SPORTS DIGEST:�CRICKET: PAKISTAN took the honours on a hard-fought opening day in the first Test against Australia at Lord's yesterday, played in typical English conditions. Under an overcast sky offering plenty of assistance to the pace bowlers, Australia struggled to 229 for nine in the first Test between two overseas teams on English soil since the 1912 Triangular series. The Australians appeared to have weathered the early storm, reaching 171 for two after being asked to bat by Shahid Afridi...
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