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Mushtaq Ahmed reviews first day's play

Southampton, 21 August 2020: Zak Crawley's maiden Test century steered England to 332 for four on the opening day of the third ICC World Test Championship fixture against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl. The 22-year-old was unbeaten on 171, which included 19 boundaries, as he knitted an undefeated 205-run partnership with Jos Buttler (87 not out).

Yasir Shah accounted for Dom Sibley (22) and Ollie Pope (three), while the other two wickets were shared by Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah.

After the close of play, Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistan’s spin bowling coach, held a virtual media conference. The audio and video files are available here.

The scorecard of the Test is available here.