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England v Pakistan on July 22

·         James Anderson will return for the second Test against Pakistan as England look to respond after falling 1-0 behind in a home series for the first time since 2014. Talk of England moving up to No2 in the world rankings can be shelved for now as Alastair Cook and his team contemplate the 1-0 deficit they will take into next week’s second Test at Old Trafford. Key to Pakistan’s victory was leg-spinner Yasir Shah, whose 10 wickets – including four on this fourth day - hurried his team to a first victory at Lord’s since 1996.

Mohammad Amir, too, will remember this for a long time, his first Test since his spot-fixing shame here in 2010 finished with the match-winning wicket of Jake Ball.

·         Best economical pick – Yasir Shah had the hosts in a spin as he propelled himself to the top of the ICC Test bowling ranking with figures of 10 for 141 across two innings in the 75-run victory at Lord's..

·         Top captains & vice captains – Misbah-ul-Haq who led the Pakistani team from front had celebrated his hundred on the first day at lords with a series of press-ups. Misbah scored a century on his first appearance in England. Jonny Bairstow, who is in the form of his life this summer. He has scored a loads of runs against Sri Lanka and played a determined innings of 48 runs in the second innings but failed to save the test match.

·         Smart pick – The pillar of Pakistan Lower batting order Asad Shafiq who is most underrated batsman in this Pakistani batting line up. He played 2 crucial knocks in the lord’s victory. Shafiq scored 78 runs in the first innings then played a gritty knock of 49 runs in the second innings.

·       Cautions Pick – Moeen Ali, England’s spinner, lasted just four balls in the second innings of lord’s test as he gifted Yasir Shah his second wicket of the innings when he was bowled charging down the pitch. That brain fade saw England stumble into tea on 155 for six, needing 128 to win.

My XI – Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain), Jonny Bairstow (Vice-Captain), Asad Shafiq, Yasir Shah, Alastair Cook, Rahat Ali, Steven Finn, Chris Woakes, Azhar Ali, Gary Ballance, Stuart Broad