Published 20:33 IST, August 22nd 2020

Eng Vs Pak: Buttler-Crawley's unbeaten stand puts hosts in the driver's seat in 3rd Test

Jos Buttler and Zak Crawley's unbeaten stand has put England in the driver's seat in the series-deciding third Test against Pakistan at Southampton

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Opener Zak Crawley and wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler are making ir bat do talking as ir stellar batting partnership is taking England to a mammoth total in series-deciding third and final Test match at as Rose Bowl in Southampton. duo has been giving a tough time to Pakistani bowlers right after tea session on Day 1 and are showing absolutely remorse on Day 2 eir as y are whacking bowlers to all parts of ground. 

Crawley-Buttler's unbeaten partnership

English skipper Joe Root won an important toss and elected to bat first on a wicket that is expected to make batting look difficult in fourth innings. However, Pak bowlers applied breaks on ir momentum by taking two wickets early on before hosts rebuilt ir innings. However, y ended up losing ar couple of wickets in time and just when y looked in a spot of bor at 127/4, Buttler joined Crawley out in middle and slowly duo rebuilt English innings.

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Once y got set, y started going after lethal Pakistani pace battery and are w taking England past 400-run mark as y have ded 272 runs for fifth-wicket stand while publishing this copy. Buttler is unbeaten on 120 while Crawley has just got to his maiden Test double century and is unbeaten on 205.

Can Pakistan st a comeback?

With series on line, Pakistan have choice but to win this one as England have alrey won opening contest at Old Trafford, Manchester which means that if this Test match eir gets washed out or ends in a stalemate n hosts would register ir second consecutive Test series win. 

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visitors will have to come out all guns blazing in ir first innings and hope to get past England's le.

RE: Jos Buttler Silences Critics With Second-ever Test Century Against Pakistan At as Bowl

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20:33 IST, August 22nd 2020