England's England: Jamie Smith and Jordan Cox score crucial runs in Test match againstPak辽
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This content is not available in your location. There was an error Jamie Smith hits 61 and Jordan Cox adds 55 to help England fight back on day one of the second Test against Pakistan, as the hosts recover from 77-4 to close on 248-9 at Lord's. MATCH REPORT: Smith & Cox battle for England at damp Lord's
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Sky SportsThursday 27 August 2026 20:28, UK England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith welcomed his return to form with the bat as he top-scored with 61 on day one of the second Test against Pakistan at Lord's.
The Guardian SportAbbas duly stamped his mark on proceedings by nipping out four wickets that, with three from the expressive Mohammad Ali, lifted Pakistan’s mood significantly after their no-show at Headingley. But for two proficient half-centuries from Jordan Cox, 55, and Jamie Smith, 61, England’s eventual 248 for nine from 56 overs by the time bad light brought the close would have been considerably worse.
ESPNcricinfoAbbas, Ali land blows for Pakistan on seam-bowling day at Lord's Jordan Cox, Jamie Smith hit fifties as England scrap their way to 248 for 8 before bad light
NDTV SportsJamie Smith, Jordan Cox Revive England Against Pakistan After Mohammad Abbas Strikes Jordan Cox in action for England cricket team
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"I have found it tough," Smith told Sky Sports Cricket as England closed day one at Lord's on 248-9 in their first innings. "It has been a lean period for me with some indifferent scores so I was trying to ride the wave a little bit.
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BBC SportIn the damp and gloom at Lord's, Smith made 61 and Cox 55 to take England to 248-9 on a first day that was delayed by rain and curtailed by bad light.
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Thursday 27 August 2026 18:53, UK Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ali starred with the ball as Pakistan took advantage of overcast conditions at Lord's to reduce England to 248-9 on day one of the second Test.
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The Guardian SportMorning everyone and welcome to something that looks suspiciously like a proper contest. After falling flat in Leeds, Pakistan came to Lord’s and stood tall. They won the toss and bowled well from both ends as Mohammad Ali enrolled in the Mohammad Abbas school of exacting accuracy. The fielding was patchy but good enough to restrict England to 248-9 on a surface that Stuart Broad had described as “probably a 250 pitch”.
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Abbas was magnificent. At one point he claimed three wickets for four runs in the space of 16 balls - Gay, Ben Duckett and Root.
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The Guardian SportAbbas does nothing very quickly, except take wickets. If there was a bit of good fortune to the dismissal of Emilio Gay, superbly caught behind the stumps after tickling one down the leg-side, there was none as Ben Duckett was trapped lbw to become his 900th in first-class cricket, at an average just over 20. Joe Root followed soon after, also lbw, just as he had been the last time Abbas bowled at him on this ground.
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01 Sky Sports England lead three-match series 1-0 after innings-and-103-run victory at Headingley last week; build-up to Lord's Test dominated by Brydon Carse's nightclub incident in Derby; Carse withdrawn from England squad; watch second Test live on Sky Sports Cricket and contract-free with NOW Friday 28 August 2026 10:30, UK
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02 BBC Sport Published Second Rothesay Test, Lord's (day one of five) England 248-9: Smith 61, Cox 55; Abbas 4-56
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03 The Guardian Sport Today, Pakistan have two jobs. They need to take the last wicket: in an ideal world, Ali will tactfully leave that to Abbas, so he can take his rightful place on the honours board after collecting two four-wicket hauls here in 2018. And then the batters, led by Babar Azam, have to knuckle down and make their way to a first-innings lead of about 100.
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