England captain Joe root66 has praised his team’s mental strength after they won their first Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford. | IOLsport
MANCHESTER – England looked all but beaten when they stumbled to 117-5 in their pursuit of a 277-run target set by Pakistan at Old Trafford but captain Joe Root felt confident about his team’s battling qualities.
“We knew it would take something special but after last summer it is very hard to stop believing. It’s a real strong trait of ours,” he said. Almost a year on from Ben Stokes’ heroic batting display to stun Australia in the 2019 Ashes at Headingley, Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes combined to deliver a counter-attacking display in a 139-run sixth-wicket stand.
Buttler was trapped leg-before with 21 runs still required and the second new ball due, but Woakes stuck it out, edging the winning boundary down to third man to seal a famous victory.Over 💯 runs in the game
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