3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (103+ words) Day 1 - Pakistan chose to field. Jordan Cox, Jamie Smith hit fifties as England scrap their way to 248 for 8 before bad light Valkerie Baynes is a general editor, women's cricket, at Cricinfo Cox poses the awkward questions to force England to…...

6+ hour, 25+ min ago   (796+ words) Thursday, 27 August 2026 23:22 Pakistan bowler Mohammad Abbas took four wickets as his side just edged the first day of the second test against England at Lord's on Thursday although the hosts clambered back from a rocky start to end a weather-shortened…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (466+ words) Jamie Smith admitted he left last winter’s Ashes with a “big technical issue” but is feeling back to his old self again after top-scoring for England in tough circumstances at Lord’s. Smith suffered the first major setback of his international…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago   (591+ words) Jamie Smith top-scores with 61 as England close day one of second Test versus Pakistan on 248-9; watch day two from Lord's, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am on Friday (play starts 11am) Thursday 27 August 2026 20:28, UK England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith welcomed his return…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (605+ words) Half-centuries by Jordan Cox and Jamie Smith underpinned a fighting total after England was threatened at 120-5 to be sunk for under 200. “A decent enough day for us,” Smith said. “They bowled nicely. It did get a bit easier (to bat)…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (594+ words) Jamie Smith and Jordan Cox both scored fifties as England recovered from a top-order collapse against Pakistan to reach 248-9 when bad light ended Thursday's opening day of the second Test at Lord's. Veteran paceman Mohammad Abbas took three wickets for…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago   (217+ words) England was 180-5 at tea, grinding in the sunshine after losing four wickets on a grey morning. England added 100 runs in 26 overs in the middle session for the loss of only Dan Lawrence. Cox was 55 not out off 102 balls and Smith…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago   (594+ words) The Independent With the summer of sun abdicating in favour of the onset of autumn gloom, it was a seam bowler’s day – particularly with the rain relenting earlier than anticipated. A twice delayed toss fell the way of…...

12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (460+ words) London (AFP) – Mohammad Abbas took three wickets, including the prize scalp of Joe Root, as Pakistan reduced England to 80-4 at lunch on Thursday's first day of the second Test at Lord's. Issued on: 27/08/2026 - 15:25 Veteran seamer Abbas did the bulk of…...

8+ hour, 15+ min ago   (426+ words) England’s top order crumbled under pressure from Mohammad Abbas as Pakistan made a strong start to the second Rothesay Test at Lord’s. After a delayed start due to heavy morning rain the tourists won an important toss under bowler-friendly skies…...