LONDON — Pakistan cruised to a nine-wicket win over England in the first test on Sunday, needing just one session on Day 4 to take four wickets and then chase down a victory target of 64 at Lord’s. England resumed on 235-6 and with a lead of 56 runs, but lost its last four wickets for seven runs in 25 balls. It started going wrong for England at the toss, when captain Joe Root chose to bat first in what proved to be good conditions to bowl. “We were outperformed in all three departments (batting, bowling and fielding),” Root said of the loss to Pakistan. “If we bat well and get something near 250 or 300,” he said, “it would be a closer game on that surface.”

Source: National Post May 27, 2018 10:47 UTC