England vs Pakistan 1st Test: 5 talking points from Day 1

The first day of the first Test between England and Pakistan saw Pakistan bundle out England for just 184 thanks to some fine bowling from Hasan Ali and Mohammad Abbas.

In reply, Pakistan ended the day at 50/1 with Azhar Ali and Haris Sohail batting at 18 and 21 respectively. Stuart Broad got the wicket of Imam-ul-Haq which was initially given not out by umpire Rod Tucker but was later reversed after skipper Joe Root went for a review.

With the first day at Lord's done and dusted, let's take a look at 5 talking points from the day.

#5. Jos Buttler's comeback to Tests begins bitterly

Jos Buttler was playing his first Test after nearly a year and a half and was expected to put up a good show as he had been doing well in the IPL.

Buttler came in to bat when England were 149/5 with the well-settled Alastair Cook being dismissed.

Buttler began well by hitting two brilliant boundaries off Shadab Khan. His first boundary was a wristy flick through midwicket and his second one was powered through the covers.

The 27-year old was looking good and following the dismissal of Ben Stokes, was needed to stay at the crease for a long time.

However, Buttler nicked a Hasan Ali delivery to second slip where Asad Shafiq took a fine catch. Buttler's innings ended at 14 from 15 deliveries.

Jos Buttler will need to come back strongly for England's sake and his own.

#4. Poor performances by Mark Stoneman, Joe Root and Dawid Malan

Root was disappointing with the bat

England needed a good performance from their first four batsmen to set a good base. Three of those four players just failed to deliver, namely Mark Stoneman, Joe Root and Dawid Malan.

Stoneman, who played a couple of decent knocks against New Zealand a few months back, hit a boundary but that was all he scored as he was bowled by a brilliant delivery from Mohammad Abbas.

Root was batting pretty calmly and managed to garner four runs before nicking a Hasan Ali delivery straight to the keeper.

Dawid Malan began well with a boundary but he departed shortly after thanks to a safe catch by keeper Sarfraz Ahmed.

Root, Stoneman and Malan will have to come up with much better performances in the second innings if England are to get a positive result from this match.

#3. No big partnerships in the England batting

England had only one 50+ partnership in their innings

One of the major causes behind England's meagre first innings was the absence of a big partnership.

England began miserably, losing three wickets before 50 runs were scored on the board.

Alastair Cook and Jonny Bairstow batted well and it looked like they would come up with a partnership that could put England back on track.

However, their partnership of 57 runs was broken and after that, there was no decent partnership for England except a 49-run partnership between Cook and Ben Stokes.

The lack of partnerships eventually ended in the hosts' innings being wrapped up for 184.

England will require a lot of better partnerships in their second innings if they are to avoid defeat in this game.

#2. Alastair Cook being England's silver lining in their first innings

Cook scored a fine 70 with the bat

The only good thing about England's first innings was Alastair Cook's 70. The country's highest run scorer in Tests batted beautifully and was hitting boundaries all across the ground.

Cook reached his 55th Test fifty and went on to score 70 before being cleaned up by a brilliant delivery from Mohammad Amir. The former England skipper scored 14 boundaries in his innings.

Cook's dismissal adversely affected England as they lost their remaining five wickets for just 35 runs.

England's most experienced player will be keen to better this performance in the second innings and score his 33rd Test century.

#1. The brilliant bowling from Hasan Ali and Mohammad Abbas

Mohammad Abbas was terrific with the ball

Pakistan's bowling was simply marvelous in the first innings and the likes of Hasan Ali and Mohammad Abbas tore the England batting apart.

Hasan Ali was splendid with the ball as he bowled a spell of 4/51. Two of his scalps were big ones- Joe Root and Jos Buttler. His other two scalps were Dawid Malan and Mark Wood.

Mohammad Abbas was the best Pakistani bowler in the first innings as he picked up four wickets for just 23 runs in 14 overs, bowling 7 maidens. Abbas dismissed Mark Stoneman before getting rid of the dangerous Ben Stokes. His other scalps were debutant Dominic Bess and Stuart Broad.

With pressure already on England, the Pakistan bowlers would be looking to bowl in similar fashion in the second innings.