England’s bowlers were praised for “digging deeper and deeper and deeper” after they fought back from two sessions of toil and trouble to take three wickets in the last as Pakistan ended the opening day in Multan on 328 for four.
Shan Masood scored 151 and Abdullah Shafique 102, combining for a partnership of 253 as the home side reached 261 for one before Gus Atkinson, Jack Leach and Chris Woakes all struck late in the day to bring England back into the game in the first Test.
