England 248-9 at stumps on day one of Lord’s Test against Pakistan

For England, Jamie Smith (61) and Jordan Cox (55) were the main scorers. Ben Duckett and Dan Lawrence made 17 each. Harry Brook scored 15, Jofra Archer 14, Emilio Gay 8 and Joe Root 4.

At the close of play, Gus Atkinson was batting on 34 and Josh Tongue on one.

For Pakistan, Mohammad Abbas bowled superbly to take four wickets, while Mohammad Ali dismissed three batters.

Pakistan had won the toss and chosen to field first.