Against England this week, Pakistan’s Shan Masood notched up a third consecutive Test century, exhibiting a kind of industry that paid ample obeisance to the character of the city he was batting in, Manchester. The opener’s handling of Stuart Broad and James Anderson was consummate, evidently the performance of a batsman desperate to make up for lost time — Masood is 30 but only 21 Test matches old.
Masood’s masterclass in patience was followed by the Pakistani pacers tearing through the English top-order. If Test cricket is your thing, then this was a gift ...
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