Agency, London :
England skipper Alastair Cook blamed his team’s batsmen for their 75-run defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the first cricket Test at Lord’s.
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah took 10-141 to help bowl England out for 272 and then 207 — in pursuit of 283 — at Lord’s.
Left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir, on his return to Test cricket after a spot-fixing ban, took the final wicket on the fourth evening.
“Chasing 280, you need someone to play out of their skin, get a hundred and for people to bat around him. We allowed Yasir to get six wickets when he wasn’t turning the ball. It cost us,” Cook was quoted as saying by BBC on Sunday.
Yasir’s figures were the best by a Pakistan bowler at Lord’s, although at times on Sunday England looked capable of pulling off what would have been their second-highest successful run chase at this venue.
