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Patna : Opting to bat after winning the toss, England were 332/4 in their first innings at stumps on Day 1 in the third test against Pakistan at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, UK, with Zak Crawley batting on 171 in 269 balls hitting 19 fours and Jos Buttler (wk) unbeaten on 87 in 148 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes. England lead the three-test series 1-0.
Crawley and Buttler have added 205 runs in their unbroken partnership for the 5th wicket. England had lost their 4th wicket that of Ollie Pope (3) at 127. Captain Joe Root fell to fast bowler Naseem Shah for 29. Openers Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley scored 6 and 22 runs respectively.