- Brendon McCullum had a shirt to give away but couldn’t free it in time.
- Ex-cricketer climbed the fence at National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi.
- Former New Zealand captain and current England coach Brendon McCullum.
Brendon McCullum, former captain of New Zealand’s Test squad and now head coach of England’s side, climbed the fence at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi during the third Test.
McCullum had a shirt to give away to the stadium’s enthusiastic patrons, but he was unable to free it from the barrier in time. The ex-cricketer, however, sprang to action, climbing the fence in order to free the shirt and toss it into the crowd below.
Did you think there’s anything Brendon McCullum can’t do?
We had a shirt mishap trying to throw it over a fence…
BAZ TO THE RESCUE 🦸♂️#PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/vxKDOOikwx
— England’s Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) December 19, 2022
Azhar Ali failed to score in his final Test innings on Monday as England spinner Jack Leach swung the final Test in Karachi in six deliveries.
Leach sent Pakistan’s top three batters back to the pavilion, keeping England’s chances of a historic series sweep alive.
Openers Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood erased England’s 50-run lead without losing a wicket.
Leach bowled Shan, who attempted a dangerous reverse sweep, for 24 and then knocked over Azhar’s stumps four balls later.
The home team’s score dropped to 54-3 when Leach got Shafique lbw with the first ball of his following over due to a batting error caused by a delivery that barely turned.
Babar Azam, the captain, and Saud Shakeel, the vice captain, held off the English for the duration of the first session.
Pakistan will find a 49-run lead at the cost of three important wickets hard to chew at lunch, especially with a 3-0 whitewash at home still a possibility.
It is worth noting that England won the first Test by 74 runs on a dead pitch that offered little to the bowlers because they won the toss and had a deep batting lineup.
With seven hundreds and five fifties, Rawalpindi scored 1,768 runs during the course of four innings, good for third most in Test history.
Team headed by Ben Stokes won the second Test in Multan by 26 runs after Pakistan fell short of chasing down 355.
After deciding against visiting Pakistan for Test matches in the years after 2005 due to safety concerns, England has finally made their way there for a visit.
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