Crawley's career-defining 267-run innings earned him a number of admirers, one of which was former India captain and current Board of Control for Cricket in India President Sourav Ganguly.
Shan Masood was the first to go, falling to James Anderson yet again after making just 4. Masood's opening partner Abid Ali was then caught in the slips in Anderson's very next over after which captain Azhar Ali and Babar Azam stuck around nervously
Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket on day 2 of the third Test against Pakistan
Zak Crawley was dismissed on 267 and the Pakistan players took turns to applaud the English youngster on an incredible knock.
22-year-old Zak Crawley became the seventh England batsman to convert his maiden ton into a double and the third youngest from his country.
England's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler slammed his second Test century during the Day 2 of the ongoing match against Pakistan.
Playing in his eighth Test, Crawley hit an unbeaten, career-best 171 as he and Buttler (87 not out) shared an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 205 to put England in control after closing the opening day on 332 for 4.
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England closed on 332-4, with the fifth-wicket stand between Crawley and Buttler (87) worth 205 and Pakistan's bowlers looking demoralized in the isolated environment of the Rose Bowl.
Reaching the triple-figure mark with a two down to deep extra cover in the first over after Tea, Crawley became the first England No.3 to make a Test century since Jonny Bairstow in 2018 and Joe Root in 2016.
Besides Naseem, Pakistan also included 19-year-old batsman Haider Ali, who performed well in the U-19 side, first-class cricket, and Pakistan Super League.
On day five of the third Test against West Indies at the Old Trafford, Broad made history when he dismissed Kraigg Brathwaite
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England lead the series 1-0 after their dramatic win in the first Test and the rain-hit second Test which ended in a pale draw.
The newly adopted flexible approach to starting times was announced Thursday, a day before the start of the Test, after the second match of the series was blighted by rain and bad light and ended in an unsatisfactory draw.
England and Pakistan could only play 134.3 overs across five days in the second Test which was marred by rain and bad light, leading to calls for starting the matches 30 minutes earlier.
Only 134.3 overs of play was possible in the drawn second Test at the Ageas Bowl due to poor weather as the match ended in a draw.
Pakistan recovered from 158 for six to 236 all out and then had England reeling at 110 for four when the rain-affected match ended.
Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood will join the England coaching staff ahead of Eng-Pak T20I series.
Eoin Morgan will be captain of the team, which is unchanged from the one declared before the start of the ODI series against Ireland in late July.
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