stump with a subtle nip away off the pitch.Captain Joe Root was subdued and then out, edging leg-spinner Yasir Shah to wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan.

But for the first hour after lunch, they upped the tempo considerably as Shan and Shadab Khan punished England’s limp attack, adding 105 runs in little more than 25 overs for the sixth wicket.

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