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08/30 10:55 CDT Robinson rips through Pakistan as England closes in on a series
win at Lord's
Robinson rips through Pakistan as England closes in on a series win at Lord's
By FOSTER NIUMATA
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) --- Ollie Robinson broke Pakistan's short-lived resistance and
England was nearing a series victory on the fourth afternoon of the second test
at Lord's on Sunday.
Pakistan was 140-5 at tea and fading in a fourth-innings chase of a daunting
389 runs.
Saud Shakeel was playing a magnificent lone hand of 78, Pakistan's highest
score and second half-century in the series. Tailender Ali Usman was with him
on 12.
Shakeel and Shan Masood fashioned a 97-run partnership from 14-3 that
frustrated England for nearly four hours.
But Robinson broke the partnership an hour out from a delayed tea when he
pinned Masood. He quickly added the wicket of Mohammad Rizwan, his 99th test
wicket. By tea, Robinson had 4-24 and, in the match, 8-35.
The counterattack from Shakeel and Masood highlighted the afternoon.
Shakeel missed the preceding series in the Caribbean, and despite 5 and 14 in
the first test in Leeds last week he retained a 51 average against England.
Masood was sacked as captain in May but retained for his experience.
Masood anchored the partnership, hardly interested in rotating the strike.
Shakeel threw most of the punches. They survived the first rampant spells from
Robinson and Jofra Archer in seaming conditions and reached lunch dug in and
unthreatened.
England's frustration became obvious after lunch as it frequently and vainly
asked the umpires to check the ball.
With a straight drive to the boundary, Shakeel reached 50 off 54 balls, his
15th half-century in tests and second outside of Asia.
After conceding 34 runs in the five overs after lunch, England turned to Dan
Lawrence's part-time off-spin for only the second time in the series.
Archer overpitched on return and Shakeel dropped to one knee and drove him past
point to move into the 60s.
Robinson's return with wicketkeeper Jamie Smith up at the stumps got the
breakthrough for England.
Masood came across, missed an in-swinger and was given not out. But England
reviewed and got him lbw on leg stump, out for 26 from 72 balls. Pakistan's
first show of batting resistance lasted 23 overs for a shared 97 runs.
Robinson had 3-15 and then 4-17 when Rizwan on 1 missed a swat and was struck
in the groin, plumb in front of off stump.
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