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England's batsmen were outwitted by Pakistan's debutant spinner Abrar Ahmed, who took seven wickets on the opening day of the second Test in Multan.
Having won the toss and elected to bat with confident high following that dramatic first Test victory, England found themselves struggling to figure out the new boy.
In the end, England were bowled out for 281 before Jimmy Anderson and Jack Leach struck before the close to leave Pakistan on 107 for two, with captain Babar Azam unbeaten on 61.
Sportsmail's David 'Bumble' Lloyd picks out his talking points from day one.
Abrar Ahmed left England in a spin as he took seven wickets on the first day of the second Test
Lots of talk of fog in Multan but thankfully no delay to the start of the second Test.
It reminds me of the great weatherman Michael Fish. It came in the days of magnetic letters on the BBC charts and on a particularly foggy day the 'F' kept on dropping off.
So after picking it up about four times Fish uttered the immortal line 'I'm sorry about the F in fog…..'
The prospect of fog in Multan reminded me of an immortal uttering by the BBC's Michael Fish
In the aftermath of Rawalpindi, Babar Azam said he wanted a pitch with spin. Well, he's got one. And
