England tighten grip on Pakistan as rain disrupts Lord’s Test

London, Aug 29: England tightened their grip on the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s on Saturday, reaching 162-6 at tea to stretch their overall lead to 342 runs, with rain and fading light once again disrupting play. Dan Lawrence was unbeaten on 37 and Gus Atkinson on seven as England added 81-3 during Saturday’s play, the same number of runs they had scored on the previous evening. With Pakistan having been dismissed for only 110 in their first innings, England are now in a commanding position and could set the visitors a target close to 416 — roughly the combined level of what Pakistan have managed in their three innings so far in t…