England were struggling at 125-4 at the drinks interval in the afternoon session on day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge yesterday. The not out batsmen were Paul Collingwood on 3 and Eoin Morgan on 6.
Fast bowler Mohammed Aamer was the star of the show for the visitors, taking 3 for 25, with fellow pace man Mohammad Asif claiming 1 for 41.
Aamer dismissed openers Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss as England made it to 103 for 2 at lunch.
Cook (8) was first out, caught by first slip Imran Farhat off Aamer, before captain Strauss edged a short and wide delivery to wicket keeper Kamran Akmal for 45 shortly before lunch. He had also been dropped on 15.
After lunch Kevin Pietersen was bowled by Asif for 9 before Jonathan Trott was trapped LBW by Aamer for 38.
Earlier Pakistan thought they had Trott out when he was adjudged LBW to leg spinner Danish Kaneria for 13.
Trott immediately signaled for the decision review system after Sri Lankan umpire Asoka de Silva’s decision.
The replay quickly showed the batsman had got an inside edge on to his pads and the decision was overturned, the process taking less than a minute.
Strauss had earlier been afforded a reprieve when he deflected a thin edge to Kamran Akmal after left-arm pacer Aamer swung the ball from leg stump to off.
An off-balance Akmal barely had to move yet dropped a simple chance.
England won the toss and elected to bat despite overcast, bowler-friendly conditions.
“It looks like a good wicket to me and hopefully when the sun comes out we can make a big score and put Pakistan under some pressure,” England captain Andrew Strauss told Sky Sports.
Pakistan’s players wore black armbands in memory of the 152 passengers who died in a plane crash near Islamabad on Wednesday.
Additional reporting by staff writer
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