England vs Pakistan 2020, 3rd Test, Day 2 – Twitter Reactions
Updated - 23 Aug 2020, 02:07 AM
England have taken total control of the 3rd Test of the series against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, reducing the visitors to 3-24, after having declared their first innings at 8-583.
It was a day full of milestones for Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler as the duo picked off from where they had left on the 1st day.
But it could have all gone wrong for Jos Buttler, who was given caught-behind on 99 by the on-field umpire but for the DRS that allowed the England wicketkeeper to register his second Test hundred of his career.
Crawley and Buttler took England unscathed to the Lunch break. The post-Lunch session was all about Zak Crawley. The 22-year-old went on to become only the third youngest English batsman, joining the likes of Len Hutton [22 years and 58 days, vs Australia, 1938], David Gower [22 years and 102 days, vs India, 1979] and Bill Edrich [22 years and 342 days, vs South Africa, 1929] to score a Test double-hundred.
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Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler grind Pakistan into the dust as England post 8-583
Crawley also became the seventh England batsman to convert his maiden ton into a double hundred. Crawley and Buttler also went to break England’s all-time record as far as most runs for the 5th wicket partnership is concerned.
Crawley could have taken his time for his triple-hundred but the right-hander, in a bid to score quick runs for his team, proceeded to attack the Pakistan bowlers, even when they bowled a good delivery. And, such was his command and control that he more often than not succeeded.
The 22-year-old stroked a nonchalant walking flick to bring up his 250 but just as he was looking prime to become the first England batsman since Graham Gooch to score a triple ton, he ended up getting stumped to part-timer Asad Shafiq.
Fawad Alam then proceeded to claim both Buttler and Woakes before England finally declared their innings (8-583) and ended Pakistan’s misery following some lusty blows from Stuart Broad and Dom Bess.
James Anderson then proceeded to do what he has been doing for the last decade and a half- nip one in to trap one opener (Shan Masood) and move one away to induce an edge of another opener (Abid Ali) to leave Pakistan two down in the first 5 overs. And, if that wasn’t enough, he further jolted Pakistan by trapping their best batsman in the form of Babar Azam LBW at the stroke of stumps.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the 2nd days’ play between England and Pakistan-
Huge wicket!
Babar Azam has gone for 11 and Jimmy Anderson has his third ☝️#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/4BVCCMZhbn
— ICC (@ICC) August 22, 2020
Shan Masood out against James Anderson for the 8th time in 10 innings.
He is just a walking wicket against Anderson. Pathetic! #ENGvPAK
— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi) August 22, 2020
Baarish ka koi scene nahi hai? ??☔#PakvsEng
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 22, 2020
Bang! Two wickets for the master @jimmy9! ?
Live Scorecard & Videos: https://t.co/JVsNai1pz8#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/OfMHbr7LPY
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 22, 2020
Lain ji 500 bhi ho gya ???
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 22, 2020
England have found a very good no 3 in Crawley.. looks a class player .. hope to see him in all formats regularly @nassercricket @ECB_cricket
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) August 22, 2020
Highest maiden Test century:
365* Garry Sobers
311 Bob Simpson
303* Karun Nair
287 Tip Foster
277 Brian Lara
274 Zaheer Abbas
267 ZAK CRAWLEY #EngvPak— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) August 22, 2020
What a fantastic knock by #ZakCrawley such an exciting, young prospect for England. Throughly enjoyed watching this test series.
I’ve said this a number of times & saying it again, test cricket is just the best!#ENGvPAK— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher) August 22, 2020
PAPA WITH THE SKILLZ
— Osman Samiuddin (@OsmanSamiuddin) August 22, 2020
Highest fifth-wicket partnerships in all Test cricket:
?? Barnes & Bradman ➜ 405 v Eng, 1946
?? Waugh & Blewett ➜ 385 v SA, 1997
?? Laxman & Dravid ➜ 376 v Aus, 2001
?? Shakib & Rahim ➜ 359 v NZ, 2017
??????? CRAWLEY & BUTTLER ➜ 359 v Pak, TODAY ??Exceptional! pic.twitter.com/dtuyP8tivd
— ICC (@ICC) August 22, 2020
Only 5 players in Test history have taken more than 4000 days for their first Test wicket after debut
5089 days Zaheer Abbas
4968 days Cyril Washbrook
4733 days Murray Chapple
4091 days Hemu Adhikari
4060 days FAWAD ALAM#EngvPak— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 22, 2020
England keepers to average 50+ in home summers (min 6 Tests) since 2010:
Matt Prior 2010
Matt Prior 2011
Jonny Bairstow 2016
Jos Buttler 2020#ENGvPAK— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) August 22, 2020
Pakistan Fast bowlers performance in Last 10 years (Test Cricket)
Only One 10 wicket haul.
#7 standing in terms of Average.
#6 in SR.
Only 25 Five wicket hauls.Are we justifying our claims of producing best fast bowlers in Last 10 years#EngvPak pic.twitter.com/2VaqAeuNIC
— Abdul Ghaffar (@GhaffarDawnNews) August 22, 2020
i don't think we mind as much if our team loses as much as we mind the days, like today, when it fails to distract us from our own lives and its problems.
— Ahmer Naqvi (@karachikhatmal) August 22, 2020
Send in Stuart Broad, you cowards #EngvPak
— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E) August 22, 2020
Test 300s
Karun Nair: 1
Alastair Cook: 0— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) August 22, 2020
Highest maiden Test hundreds for England:
? Tip Foster ➜ 287 v Aus, 1903
? Zak Crawley ➜ 257* v Pak, TODAYSet for another record?#ENGvPAK SCORECARD ▶️ https://t.co/ZFClksEjKM pic.twitter.com/VBt46TGWH0
— ICC (@ICC) August 22, 2020
Highest score dismissed stumped in Test cricket
267 Zak Crawley v Pak Southampton 2020
258 SM Nurse v NZ Christchurch 1968/69
257 RT Ponting v Ind MCG 2003/04
239 GT Dowling v Ind Christchurch 1967/68#ENGvPAK— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) August 22, 2020
Only 5 players in Test history have taken more than 4000 days for their first Test wicket after debut
5089 days Zaheer Abbas
4968 days Cyril Washbrook
4733 days Murray Chapple
4091 days Hemu Adhikari
4060 days FAWAD ALAM#EngvPak— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 22, 2020
What a wonderful innings from Zak Crawley. Raise your bat and take a bow, young man. Take a bow. ??????
— Gary Lineker ?? (@GaryLineker) August 22, 2020
I have been watching test cricket since 1953. Zak Crawley's maiden century (double) of 267 today at the Rose Bowl has given me more pleasure than any other innings I have watched – full of style grace, power and application! A stunning innings – Thank you!
— David Buik (@truemagic68) August 22, 2020
Test 250s
Zak Crawley: 1
Sachin Tendulkar: 0?#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/OzHl55fxtu
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) August 22, 2020
Zak Crawley’s 267 is the highest score in Test history ended by a stumping. #EngvPak
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 22, 2020
? + 5️⃣0️⃣*
Jos Buttler brings up the first 150 of his Test career!#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/VIN2ZVGTOE
— ICC (@ICC) August 22, 2020
This is the first time in his professional cricket career that Jos Buttler has batted for more than 400 minutes. #ENGvPAK
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) August 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/Daniel86criket/status/1297205416548392961?s=19
In the end, that last session at Manchester will haunt us. #ENGvPAK
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) August 22, 2020
Answering. The. Critics.
Top class, @josbuttler ?pic.twitter.com/7wob3hlgyw#ENGvPAK #RaiseTheBat
— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) August 22, 2020
Maiden FC double hundred coming in a Test (England)
RE Foster
ER Dexter
G Boycott
DL Amiss
D Lloyd
DI Gower
N Hussain
ME Trescothick
RWT Key
PD Collingwood
AN Cook
BA Stokes
Zak Crawley *#ENGvPAK— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) August 22, 2020
Zak Crawley reaches his double century!
He's the youngest double centurion for England since David Gower, 41 years ago! Magnificent!
Live: https://t.co/p3VCiWi1Dk#bbccricket #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/ubUt5R0kaE
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) August 22, 2020
2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ FOR CRAWLEY ?
A fantastic innings as the 22-year-old becomes the third-youngest man to score a Test double ton for England ????????
? Watch #ENGvPAK live ? https://t.co/D3EtetXjQB
? Blog ? https://t.co/KY23e4xPer#raisethebat #️⃣ @theageasbowl ?️ pic.twitter.com/cGoTHb3TKF— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 22, 2020
England players to make a double century at a younger age than Zak Crawley:
Len Hutton
David GowerEnd of list.#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/BfI6UvpSg9
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) August 22, 2020
It’s going to be the nervous 210s for @nassercricket as Zak Crawley creeps up on @robkey612’s Test best ?#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/z3Iskd3WE2
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 22, 2020