At the stumps of the day 1 England team were 331 runs for the loss of 4 top order batsmen. At the end of the day Eoin Morgan is playing on 125 and Paul Collingwood on 81 runs.
THE FIRST Cricket Test match between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in England started on Thursday. English Captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat first. At the stumps of the day 1 England team were 331 runs for the loss of 4 top order batsmen. At the end of the day Eoin Morgan is playing on 125 and Paul Collingwood on 81 runs.
England team lost their first wicket against Pakistan in the first test match in the ongoing series as Alastair Cook. He was out off the bowling of Pakistan speedster Mohammad Aamer for only 8 runs. Mohammad Aamer's next victim was Captain Andrew Strauss. Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal took his catch at his individual score 45 and England total of 93.
England's one of the best batsman Kevin Pietersen scored only 9 runs before Mohammad Asif bowled him. Last departure for the English team on day 1 was Jonathan Trott. Mohammad Aamer picked his third wicket when he was leg before on 38 runs. On that time England's total was 118 runs.
Paul Collingwood and Eoin Morgan played a good cricket on the first day of the test match at Trent Bridge. They played about 60 overs and scored 213 runs. Young Eoin Morgan completed his maiden test century in his third test. His 100 comes in 151 balls with 16 fours and a six. Experienced Paul Collingwood also completed his 50 with six boundaries.