A funny moment unfolded during the England vs Pakistan first Test at Headingley, Leeds. A fan was spotted on camera carrying four glasses of beer. He was walking carefully down the stairs before losing his grip and spilling them. Within seconds, the alcoholic beverage was poured all over the stairs. Huge laughter erupted in the commentary box as soon as the fan made the mistake. Meanwhile, the crowd came up with some funny reactions after the replays were shown on the big screen.
England strengthened their grip on the first Test against Pakistan on Thursday, with Joe Root and Harry Brook among four batters to make half-centuries in a score of 366-8 that gave the hosts a first-innings lead of 195 runs after Day 2. Cox reached his first half-century in just his second Test appearance minutes before Root got to the milestone for the 109th time in a Test career that has seen him score more than 14,000 runs, second only to India great Sachin Tendulkar. The very next over, Root also departed when he inexplicably missed a straight one from Khurram and was trapped lbw, then wasted a review that showed the ball was hitting middle stump. It was a great chance for England’s new captain to score his national record-extending 42nd century.
England rattled along at 4.46 runs per over, a rate that wouldn’t look out of place in the Bazball era that ended with the retirement of captain Ben Stokes and the firing of Brendon McCullum as Test coach. What was different was the way the batters went about scoring runs, with Brook in particular less flamboyant but still as punishing, with 13 fours. Aside from being dropped on 1 by stand-in captain Salman Agha at second slip, Brook hardly gave up a chance until Usman snuck one through onto the stumps via Brook’s back leg.
