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Cook’s decision under fire
Alastair Cook was slammed for changing his mind and refusing to enforce the follow-on. Former England captains Michael Vaughan and Ian Botham were among those to blast his decision — which followed a last-minute switch of plan.
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SunSport’s Graeme Swann and Aussie spin king Shane Warne also insisted captain Cook was wrong for choosing to bat again — as England had a massive first-innings lead of 391 runs in the Second Test.
Test teams can enforce the follow-on if they dismiss the opposition for at least 200 runs fewer than their own first-innings total. And Vaughan tweeted: “I can give you 391 reasons why I would not have batted again.”
The last thing Pakistan wanted to do was bat again. Warne tweeted: “I’m hoping the science people around the team had nothing to do with England’s surprising decision to not enforce the follow on.”
Pakistan boss Mickey Arthur insists their chances of escaping with a draw have increased by not being asked to bat again — but England No 2 Paul Farbrace defended the decision.
He said: “Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad did not bowl after lunch because they were being saved for Pakistan’s second innings in the expectation that we would enforce the follow-on. But then they scored some more runs,” he said.
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