Pakistan hope to surmount 297-run trail
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan on Thursday started their first innings toward the begin of day two of the third Test against England at Edgbaston.
Twenty-year-old opener Sami Aslam, making his Test return following a year, joined Mohammad Hafeez to start the trail.
After right-arm quick bowler Sohail Khan created destruction on his rebound with a faultless line and length to get his initial five-fer in the arrangement, Pakistan have a delicate trail of 297 to surmount.
The 32-year-old made early advances by putting a conclusion to a 36-run opening stand by expelling Alex Hales in the tenth over of the day.
He expelled Joe Root, man-of-the-match of the Old Trafford Test, in his next over to put Alastair Cook's men on the backfoot.
As the top-request disintegrated to three for 75, Gary Ballance (70) and Moeen Ali (63) set up an extreme battle and evacuated the "delicate center request" disgrace.
Wearing white unit at the global level following five years, Sohail gave back the innings figures of five for 96 in 23-overs.
Pakistan's other two pacers — Mohammad Amir and Rahat Ali — oversaw two wickets each and Yasir Shah expelled Ballance to enlist his lone wicket.
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