England's Day One Against Pakistan in Second Test: Smith and Cox Push Scores to Fight Back

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England's Day One Against Pakistan in Second Test: Smith and Cox Push Scores to Fight Back
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  1. 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 Sports

    Jamie Smith top-scores with 61 as England close day one of second Test versus Pakistan on 248-9; watch day two from Lord's, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am on Friday (play starts 11am)

    The Guardian Sport

    Abbas 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.

    ESPNcricinfo

    Abbas, 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 Sports

    England vs Pakistan Live Score 2nd Test Day 1 England vs Pakistan Live Score 2nd Test Live Updates

  2. "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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    In 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.

  3. 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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    This content is not available in your location. There was an error After winning the toss, Pakistan take full advantage of the conditions at Lord's, as they take four wickets in the opening session of the second Test against England, with Emilio Gay, Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Harry Brook all falling, with the hosts reaching 80-4 at lunch. FOLLOW LIVE: England v Pakistan - Second Test, day one

  4. 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 Sport

    Abbas 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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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    Smith's spot in the side had been called into question at the start of the summer following a barren run of one half century in his prior 14 Test innings, where he was dismissed for single figures on seven occasions.

  2. 02 The Guardian Sport

    Halfway through the afternoon session, as drinks were taken after the completion of his 10th over, Mohammad Abbas waved at the Pakistan dressing room and beckoned on their physios. When they reached him he gestured at his right buttock and lay on his front while they worked extensively on his glutes and up his back.

  3. 03 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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Original Articles (12)

UK 'Fire burning within' for Smith following 'tough' Ashes winter — Sky Sports
UK England on back foot as Pakistan's bowlers shine at gloomy Lord's — Sky Sports
UK Scorecard: England vs Pakistan, second Test, Lord's — Sky Sports
UK Abbas dusts himself down to dominate England – and close in on the honours board | Simon Burnton — The Guardian Sport
UK Mohammad Abbas pegs back England as improved Pakistan make their mark at Lord’s — The Guardian Sport
UK Smith and Cox lead England fightback after tricky first day at Lord's — BBC Sport
UK Smith & Cox help England to 248-9 on truncated day one — BBC Sport
UK 'What a catch!' - Cox dismissed by stunning piece of fielding — BBC Sport
UK 'What a morning!' - England's first session to forget at Lord's — BBC Sport
India Abbas, Ali land blows for Pakistan on seam-bowling day at Lord's — ESPNcricinfo
India Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox Revive England Against Pakistan After Mohammad Abbas Strikes — NDTV Sports
India England vs Pakistan Live Score 2nd Test Day 1 — NDTV Sports