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WI vs ENG | 2nd Test | Day 1: Joe Root continues form as visitors take control

England captain Joe Root made headlines on Day 1 of the second Test against West Indies in Barbados after the right-hander notched up a ton during the course. Batting first, the visitors lost an early wicket after Jayden Seales removed Zak Crawley for zero. Crawley was caught by Joshua Da Silva. 

Later, his opening partner Alex Lees was joined by skipper Root who came out to bat at number three and the two stitched a partnership of 76 runs before Lees was trapped in front of the stumps by Permaul for 30. 

Daniel Lawrence walked out next, at number four and he along with Root frustrated the West Indies bowlers and put up a stand of 164 runs. Lawrence was eventually undone by Jason Holder for 91 while Root remained unbeaten at 119 on the first day of the second Test. 

England concluded the day’s proceedings at 244/3. 

“Great day, really positive day for us. To be in this position, we are very happy where we are. We had a great platform to go from. To put the West Indies bowlers under pressure, it was a great partnership. [On Root] To have the discipline and the approach, it's a real example for everyone else in the side. To get a hundred last week and repeat it again, it's superb to watch,” England's batting coach Marcus Trescothick said after the day’s play. 

The first clash between the two sides had ended in a draw.  

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PAK vs AUS | 2nd Test | Day 5: Babar Azam, Rizwan show mettle, taking series to decider

After a long day at the office for both Pakistan and Australia, there was nothing that could set the two teams apart. The second Test between the two sides ended in a draw after the home side put up a great fight, courtesy some brilliant batting from opener Abdullah Shafique, captain Babar Azam and wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan in the second innings in Karachi. While Shafique was the first one to depart for 96 in the day, Babar on the other hand continued with his form and thoroughly dominated the Australian bowling unit for the majority of the day’s play. But it took just one delivery from Nathan Lyon to send the Pakistan skipper packing for a well-compiled 196. The right-hander was caught by Marnus Labuschagne who was stationed at short leg. But Rizwan on the other side, went on to score a terrific hundred and remained unbeaten at 104 at the end of the match. After the dismissal of Fawad Alam at a team score of 277, Rizwan and Babar joined hands and stitched a partnership of 115 runs for the fifth wicket before the captain eventually departed. The home side then suffered a few quick blows and were reduced to 414/7, giving the Australian side a slight chance of clinching a win. But Rizwan showed great mettle and held the fort at one end to eventually end the clash in a draw. Nathan Lyon scalped four wickets in the second innings for 112 runs in 55 overs while Pat Cummins had a couple of scalps to his name. “The plan was to bat session-by-session and build partnerships. It was a team effort, as others (Shafique and Rizwan) chipped in with useful contributions too. We took the onus and the main focus was to build partnerships right throughout the day. Rizwan was outstanding as he saved the Test for us eventually,” Babar said after the match. The action will now shift to Lahore for the final Test slated to begin on March 21, 2022.