England batter Joe Root adopted a unique strategy to pick wickets as England were asked to bowl after Pakistan won the toss in the second Test in Multan. After spinner Jack Leach picked up two wickets in the opening session, Pakistan settled into their innings thanks to half-centuries by Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam. At this point, Root thought of a rather interesting way to shine the ball, in order to provide some assistance to Leach, Shoaib Bashir and the rest of the English attack. Root rubbed the ball on Leach’s head, making it seem as if he was trying to shine one side of the ball. Leach, who is mostly bald, had been of help in a similar manner in 2022, when Root had tried a similar tactic during England’s previous tour to Pakistan. Watch: Joe Root shines ball on Jack Leach’s head Shiny head Shiny ball pic.twitter.com/2yqEESpaeu — England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 15, 2024 With Multan providing flat batting tracks, England have been forced to find innovative ways of …