Mohammad Abbas, who took two wickets for Pakistan once play eventually started yesterday, appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of the England captain RootJoe Root, the England captain, has backed calls for play to start earlier in Test matches in the event of time being lost to bad light. The second Test against Pakistan ended in a predictable draw after significant delays for rain and bad light at the Ageas Bowl meant that only 134.3 overs were possible across the five days — the shortest Test match in this country since 1987. Root said: “We maybe don’t need to start every day at 10.30am but if you need to make time up that is something you could look at throughout the game. “It is way above my pay grade but I do think there are other things that could be looked at and trialled in this country, in

Source: The Times August 17, 2020 16:07 UTC