Captain Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique struck aggressive half centuries and led Pakistan’s positive start in the first test against a new-look England pace attack.

Pakistan captain Shan Masood combined with opener Abdullah Shafique in a burgeoning 114-run stand to steer the hosts to 122 for one at lunch on the opening day of the first test against England in Multan on Monday.

Pakistan captain Shan Masood's 153 and Abdullah Shafique's century secured a strong position for the hosts at 328-4 on the opening day of the Test aga

Captain Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique hit centuries as Pakistan dominated day one of the first Test against a new-look England pace attack.

(Reuters) -Pakistan captain Shan Masood hit a rapid century and forged a burgeoning 225-run stand with Abdullah Shafique to steer the hosts to 233 for one at tea on the opening day of the first test against England in Multan on Monday.

England Shan Masood made his first hundred as Pakistan captain to give his side control of the opening exchanges of the first Multan Test against England. Masood was instrumental in putting on an unbroken double-century stand with Abdullah Shafique,

Pakistan have been a struggling team since forever and cannot seem to get any better no matter how hard they try. They always fail. Pakistan are now going to be facing off against England in a three match test series and the idea of it would be causing them nightmares.