Captain Babar Azam's Fitness in Doubt Before England Test
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Babar Azam is the captain of the Pakistan cricket team.
There is doubt about him before a big Test match.
Pakistan will play England at Headingley.
News reports say Babar may not play.
This is a big shock for the Pakistan team.
But some reports also say it could be good news.
Fans are waiting to know if Babar will play.
The team must plan without knowing if he can play.
The match against England is very important.
Everyone wants to know Babar's fitness news soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- captain
- the leader of a sports team
- Test
- a long cricket match that lasts many days
- Headingley
- a famous cricket ground in England
- shock
- sudden bad surprise
- fitness
- being healthy and able to play sport
- doubt
- not being sure about something
- relief
- a good feeling when worry stops
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of players who play together
- news
- information about something that happened
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- important
- very needed or serious
- plan
- to think about what to do next
- wait
- to stay until something happens
- big
- large or very important
Quiz
Answer key
1. Pakistan cricket captain 2. Headingley 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Babar Azam is the _____ of the Pakistan cricket team.
There is doubt about him before a big _____ match.
Pakistan will play England at _____.
News reports say Babar may not _____.
This is a big _____ for the Pakistan team.
But some reports also say it could be good _____.
Fans are waiting to know if Babar will _____.
The team must _____ without knowing if he can play.
The match against England is very _____.
Everyone wants to know Babar's _____ news soon.