Pakistan vs England: Instances of follow-on
Arshad Chughtai25-May-2001England forced Pakistan to follow-on in the first test match of the current series at Lord’s and went on to win convincingly by an innings and 9 runs. It was the tenth instance of either team following-on in an England-Pakistan test. In fact, England have forced Pakistan to follow-on seven times, including the recently concluded test at Lord’s, and have won five of these matches. Pakistan, on the other hand, have recorded victory in only one of the three test matches in which they enforced England to follow-on. Incidentally, none of the above-mentioned events of following-on have occurred in Pakistan. The chronological details of these matches are:PAKISTAN
1954 Old Trafford England 359 90 25-4 – Drawn1962 Edgbaston England 544-5d 246 274 – Lost by Inn and 24 runs1962 Leeds Pakistan 428 131 180 – Lost by Inn and 117 runs1962 Trent Bridge Pakistan 428-5d 219 216-6 – Drawn1962 Oval England 480-5d 183 323 27-0 Lost by 10 wkt1978 Lord’s England 364 105 139 – Lost by Inn and 120 runs2001 Lord’s Pakistan 391 203 179 – Lost by Inn and 9 runsENGLAND
1971 Edgbaston Pakistan 608-7d 353 229-5 – Drawn1982 Lord’s Pakistan 428-8d 227 276 77-0 Lost by 10 wkt1987 Oval Pakistan 708 232 315-4 – Drawn