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Headingley
Robinson storms back for England by ripping through Pakistan at Headingley
LEEDS, England (AP) --- Seamer Ollie Robinson made another dramatic return for
England as he hammered the Pakistan top order on the first day of the test
series on Wednesday at Headingley.
Pakistan was collapsing at 150-7 at tea after an extended three-hour session
due to the morning cut short by rain.
Robinson took out four of the top five batters --- all bowled or unassisted ---
including a wicket with the first ball of the three-match series, a first in
England, which has been hosting tests since 1880.
He had 4-39 from 16 overs in his first test since June at Lord's, where he took
a match-winning 7-77 against New Zealand in his first test in two years. A knee
injury and doubts about his fitness prevented his return in that series that
England lost.
The other three wickets were grabbed by Josh Tongue, who broke Pakistan's
biggest partnership then, right on tea, dismissed interim captain Salman Agha
and Ali Usman in consecutive deliveries. Tea was immediately called, delaying
Tongue's hat trick ball.
Featuring in a four-prong pace attack, Robinson made a sensational start when
he pinned Azan Awais first ball with a nip-backer from around the wicket. Then
he went over the wicket and trapped Shan Masood trying to drive.
Only 9.4 overs into the game, rain forced a delay of two hours.
Abdullah Shafiq and Imam, together from 6-2, endured a cautious return in the
afternoon and gradually became comfortable enough to push the run rate.
But after 91 runs together, Imam drove at a wide ball by Tongue and nicked to
second slip. Walking off with 42, Imam castized himself.
From 97-2, Pakistan lost five wickets for 53 runs.
After Shafique brought up his 13th fifty-plus score from 82 balls, Saud Shakeel
was given out lbw to Robinson by umpire Allahuddien Paleker, who took his time.
Shakeel also took his time to review the decision and was timed out by umpire
Chris Gaffaney. Video showed the ball missing the top of leg stump.
Shafique departed soon after, for 61, bowled by Robinson, who by then had
wicketkeeper Jamie Smith standing up to the stumps for added pressure.
In the last five minutes before tea, Tongue bowled Agha and Usman and exposed
Pakistan's tail with Mohammad Rizwan on 12.
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