Runs galore on placid pitch as Pakistan openers hold firm

Pakistan`s Abdullah Shafique(R) and teammate Imam-ul-Haq walk back to the pavilion at the end of the second day of the first cricket Test match between Pakistan and England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, in Rawalpindi. Pic/AFP

Pakistan's openers got among the runs on a placid pitch on Friday as they took the home team to 181 without loss in reply to England's mammoth 657 in the first Test in Rawalpindi.

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At close on day two, Imam-ul-Haq (90) and Abdullah Shafique (89) were approaching hundreds when umpires called stumps with 17 overs remaining. The home team still need 277 runs to avoid the follow-on. The pitch was again unresponsive to bowlers as the England attack, led by James Anderson, toiled in the same manner as the home side.

Earlier, resuming at 506-4, England added 151 runs in 125 minutes, with Harry Brook taking his overnight score of 101 to 153. Ben Stokes (41), debutant Liam Livingstone (nine), and Brook were all dismissed by pacer Naseem Shah (3-140).

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