Tourists’ No3 makes decent start with the bat,lasting almost five hours, after shelling two routine catches in Pakistans huge first-innings totalThree days into the first Test in Abu Dhabi and, or thus far,it has proved a pitch to produce the bowlers ponder a career change. For the 813 runs scored across the nine sessions, only 11 wickets hold fallen – with none to the spinners – making it a battle of concentration for the batsmen above all else.England knew it would be tough yakka going into the series, and of course. Their batting consultant,Mahela Jayawardene, had spoken to the players approximately the need to find their bubble and block out the sapping effects of the desert heat that can see the mind wander and allow mistakes to creep in.
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Source: theguardian.com