By Sajid Sadiq
There is no better illustration of the competitive and hard-fought nature of England versus Pakistan encounters than the images of two of cricket’s most respected players, Alastair Cook and Misbah-ul-Haq shaking hands at the end of the final Test at The Oval in the summer of 2016, where the enthralling four-match series ended in a 2-2 draw.
Yorkshire had the better of a wicket-ladened opening day against league leaders Sussex at Hove in their latest Vitality County Championship fixture - their sixth of the summer so far.
Ahead of Headingley hosting it's first England Women's IT20 against Pakistan on Sunday 19 May, we sat down with Yorkshire County Cricket Club President Jane Powell, to discuss her first year in position; the growth of women's cricket in the county and what the occasion meant to her and the Club.
On winning the toss Yorkshire decided to bat first and Will Luxton and James Wharton and it was the first ball of the 10th over before they “swapped ends”. They brought up their 50 partnership in 80 balls with Luxton reaching his personal half century from 59 balls with 7 fours.
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