Mohammad Amir takes two early wickets on return to England
Monday 11 July 2016 10:30, UK
Mohammad Amir marked his return to action in England with two early wickets for Pakistan in their tour match against Somerset.
The left-arm seamer is set to play in his first Test match since a five-year ban for spot-fixing when Pakistan take on England at Lord's, starting on July 14, live on Sky Sports, and he wasted little time in making his mark during the warm-up game at Taunton.
Having been hit for two fours in his first over by former England opener Marcus Trescothick, Amir soon hit back and had the left-hander caught behind in the fifth over of the innings.
He followed that up by clean bowling Trescothick's opening partner Adam Hose in his next over, in bowler-friendly conditions in the West Country, reaching lunch with figures of 2-16 from his six overs.
However, it was not all good news for Amir as he earlier fell for a second-ball duck, edging behind off Josh Davey. He could have gone first ball as he was struck on the pads but Davey was denied what looked a strong lbw shout having overstepped for a no-ball.
Live Test Cricket
You can watch Amir make his return to Test cricket when Pakistan take on England at Lord's from 10am on July 14, live on Sky Sports 2.
