England vs Pakistan 2nd Test Live Updates: Play Begins On Day 2 After Long Rain Delay
ENG vs PAK 2nd Test: Pakistan were 126/5 at stumps after a combination of rain and bad light cut short play on the first day of the second Test.
England's senior-most bowler James Anderson led front front as the hosts reduced Pakistan to 126/5 at stumps on Day 1 of the second Test at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Southampton on Thursday. Anderson picked up two wickets, while Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes and Sam Curran chipped in with one wicket each. Around 45 overs were lost on the opening day due to persistent rain delays, followed by bad light that led to early stumps. With his two wickets, Anderson moved closer to becoming the first fast bowler to pick up 600 wickets in the longest format. Only batsman that showed some resistance to the England pace quartet was opener Pakistan opener Abid Ali who made most of two dropped catches to score his third Test fifty, scoring 60 runs. Fawad Alam, playing his first Test in 11 years, went without troubling the scorers. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Live Match Updates of England Vs Pakistan 2nd Test Day 2, straight from The Rose Bowl Stadium, Southampton
- 17:08 (IST)Four!Chris Woakes bowls a short delivery in to Babar Azam who uses his wrists and plays it towards the mid-wicket for first boundary of the day.
- 17:05 (IST)First run of the day!Babar Azam taps James Anderson's delivery with soft hands and steals a quick single for the first run of the day.
- 17:01 (IST)Woakes to start!Chris Woakes is marking his run-up and will start the proceedings, completing his unfinished over from yesterday.
- 17:00 (IST)Here we go!No rain at the moment and we can see England players walking out in the middle, followed by Pakistan's two overnight batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
- 16:34 (IST)Play to start at 5:00pm IST!The match officials are done with their inspection and they have decided that the play will start at 05:00pm IST, with lunch scheduled for an hour later at 6:00pm IST.
Play to start at 4:30 pm PKT. #ENGvPAK https://t.co/cP5buqjphD pic.twitter.com/8yB90dt0iE
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 14, 2020 - 15:58 (IST)GOOD NEWS....Covers are coming off!Rain has eased out and groundsmen are pulling off the covers. However, it will still be a tough task to clear out all the water and make the outfield ready for the start. The match officials will come out for an inspection at 4:20 pm IST.
- 15:30 (IST)Wet outfield delays start of play!The start of Day 2 play has been delayed due to wet outfield. The covers are on and players are back in their dressing rooms.
The weather here in Southampton has delayed the start of Day 2
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 14, 2020
Watch the Highlights from Day 1: https://t.co/LQCBrqZXfS#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/MoyZD0DalK - 15:16 (IST)Enjoy the highlights!If you missed the action on Day 1. Don't worry here's all the key actions from a rain curtailed opening day of the second Test. Sit tight and enjoy!
Who impressed you most with the ball on Day 1?
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 14, 2020
Full Highlights: https://t.co/MhscYFTLWB#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/8NeRQfuhif - 15:13 (IST)Recap Day 1!Pakistan looked in great control as they lost just two wickets in the first two sessions but England bowlers picked up three crucial wickets in the rain-curtailed third session to push them on the backfoot. The visitors were 126/5 at stumps on Day 1, with Babar Azam still out in the middle along with their wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan.
- 15:08 (IST)Hello and welcome!Welcome to the live blog of day 2 action of the second Test between England and Pakistan. Yesterday, the rain played the spoilsport washing out almost half of day's play.
England Cricket Team
Pakistan Cricket Team
James Anderson
Babar Azam
The Rose Bowl, Southampton