OUT or NOT? Chris Woakes' Stunning Catch Stirs Controversy During Pakistan-England Test | WATCH

So, were England robbed of a wicket? Chris Woakes took a brilliant catch in the boundary, lobbed it back in and then completed it. On the second day of the first Test between Pakistan and England in Multan, Woakes took a catch which has now sparked a controversy over whether it was a catch or not. It was touch and go and umpire Chris Gaffaney has gone in favour of Salman. It seemed like the 'benefit of doubt' was given to the batter. It was a matter of milliseconds, and would surely have reminded fans of the catch Suryakumar Yadav took in the T20 World Cup . Jack Leach was the bowler and he would have felt he was robbed of a wicket. 

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Meanwhile, Agha Salman has made most of the missed opportunity. At the time of filing the copy, he was inching close to a century. He is currently on 79* as Pakistan have already posted a mammoth 515 for eight. 

AS IT HAPPENED

Earlier, captain Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique hit centuries as Pakistan dominated Day 1 of the first test against a new-look England pace attack on Monday.

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Masood, who compiled his first test ton in four years, smashed 151 off 177 balls while Shafique made a fluent 102 to help the home team reach stumps on 328-4.

England took three wickets in the final session, after Masood and Shafique had shared a huge stand of 253 for the second wicket as the visitors toiled in the searing heat of Multan.

Saud Shakeel was unbeaten on 35 and nightwatchman Naseem Shah was yet to score at the close of play.

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Fast bowler Gus Atkinson, playing his first overseas test, claimed 2-70 while Jack Leach, returning after a spell out of the team, picked up 1-61 on a wicket which had a tinge of grass but gave little assistance to pace or spin.