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Gay bags pair in Test warm-up as Pakistan captain Babar suffers injury scare
England batter Emilio Gay bags second duck of Test warm-up as Pakistan captain Babar Azam suffers injury scare England spinner Shoaib Bashir takes four...
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- England batter Emilio Gay bags second duck of Test warm-up as Pakistan captain Babar Azam suffers injury scare England spinner Shoaib Bashir takes four wickets for County Select XI at Beckenham as he pushes for place in side for first Test against Pakistan at Headingley from Wednesday, live on Sky Sports Cricket (first ball at 11am); three-day warm-up concludes on Saturday Friday 14 August 2026 18:18, UK England opener Emilio Gay bagged a pair and Pakistan captain Babar Azam suffered an injury scare on an eventful second day of the Test match-warm up in Beckenham.
- Gay, having been dismissed by Mohmmad Abbas on day one while batting for a County Select XI against Pakistan, snicked Mohmmad Ali behind on Friday to fall for a seven-ball duck.
- The Durham batter had suffered a shoulder injury playing for his county in the One Day Cup earlier this month but his appearance in this game has probably allayed any fears over his fitness for the first Test at Headingley from next Wednesday, live on Sky Sports.
- - Scorecard: County Select XI vs Pakistan, Test warm-up - Stream England cricket on NOW without a contract - Joe Root removes England's midnight curfew Babar, meanwhile, was struck on the right hand by a delivery from young Hampshire seamer Manny Lumsden and retired hurt on five from 17 balls.
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England batter Emilio Gay bags second duck of Test warm-up as Pakistan captain Babar Azam suffers injury scare England spinner Shoaib Bashir takes four wickets for County Select XI at Beckenham as he pushes for place in side for first Test against Pakistan at Headingley from Wednesday, live on Sky Sports Cricket (first ball at 11am); three-day warm-up concludes on Saturday Friday 14 August 2026 18:18, UK England opener Emilio Gay bagged a pair and Pakistan captain Babar Azam suffered an injury scare on an eventful second day of the Test match-warm up in Beckenham. Gay, having been dismissed by Mohmmad Abbas on day one while batting for a County Select XI against Pakistan, snicked Mohmmad Ali behind on Friday to fall for a seven-ball duck. The Durham batter had suffered a shoulder injury playing for his county in the One Day Cup earlier this month but his appearance in this game has probably allayed any fears over his fitness for the first Test at Headingley from next Wednesday, live on Sky Sports. - Scorecard: County Select XI vs Pakistan, Test warm-up - Stream England cricket on NOW without a contract - Joe Root removes England's midnight curfew Babar, meanwhile, was struck on...