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PAKISTAN'S TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2018

Time running out for Mark Stoneman at the top

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After 20 innings in Test cricket, Stoneman has only managed a best of 60.
After 20 innings in Test cricket, Stoneman has only managed a best of 60. © Getty

Sam Robson was beaten for pace by Varun Aaron. The ball was full but barely moved at all. Robson was late, almost looking to leave at first, as if he was opening the batting by numbers. Stumps everywhere.

Adam Lyth is pushed onto the back foot and, though the ball was further forward than he thought, it is arching away from the left-hander's off-stump - Peter Siddle's usual vibe from over the wicket. He poked. Michael Clarke at second slip took the catch.

Alex Hales, trapped in front by Yasir Shah, thinks the umpire has done him wrong. The finger is up, but Hales has doubts. A lot of them. He sends for a review and has to watch on as the big screen at the Oval shows that he has not only played around the ball, but that it is hitting the top of middle stump.

Keaton Jennings wants to cut. Though maybe not. In this form, he probably doesn't know what he wants to do with what's sent his way. The ball is close to him and a cut is not the shot to go for but cut is what he does. Hashim Amla at first slip thanks him for his cooperation.

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