First day of Rawalpindi test between hosts Pakistan and England became the first ever test where Umpires offered bad light to bowling team to save them from English batters.
On a day when England scored at 6.74 RPO, Joe Root with 23 of 31 balls was the miserable failure for England with a pathetic strike rate of 74.19.Pakistan's most economical bowler conceded 5.64 RPO in 17 overs.
England had 4 centurions, with Zak Crawley scoring 4th fastest ton (86 balls) for England. That record lasted a session and a half as Harry Brook did better in 80 balls.
Ben Ducket's hundred was really pedestrian with a strike rate of just 97.27.
4 centuries and 504 runs in a day are new records for Bazballing.
If England were to bat full 90 overs for the day, they could have had a fifth centurion in Ben Stokes and a total in excess of 600.
England players were leaking till yesterday. But once the game began, only Pakistan bowlers were leaking.
England hit 73 fours and 3 sixers in 75 overs, making it at least one boundary every over and 310 runs through boundaries.
Pakistanis taught the English how to wash their arses during diarrhea. English players did a great job of it on ground. Dho Daala !
Finally, the Umpires saved Pakistan from English WMD.
Govind Raj Shenoy for DieHard Cricket Fans