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England v Pakistan: first men’s Test, day two – as it happened

The Guardian Australia - Sport · 21 August 2026 at 5:07 am

England v Pakistan: first men’s Test, day two – as it happened

Updates from Headingley after rain delay Day one report | Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tim In fact, that’s quite a decent, if soggy, rabbit hole to head down for an OBO discussion.

The Butterfly Effect of rain delays.

Which games and whose careers might have looked significantly different if the wet stuff hadn’t fallen at a particular time or other? I’ll wrack my brains, right now I’m just thinking of Tim Henman v Goran Ivanišević in the 2001 Wimbledon Semi Final: Continue reading...

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