• Day one: England XI 286-6 v Pakistan A
• Cook,Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow hit half-centuries on first day of tourAlastair Cook again showed his ability to grind out runs in Asian conditions with a determined half-century against Pakistan A on the opening day of England’s first tour match, although for his fellow opener, and Moeen Ali,the occasion proved an anticlimax.
Cook showed the kind of reassuring bloody-mindedness that served him so well on the 2012 tour of India, when his three centuries set up a 2-1 win in his first series as captain.
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Source: theguardian.com