{"id":298714,"date":"2022-12-02T08:51:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T03:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=298714"},"modified":"2022-12-02T08:51:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T03:51:08","slug":"shoaib-akhtar-impressed-with-englands-approach-in-test-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/shoaib-akhtar-impressed-with-englands-approach-in-test-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoaib Akhtar impressed with England\u2019s approach in Test cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Islamabad<br \/>\nEngland gave a terrific start as both the openers stood like a brick wall against Pakistan bowlers in the first Test match at Rawalpindi cricket stadium today.<br \/>\nThe three lions, led by Ben Stokes, won the toss and decided to bat first, and from the very first over of the innings, they were only dealing with boundaries and created a double-hundred run opening stand just before lunch break.<br \/>\nAfter the lunch break, Zak Crawley (122) and Ben Duckett (107) were later on dismissed by Zahid Mehmood and Haris Rauf.<br \/>\nFormer Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was in awe as both the England openers smacked Pakistan bowlers all over the ground. 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