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England need 'crazy moments' to beat Pakistan as hosts "happy with a draw" says Will Jacks

England have vowed to go all out in their attempts to win the first Test against Pakistan despite the Rawalpindi pitch being so flat PCB chairman Ramiz Raja called it "embarrassing"

Daily Mirror

Pakistan admit embarrassment at "half-baked" pitch for England Test after "disgrace" jibe

The pitch for the first Test between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi has been branded an embarrassment by PCB chief Ramiz Raja

Daily Mirror

Pakistan openers fight back in first Test in response to England’s mammoth 657

The Pakistan openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique put on an unbroken 181 as England’s bowlers toiled on the flat pitch in Rawalpindi

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5 talking points as Pakistan fight back after England break records on lifeless pitch

The first Test between England and Pakistan in Rawalpindi has seen the batters make excellent use of a flat pitch, with Ben Stokes' side racking up 657 before the hosts made 181-0 in response

Daily Mirror

Harry Brook breaks Ben Stokes record before Pakistan's openers make England toil

Pakistan reached 181-0 at the close of play on day two of the first Test against England in Rawalpindi, with Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq both scoring half-centuries after the visitors racked up 657

Daily Mirror

Pakistan respond strongly to England’s 657 in Rawalpindi

The hosts had no lost a wicket by tea

The Independent UK

Pakistan chief hails 'breathtaking' England batting and admits "I wasn't expecting this"

England were outstanding with the bat as they scored 657 in their first innings against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, with Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook scoring brilliant hundreds

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Pakistan chiefs branded "disgrace" as England cash in on lifeless Rawalpindi pitch

England hit the fastest 500 ever in a Test match during an incredible day batting in Pakistan, but fans weren't happy with the ease the visitors dismantled the Pakistan bowling

Daily Mirror

5 talking points as Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook smash hundreds

England were outstanding with the bat against Pakistan, scoring a record 506 runs on day one of the first Test in Rawalpindi with Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook all cashing in

Daily Mirror

‘I’ve never seen a day like that’: Record-breaking England delight Zak Crawley

Crawley was one of four England batters to make a century on the opening day of the first Test in Rawalpindi

The Independent UK

Jos Buttler lauds "dominant" Zak Crawley as he makes history for England with ton

Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett were in sublime form for England, with both openers scoring brilliant hundreds in the historic first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi

Daily Mirror

Decision on Pakistan v England series opener delayed until morning of Test

England and Pakistan will wait until the morning of Thursday’s historic first Test in Rawalpindi before deciding whether it will begin as scheduled after a “viral infection” broke out among the touring party

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan asks former PM Khan to delay sit-in citing attack threat

Imran Khan and his supporters are to rally in Rawalpindi on Saturday after Khan was hurt in an attack on a party march.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan interior minister asks former PM Khan to postpone march, cites militant threat

Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Friday that former prime minister Imran Khan should postpone the resumption of his protest march to Islamabad from Rawalpindi, stating that there had been threats of attacks from militant groups.

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The Independent UK

Rehan Ahmed: England add teenage leg-spinner to squad for Pakistan Test tour

The 18-year-old could become England’s youngest ever male Test cricketer if selected in Rawalpindi, Multan or Karachi

The Independent UK

Teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed added to England squad for Pakistan Test tour

The 18-year-old could become England’s youngest ever men’s Test cricketer if selected in Rawalpindi, Multan or Karachi.

The Independent UK

England’s historic Test return to Pakistan to start as planned in Rawalpindi

Ben Stokes’ side are set to play a three-match series in the country next month

The Guardian - UK

England’s first Test with Pakistan could move to Karachi due to political unrest

England’s first Test match in Pakistan for 17 years could be set for a late move from Rawalpindi to Karachi in response to political unrest in the country

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Imran Khan supporters take to streets as shooting fuels Pakistan tensions

Stakes raised on Friday as clashes erupt between police and protesters in cities across Pakistan

Daily Mirror

British gran facing death penalty for murdering her husband says she was 'framed'

Yasmin Kausar, from Leeds, was detained after the charred remains of her husband of 23 years were found in a car at a rubbish dump in Rawalpindi in the Punjab region on April 1

The Guardian - UK

‘We must forget about divisions’: one woman’s journey home 75 years after India’s partition

Chance encounter on Facebook led Reena Varma, 90, to visit family home she was forced to abandon in 1947

Al Jazeera

Displaced by partition, she visited Pakistan home after 75 years

Reena Chhibber Varma, undeterred by age and ailments, embarked on a journey that many thought was impossible.

Reuters

'My dream came true': Indian woman to revisit Pakistan home after 75 years

(This July 18 story corrects age in first paragraph to 90, and in paragraph 2 to 14)

The Hindu

Pak vs Aus, 3rd Test | Rival captains expect another slow wicket in series decider

After receiving criticism on the Rawalpindi wicket, PCB flew in ICC Academy curator Toby Lumsden, who has assisted the local ground staff to prepare the Lahore Test wicket

AAP

Swepson favoured for emotional Test debut

Australia could pick a frontline legspinner for the first in more than a decade in the second Test against Pakistan, with Mitchell Swepson favoured to debut.

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