The players are making their way out to the middle. It will be Imran Khan who will start the proceedings with three slips, a gully and a FSL in place.
Welcome back for the second session. England put up a spirited show to bowl out the hosts in the morning. Can they continue the good work by putting runs on the board in their first innings?
However, Sarfraz lost his concentration and threw his wicket away right after the drinks break. It was Shafiq, who made sure that Pakistan would at least get close to a score of 400 with a half-century. He didn't receive much support from the likes of Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah and Zulfiqar Babar. He was even smacked on his knee by a full toss from Mark Wood. With three scalps to their names, Moeen Ali and Wood were the chief wicket-takers for England. Join us back for the second session at 13.20 local time.
Today, Pakistan were whittled away, as they lost wickets at regular intervals. It was Stuart Broad, who struck in the first over, trapping the star performer of yesterday, Misbah ul Haq, in front. Misbah took a review, but on replays it showed that it was clipping the leg-stump. Sarfraz Ahmed and Shafiq then were characteristically busy at the crease. In particular, Sarfaz improvised to keep the scorecard ticking.
12:25 Local Time, 08:25 GMT, 13:55 IST: Asad Shafiq marshalled the lower-order to put the hosts in a good position. The tourists, too, have a lot to cheer about as their bowlers put up a collective effort to take six wickets in the session and bowl out the home team.
118.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, out Caught by Root!! That is the end of that. And it will also be Lunch. Pakistan have been bundled out this morning. Got to hand it to the Englishmen. What an effort! The plans of bowling short to the batsmen early on were executed to perfection. Once they made a couple of early inroads, it was an open secret that Pakistan have a long tail which can be blown away. And so it proved. Coming to Shafiq's dismissal, it was on a good length and bending back in on the stumps, Shafiq clears his front leg and mistimes his heave off the inside half of the bat. Root at short mid-wicket takes a sharp catch as the ball was travelling. Shafiq c Root b Mark Wood 83(178) [4s-9]
Mark Wood to Shafiq, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
118.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, clears his front leg and looks to hammer this fuller length delivery which was tailing back in slightly, only manages an inside edge onto pad
118.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, no mercy at all, a lifter on the stumps, 140ks, Shafiq hurries to get underneath
The physio is out there. The magic spray, as they call it, is being applied. But Shafiq is limping here. Might take quite a bit of time. And guess what, even if he decides to continue, he won't be allowed a runner. Okay, the pad is being strapped back on. The physio leaves the field. And we are ready to go...
118.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, Shafiq is in real trouble here. He is on all fours and flinching in pain. It was a full toss angling in on leg, Shafiq tries to heave it away but fails to make any connection. The ball misses the pad and smacks the knee on the back leg which was slightly bent. Oh this is bad.
118.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery on off and middle, Shafiq gently knocks it backdown the pitch
117.6 -
Adil Rashid to Imran Khan, no run, low loopy full toss, Imran tries to heave it over the on-side field. Gets it right off the toe of the bat and spoons it up, the ball just drops of a charging mid-on fielder
117.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, now takes the single. It was tossed up on the stumps, Shafiq gets inside the line of the ball after planting his front foot across and sweeps it behind square along the carpet
117.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, drifting in on the pads, flicked to short mid-wicket
117.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, shortish outside off, cut away to sweeper cover
117.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, nicely looped up just outside off on a fuller length, Shafiq carves it in the air towards sweeper cover. Once again refuses the run. Will look for it after the first four ball I reckon
117.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, floated up on a length on middle, swept away to deep square. No single taken
Imran Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
116.6 -
Mark Wood to Babar, out Lbw!! That's an absolute shocker from Babar. He was so paranoid about the short delivery, ends up trying to duck under a full one. Pitched right up on middle and leg, Babar was ducking, the ball raps him on the pads and the umpire's finger goes up. If that wasn't enough, he goes upstairs for a review with a look of embarrassment. Hawk-Eye shows that the ball would have clipped leg. Babar lbw b Mark Wood 3(6)
Mark Wood to Babar, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
116.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 1 run, short but not short enough. Was banged into the pitch on a nothing length, gets up around waist high and Shafiq pulls it away along the carpet behind square. Takes the single now leaving Babar with one ball to face
116.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, in the blockhole with some tail in, the line was outside off and Shafiq gets his bat down in time to dig it out
116.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, Wood is pitching it up there looking for some reverse, not on this occasion though, Shafiq gently pushes it back to the bowler
116.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, angling into the pads on a length, worked away to short mid-wicket
116.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, short delivery on the body, pulled away to backward square leg. Again Shafiq refuses the single
115.6 -
Adil Rashid to Babar, no run, out comes the big ugly slog-sweep. Rashid bowled it cleverly wide of off which made the batsman's job much harder as he was trying to fetch it. The turn compounded his miseries further and beat him on the outside edge
115.5 -
Adil Rashid to Babar, no run, well flighted delivery turning away from just outside off, Babar lets it go
115.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, shortish outside off, cut away to sweeper cover
115.3 -
Adil Rashid to Babar, 3 runs, a little seam-up delivery from Rashid, 112ks, but he got the line wrong. Fired in on the pads, Babar manages to get a faint tickle on the glance and runs it very fine
115.2 -
Adil Rashid to Babar, no run, hmm, loads of turn. Gripped the surface after landing on a length on middle and zooms past the outside edge of the defensive bat
115.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, short again and turning away wide of off, this time Shafiq takes the single off the first ball after his cut to deep cover. Much more comfortable with Babar facing the spinner it seems
114.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 1 run, short delivery which rises around chest high, Shafiq swivels and pulls it down to fine leg
114.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, well directed bumper on the stumps, Shafiq has looked unfazed by any of the short stuff unlike most of his team-mates. Sinks underneath it
114.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, aha, this one tailed back in. A very full delivery veering in sharply, Shafiq is beaten on his flick by the movement and hit on the pad. The ball was doing too much though. Might have even missed another set of stumps down the leg-side
114.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, on a back of a length on middle, worked to short mid-wicket
114.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, short outside off, cut away through the cover region. The field is spread out for Shafiq, and he refuses the single
114.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, hides the ball while trundling in to bowl, delivered on a good length on middle, Shafiq is nicely forward and defends it down the pitch. If Wood was looking for some reverse, I certainly didn't spot any movement
Mark Wood [17.0-7-37-1] is back into the attack
113.6 -
Adil Rashid to Babar, no run, the googly turning in from well wide of off, not sure if Babar picked it or not while deciding to shoulder arms, but it was too wide to cause any trouble
Zulfiqar Babar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
113.5 -
Adil Rashid to Yasir Shah, out Caught by Stokes!! The rewards for tossing it up. Rashid gave this leg-break a lot of air and bowled it wider, Yasir's eyes must have lit up as any other tailender, goes chasing after it with the drive. The ball grips the surface and finds the outside edge which went quickly at chest height to Stokes who was swift to get his hands in the reverse cup and snap up. Yasir Shah c Stokes b Adil Rashid 16(17) [4s-3]
Adil Rashid to Yasir Shah, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
113.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, clipped away through the mid-wicket region after allowing the ball to turn
113.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, drops one short every now and then does Rashid, this time though Shafiq fails to get his cut past cover
113.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, gently works this fullish delivery towards short mid-wicket
113.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, looped up on middle, Shafiq smothers the turn with a stride forward and hedges it into the pitch
112.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, too straight again from Ali, glanced down to deep backward square
112.5 -
Moeen Ali to Yasir Shah, 1 run, flat on the stumps, Yasir rocks back and whips it behind square with lots of bottom hand
112.4 -
Moeen Ali to Yasir Shah, no run, fullish and turning in from wide of off, Yasir plants his front foot across and gently taps it in the direction of point
112.3 -
Moeen Ali to Yasir Shah, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Yasir is nicely camped on the back foot, sees it all the way and dead-bats the ball right below his eyes
112.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, shimmies down the track, gets close to the pitch and flicks it with the turn through mid-wicket
112.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, pushed through a bit quicker on a length outside off, Shafiq accounts for the turn and defends down the pitch
111.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and manages to retain strike with a chop through the point region
111.5 -
Adil Rashid to Yasir Shah, 1 run, shortish again, something Rashid will seek to improve on, cut away to sweeper cover
111.4 -
Adil Rashid to Yasir Shah, no run, nicely drifting in on leg, bit too full though, Yasir gently works it towards short mid-wicket
111.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, drops it slightly short, Shafiq is on the back foot in a flash and cuts it to the man sweeping the off-side field
111.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, slowish and turning away from off after landing on a length, Shafiq props forward and defends it with the turn into the off-side
111.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, looped up leg-break turning away from off stump, Shafiq limply pushes it towards short cover
Adil Rashid [16.0-1-74-0] is back into the attack
110.6 -
Moeen Ali to Yasir Shah, no run, another giant stride and a watertight front foot defence
110.5 -
Moeen Ali to Yasir Shah, FOUR, in trying to dish out the candy, Ali errs a bit too full. Overpitched outside off, Yasir drills the drive through the cover region. Has looked fairly accomplished, much more so than Riaz at least
110.4 -
Moeen Ali to Yasir Shah, no run, teased up just outside off, Yasir lunges and blocks it down the pitch
110.3 -
Moeen Ali to Yasir Shah, no run, hangs back in the crease and offers a dead-bat
110.2 -
Moeen Ali to Yasir Shah, no run, nicely tossed up and turning in on off, a big stride gets Yasir close to the pitch before pushing it back to the bowler
110.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 3 runs, premeditates the paddle sweep. The delivery was a loopy fullish one outside off, Shafiq gets down low and sends it very fine
109.6 -
Stokes to Yasir Shah, no run, back to over the wicket. Angling in on middle on a good length, Yasir defends it into the on-side
109.5 -
Stokes to Yasir Shah, FOUR, now tries to surprise the batsman with a fuller length delivery, it was on the pads though. Yasir flicks it elegantly and the ball skims past the chasing mid-wicket into the ropes
109.4 -
Stokes to Yasir Shah, FOUR, Stokes switches to round the wicket and telegraphs the short delivery. It was angling away from Yasir giving him the room to get a clean swing of his arms on the pull. Manages a top edge and over the keeper's head
109.3 -
Stokes to Yasir Shah, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Yasir is on his toes to ride the bounce and fends it with soft hands in front of point
109.2 -
Stokes to Yasir Shah, no run, short delivery but the line is outside off, Yasir needn't play at it. Drops his wrists well to sway out of the line
109.1 -
Stokes to Yasir Shah, 2 runs, dug in short, didn't lift that high and Yasir rolls his wrists nicely to keep the pull all along the ground behind square. An easy amble back for a two before the fine leg fielder runs around
108.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, FOUR, the field was up trying to prevent the single and Shafiq makes use of the opportunity by hammering a slog-sweep over mid-wicket
108.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, ventures down the track, Ali pushed it through quicker, Shafiq adjusts and gently flicks it straight at FSL. Had the fielder held on, Shafiq might have been in trouble. But the ball was traveling inducing a fumble
108.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, flatter trajectory on this fullish delivery just outside off, flicked to short mid-wicket
Yasir Shah, right handed bat, comes to the crease
108.3 -
Moeen Ali to Riaz, out Caught by Anderson!! You live by the sword, you die by it! Not sure if the Pakistani dressing room will be appreciative of that philosophy. But Riaz is done for. Credit to Ali for not being shy of tossing it up despite the previous boundary. Riaz's eyes lit up once again and he strained every sinew of his body looking for the almighty slog-sweep, only manages a top edge which skies towards mid-on. Another easy take for Jimmy. Riaz c Anderson b Moeen Ali 6(10) [4s-1]
Moeen Ali to Riaz, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
108.2 -
Moeen Ali to Riaz, FOUR, no messing around now. "His defence is not great," says Ramiz Raja on air. So we know what to expect. Takes a couple of steps down to get close to the loop, gets on one knee and slog-sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket
108.1 -
Moeen Ali to Riaz, no run, well flighted delivery outside off, Riaz is well forward to tap it back towards the bowler
107.6 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, fuller length delivery around the fifth stump line, Shafiq presses forward and pushes it to mid-off
107.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, a lifter on the stumps, had good shoulder behind it, Shafiq crouches low to get out of harm's way
107.4 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, pitched up just outside off, driven nicely but straight to mid-off
107.3 -
Stokes to Riaz, 1 run, angling in on a length, worked to the right of mid-on. Riaz ran right through the centre of the pitch and Anderson wasn't happy with that. You could hear him grumbling to the umpire on the mic
107.2 -
Stokes to Riaz, no run, Stokes has got the ball moving in the air. Did so yesterday as well. Baits it right up outside off, Riaz takes it and looks to drive through the off-side with no feet, the late movement beats the outside edge
107.1 -
Stokes to Riaz, leg byes, 2 runs, straying on the hips, Riaz misses with his tuck and the ball deflects fine off the thigh pad
106.6 -
Moeen Ali to Riaz, 1 run, pushed through a bit quicker outside off, Riaz opens the face of the bat in defence and guides it wide of the keeper to get off the mark
106.5 -
Moeen Ali to Riaz, no run, oh nearly carried back to the bowler. Nicely looped up outside off, Riaz tries to be adventurous and looks for the booming drive against the turn, the thick inside edge pops up for a bit but dies down before reaching Ali
106.4 -
Moeen Ali to Riaz, no run, more flight from Ali, Riaz defends off the front foot
106.3 -
Moeen Ali to Riaz, no run, floated up and turning in from just outside off, Riaz stretches forward and pushes it towards cover
Wahab Riaz, right handed bat, comes to the crease
106.2 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, out Caught by Anderson!! Sarfraz's extravagance has got the better of him. Too many shots. Jumps down the track once more and looks to launch this quickish delivery with the turn over mid-on, probably got too close to the pitch due to which he failed to get under the ball. Ends up mistiming it and presenting Anderson with a simple offering to his right. Sarfraz Ahmed c Anderson b Moeen Ali 32(49) [4s-3]
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
106.1 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, keeps it up there, nice and full, Sarfraz gets a big stride in and blocks
Time for the first drinks of the day. England started well by getting rid of Misbah in the very first over, but since then these two have kept the bowlers at bay. Shafiq has got to his fifty and looks solid, while Sarfraz has had his fair share of nervy moments. But another wicket and England will be into the tail.
105.6 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, shortens the length around off, Shafiq dabs it towards point
105.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, floats it up on a fuller length, gets it to straighten, Shafiq pushes away from the body, the ball takes the outside half and falls in front of backward point. Stokes was close to breaking the partnership
105.4 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, too full and close to off, Sarfraz squeezes it with an open bat face to deep backward point
105.3 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, fullish and on off, Sarfraz defends it in front of cover
105.2 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, much better from Stokes. Gets it closer to the off-stump, makes Sarfraz play and miss. On a length and just outside off, Sarfraz presses forward to defend, but gets beaten
105.1 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, short and well wide of off, no batsman is going to play at those, not even Sarfraz
Ben Stokes [14.0-3-43-1] is back into the attack
104.6 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, quicker, fuller and on the stumps, Sarfraz kneels down and sweeps it behind square on the leg-side
104.5 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, slower and around off, defended off the front foot
104.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, flighted on off, Shafiq wrists it wide of mid-on, Stokes misfields but the batsmen settle with one
104.3 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, tossed up on off, swept along the ground to deep backward square leg
104.2 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, Sarfraz comes down the track and yorks himself, digs it out on the wicket
104.1 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, shortish, fastish and just outside off, Sarfraz uses the pace on the ball and carves it behind square on the off-side, Broad gives chase and comes second
Moeen Ali [20.0-3-82-1] is back into the attack
103.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, as expected it was the bouncer, Shafiq was never in doubt, he bends down and lets the ball pass over him
Anderson comes round the wicket. There is a leg slip in place as well and there are a ring of fielders on the leg-side in front of Shafiq's eyeline...
103.5 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, short of length on off, Sarfraz hops across and drops it to the off-side, where there are acres of space
103.4 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, back of a length around off, Sarfraz taps it in front of cover
103.3 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, high bouncer, no problems with dealing with that, Sarfraz watches it sail past him. Umpire Bruce Oxenford signals one for the over
103.2 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, lifter on middle and leg, Sarfraz ducks and allows it to sail through to Buttler
Shafiq seems to have hurt his fingers. The physio is out there having a look. He was hit on the bottom hand. For now, he seems to be fine. Puts on his helmet and is ready to continue..
103.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, dug in short and aimed at the ribs, Shafiq gets into a tangle, fends it off his gloves to backward square leg
102.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, floated up on the stumps, Shafiq wrists it through mid-wicket and retains strike
102.5 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, quicker and around off, Sarfraz taps it between cover and point, quick single taken
102.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Shafiq plays a controlled sweep to backward square leg
Anderson was warned yesterday for running on the danger area. He has got another official warning from umpire Bruce Oxenford. Third one will mean, he will not be allowed to bowl in this innings.
102.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, fraction short, Shafiq goes back and cuts it to cover
102.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, shortens the length around off, punched to mid-off
102.1 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Sarfraz drives it towards cover, where the fielder fumbles and allows the single to be taken
101.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, bumper to end the over. Shafiq had plenty of time to watch it and duck underneath it
101.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, shortish and close to off, Shafiq stays back and bunts it to cover-point
101.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, fullish and on off, whipped away straight to the fielder at mid-on
101.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, back of a length around off, defended to mid-on
101.2 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, shortens the length outside off, chopped away behind square on the off-side, there is a fielder at deep point
101.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, good length ball on the fourth stump line, Shafiq shuffles across and wrists it to the right of mid-on
100.6 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, bad delivery from Rashid to end the over. The full toss on off, Sarfraz clears his front leg, opens up the leg-side and whips it wide of mid-on, Cook didn't bother to chase that down
100.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, short and turning away, Shafiq cuts it to sweeper cover
100.4 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, flatter one on the pads, nurdled away to backward square leg
100.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, in the air and safe. Shafiq races down the wicket, doesn't get anywhere close to the ball but still goes through with the inside out loft, skies it towards sweeper cover. Luckily for him it lands in front of Moeen Ali
100.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, looped up on off, Shafiq lunges forward and smothers the spin
100.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on the stumps, worked to short mid-wicket
99.6 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, Sarfraz once more jumps out of the crease, isn't to the pitch of the ball, hence ends up pressing it to short cover
99.5 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, loose from Sarfraz. It was shortish and held its line outside off, he went for the steer down to third man, but is undone by the late movement
99.4 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, back of a length around off, Sarfraz dabs it to the left of point
99.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, full and spearing in on middle, clipped away to deep square leg, for a single
99.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, on a length outside off, Shafiq has nothing to do with it, left alone
99.1 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, look at Sarfraz's audacity! He advances down the wicket, goes down on one knee and sweeps the length delivery to deep backward square leg. Surely, Anderson won't be pleased seeing that
98.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, Shafiq uses his feet, gets too close to the ball, mistimes the drive to mid-off
98.5 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, flighted outside off, Sarfraz drives it past the diving cover fielder, Moeen cleans up at deep extra cover
98.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, drops it short and outside off, Shafiq cuts it to sweeper cover
98.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up outside off, Shafiq pushes it to cover
98.2 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, drags the length back slightly, Sarfraz slashes it in front of square on the off-side, there is protection in the deep
98.1 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, floated up just outside off, driven powerfully to mid-off
Adil Rashid [13.0-1-60-0] is back into the attack
Spin for the first time today. Rashid comes on. Cook has a word with him as to what field he wants. Only fielder catching around the bat - at slip..
97.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, on a length just outside off, Shafiq offers a dead-bat to that
97.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, tight line and length from Anderson, good length ball right on off, Shafiq moves forward and defends
97.4 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, drifting onto the pads, flicked away behind square, Rashid tidies up in the deep
97.3 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, short of length around off, Sarfraz goes right back and defends it in front of cover
97.2 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, once more Sarfraz moves across his stumps and misses the flick, wears it on the thigh pad. He is livid as there were runs on offer
97.1 -
Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, Sarfraz is already standing out, takes a step further down, shuffles across and whips it to mid-wicket, finds the fielder there
James Anderson [16.0-5-33-1] is back into the attack
96.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, FOUR, Broad might be tiring. This is an expensive over from him - 11 runs came off it. Fullish angling in on middle, Shafiq leans forward and clips it elegantly through mid-wicket, no need to run for those
96.5 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, 3 runs, another fabulous looking shot. Sarfraz moves slightly forward and drives it on the up through cover-point, split point and cover to perfection. Stokes gives chase and keeps it to three. The 300 comes up for Pakistan
96.4 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, was that a slower one? It was only 79 mph, Sarfraz presses forward and defends it to the off-side
96.3 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, on a length close to off, Sarfraz gets right behind the line and defends solidly
The off-side is strengthened after that hit, there is a extra cover in place now...
96.2 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, no one is going to stop that. Short and width on offer, Sarfraz has been waiting for something like this since his arrival, frees his arms and cracks it in front of square on the off-side, no fielder sweeping on the off-side
96.1 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, good length ball outside off, Sarfraz drives it on the up towards cover-point, Stokes moves across to his right from point, picks it up with one hand and prevents the single
95.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, FOUR, edged and four. That brings up his 12th Test fifty. Another typical Shafiq innings. Comes in when the team is in a bit of trouble and adds a partnership with one of the senior men. Coming to the ball, on a length in the channel around off, Shafiq looks to defend off the back foot, the ball catches the outside edge and runs to the left of gully
95.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, back of a length around off, Shafiq stands tall and taps it towards point
95.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, Ctrl C + Ctrl V off the previous ball. Short delivery on the stumps, Shafiq ducks and eludes it with ease
95.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Shafiq sinks low and lets it sail over him
95.2 -
Mark Wood to Sarfraz Ahmed, 3 runs, back of a length on the stumps, Sarfraz tucks it away in front of square on the leg-side, Moeen Ali runs back this time from square leg, he just hauls it in before the rope
95.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 3 runs, Shafiq opens his account for the day, he is now one short of his fifty. Fullish on off and middle, Shafiq flicks it neatly through mid-wicket, Broad gives chase with those tired legs, saves a run for the team
94.6 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, fullish and angling into the batsman, Sarfraz presents a straight bat and drives to mid-on. Another maiden from Broad
94.5 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, lifter on the stumps, Sarfraz bends his back and lets it go
94.4 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, fullish and around off, Sarfraz pushes it to the left of the bowler, Broad goes down and gets a hand in his followthrough
94.3 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, loud shout for lbw, umpire Paul Reiffel stays unmoved this time. England and Broad ponder over a review. Buttler says it might be heading down leg. They decide against it. Length ball that tails back in, Sarfraz is late on the flick, he misses and is rapped on the pads. Good call from Buttler to not go for the review as the Hawk-Eye shows it to be sneaking down leg
94.2 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, good length ball on off, defended back to the bowler
94.1 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, short of length on off, Sarfraz goes back and tucks it to the on-side
93.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, a rare pitched up delivery, Shafiq presents the full face of the bat and drives back to Wood, who gets both hands and makes a half-stop
93.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, short of length outside off, Shafiq goes up on his toes and dabs it to point
93.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, there comes the bumper, Shafiq does what he has been doing so far - ducks and evades
93.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, good length ball that nips back in, Shafiq goes hard on the push, the inside edge dribbles to backward square leg
93.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, short of length on off, Shafiq goes back and across, taps it towards point
93.1 -
Mark Wood to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, short delivery that doesn't rise up, Sarfraz goes on his toes, rolls his wrists and nurdles it past the FSL fielder, Shafiq calls him through for a single
92.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, again Broad just keeps it short of good length, Shafiq camps back and blocks to the off-side
92.5 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, back of a length close to off, Shafiq allows the ball to come and then knocks it to cover
92.4 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, first run of the day. Broad pushes it fuller on the stumps, Sarfraz works it in front of square on the leg-side, calls for a quick single and Shafiq responds
92.3 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, short and around off, Sarfraz doesn't bother with that, goes down and allows it to go over him
92.2 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, the bumper which is too high, Sarfraz ducks and lets it go
92.1 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, back of a length just outside off, Sarfraz stands tall and punches to point - straight to the fielder
91.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, Shafiq looks comfortable when the ball is dug in short, he crouches down and sees it through once again
91.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, Wood goes wide of the crease and looks to target the batsman with a short delivery, Shafiq ducks and lets it pass
91.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, another short one, not on target though, on leg-stump, Shafiq has plenty of time to duck and allow it to sail through to Buttler
91.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, back of a length on the fourth stump line, Shafiq gets behind the line and defends to cover
91.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, Wood too digs it short, the line is on middle and leg, Shafiq bends his back and evades it comfortably
91.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, on a length close to off, Shafiq presses forward and defends off the outer half of the bat
Mark Wood [14.0-6-26-1] is back into the attack
90.6 -
Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, Broad greets the new batsman with a bumper, Sarfraz takes a step down, watches it closely and sinks underneath it. An excellent over from Broad to start the day
Sarfraz Ahmed, right handed bat, comes to the crease
90.5 -
Broad to Misbah, out Lbw!! What a start! England would have talked about getting early wickets, Broad has given them that. It was the perfect set-up. Short, short, short and then the full one that nipped back in, Misbah wasn't expecting it, he was waiting for another short one, tries to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and is struck in front of leg-stump. Umpire Paul Reiffel took a bit of time before raising the finger. Misbah reviewed, but lost the challenge as the Hawk-Eye showed it to be clipping the leg-pole. Misbah lbw b Broad 102(197) [4s-8 6s-5]
Broad to Misbah, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
Misbah has been given out LBW. He has a word with Shafiq and decides to challenge the decision. It is a legal delivery. There is certainly no inside edge. He was hit just above the kneeroll. Will height be an issue? He was not fully forward though. It has to be missing the stumps for Misbah to survive. Even clipping won't help his cause. We are waiting for Hawk-Eye. Here it is. Just about hitting the leg-stump. OUT!
90.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, bouncer on leg-stump, a much easier leave for Misbah, he bends down and lets it sail over him
90.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, this was well directed, right at the batsman's throat, Misbah can't duck or sway away from the line, stands tall and fends it awkwardly. He did well to play it with soft hands, so that the ball didn't pop
There are two men catching in the deep - fine leg and deep square leg...
90.2 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, banged in halfway down, Misbah takes precautionary measure, ducks and evades it comfortably
90.1 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, back of a length on off, Misbah hangs back to defend, the ball hits the inner part of the bat and rolls to leg gully
England and the Pakistani batsmen make their way out to the middle. Misbah marks his guard. Broad to start proceedings. The second new ball is only 7 overs old. But will there be any assistance? The field is set for the short stuff. A FSL and leg gully in place. We are ready to go...
The first session will be an extended one - two and a half hours, which will be followed by an extended Lunch break of an hour to allow for the Friday prayers. So this has the potential to feel like an aeon.
England bowling coach Ottis Gibson: "We practiced on the square before the game and knew what to expect. Credit to the boys, they stuck to their task. Mark Wood was brilliant. We got four very different kind of seamers. Wood was unlucky not to get another 1-2 wickets yesterday. There was not a lot of assistance for the spinners on Day 1. The ball is still quite new, they've got Riaz at no. 8 so the tail is pretty long. We will look to make a couple of early inroads."
"Little bit of wear and tear, there are some footmarks created by the pacers but generally it's holding up well. Still a fantastic pitch to bat on," Bazid Khan's analysis of the surface
After some superhero-like daredevilry to complete his ton in the final over of yesterday, expect Misbah to have calmed down and come out once again as a paragon of solidarity. He has Asad Shafiq for company who is having a decent series himself. The forecast is for runs, runs and more runs. Thank me later (more than happy to be proven wrong)..
09:29 Local Time, 05:29 GMT, 10:59 IST: "The bowlers have already turned away from me," joked Alastair Cook after losing the toss. He needs them to turn up here this morning. Gosh, who wants to be a bowler! Certainly not the most appealing of professions in the sweltering Dubai heat on a pitch which can be described as dormant at best. When will it erupt, it's anybody's guess. Morning fellas and welcome to our live coverage of all the action from the second day.
That brings our Day 1 coverage to a wrap. England need a spirited effort tomorrow to prevent another 500-plus fest. We'll see how it goes. Meanwhile, South Africa are making a mess of their run-chase at Chepauk. Hop tabs to catch all the action from that one. Ciao!
England toiled away on the field. Didn't do a lot wrong but just couldn't press the issue on another unresponsive surface. Even the four wickets to fall was more of the batsman's doing rather than some unplayable stuff. "A good Test wicket," was what Sir Ian Botham said in his pitch report. Lets hope it does have something for the tweakers as we move on.
17:34 Local Time, 13:34 GMT, 19:04 IST: Yowza, the day finally sprung into life as Misbah decided not to wait till tomorrow for his hundred. There was more action in the last over than the rest of the day combined. And he got there with a couple of massive hits off Ali and an audacious reverse sweep to get to the landmark. What chutzpah! The day overall? Well, nothing changed really from the first Test. Just put your head down and bat, bat and bat some more. Pakistan will be very happy with their work and are now in a formidable position.
89.6 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, opens the face and steers this delivery wide of the slip fielder. The bails come off and it's Stumps on Day 1
89.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, flatter and turning back in from outside off, defended on the back foot
89.4 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 2 runs, get on your feet people! A 9th Test hundred for the Pakistani skipper. And he chooses a reverse sweep to get there. Seeing him move into position, Ali bowled it quicker and down leg, Misbah just about gets it away off the toe end through the vacant point region. Off comes the helmet. Played!
89.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, SIX, thrilling stuff! This man isn't made up of nerves. He is something else. 1 away now. Ali throws up the bait by tossing it up nicely, Misbah meets it with a full blooded swipe over long-on
89.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, dear me, he is really desperate to get there today. So nearly payed the price. Premeditated the reverse sweep against a very full delivery, lucky that it just about grazed the glove to negate the huge LBW shout
89.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, SIX, Misbah is keeping us all on our toes. Last over of the day and he unleashes a big slog-sweep. Just about clears the boundary. 7 away from a ton. Go for it skip!
Moeen Ali [19.0-3-67-1] is back into the attack
Ali to bowl the final over today..
88.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, 1 run, on a back of a length on off, Misbah works it through the mid-wicket region
88.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, 1 run, straying on the hips, glanced down to fine leg
88.4 -
Stokes to Shafiq, FOUR, Cook thought about breaking into a sprint to give chase but soon gave up. It was a cracking cover drive, leaned into the shot and played it on the up through extra-cover
88.3 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, short of length delivery around off, limply punched towards mid-off
88.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, full outside off, left untouched
88.1 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, a hint of seam back into the right hander from a good length, Shafiq - who was committed on the front foot - gets a thick inside edge onto pad
Ben Stokes [13.0-3-37-1] is back into the attack
87.6 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery blunted to cover
87.5 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, a bouncer which goes on the bounce to the keeper. Broad kicks the turf in disgust
87.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, fraction fuller than a good length outside off, patted to cover
87.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, on a length around off, draws Misbah forward in defence
87.2 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery nudged to mid-on
87.1 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, Misbah has had to face a short ball barrage today. And he has huffed and puffed against it which has only encourage the bowlers further. Swerves his head beneath this one comfortably though
86.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, trying to lure a drive outside off, Shafiq is having none of it
86.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, banging in halfway from time to time to keep the batsman guessing. Shafiq is well underneath it
86.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, length, just outside off, forward, and blocked
The light is fast fading.
86.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, a much more comfortable leave as the line was well wide of off
86.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, good leave. Length ball around the fourth stump line, Shafiq covers his off stump with a stride across and raises his bat
86.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, pitched up around off, driven to mid-off
85.6 -
Broad to Misbah, 2 runs, tired bodies out there and it's showing. Fuller length delivery worked to the right of mid-on, a fumble allows the second runs to be sneaked
85.5 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, banged in on a short of length on the stumps, Misbah is right on top of the bounce as he drops it into the pitch with soft hands
85.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, bouncer down the leg-side, Misbah comfortably gets inside the line
85.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, full on the stumps, driven back down the pitch, Broad sticks out his right hand and cuts the pace off
"Take me home," a grumpy Bumble on air. Take us all home.
85.2 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, smidgen fuller than a good length just outside off, firmly defended towards mid-off
85.1 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, another typical nibbly Misbah poke to a length ball, guides it to backward point
Stuart Broad [11.0-1-34-0] is back into the attack
84.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 2 runs, half-volley driven nicely back past the bowler, Anderson tried to stick his boot out but it was too far away. Not much power on the shot though and Cook hunts it down
84.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 2 runs, looks for some away-swing from the stumps, nothing there, ends up straying on the pads. Flicked away through the mid-wicket region. The fielder has to give a long chase, a third run is contemplated but nah, too tired
84.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, overpitched on off, on-driven handsomely but straight to mid-on
84.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, it was there and Shafiq didn't hold back on the cut. Just couldn't make any connection
84.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, there and thereabout on off, Shafiq gets behind the line to block
84.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, punched to cover
James Anderson [14.0-4-29-1] is back into the attack
83.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, keeps it on a length just outside off, deadpanned back to the bowler
83.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, a much more convincing defensive block on this occasion
83.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, Anderson saves four with a diving stop at gully. The ball was traveling along the ground off a thick outside edge after Misbah's nervy prod
83.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, FOUR, another one teasingly evades the fielder. A well directed bouncer gunning for the badge, Misbah transfers his weight on the back foot after coming forward and pulls it away. Didn't quite keep it along the ground and the ball just escapes the outstretched hands of Ali at backward square leg who was leaping to get to it
83.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, hint of shape away outside off, Misbah covers his sticks and leaves
83.1 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, FOUR, short of length delivery outside off, Misbah slices his punch in the air and behind backward point. May or may not have been deliberate but well wide of the man
Wood with a bright new nut in his hand..
82.6 -
Stokes to Shafiq, 2 runs, holds its line after pitching on a length on off, Shafiq allows for the movement before closing the bat face and working it through the vacant square leg region
82.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, on a good length outside off, driven on the up to cover
82.4 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, short of length delivery angling into the body, worked to short mid-wicket
82.3 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, baited up outside off, another cautious leave. Will be interesting to see how long Shafiq can hold the temptation before another flash comes out
82.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, trying to entice a similar shot outside off, this time Shafiq thinks better of it and leaves it for the keeper
82.1 -
Stokes to Shafiq, FOUR, goes flashing at a wide half-volley, the movement catches a thickish outside edge which zooms away behind backward point
81.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, banged in halfway but doesn't lift a lot, still the line is outside off and Misbah sways out of the way
81.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, hits away on a back of a length, the line is just outside off, Misbah stays flat-footed and pokes it towards gully with an open bat face
81.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, on a back of a length and angling in on middle, solidly behind the line
81.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, now plays an awkward, french-crickety looking tuck to square leg to one which was on his pads.
81.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, this length has made Misbah uncomfortable all day. Short of length delivery which rised around chest high, Misbah was shaping to duck but sees that the ball hasn't bounced a whole lot, makes the adjustment and fends it with soft hands
81.1 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, gentle length delivery on off and middle, turned away to short mid-wicket
Mark Wood [12.0-5-18-1] is back into the attack
80.6 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, angling into off on a length, Shafiq drives on the up but once again can't get past mid-on
80.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, pitched further up on the stumps, a nice looking on-drive is hit straight to mid-on
80.4 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, short of length delivery in the channel, Shafiq gets on top and pats it towards point
80.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, 1 run, on a length just outside off, a nibbly push towards the vacant cover-point region fetches Misbah a single
80.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, gets on top of the bounce and steers this short of length delivery to point
80.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, pitched up with some curl away outside off, driven to short cover
Ben Stokes [11.0-3-30-1] is back into the attack
79.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, slightly back of a length around the fourth stump, lazily punched to mid-off
79.5 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, fuller length delivery angling into leg, Shafiq fails to connect with his flick and his head falls over which made it look closer than it was
With just 2 balls left after which the reviews will be reinstated, Cook decides to go upstairs. It's for an LBW appeal. The ball appeared to be snaking down leg in real time. And hawk-eye proves that to be the case.
79.4 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Shafiq stays on the crease and punches it towards mid-off
79.3 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, is the ball holding up in the pitch or is it just Shafiq? Has given that impression a few time in his stay. Fraction fuller than a good length just outside off, Shafiq is early into his drive and has to check his shot towards cover. The fielder tumbles to his left to stop
79.2 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, on a length outside off, knocked in front of cover
79.1 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, surely not another strangle down the leg-side, is it? No. Off the thigh pad reckons the umpire. And replays justify his call
78.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, floated up just outside off, driven with the turn to cover
78.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, the googly turning sharply back from wide of off, cramps Misbah for room on the back foot but he brings the bat down in time to block
78.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Stokes runs around from slip trying to intercept the sweep, what does Misbah do? He changes his shot and blocks it into the off-side
78.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, well flighted delivery turning away from off, forward and defended
78.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 3 runs, another tiring chase to the third man fence for Broad at backward point. Late-cut nicely executed
78.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 2 runs, pushed through the air outside off, Shafiq waits on the back foot and dabs late to send it behind backward point
77.6 -
Broad to Misbah, 2 runs, again a good short delivery makes Misbah uncomfortable. Lifts nicely from a short of length, finds Misbah hesitantly fending, catches the glove and pops up behind square on the on-side
77.5 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, back of a length around off, hedged into the pitch off the back foot
77.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, gently flicked from off to short mid-wicket
77.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, on a length just outside off, opens the bat face in defence to send the ball rolling to point
77.2 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, solid as you like. Stays in the crease and gets the big fat blade down to block
77.1 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery around the fifth stump line, guided towards point
Stuart Broad [9.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack
76.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, once again Rashid cleverly pulls his length back seeing the batsman advance, Shafiq adjusts and blocks
76.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, FOUR, down the track comes Shafiq and is nearly done in by the bowler who drags his length back. Shafiq still manages to reach out and loft it over mid-on. Didn't look the prettiest but effectively done
76.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, pushed into the off-side
76.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, a real long-hop well wide of off, in fact it was so wide that Shafiq got his attempted cut off the bottom of the bat, cover tumbles to his right to make a half-stop
76.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 2 runs, loopy, fullish delivery around off, Shafiq had premeditated the sweep and just about gets some bat on it to help it fine. Missed that and he would have been a goner
76.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, floated up around off, Shafiq presses forward and pushes it back to the bowler
75.6 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, half a stride forward and blocks
75.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, fuller length delivery around off, Shafiq works it wide of mid-on and scurries across for the run
75.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, full on the stumps, driven to mid-on
75.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, on a back of a length outside off, Shafiq nudges it off the back foot to cover
75.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, FOUR, rare loose ball from Jimmy. Short and with width on offer, Shafiq waits on the back foot and crunches the back-cut behind backward point
75.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, on a length close to off, top left elbow, big stride forward in defence
74.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, pushed through flatter outside off, left alone
74.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, SIX, a repeat of the previous ball, I almost thought it was an action replay. Sends it in the precise same spot over long-on. Credit to Rashid for tossing it up again, Misbah gets a clean swing off the arms and swipes it over mid-on
74.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, SIX, some people have been woken up. Smoked down the ground. Deliciously tossed up on middle and leg, Misbah clears his front leg out of the way and hurls it into projectile motion over the long-on boundary, his back knee bending while doing so
74.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, pushed through the air outside off, the trajectory was flatter which deceived Misbah into thinking that it was short enough to cut, but it wasn't. Chops it off a thick inside edge towards cover
74.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, flatter and turning away outside off, left alone
74.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, might have been the googly on leg stump, Misbah was shaping to sweep but is slightly overbalanced and has to make the defensive adjustment
Time to have a drink! It's been only 75 minutes into the session but feels like an age already. Let me have a look at the scorecard to see where we were at Tea. Aha, Younis Khan has got out since. A strangle down the leg-side after off Wood. Apart from that, just 32 runs have been added. Really attritional stuff. I would rather watch Geoffrey Boycott play
73.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, on a fuller length just outside off, a big stride towards the ball and defended
73.5 -
Anderson to Misbah, 1 run, eventually Anderson gets bored and strays one on the pads, clipped away through mid-wicket
73.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, another delivery too wide to entice Misbah in this mood. Shoulders arms
73.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, the line is wide of off, left alone
73.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, bowler runs in and bowls, Misbah blocks. Endless loop
73.1 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, we are going nowhere with this. Back of a length around the fifth stump line, Misbah tries to guide it fine with an open bat face, second slip is aware of it and dives to his right to stop
72.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, flatter outside off, Shafiq chops it towards point
72.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, was looking to work this away on the on-side, the ball slightly held up on him due to which he checks the shot back towards the bowler. Ended up not closing the bat face at all which avoided the leading edge and kept it along the ground
72.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, gently patted with a cross-bat towards point
72.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, flatter trajectory on this delivery outside off, Misbah punches to deep cover
72.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, a nice stride to get close to the pitch, pushed down to long-off
72.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, slowish, shortish outside off, was there to be cut. Shafiq decides to resist the temptation. Mundane stuff
71.6 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, impenetrable, impermeable on the back foot
71.5 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, on a short of length just outside off, Misbah gets on his toes and chops it towards point
71.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, limply driven down the pitch
71.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, hint of tail back in towards middle stump, was on a good length, Misbah hurriedly moves his bat in front of pad to defend it back to the pitch
71.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, a heavy defensive bat to knock it in front of cover
71.1 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, on a length in outside off channel, Misbah holds his bat aloft
70.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, shortish and turning away outside off, cut away to sweeper cover
70.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, nice and loopy around off, not much turn, Shafiq offers a firm push to mid-off
70.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, teased up around off, driven to mid-off
70.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, that should wake him up! Was attempting to help the sweep fine, gets a top edge which crashes onto the grille of the helmet
70.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, flatter delivery on off, Shafiq gets on the back foot and blocks
70.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, fullish and driven back to the bowler
69.6 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, solid this time. Defended into the off-side
69.5 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, now catches the inside edge. Good probing stuff. Not easy to beat Misbah in defence, the ball sneaks between his legs into the on-side
69.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, Stokes saves some runs with a diving stop at gully. Angled in around off, holds its line after pitching on a length and takes a thick outside edge which dies onto the ground
69.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, fuller length wide of off, not interested
69.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, very full around three stumps outside off, Misbah is reluctantly drawn forward into the cover-drive, hits it straight to the man
69.1 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, fraction fuller than a good length just outside off, forward and obdurately hedged
James Anderson [10.0-2-23-1] is back into the attack
Anderson gulps down some pills. And now has the ball in hand.
68.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, teased up leg-break on off, Shafiq pushes it back to the bowler
68.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, once again very early into position for the sweep, takes it on the full and helps it behind square
68.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, dragged down short on the stumps, Shafiq jumps back and pulls it along the ground. Cannot beat the dive of the fielder of mid-wicket
68.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, pushed through quicker outside off, Shafiq shoulders arms
68.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, might have been the attempted googly gone wrong, ended up as a juicy full toss, Misbah looks to belt it across the line but makes a mess of his timing as the ball dribbles away through mid-wicket
68.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, slowish and turning away from a length, Misbah follows it with his hands - not the smartest thing to do - and taps it into the off-side
Adil Rashid [7.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack
67.6 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, short of length on the stumps, Shafiq gets on his toes and works it past FSL
67.5 -
Stokes to Misbah, 1 run, Stokes has been all over the shop in this over. Overpitches outside off, Misbah elegantly leans forward and strokes it through the cover region. Not much power in the shot
67.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, straying down the leg-side, dies on the bounce to the keeper after Misbah missed with his glance
67.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, wasted effort, the bouncer is ill-directed and Misbah hardly moves a muscle to get inside the line
67.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, trundles in and hits the pitch on a back of a length, Misbah is solidly behind the line
67.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery around the fifth stump line, defended towards point
66.6 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, loopy full toss around off, Misbah was already in position for the sweep, helps it away behind square. On another day he would have tonked it out of the park
66.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, another tight call and this time the batsmen go through without hesitation. Nudged to the right of mid-on and called for the single right away. Was atleast a foot home when the direct-hit took place
66.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, Shafiq has to dive full stretch to make his crease. "Not very sensible to push Misbah on the single," advocates Athers. Knocks it in front of cover and hurtles halfway down the pitch, sent back in time though to beat the throw
66.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, prod, prod, prod. Nibble, nibble, nibble
66.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, forward and defended back to the right of the bowler
66.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, nicely flighted outside off, Shafiq plants his front foot across to taps it into the pitch
65.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, good length delivery aiming for the top of off. Half-stride forward. BLOCKED
65.5 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Misbah gets one in his zone and clips it nicely. Fails to get it past the infield though
65.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, probing away in the corridor of uncertainty, nothing uncertain about Misbah's defences
65.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, holding its line outside off, Misbah is not lulled into offering a stroke though
65.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, stays on the crease and blunts this out
65.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, on a back of a length around off, Misbah'ed into the pitch
64.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, turning in on middle, Shafiq gets on one knee and helps the sweep to short fine leg
64.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, lunges forward and blocks
64.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, clipped to short mid-wicket
64.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, FOUR, "catch" yelps the keeper. It's Ian Bell, that took away half the chance. Nah, on a serious note it was well wide of him. Shafiq dances down and looks to whack this with the turn, the bat turned in his hand as he spooned it off the inside half to the right of mid-wicket. Bell hurtles across and dives but it's too far. Gets away with it does Shafiq
64.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, gets right behind the line of this loopy delivery and offers an impregnable forward defence
64.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, very flat trajectory, nudged away through mid-wicket
63.6 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, in the channel outside off, left alone
63.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, presses forward towards the line and offers a firm push to mid-off
63.4 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, fullish around off, Shafiq plops it back to the left of the bowler
63.3 -
Stokes to Shafiq, FOUR, Stokes has got the ball to reverse consistently. Overpitched delivery on the stumps, curls away ever so late and takes a thick outside edge of Shafiq's flowing drive. Unfortunately for the bowler, it straightaway dies on the turf and sneaks through slip and gully
63.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, Stokes keeps it up there, pushed firmly to mid-off
63.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, 1 run, fuller length delivery around off, Misbah slices the drive wide of mid-off which enables a comfortable single
Ben Stokes [8.0-2-24-1] is back into the attack
62.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, defended back to the bowler
62.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, pushed to mid-on
62.4 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, flighted delivery milked down to long-on
62.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, FOUR, another reverse sweep! Also registers his half-century, his 31st in Tests. Gets a warm embrace from Shafiq. Moves in position ever so quickly and just helps it away behind backward point
62.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, teased up outside off, Shafiq gets a big stride forward, taps it in front of mid-on and puts on his racing shoes
62.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, flatter and turning in on the stumps, Misbah lazes back and clips it through the mid-wicket region
61.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, swift and well directed bumper, ducked
61.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, all of a sudden, Wood is getting things to happen. This one holds its line outside off, Shafiq was already committed to a flamboyant drive and is beaten on the outside edge
61.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, 1 run, rolls his wrists nicely to control his pull all along the ground behind square
61.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, on a back of a length around the fourth stump line, Misbah covers his off stump and leaves
61.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, this one just did not get up as much Misbah would have anticipated. Banged in on a short of length, Misbah gets himself into a tangle having already decided to duck. Then sees the low bounce and attempts to bring the bat out in defence. Is rapped on the gloves instead. A smile, shake of the head and on we go
61.1 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, lifts nicely from a short of length, Misbah gets on his toes to ride the bounce, takes the bottom hand off and fends it in front of FSL
60.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, gives this one more air around off, Shafiq answers with a forward prod
60.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, loopy delivery on middle, wristed to the man at deep backward square leg
60.4 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, quicker and drifting in on off, Misbah blocks it to the on-side with soft hands
60.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, smothers the spin with a nice forward stride
60.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, flat and on the stumps, Misbah turns that to mid-wicket
60.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, tossed up on off, Misbah is solid in his front foot defence
59.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, leading edge and safe! Shafiq tries to flick this fullish delivery, is early on the stroke. Leading edge lands just in front of Jimmy at cover-point
59.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, dug in short and on the stumps, Shafiq sees it early and ducks underneath it
59.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, touch fuller and just outside off, driven straight to the man at mid-off
59.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, steams in and hits the deck hard on a good length, Shafiq taps this gently in front of cover
59.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, short of length and well wide of off, Shafiq lets it go
59.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 2 runs, full and drifting into the pads, Shafiq flicks behind square on the leg-side. Everything looked fine until Misbah, who was sprinting hard to get to the bowler's end, broke his bat. He strode forward to make his crease and in the process thuds his handle onto his knee. New bat please! And he gets it straightaway, all set to go
58.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, gets a thick inside edge which rolls away behind square to open his account
58.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, and again. Nicely tossed up just outside off, Shafiq works it to the on-side
58.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, nudges this with the turn to short mid-wicket
58.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, a good lunge forward to smother the turn and blunted into the off-side
58.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, floated up on off, Shafiq props forward and gently drives to silly mid-on/short mid-wicket
58.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, flicked away with the turn through mid-wicket
Asad Shafiq, right handed bat, comes to the crease
57.6 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, out Caught by Buttler!! A strangle down the leg-side! After trying everything in this over, he nips out Younis with a nasty little strangle down leg. Oh, this game. It was straying well down leg, Younis tries to fiddle with it attempting a glance. Runs it right off the splice to the keeper and walks off, not waiting for the umpire. Younis Khan c Buttler b Mark Wood 56(115) [4s-4]
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
57.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, on a back of a length around off, Younis defends from the crease
57.4 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, bowled from well wide of the crease. Angled in on a back of a length from outside off, it was the cute angle more than anything else which compelled Younis to play at it. Punches it to cover
57.3 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, real effort from Wood. Gets it to lift nicely from a short of length outside off, Younis drops his wrists and sways inside the line
57.2 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, shuffles across to get right behind the line of this back of a length delivery and soul shatteringly defends it with nonchalance
57.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length outside off, Younis chops it to backward point
56.6 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, and again. Tight from Ali. Tighter still from Misbah
56.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, a front foot defensive loop. Easily kept out
56.4 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, another good stride forward and a 180 degree willow
56.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, goes deep in the crease to this flatter delivery and blunts it down
56.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, nothing. is. going. past. me. Says Misbah
56.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, well flighted delivery on off, Misbah props forward and defends
Moeen Ali [13.0-2-50-1] is back into the attack
55.6 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, another well directed bumper, Younis hunkers under it
55.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, fraction fuller than a good length outside off, driven to cover
55.4 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, banged in halfway, the line was outside off, Younis tries to fetch the pull from there but is pretty early into the shot. Catches the bottom edge and rolls away towards first slip
55.3 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, nips back in from outside off, was on a short of length, Younis was shaping to cut but ends up being cramped for room and chops it to cover
55.2 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, on a length and angling in on middle and leg, beats the inside edge of Younis' defence and thuds on the knee roll. Looked very close in real time. "OUT", I exclaimed immediately. But hawk-eye shows that it's comfortably missing leg. An eye-sight check is in order
England are pondering over the review. Huge shout for LBW. Nah, they decide not to
55.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, loosens himself with a nice swift bumper on the stumps, Younis crouches underneath
Players are wandering out to the middle. So, back to business. Wood to start off. Has a slip, gully and FSL in place
14:42 Local Time, 10:42 GMT, 16:12 IST: A fairly drab second hour of play in this session. The senior pros have buckled down and taken the fizz off the English spirits. Started on a bright note for the visitors though with Anderson nicking off half-centurion Shan Masood first ball after Lunch. Then there were short bursts from Wood and Stokes both of whom caused the batsmen quite a bit of discomfort. But after having weathered that phase, things are looking pretty flat right now. I have a very cynical hitch about all this..Fingers crossed.
54.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, gently punched away off the back foot towards cover. That, ladies and gentlemen, shall be Tea on Day 1. And don't we all need it!
54.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, now some sanity as he shoulders arms to an enticing leg-break outside off
54.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, almost, almost pays for a moment of madness. So uncharacteristic from Misbah especially with just 3 balls to go for Tea. Picks the floaty googly and looks to clobber it across the line with the turn, gets it off the inside half of the bat and the ball drops just short of mid-wicket who was diving forward
54.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, reaches out to meet the pitch of this tossed up delivery and drives it to sweeper cover
54.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, dip and turn but the line is wide of off. Left alone
54.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, pushed through the air, lands on a length and turns away from off, Younis punches it to point
Adil Rashid [6.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack
53.6 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, and another one kept out of harm's way on the back foot
53.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, straightens a touch from middle, Misbah is steadfast in defence
53.4 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, ominous signs these! For the viewers I imply. No turn whatsoever as Misbah keeps it out. Not another Abu Dhabi please?
53.3 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, flicked with the turn to deep mid-wicket
53.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, worked through mid-wicket
53.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, FOUR, drifting away nicely outside off, overpitched though and Misbah crunches the drive through the covers
52.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, keeps it on a good length around off, Younis DEFENDS
Keeper had moved up to the stumps for Broad as well midway through the over. Just that I wasn't alert enough to notice and had to be prompted by my colleague.
52.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, chopped back on to the pitch probably off the toe-end as he was rushed in his back foot defence
52.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, on a length outside off, nibbled off the front foot in front of point
Some of them have dozed off in the crowd
52.3 -
Broad to Misbah, 1 run, fuller length delivery straying on the pads, Misbah flicks it down to fine leg
52.2 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, prod, defend, repeat
52.1 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, nudged with the angle towards mid-wicket
51.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, flattish on off, Younis punches it to mid-off
51.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, knocks this with the drift in front of cover for a well judged single
51.4 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, draws the batsman forward this time by looping it up a bit more from round the wicket, defended
51.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, pushed through the air on the stumps, gently punched towards short mid-wicket
51.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, flatter trajectory on this delivery which is turning in from outside off, Misbah eases back and punches it back towards the bowler
51.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, flicked away with the turn to deep mid-wicket
50.6 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, and again. 'Impregnable defence shown by Misbah," says Ramiz Raja on air. Yes sir, indeed
50.5 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, an ominous broad bat from Misbah in defence
Still persisting with no slip. There is a man actually where third or fourth slip should be
50.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, angling in on a good length around off, Misbah rolls the wrists and works it to short mid-wicket
50.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, 1 run, clipped neatly off the pads down to fine leg
50.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, short and wide, Younis swishes it away but straight to backward point
50.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, on a good length just outside off, defended after getting a stride forward
49.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, was loading up for the big slog sweep soon after the milestone. Only manages a thick inside edge and the ball rolls away behind square
49.5 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 2 runs, a gentle nurdle off his pads to get to his half-century. Gets a handshake from his skipper. This is his 30th fifty in Tests
49.4 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, nudged down to long-on
49.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, spinning in from off, Misbah turns it to FSL
49.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, FOUR, now the reverse! Half of Misbah's runs have come off the sweep shots. It was always on though with no backward point in place. Tossed up outside off, he is in position in a flash and helps it away fine
49.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, cries of catch as the inside edge thudded onto pad, but the ball died into the ground instead of popping up. Rolls away wide of the diving FSL fielder
Moeen Ali [10.0-2-33-1] is back into the attack
48.6 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, gets behind the line and blunts it out
48.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, 1 run, on the hips, nudged away through square leg
48.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, FOUR, soon after the slip is taken away, an edge flies through the vacant region. Well, this is what happens when you mess too much with the basics. A loose drive attempted by Younis against a good length delivery well wide of off, the ball tkes the outside edge and goes straight through where first slip would have been. You could argue that he played the shot because the fielder wasn't there. Umm, not really
48.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, read below
48.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, fraction fuller than a good length outside off, defended towards cover
Some deliberation on the field setting between the bowler and captain. Culminates in slip being taken out to a close in position on the leg-side
48.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length just outside off, Younis gently pushes it towards mid-on
Stokes trudges off the field now..Guess that's the end of his spell
47.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, the line is well wide of off, Misbah sensibly leaves it untouched
47.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 1 run, shuffles across and clips this good length delivery from off towards square leg
47.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, hops on the crease and defensively taps this in front of point with an open bat face
47.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, shuffles over to cover the off stump and then holds his bat aloft
47.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 2 runs, short of length just outside off, Younis swivels on the crease and rolls his wrists on the pull to send it all along the ground behind square. Ali sprints across from fine leg to cut off the boundary
47.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, length ball just outside off, defended
46.6 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, solidly defended towards silly mid-off
46.5 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, angling in on a good length around middle, catches Misbah's inside edge, deflects onto the pad and drops at his feet
46.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, on a length in the channel, Misbah moves across the crease and deadpans it into the off-side
46.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, back of a length around the fifth stump line, Misbah dabs it to backward point
46.2 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, rolled his fingers over that one. The leg-cutter was delivered on a fuller length around off, Misbah lazily leans forward and drives to silly mid-off
46.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, 1 run, a half-volley on the stumps, Younis looks elegant with his on-drive but never got much power behind it. Mid-on runs to his left to cut it off
Stuart Broad [5.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
45.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, this one is allowed to go through to the keeper
45.5 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, short of length just outside off, Misbah gets behind the line and blocks
45.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, FOUR, was that a chance? Oh it's that man Bell again. The ball was right between first and second slip but might have just fell short. A hint of shape away from the batsman squares him up completely in his back foot defence. The ball takes a thick outside edge and goes very low. Could Bell have got there by diving forward? Maybe, maybe not. We'll never know. His feet seemed to have been stuck on the ground as he never made an attempt
45.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 3 runs, half-volley well wide of off, Younis reaches out and squeezes the drive through the cover region. Some good tag team work from the chasing fielders saves a run
45.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, slightly back of a length delivery angling in on off, Younis was looking to force it through the off-side playing for some movement. Gets it off the inside half and the ball rolls towards the bowler
45.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 2 runs, whipped away behind square off his hips, was in the air but well wide of square leg
44.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, dragged down short on the stumps, Younis is too early in his pull and gets it off the toe-end through the square leg region
44.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, turning away from outside off, Younis doesn't bother with it
44.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, darted in very full on the pads, Misbah clips it behind square and gets to the other end
44.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, flatter trajectory on this delivery which lands on a length on off, tapped towards cover
44.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, FOUR, previously he has had to fetch the sweep from outside off, this delivery is on middle and off, As a result he gets a lot more power behind the shot and the ball skims away behind square
44.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, looped up leg-break on a length around off, forward and defended
43.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, angling in on off and middle, nudged to short mid-wicket
43.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, gets it to move just enough to beat the outside edge. It was on a length outside off, Younis goes searching for it looking to defend. Absolutely needless. The line is well wide of off.
43.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, shuffles across and plays this good length delivery with soft hands
43.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, 1 run, straying onto the hips, gently clipped through the mid-wicket region
43.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, almost a carbon copy of the previous ball. Circumspectly negotiated
43.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, on a length in the channel, a flat-footed defence from Misbah in front of point
42.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, teased up around off, milked down to long-off. The fielder was pushed back after the six
42.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, overcompensates and drags it short outside off, Misbah is unable to put it away and chops it straight to backward point
42.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, SIX, where did that come from? Suddenly Misbah decides to take the leggie on. And it was there to be whacked. Well tossed up leg-break just outside off, Misbah clears his front leg and bludgeons it down the ground over mid-off. Sailing over the ropes it goes
42.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, well flighted delivery on a length around off, cautiously kept out
42.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, well short again from Rashid, Misbah has ample time on the back foot and punches it back down the pitch
42.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, flatter trajectory, quicker through the air around off, Misbah gets half-forward and blocks
Time for the players to have a drink! England sniffed out Masood with the first ball of this session. Drawn into a loose poke outside off to a nothing delivery. Gets a feather and then decides to go for a terrible review. One that Ian Botham termed as 'ridiculous'. Misbah was put into a fair degree of discomfort by a short sharp spell from Wood. And now, Stokes has got some reverse swing going. Rashid to start after the break.
41.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, a hint of curl away on this back of a length delivery outside off, Younis defends it in front of cover
41.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, shuffles right across and blocks it from the crease
41.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 2 runs, opens the face of the bat and runs it behind backward point. The fielder hounds the ball down but cannot prevent the second
41.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, on a fuller length outside off, gently driven to point
41.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, FOUR, surely is moving in the air! Squared Younis up completely after shaping away late, the thick outside edge dribbles away wide of the diving second slip and into the fence
41.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, short of length outside off, Younis gets behind the line after shuffling across and blocks
A couple of slips and a silly mid-off are waiting..
40.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, fullish leg-break on middle, driven to mid-on
40.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, flatter trajectory on this delivery which is on a length on middle, doesn't turn a great deal and is blunted down the pitch
40.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 2 runs, Misbah fetches the sweep from outside off and sends it fine along the carpet
40.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, pushed through a bit quicker, lands on a length just outside off and turns away, Misbah covers his off stump and leaves
40.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, Rashid just hasn't got it right in the 8 balls he's bowled in this spell. Shortish again and cut away through the point region
40.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, turning away from outside off, left alone
39.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, gosh, Stokes got that to go in the air. On a good length and shapes away wide of off, convincingly beats the outside edge of Misbah's flirty poke
39.5 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, good length delivery nibbled into the off-side with a half-stride forward
39.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, short of length aimed at the body, Misbah turns it into the on-side
39.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, wide, tennis ball bounce on this bouncer, was banged in way too short. In fact, it has been adjudged too high
39.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, knocks this good length delivery towards cover
39.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, around off stump, on a good length, Misbah blocks with bat and pad close
39.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Misbah pokes at it and sends it to backward point
Ben Stokes [3.0-2-4-1] is back into the attack
Just forgot to mention - Wood went off the field after completing his previous over..
38.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, tossed up well above the eye line, lands very full around off, driven to deep cover
38.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, FOUR, finally Misbah latches onto one. Has been a horrible over from Rashid. Half-tracker which is pulled fiercely over mid-on. Didn't quite get hold of it but enough to clear the infield
38.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, short and turning away from off, cut away to the man sweeping the off-side boundary
38.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, finally it comes out right. Well flighted leggie lands on a length around middle, Younis lunges forward in defence
38.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, another long-hop outside off which goes unpunished. Misbah is quite content to pinch a single with a controlled cut
38.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, dragged down short outside off, Younis cuts it hard but straight to sweeper cover
Adil Rashid [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
37.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, gets on top of the bounce and deadpans it into the off-side
37.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, leg byes, 2 runs, the ball deflects away fine off Misbah's thigh pad after he missed with his tuck
37.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, Wood is on the ground. Tumbles over after delivering. It was a short of length delivery on off, Misbah works it past FSL
37.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, flush on the helmet! Nasty stuff from Wood. Another superbly directed bumper, Misbah takes his eyes off it and turns his head away. Puts up a hand to indicate to his partner he is fine
37.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, fraction fuller than a good length in the corridor, defended to point
37.1 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, real effort from Wood to get it to lift nicely from a short of length, Misbah hops with the bounce before dropping his wrists to sway out of the line
36.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, on a length around off, meets the dead-bat of Younis who was on the front foot
36.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 2 runs, very full on the pads, flicked away behind square. Another easy couple
36.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, straying on middle and leg, Younis fails to get his clip behind square leg
36.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, on a back of a length around off, hedged into the pitch off the back foot
36.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, that shuffle across to get behind the line and blunts it down
36.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 2 runs, too straight, Younis shuffles across and tucks it fine. Before fine leg comes around the batsmen have enough time for a second
Buttler is now up to the stumps for Anderson..
35.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, guides this back of a length delivery with an open face towards point
35.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, fuller length delivery around off, a firm defensive push from Misbah after getting a good stride forward
35.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, wears one on the body. Didn't get up as high as Misbah would have anticipated while committing to ducking underneath. Better to take a blow than lose your wicket
35.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, pitched up, Misbah bunts it to mid-off
35.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, on a short of length just outside off, Misbah fends it into the off-side after getting on his toes
35.1 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, a lethargic bouncer down leg, Misbah gets inside the line to get out of the way. The ball dies on the way to the keeper
34.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length just outside off, tapped to backward point
Looks like Anderson has received an official warning for running on the danger area
34.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, hurtles in a bouncer. Younis saw it early and ducked underneath well in time
34.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, gently flicks this good length delivery to short mid-wicket
34.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 2 runs, smartly played. Waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it behind backward point with an open bat face
34.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, on a good length around the fourth stump line, Younis guides it towards point from the crease
34.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fraction fuller than a good length around off, Younis looks to go hard on the drive, his bat face closes on impact and he ends up mistiming it to mid-on
33.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, some excitement from the keeper as he tumbled to his left to collect. Nothing from Wood though. Thigh pad I presume as Misbah missed his flick down the leg-side
33.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, 1 run, errs in line - drifting on the hips with the angle, Younis tucks it down to fine leg
33.4 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, fraction fuller this time, a half stride forward before tracing the middle of the bat in defence
33.3 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, probing away in that channel hitting the pitch on a back of a length, Younis nibbles it into the off-side from the crease
33.2 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, a similar back of a length delivery, dropped beside the pitch with soft hands
33.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, on a back of a length in the channel, Younis shuffles across to block
32.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 1 run, on the pads, Younis flicks it nicely, needless to say that FSL gets a touch to cut the pace off. Batsmen are restricted to a single
32.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 2 runs, woosh, he's got one past Bairstow! On a fuller length around middle, catches the inside half of Younis' bat as he was looking to push down the ground and rolls away behind square
32.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, another flick and another stop by Bairstow at FSL. Magic!
32.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, hint of tail, was it? Younis' bat face turned on the drive, mistimes it to silly mid-on
32.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, firmly driven but straight to mid-off
32.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, angling in on a back of a length towards off stump, Younis nibbles it towards backward point with an open bat face
31.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, on a length aiming for the top of off, a typical Misbah defence with feet stuck at the crease
31.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, lifts nicely from a short of length, Misbah initially thought about riding the bounce but there was too much of it. Drops his wrists to let it go
31.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, Misbah gets on his toes to ride the bounce on this short of length delivery and fends it into the off-side with soft hands
31.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, you can't be serious! Another well timed flick is stopped by Bairstow. He has erected a wall there
31.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, just that kind of a day for Bairstow. Nothing is going past him at FSL. Flicked away and Misbah must have thought four. Instead, finds the shin of the man
31.1 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, a fairly innocuous delivery outside off, left alone
Mark Wood [4.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
30.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, hides the ball as he runs in, delivered on a good length around off, Younis gets well forward to defend. Reverse swing is not yet apparent if at all
30.5 -
Anderson to Misbah, 1 run, too straight, allows Misbah to get away with a nurdle round the corner
30.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, a big a front foot stride as you will get to Misbah to this good length delivery, drops it back on the pitch
30.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, the effort ball now. Banged in halfway and gunning for the badge, Misbah hurries to get underneath
30.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, fraction fuller than a good length, gently nudged to the same man at silly mid-on
There is a ring of fielders close in on the leg side
30.1 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, on a fuller length just outside off, Misbah lazes into the push to silly mid-on
29.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, nicely flighted on a length and turning in on off, Younis keeps it out on the front foot
29.5 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, takes a couple of steps down the pitch and drives to mid-on
29.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, FOUR, very full outside off, too easy for a player like Younis. Drills the drive through the cover region. Enough legs on it to go all the way
29.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 3 runs, pushed through a little quicker outside off, once again Misbah fetches the sweep and sends it fine. Deep backward square hustles across and flicks the ball back in with a dive to save a run for his team
29.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, teased up offie which is a bit too full outside off, lazily driven to short cover
29.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 2 runs, floated up nicely outside off, Misbah plants his front foot across, goes down on one knee and helps the sweep fine
Moeen Ali [9.0-2-24-1] is back into the attack
28.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, keeping it right up there. Younis offers a solid front foot defence
28.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery angling into off, Younis ekes out an inside edge onto pad while looking to defend
Ultra-edge confirms the Masood decision. A spike props up as ball passes bat. Don't ask me why he reviewed though
28.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, 1 run, angling into the body on a short of length, tucked away towards the vacant square leg region
28.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, very full again just outside off, Misbah pushes it to mid-off without much feet
28.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, fuller length delivery around off stump, a languid forward defence from Misbah
Misbah-ul-Haq, right handed bat, comes to the crease
28.1 -
Anderson to Masood, out Caught by Buttler!! And Masood is gone first ball! Oh hang on! After a consultation with his partner, he has decided to review. Why would you talk to your partner if you know you haven't hit it. Moving on, there is a slight sound as the ball passes bat. Nothing very conclusive but the onfield call is out. The third umpire doesn't see any reason to overturn the decision. And the finger is raised for the second time. Masood goes. A gentle loosener from Anderson. On a fuller length and angling away just outside off stump, Masood is drawn into a needless front foot poke but only manages a feather through to the keeper. England were convinced. And the umpire responded in kind. Masood c Buttler b Anderson 54(87) [4s-7 6s-1]
Anderson to Masood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
12:38 Local Time, 08:38 GMT, 14:08 IST: The players have marched out onto the field after the break. Interesting first session it was. I personally didn't think there was much in the pitch but England did well to chip away at a couple of wickets. Here's Anderson..
12:04 Local Time, 08:04 GMT, 13:34 IST: Finally an even contest between bat and ball. And it made for good viewing. Actually, the first hour was negotiated quite comfortably with both openers looking composed. But a lazy nothing prod from Hafeez against Ali gave England a much needed opening. Then Bairstow created something from absolutely nothing to send Malik into trauma. In between all this, Masood has been batting with intent. Continually using his feet against the spinners and creating scoring opportunities. After the disappointment of the last Test, he has shown great character to bounce back like this. The nightmare of Abu Dhabi can finally be put behind it seems (in terms of viewing). Join us back in around 30 minutes..
27.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, covers for the turn and stockades it into the pitch off the front foot. That will be Lunch!
27.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, FOUR, too much air this time, ends up being a low loopy full toss outside off stump, Younis sees the opportunity and cracks the drive through extra-cover
27.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, another well flighted delivery turning away from off, Younis is cautious is his front foot block
27.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, floated up on a length just around off, Younis lunges forward to smother the turn
27.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, teased up leg-break on off, Younis gets close to the pitch with a giant stride and drives it to mid-off
27.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, jumps back in the crease and gently punches this flatter delivery straight back to Rashid
26.6 -
Broad to Masood, no run, rolled his fingers across this one, 127ks, delivered on a fuller length outside off, Masood reaches out and pushes it towards short cover
26.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, 1 run, a thick inside edge rolls away to fine leg on Younis' attempted defensive prod
26.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery angling in, worked away towards short mid-wicket
26.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, the ball stops on Younis and bounces a bit more while he was committed to his drive, he is forced to check his shot towards mid-off. Was in the air for a bit but landed well in front of the fielder
26.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, hops across to off to get behind the line and shields it into the pitch
26.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, fraction fuller than a good length in the channel, Younis gets a good stride forward to block
25.6 -
Adil Rashid to Masood, no run, watches this turn off the pitch from just outside off, gets right behind the line presenting the full face in his back foot defence
25.5 -
Adil Rashid to Masood, no run, well flighted leg-break, Masood is solid in defence
25.4 -
Adil Rashid to Masood, 2 runs, a floated up googly which lands on a length on leg and turns, Masood gets inside the line after planting his foot across and helps the sweep fine, deep backward square tidies up but not before the batsmen have two
25.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, a bit too full this time, Younis meets the pitch with a good stride and drives it to sweeper cover
25.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, a similar tossed up delivery outside off, left alone
25.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, floated up leg-break outside off, Younis covers his off stump and leaves. Some turn there for the leggie
Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
24.6 -
Broad to Masood, no run, head on top of the ball, high left elbow to defend
24.5 -
Broad to Masood, FOUR, fifty for Masood! His second in Tests. Got to hand it to the opener the way he has approached this innings. The intent has been positive both in attack and defence. And this is a brilliant shot to bring up the landmark. On a good length just around the fourth stump line, Masood presses towards the line of the ball and pushes it square of the wicket. All timing
Round the wicket to Masood, like he has been for most of the morning
24.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, 1 run, straying onto the hips, tucked away to fine leg
24.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, angling in on off on a fuller length, Younis' hurries to get his front leg out of the way looking for a straight drive, the bat face closes on impact and the ball goes rolling towards short mid-wicket
24.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, this time it's well wide of off, left alone
24.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, good grief! How close was that? Nah, a good enough leave going by the replay. The indipper on a fuller length bending back from outside off, Younis covers his off stump and lets it go. Some excitement from the English players but the batsman had it covered
Stuart Broad [3.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
23.6 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, pushed through flatter, slightly short as well outside off, Masood cannot beat backward point's dive with his cut
23.5 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, skips down the track and pushes it back to the bowler
23.4 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, stump to stump from round the wicket, guarded off the front foot
23.3 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, another rampart offered by Masood to this well flighted delivery
23.2 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, looped up a bit more and dipping on off and middle, Masood props forward and blocks
23.1 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, drifting in on off, defended
22.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, what a peach! Fascinating stuff. Holds its line just outside off on a good length, Younis had to play at it and is beaten on the edge
22.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, another bouncer. This was a bit too high though. Easily negotiated
22.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, carries nicely after landing on a length outside off, Younis doesn't fish with it
22.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, 3 in a row! Younis has made his mind to not play the pull. Swerves his head underneath
22.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, another lifter on the stumps, Younis ducks underneath
22.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, bumper on the stumps, Younis has no problem getting under it
21.6 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, after collecting the boundary, he smartly finishes the over with a rock-solid defence
21.5 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, FOUR, this is good positive batting. Masood has played with intent right through his innings. Advances again, makes room and belts the drive through extra-cover
21.4 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, floated up around off, forward and blocked
21.3 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, careful, careful. The ball might have stopped on him this time as he played the push well in front of the body, was in the air but just dropped short of the silly mid-on which is right beside the pitch
21.2 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, not much turn at all as Masood lunges forward to defend
21.1 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, pushed through on off stump, Masood blocks it down the pitch
20.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Younis is right behind this back of a length delivery in defence
20.5 -
Stokes to Masood, 1 run, straying onto the pads, clipped away to fine leg
20.4 -
Stokes to Masood, no run, short of length delivery but it's going down leg, Masood gets inside the line to get out of harm's way
20.3 -
Stokes to Masood, no run, this is right through Masood. Looked to be a fairly straight ball angling in on a length from round the wicket, Masood's bat comes down at an angle as he tries to defend on the front foot. Cuts him in half beating the inside edge by a whisker. Not too far away from grazing the off stick either
20.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 3 runs, half-volley outside off, Younis pouches on it. Leans towards the ball and caresses the drive through the cover region. Didn't have a lot of power behind the shot as the emphasis was no timing. The fielder gives chase and flicks the ball back in with a silde
20.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, the line is well wide of off, left alone
19.6 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, SIX, Masood has been itching to do that to Ali right from the start. Finally gets one which he can execute. Tossed up around off, Masood is down in a flash, makes sure that he has enough room to swing his arms and launches it back over the bowler's head
19.5 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, drifting onto the pads, worked away to short mid-wicket
19.4 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, takes a couple of strides down the pitch, gets close to the pitch and drives it to mid-off
19.3 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, forward and defended
19.2 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, sliding on after pitching on off, Masood gets in a good stride forward to block
19.1 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, drifting in with the arm on off, Masood pushes it back to the bowler
18.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, another early sighter for Younis who leaves this back of a length delivery outside off
18.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, on a length outside off, Younis shoulders arms
Younis Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.4 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, out Caught by Bairstow!! Yowza, yowza, yowza! Holy, moly! Simply sensational from Bairstow at FSL! That was clipped right off the middle of the bat and Malik is crestfallen. Someone please drag him off the field. Back of a length delivery angling into Malik, he clips it straight at Bairstow who shows agile reflexes getting his hands in the right position close to his chest, doesn't hold on first time but the rebound was not far away to his left. He is alert and pouches it before tumbing over. Shoaib Malik c Bairstow b Stokes 2(9)
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
18.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, smidgen fuller than a good length around the fourth stump line, defended with bat and pad close
18.2 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, half-volley well wide of off, Malik is not to be lured, leaves it alone
18.1 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, a gentle low full toss outside off to start with. Malik reaches out and guides it straight to point. A missed opportunity
Ben Stokes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
17.6 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, gently drives this fullish delivery towards cover
17.5 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, down the track once more, it was pushed through quicker, Masood is content defending
17.4 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, full and drifting in on the stumps, driven to mid-on
17.3 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, FOUR, that's what happens when you use your feet. The bowler's length is messed up. Drags this short outside off, Masood was waiting on the back foot and cuts it away behind square
17.2 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, not scared to use his feet. Ali sees him and pulls the length back, driven limply to short cover
17.1 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, pushed through quicker on a fuller length, driven back to Ali
16.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, good effort on this bumper, Malik sees it early and ducks
16.5 -
Mark Wood to Masood, 1 run, pitched up on the stumps, Masood drives it to the left of the bowler and sets off, mid-on runs around and effects a direct-hit at the non-striker's end but Masood was home
16.4 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, definite plan here to Masood. Keep it short of length into the body, Masood hops looking to ride the bounce, takes the bottom hand off the handle and drops it down on the pitch from the splice
16.3 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, angling into the left-hander on a length, half-forward and blocked
16.2 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, banged in on a short of length outside off, hardly any bounce. Masood was hopping on the crease expecting it to rise higher, guides it towards point with an open face
16.1 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, on a back of a length from round the wicket, Masood fends it softly towards gully
15.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up around off, Malik lunges forward to defend
15.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, big stride forward and blocked into the off-side
15.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, pulls the length back and pushes it flatter outside off, Malik mistimes his punch to cover
15.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, loopy delivery which is a bit too full just outside off, Malik drills the drive through the cover region after making some room. He is away with a couple
Shoaib Malik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, out Caught by Bairstow!! Ali has struck! Was that some turn or just a half-hearted defensive shot? Slower through the air and lands on a length around off, a bit of turn is enough to catch the inside edge as the batsman was lazily prodding forward to defend. Deflects onto the pad and pops up offering an easy chance to FSL. Hafeez c Bairstow b Moeen Ali 19(44) [4s-4]
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
15.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, FOUR, flatter outside off, Hafeez goes leg-side to make room and punches it nicely square of the wicket. Broad, who was at backward point, puts in a clumsy effort and allows the ball to sneak through
Drinks are on the field now! All the pressure would have been on Masood coming into this innings and he has responded well. Seems to be up for the challenge. The short ball has been ducked under or the pull shot has been brought out. Nothing half-hearted. Hafeez at the other end is composed. There was some swing early on but all that has disappered. Not much turn on Day 1 either. All in all, looks like another long day in the field.
14.6 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, good height on this bumper from round the wicket. Masood was expecting it and ducks underneath
14.5 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, fuller length this time trying to catch Masood off guard. Not to be though as he gets a good stride forward to keep it out
14.4 -
Mark Wood to Masood, 2 runs, this is a nothing length. If you want to go short, bang it right in. This is more of a back of a length which won't trouble the batsman. Clipped away through mid-wicket for an easy couple
14.3 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, short of length around the mid-riff, Masood turns it past FSL
14.2 -
Mark Wood to Masood, FOUR, there's your riposte. Short of length delivery which doesn't lift very high. Masood watches it closely and plays a short arm-jab pull behind square. The timing on it was exquisite and the ball skimmed to the ropes
14.1 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, and here we go. Another sharp well directed bumper. Masood swerves under it in time
Right, the field is all set for some short stuff. FSL, leg gully and two men in the deep
Ali has sneaked off the field after completing the over. Hales on as substitute..
13.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, and again. Quicker through the air around off, Hafeez works it towards mid-on
13.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, nudged with the turn to mid-on
13.4 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, 1 run, skips down the pitch and making room to go through the cover. Doesn't quite time the drive that well but it's wide enough of the fielder to fetch him a single
13.3 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, fuller on the stumps, driven to mid-on
13.2 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, floated up just outside off, Masood lunges forward and blocks
13.1 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, drifting in on off stump, a defensive push back to the bowler
12.6 -
Mark Wood to Masood, 1 run, much closer to the body this time, Masood rolls his wrists to get on top of the ball and works it behind square
12.5 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, hitting the pitch hard is Wood. Pushing Masood back, back and back. There isn't much pace off the wicket though. Defended easily
12.4 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, a similar delivery but doesn't bounce as much as the previous one, Masood offers a solid willow
12.3 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, hops on the crease to get on top of this short of length delivery, fends it down with soft hands
12.2 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, 1 run, straying onto the pads, clipped away to fine leg
12.1 -
Mark Wood to Masood, 3 runs, Masood is growing in confidence. Wasn't a bad delivery at all but he played it with such authority. Slightly back of a length just outside off, Masood punches it square of the wicket. Bairstow gives chase from point and does well to flick the ball inside the ropes with a slide
11.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, a straight roller outside off, Hafeez reads it off the pitch on the back foot and pokes it towards cover
11.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, floated up on off, Hafeez lunges to defend
11.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, works this with the turn to square leg
11.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, a bit slower through the air around off, a lunge forward and hedged into the pitch
11.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, dances down the track, gets near the pitch of the ball but mistimes his drive to mid-off
11.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez is not afraid to take his chances here. Might have premeditated the sweep but the length was too full, beaten on the inside edge
10.6 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, on a fuller length and angling away, driven to short cover
10.5 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, gosh that was a sharp bumper. Masood had to hurry to get his head under the ball. Just about does so in time
10.4 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, on a length wide of off, Masood shoulders arms
10.3 -
Mark Wood to Masood, 2 runs, the length is right but too straight, Masood looks comfortable with anything on the pads, flicks it convincingly through mid-wicket. Ali is in the deep and has some work to do. Cannot prevent the two
10.2 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, nicely driven presenting the full face of the bat but straight to mid-on
10.1 -
Mark Wood to Masood, no run, in the blockhole outside off, Masood digs it out towards mid-off
Two slip and a gully for Wood..
Mark Wood, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, turning in from around off stump, worked away to short mid-wicket
9.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, pushed through quicker on off, defended
9.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, skips down the track and takes it on the full, cannot get the drive past cover
9.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, flat from Ali. Not much turn after the ball lands around off, Hafeez lunges forward to block
9.2 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, 1 run, ventures down the pitch, gets close to the ball and pushes it wide of mid-off. Hafeez was hesitant about the run but was called through
9.1 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, fullish delivery drifting in from outside off, Masood clears his front leg and drives it well. Short cover makes a half-stop
8.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, the hint of swing which was there for the first few overs has quickly disappeared. So typical.. No hassles on the front foot defence for Hafeez
8.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, holds its line on a back of a length outside off, Hafeez was slightly squared up but makes the adjustment to open the bat face and guide it towards point
8.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, fraction fuller than good length around off, Hafeez is drawn forward into a defensive push
8.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, the line is wide of off this time allowing Hafeez to let it go
8.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, almost an action replay off the previous ball. Hafeez has looked solid this morning
8.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, on a length around off, Hafeez gets well forward to block
7.6 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, much more circumspect this time and rightly so. Gets a big stride forward to defend
7.5 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, ooh, gives him the charge. Ali cleverly pulled the length back but Masood still attempts an ambitious cover drive. The ball skids on and takes a thick inside edge back to the bowler
7.4 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, a bit too full this time, driven towards mid-off
7.3 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, nicely coming in with the arm on off stump, Masood props forward to offer a defensive push
7.2 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, no run, pushed through the air, drifting in on a fuller length on middle, Masood pushes it to mid-on
7.1 -
Moeen Ali to Masood, 2 runs, starts with a nice juicy full toss drifting in on the pads, Masood flicks it through mid-wicket and ambles back for a second
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Okay, so Moeen Ali on very early..
6.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, 2 runs, a bit too straight. Clipped away through the mid-wicket region
6.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, corrects his length instantly. On a good length in the channel, Hafeez gets half forward and defends towards gully
6.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, FOUR, and as I say that, he bowls one a bit too full. Just a firm push down the ground from Hafeez. Mid-off was quite wide, gives chase but the outfield here is quick. Much more so than Abu Dhabi
6.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, very much Anderson like this. Nothing on offer. There and thereabouts just outside off on a length, Hafeez drops it into the off-side with soft hands
6.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, pitched up on off stump, a watertight front foot defence
6.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, probing away in the channel outside off, Hafeez needlessly plays away from the body and guides it towards point. Better off letting them go
5.6 -
Broad to Masood, no run, the line is leaving him with that angle from Broad, Masood covers his off-stump and lets it through to the keeper
5.5 -
Broad to Masood, no run, a similar line of attack, solid from Masood as he blocks it towards mid-off off the back foot
5.4 -
Broad to Masood, no run, gets back and across to defend this back of a length delivery into the off-side
5.3 -
Broad to Masood, no run, some extra bounce on this good length delivery angling away outside off, Masood holds his bat aloft
5.2 -
Broad to Masood, FOUR, now this is much more convincing. Straying on the pads, flicked away right off the meat through the mid-wicket region
5.1 -
Broad to Masood, FOUR, Masood is stuck on the crease all the time expecting a short one. As a result his feet are not going towards the pitch of the ball. On a fuller length just outside off, gets a thick outside edge on his attempted cover-drive, rolls away wide of the slip cordon and into the boundary
4.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, further up on off stump, this time Hafeez gets a thick inside edge which goes on the bounce to FSL
4.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, FOUR, might have looked streaky but Hafeez was in control. Back of a length around the fifth stump line, Hafeez gets a thick outside edge while looking to defend off the back foot, was played with soft hands though which meant that the ball went straight into the ground. Also beats the dive of third slip to run away
4.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, a half-stride forward from Hafeez to this good length delivery just outside off, defends it with an angled bat towards third slip
4.3 -
Anderson to Masood, 1 run, on a back of a length and angling away around off, Masood waits for the ball and then steers it wide of the man at point
4.2 -
Anderson to Masood, no run, pulled his length back slight on the same off-stump line, Masood knocks it into the off-side
4.1 -
Anderson to Masood, no run, on a good length around off stump, so far so good for Masood. Gets a stride forward to block
3.6 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, fuller length outside off, left alone
3.5 -
Broad to Hafeez, FOUR, pitched further up by Broad looking to entice a drive. Hafeez obliges. Leans nicely into it and sends the ball rolling through the cover region. The fielder gives chase and puts in a head-first dive trying to flick it back but doesn't get close
3.4 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, the line is well wide of off, Hafeez shoulders arms
3.3 -
Broad to Masood, 1 run, Masood was expecting a bumper here. Feet went nowhere to this pitched up delivery while attempting a drive, the bat face closes on impact and it rolls away wide of mid-on
3.2 -
Broad to Masood, FOUR, strays in line and Masood gets it away. A fuller length delivery on the pads, all the batsman had to do was get a tickle fine
3.1 -
Broad to Masood, no run, on a back of a length and angling in to the left-hander, Masood hedges it into the pitch with soft hands
2.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, there has been some seam for Anderson this morning. Again goes past the outside edge of Hafeez's defensive stroke as this good length delivery holds it line outside off
2.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, a similar fuller length delivery, draws a solid forward defensive
2.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, fraction fuller than a good length around the fourth stump line, Hafeez opens the face of the bat in defence and guides it towards cover-point
2.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, had a FSL been in place for Hafeez, it would have been right down his throat. Hafeez gets an inside edge on his prod and the ball pops up straight into the vacant region. There is a silly mid-on in place rather
2.2 -
Anderson to Masood, 1 run, drop and run. Gently knocks this good length delivery in front of point and is called through for a well judged single by his partner
2.1 -
Anderson to Masood, no run, on a length just outside off, Masood gets a good stride forward to defend
Anderson sticks to over the wicket for Masood. Has four slip and a FSL
1.6 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, on a fuller length wide of off, Hafeez doesn't bother with it
1.5 -
Broad to Masood, 1 run, yes, I was wondering when will Masood get some chin music. Here it is. Banged in halfway and well directed on the stumps, Masood hurries into a pull but was never in control. Fortunately for him the ball is well wide of fine leg
1.4 -
Broad to Masood, no run, you don't play that! Bowled from wide of the crease and angling in from outside off, Masood looks to defend on the back foot playing for the angle but the ball straightens after pitching beating the outside edge by a long way
1.3 -
Broad to Masood, no run, popped up off the thigh pad. Banged in on a short of length and angling into the batsman, Masood tries to work it away through the on-side but fails to lay any bat
1.2 -
Broad to Masood, no run, angling into the left-hander on a length, Masood turns it to FSL
1.1 -
Broad to Masood, no run, on a back of a length wide of off, Masood shuffles across and defends on the back foot
Broad to start from round the wicket with three slips and a gully..
Stuart Broad, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez was looking to cut this back of a length delivery just outside off accounting for some away movement. Ended up being cramped for room and chopping it back onto the pitch with a thick inside edge
0.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, pitched further up in the channel, draws a compact forward defence back to the bowler
0.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, decent pace and carry through to the keeper. Veering away around the sixth stump line, Hafeez pulls his bat well inside the line allowing to let it go
0.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, a similar line and length, pushed to cover point flat-footed
0.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, goes past the outside edge. A good length delivery shaping away in outside off channel, Hafeez is tentative. Tries to engage in a flirty poke but is beaten by the movement
0.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, hint of swing. A gentle loosener on a length and shaping away around off, Hafeez drops it on the pitch with soft hands
Hafeez and Masood are at the crease. Hafeez is on strike. Anderson will open the attack
The players are making their way back out to the middle. James Anderson will start the proceedings with two slips, a gully and a FSL in place.
Hello and welcome back for the second session. With a substantial lead, Pakistan clearly have their noses in front. Is there another twist in the tale, with the visitors striking back up front?
For the tourists, it was just a case of what might have been. They had a chance to press home the advantage, but just lost the plot against some incisive bowling. The last seven wickets fell for a mere 36 runs. Remember, they have to bat last on a track that is offering assistance for the spinners. Join us back for the second session in a while.
In fact, for the umpteenth time in his international career, Riaz used every ounce of his energy to create problems for the opposition. He generated a little bit of reverse swing and got the ball to hold its line at a fair clip. Riaz was rewarded for his sterling efforts with the key scalps of Root and Ben Stokes. Yasir Shah also came into his own on day 3 with his inviting loop and variations. In particular, the lower-order batsmen struggled to pick the leg-spinner from the hand. He scalped four wickets.
12:10 Local Time, 08:10 GMT, 13:40 IST: Wahab Riaz bowled with an intimidating gait and genuine pace to help the hosts gain a substantial first innings lead. England, on the other hand, just crumbled under pressure while facing up to a formidable attack. It looked all rosy for them when overnight batsmen Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow took strike on day 3. However, Root's dismissal opened the floodgates for Pakistan to run through the batting line-up.
75.2 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, out Caught by Sarfraz Ahmed!! Bravo Anderson, he decides not to keep us waiting for our lunch. Banged in short, gets big on the batsman as he tries to fend at it, only manages to glove it through to the keeper. A dramatic collapse from England this morning, much like their counterparts yesterday. Hands Pakistan a hefty lead of 136. Anderson c Sarfraz Ahmed b Imran Khan 4(17)
Imran Khan to Anderson, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
We are now into overtime. This session will be extended by a maximum of half an hour to allow Pakistan to snaffle the last wicket.
75.1 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, on a length around off, nicely forward and blocked
74.6 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, no run, googly pitching on leg stump, Broad reads it and presents a full face in defence
74.5 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, no run, the forward short legs have pulled off some remarkable catches in this match. This time though it was not to be. Broad smashes his sweep into Masood's boot and the ball lobs up. He is quick enough to latch the rebound. However, the zoomed in replay indicated that it might have been on the half-volley - ball to boot.
Chris Gaffaney has had his hands full this morning. Another call is referred to him. Was swept hard and Pakistan feel that it lobbed up after hitting Masood's boot, he then caught it on the rebound. Right then, here is the zoomer. Very tricky stuff. A question of one frame. I certainly don't want to be the third umpire. The soft signal from the onfield umpire was not out. Stays NOT OUT
74.4 -
Yasir Shah to Anderson, 1 run, the inside edge onto pad which flies over the head of Masood at FSL before he could even react. Sharp turn again from the straight which induces the inside edge on the nibble
74.3 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, 1 run, too full to cause any discomfort, Broad drives to the deepish mid-off in place. May be this is deliberate from Pakistan. To get Anderson on strike
74.2 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, no run, landed down leg and turning further away, Broad looks to paddle it fine but fails to lay any bat
74.1 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, no run, well flighted on off, rips off the surface catching a thick inside edge on Broad's prod before rolling away to FSL
From over the wicket now to Broad...
73.6 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, this one kept low from a fuller length, Anderson blocks that with his bat-pad close together
73.5 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, hits the deck hard and bowls it around the fifth, sixth stump line, Anderson stands tall and blocks that towards cover
73.4 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, 2 runs, full and width on offer, Anderson squeezes the drive through cover, good enough to get a couple of runs
73.3 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, keeps this one on the stumps, Anderson drives it modestly, back to the bowler
73.2 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, very full and on the leg-stump line, Anderson with his feet stuck in blob, looks to tickle it down the leg-side. Pinged low on the pad as he failed to get bat on ball, Imran Khan goes up for an ambitious appeal but that was sliding down leg by some distance
73.1 -
Imran Khan to Broad, 1 run, punching line and length for Broad, he goes for the shot and looks for a second. Sweeper gets across quickly and puts paid to Broad's thought of stealing a second
72.6 -
Yasir Shah to Anderson, no run, the ugly-reverse sweep again from Jimmy. Full and just outside off, Anderson gets an under-edge on the shot which rolls towards the only slip
72.5 -
Yasir Shah to Anderson, no run, quicker and on the stumps, Anderson gently turns it in front of FSL
72.4 -
Yasir Shah to Anderson, no run, loopy delivery just outside off, Anderson goes back and blocks
72.3 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, 1 run, full toss on the stumps, flicked away to mid-wicket
72.2 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, no run, floated up just outside off, Broad defends from the crease
72.1 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, no run, this was flighted delivery and around off, Broad is prodding forward in defence, misses and is hit low on the pad. Pakistan fielders go up in unison but the umpire is unmoved
Pakistan go up for a review. Anderson is the batsman, the appeal is for lbw. Yasir's front foot is fine. Piching - in-line, impact - umpire's call, wickets - missing (down the leg-side). So, NOT OUT and umpire Paul Reiffel has got it right
71.6 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, edged and just short of the keeper! Full and angling away. Anderson, like many of his batsmen, attempts a drive with laden feet. Outside edge dies down on the way to the keeper
71.5 -
Imran Khan to Broad, 1 run, back of a length and wide of off, Broad stays deep inside the crease and punches it square of the wicket on the off-side
71.4 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, 1 run, the yorker from Imran Khan, Anderson gets an inside edge on to the pad as he attempts a clip off the back foot. Loud appeal but the umpire is not interesed
71.3 -
Imran Khan to Broad, 1 run, very full and around off, Broad manages to squeeze that towards point and scampers across for a single
71.2 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Broad works it to mid-on
71.1 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, fullish and just outside off, Broad toe-ends the drive to mid-off
70.6 -
Yasir Shah to Anderson, no run, slower through the air on off, Anderson prods forward and blocks
70.5 -
Yasir Shah to Anderson, no run, leg-spinner from Yasir and that climbed a long way, Anderson was shaping to cut but it turned back sharply, takes Sarfraz's helmet on the way before it went wide of the lone slip
70.4 -
Yasir Shah to Anderson, no run, flighted delivery on off, Anderson defends it off the front foot
70.3 -
Yasir Shah to Anderson, no run, Jimmy attempts a reverse-sweep first ball, doesn't get anywhere close, under-edges it in the vicinity of the close-in catchers
James Anderson, left handed bat, comes to the crease
70.2 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, out Caught by Younis Khan!! Googly, googly screamed someone among the close-in fielders before Yasir Shah delivered this ball. Yasir bowled it and to his delight he got a wicket. Wood went hard on the stroke, and seems like the bat hit the ground before it flew to first slip. Anyways, Pakistan claim the catch and there was enough drama before Wood was sent back. Mark Wood c Younis Khan b Yasir Shah 1(11)
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Pakistan fielders claim the catch, Wood is the batsman. umpire Paul Reiffel wants to go upstairs. Yasir Shah is fine on the front foot account. Did that go on the bounce? He was caught at first slip by Younis Khan. Bump ball or outside edge? And guess what! "The RED LIGHT IS ON" as Rameez Raza describes it on air. Oh hang on! What is happening out there? Seems like the batsman has gone up for a review, yes indeed! He has opted for a review. No non-sense from the third umpire this time, he is quick. Signals OUT for the second time and walk-back-to-the-pavilion-time for Mark Wood
70.1 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, 1 run, floaty delivery around off, Broad push-drives that towards point and is happy to take a single
69.6 -
Imran Khan to Mark Wood, no run, this one came in slightly, from a good length and just close to taking the off-stump, lots of oohs and aahs from the close-in fielders
69.5 -
Imran Khan to Mark Wood, no run, Imran Khan pulls his length back and delivers it just outside off, Wood is on his back foot punching that towards point
69.4 -
Imran Khan to Broad, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Broad wrists that wide of mid-on and offers the strike to Durham lad
69.3 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, solidly punched by Broad
69.2 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, good length outside off, Broad looks to punch away from the body, gets beaten on the outside edge
69.1 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, length delivery on middle, Broad slaps hard as he went cross-batted, it almost lobbed to the fieldsman at mid-on. Just went on the bounce, jittery times Broad? Usually that's something he offers to the batsman when he bowls in England
Imran Khan [10.0-4-26-1] is back into the attack
Riaz and Yasir have just done what the skipper needed from them. Imran into the attack now, one slip in place
68.6 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, well tossed up outside off, Wood leaves
68.5 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, googly on the stumps, Wood is turns this gently to FSL
68.4 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, quicker and on the stumps, Wood blocks from the crease
68.3 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, the leg-spinner from Messi-look-alike-Yasir, Wood attempts a big heave on his knees, beaten by a country mile
68.2 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, slower and just outside off, Wood lunges forward in defence
68.1 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, carbon copy of his previous over first ball. Just the batsman is different this time, flipper which Wood didn't pick. Missed the off-stump by a nigh margin
67.6 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, 1 run, runs this short of length delivery to third man and keeps strike
67.5 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, this one kept low from a fullish length, Wood manages to block it
67.4 -
Riaz to Broad, 1 run, almosssssst another!! Dug in short again, Broad hops inside and fends sans any conviction, ball spoons off the splice towards FSL. It just fell short of the man
67.3 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, Riaz greets Broad with a pacy bouncer. That was heading into Broad's face. He gets into an awkward tangle as he looked to evade that, gets hit on the arm and I'm sure Broad must be feeling the pain
67.2 -
Riaz to Broad, 2 runs, bowls in a toe-crunching yorker, Broad somehow manages to jam it towards mid-wicket
67.1 -
Riaz to Broad, FOUR, short of length and wide of off, Broad goes on the back foot and punches that with sublime timing, square on the off-side
Mark Wood, right handed bat, comes to the crease
66.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, out Lbw!! Yasir Shah is slowly getting into rhythm. No wonder he is the fastest Pakistani to claim 50 Test match wickets. Bairstow walks back with a sorry face. Flatter delivery on middle and leg, that came quicker to Bairstow than he anticipated. Looked to work it to the leg-side and misses, ball strikes the pad and umpire Paul Reiffel has his finger up in flash. Bairstow lbw b Yasir Shah 46(104) [4s-5 6s-1]
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
Bairstow has been given out lbw! He has reviewed it though. Did he get a bat? I don't think so. Pitching - in-line, impact - in-line, wickets - crashing into leg. Three REDS and bye, bye Bairstow . He is OUT
66.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, tossed up on middle, Bairstow lunges forward and blocks
66.4 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, 1 run, full and outside off, driven to cover
66.3 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, byes, FOUR, down the leg-side, that has spun a long way, the batsman didn't pick it, neither did the keeper and the slip fielder, raced away to fine-leg
Stuart Broad, left handed bat, comes to the crease
66.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, out Caught by Hafeez!! No problems on this one though. What did you just do Adil Rashid? He just faced 1 ball of leg-spin and this (the second one), he wants to slog-sweep Yasir out of the park. Gets a thick-top edge that flies towards cover. Hafeez could have had a cup of coffee and taken that catch. Easy as you like, just jogs forward and accepts it gleefully. The quicker one from Yasir Shah which Rashid didn't pick at all. Adil Rashid c Hafeez b Yasir Shah 0(2)
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
66.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, oh!! How did that miss off? The flipper from Yasir which his nemesis doesn't pick, he left it alone and guess what it just, just, just missed the off-stump, almost a close shave
65.6 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, length delivery still outside off, Bairstow is happy to block that from the crease
65.5 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, width on offer on a fuller length, Bairstow forbears himself from having a go at it, shoulders arms
65.4 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, full and in the channel outside off, squeezed towards mid-off
65.4 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no ball, Riaz has overstepped, tight call from the umpire though! Angles it into the right-hander, Bairstow gets across and blocks solidly
Riaz switches to round the wicket
65.3 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, hits the back of a length region and keeps it just outside off, Bairstow goes on the back foot and presents a straight willow
65.2 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, slower ball full toss on middle, Bairstow generously plays that back to the bowler
65.1 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, fullish and on the stumps, Bairstow turns it gently to mid-on
Meanwhile former England skipper Ian Botham is not happy with the way Buttler has played. "No feet movement," he bemoans. In fact he is not pleased with every batsman who got out today
64.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 1 run, full and on off, dug out with an open bat face square of the wicket, Bairstow will keep strike
64.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, flatter and outside off, Bairstow strides forward and lets it go
64.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, slower through the air and around off, Bairstow hangs back and punches straight to short cover
64.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, skips out and flicks this flighted delivery straight to short mid-wicket
64.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, quicker through the air and around off, Bairstow offers a dead blade
64.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, floated up on the stumps, Bairstow prods forward in defence
Adil Rashid, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Players will have drinks! Wahab Riaz! These two words sum up the first hour of play. Magical stuff. Over to Raju then to take you through till Lunch
63.6 -
Riaz to Buttler, out Caught by Sarfraz Ahmed!! Riaz is waving his wand and the ball is dancing to his tunes. What a spell of fast bowling! Oh, they will write songs about this. Never mind the exaggeration but that's how good he's bowled. Pitched right up and angled in from round the wicket, gets it to curl away in the air. Buttler had to play at it due to the angle but only manages a faint outside edge. The ball dies on the way to the keeper who dives forward to collect. He's made up for that drop earlier, has Sarfraz. Buttler c Sarfraz Ahmed b Riaz 0(9)
Riaz to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
63.5 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, switches his angle of attack to round the wicket. Gets the line wrong with his first delivery. In the blockhole well wide of off, left alone
63.4 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, baited up with a hint of tail outside off, Buttler gets a big stride forward and then lifts his bat
63.3 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, another well judged leave to a delivery wide of off
63.2 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, much better. Angling away on a back of a length and Buttler lets it go
63.1 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, this is testing stuff. Real brisk from Riaz and is drawing out pokes on deliveries that otherwise the batsmen don't need to play at. On a back of a length and slinging away outside off, Buttler has a feel for it on the back foot but is beaten on the outside edge by a light-year
62.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, shimmies down the pitch, almost yorks himself but manages to dig it out
62.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, flipper outside off, Bairstow covers his stumps and lets it go
62.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, the quicker leg-break which drifts in with the arm and pitches around leg, Bairstow plays outside the line in his front foot defence being deceived by the drift, misses the inside edge and thuds into the pad. Huge appeal from the keeper as if this is the plumbest LBW he has seen. Was going down though
62.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, well flighted delivery around off, forward and blocked
62.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, floated up outside off, driven to short cover
62.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, FOUR, for the gazillionth time, Bairstow gets an edge to an attempted cut. Jumps back in the crease to a shortish delivery, gets it off the bottom-edge this time. The ball might have gone between the keeper's legs actually and skims away. Poor ol Younis gives chase and puts in a head first dive, but the ball has already reached the ropes
61.6 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, three successive leaves from the new man. That finishes a successful over from Riaz
61.5 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, no shot offered again to a delivery which was wide of him
61.4 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, angling away in the channel outside off, Bairstow holds his bat aloft
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
61.3 -
Riaz to Stokes, out Caught by Sarfraz Ahmed!! Kudos to Riaz, what a bowler! He's getting the dividends this morning. Slingy back of a length delivery wide of off, Stokes looks to punch it through the off-side playing away from the body with no feet. The ball must have slightly held its line as well after pitching which induced the outside edge. Sarfraz moved smartly to his left to hang on as it was flying. Stokes c Sarfraz Ahmed b Riaz 4(13)
Riaz to Stokes, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
61.2 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, unplayable! Just move on to the next delivery, don't worry about this one Stokes! Holds its line on a back of a length just outside off, whizzes past the outside edge of his back foot defence
61.1 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, Stokes gets right behind the line and blocks
60.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, nice and loopy just outside off, a nice stride forward to block
60.5 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, 1 run, flicked away with the turn behind square
60.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 1 run, googly which is a bit too short, gives Bairstow enough time to read it off the pitch on the back foot, plays a nurdle round the corner
60.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, flipper just outside off, Bairstow goes leg-side to make room and attempts a back-cut, the ball takes the outside edge and travels low to first slip. Younis reacts quickly to bend down and pluck it off the ground. He thinks he's caught that. But the man who matters doesn't
Bairstow is on his way. Or is he? The umpires have gone upstairs to check if the catch is clean. To me it looks like Younis' fingers are under the ball. The camera angles can be a bit perplexing. Good luck, Chris Gaffaney judging that. Very, very close. Okay, that has gone the same way these decisions always go, NOT OUT
60.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, pushed through quicker outside off on a fuller length, Bairstow leaves
60.1 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, 1 run, lunges forward to defend this widish leg-break, the ball grips more than anticipated catching a thick inside edge onto pad. The ball just drops short of FSL and gets past him
Round the wicket to Stokes. Slip, leg-slip and FSL to keep Stokes company
59.6 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, rolls his fingers over this one, ends up as a low full toss just outside off, Bairstow was deceived by the lack of pace and checks his push in the end to mid-off
59.5 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, closer to the off stump this time, draws Bairstow into the drive, mistimes it to cover
59.4 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, pitched further up outside off, Bairstow doesn't want to do another Root, happy to let it go
59.3 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, well wide of off, nothing doing
59.2 -
Riaz to Stokes, 1 run, clipped away neatly off his pads through the mid-wicket region
59.1 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, you can't play that, you just can't! Was angled in outside off, holds its line after pitching. Stokes had to play at it and gets beaten on the outside edge
58.6 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, 1 run, Stokes' heart would have been pounding there. Lobbed up in the air off a thick top edge but, much to his relief, landed behind a chasing mid-wicket fielder. Nicely tossed up delivery around off, must have hit the rough as it bounced a lot more, Stokes was already committed to the sweep and went at hard at it which took it over the fielder
58.5 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, keeping it up there for Stokes and stump-to-stump, he gets forward and bunts it back to the right of the bowler
58.4 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, flicked away with the turn to short mid-wicket
58.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 1 run, drops it short once more, Bairstow waits on the back foot and back-cuts it behind square, work for the man at sweeper cover and he does well to keep the batsmen to a single
58.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, drifting in fuller on off, defended with an angled bat on the front foot
58.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, turning away slightly from a length just outside off, Bairstow lunges forward and pushes it to silly mid-off
57.6 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, low full toss tailing back in on off, Stokes covers for the movement and pushes that to cover
57.5 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, a similar line and length, forward and blocked
57.4 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, on a good length and some tail back in to Stokes, he presents a solid back foot defence
Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease
57.3 -
Riaz to Root, out Caught by Sarfraz Ahmed!! Another missed hundred for Root. And it's that man, Wahab Riaz, with the breakthrough! Just rewards for bending your back. Pitched up delivery slanted across the right hander, draws Root into a loose drive away from his body, feet hardly moved, gets the outside edge which flew low to the keeper's right. Sarfraz does well to dive to his right and pouch it up. Root c Sarfraz Ahmed b Riaz 88(141) [4s-12]
Riaz to Root, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
57.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, fuller length delivery around the fifth stump line, gently driven to cover
57.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, angling away outside off, Root shoulders arms
56.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, floated up outside off, Bairstow nudges it to the off-side
56.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, was there an edge there? Most certainly was. The keeper has put it down! Short again outside off, Bairstow makes room looking for an encore but this one bounces more to take the outside edge. The deflection wasn't huge so Sarfraz has no excuses for not clinging on
56.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, FOUR, Yasir has really struggled this morning. Either too short or too full. This is a half-tracker, Bairstow pounces on it and crashes the cut in front of square to find the gap
56.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, FOUR, a genuine outside edge which runs away. It was pushed through quicker, the flatter trajectory lulls Bairstow to play back to a delivery which was fullish, gets an outside edge which travels low to the left of Younis at slip. Fell well short of his outstretched left hand though
56.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, slightly short outside off, Bairstow jumps back and chops it to backward point
56.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, lunges forward to smother the turn and defends it back to the bowler
55.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, solid. Good length delivery stockaded into the pitch from the crease
55.5 -
Riaz to Root, FOUR, Root was opened up a touch but did well to go at it with soft hands. It was angling away on a back of a length, Root has a feel for it and the thick outside edge dies immediately and runs away between the slip cordon and gully
55.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, much more assertive from Root who is happy to leave anything wide of his eye-line
55.3 -
Riaz to Bairstow, 1 run, baited up around a couple of stumps away from off, Bairstow gets his front foot towards the ball and gently drives it through the cover region
55.2 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, in the corridor outside off on a good length, a flirty push away from the body towards cover
55.1 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, careful, careful Bairstow. Was looking to work this away against the angle. Closed the bat face a bit too early and the soft leading edge rolls away towards mid-off
54.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, gives this a lot more air, draws Root forward in defence
54.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, turning away outside off, left alone
54.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, flatter trajectory and pushed through a lot quicker on the stumps, Root goes deep in the crease and guards it with a vertical bat
54.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, FOUR, and again. Leg-spinner and a full toss go together like butter and popcorn it seems. Nice and loopy and drifting in on the stumps, lots of bottom hand in this whip through mid-wicket. Was in the air but well wide of mid-on
54.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, FOUR, full toss from Yasir. 99 times out of 100 Root will put it away. Whips it through mid-wicket
54.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 3 runs, Imran Khan employs his feet instead of opting to bend which gives away an extra run. It was teased up around off, Bairstow nicely leans into the drive and caresses it through extra-cover. Imran is at deepish mid-off and clearly his body is quite stiff
53.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, closer to the body, gently clipped to mid-wicket. 3 maidens to start the day.
53.5 -
Riaz to Root, no run, angling away on a back of a length, Root stands tall in the crease and guides it towards the point region with an open bat face
53.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, banged in on a short of length, Root was expecting it to bounce a lot more as he committed to the pull, ends up getting an inside edge onto pad and the ball dribbles away towards mid-wicket
53.3 -
Riaz to Root, no run, too wide once more to draw a stroke from Root. Some nice early sighters this morning
53.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, on a length on middle, hedged into the on-side from the crease
53.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, slings a good length delivery angling across Root, who wishes it good morning on its way to the keeper
52.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, pushed through quicker on middle, skids on with the arm, Bairstow plays back and meets it with a dead-bat under the eyes
52.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, drifting in with the arm on middle, lands on a fullish length again, Bairstow turns it to FSL
52.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, fullish leg-break outside off stump, driven with the turn to cover
52.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, closer to off stump this time, forward and defended
52.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, nice loopy trajectory on this one which lands on a length outside off, Bairstow gets a nice big stride forward to block. Bounced a bit more and he got it off the splice but into the turf
52.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, floated up nicely and turning away just outside off, Bairstow eases it with the turn to short cover
Yasir will start with a slip and a FSL
Yasir Shah [17.0-2-59-1] is back into the attack
51.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, solid back foot punch to backward point to end Riaz's first over
51.5 -
Riaz to Root, no run, on a length and around the fifth stump line, Root gets forward slightly and plays a textboook-esque defensive stroke to mid-off
51.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, smidgen fuller and still outside off, left alone to the keeper
51.3 -
Riaz to Root, no run, full and driving width on offer, Root obliges and goes for the shot, cover-point is in situ to cut that off
51.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, full and in the non-troubling zone, Root ignores
51.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, Riaz steams in and has overstepped first ball (which the umpire didn't spot), it was a gentle outswinger though, Root lifts his bat and lets it go
The sun is out and so are the Pakistani players. Jonny and Joe stride out to the middle. Riaz to open, 2 slips and a gully in place. Off we go then...
"Another hot day in Dubai and the effects are showing on the pitch. There are quite a few footmarks developing. There's a big one near the good length and will get the spinners interested. Looks very rough right now. The cutters will grip for the pacers. Still is good for batting but it will start to turn a lot more as the match goes on," sums up Bazid Khan
Yasir Shah had a decent twirl yesterday - bowled about 17 odd overs - and was generally steady. He'll come into it more as the game goes on. The man who continues to boggle my mind though is the slingy left-arm (out and out) pacer. Just amazing how Riaz continues to run in and bowl fast. Dead pitch, lively pitch, whatever. Always gives it everything he has. Watch out for another quick, vicious spell this morning.
This has been Joe Root's year. If Root had a time machine, he would happily live out the rest of his life in 2015. What? Never mind. The crux of it all is that he holds the absolute key this morning for England. He's batting on 76, knows what the pitch is doing, and would be doubly keen to kick on especially after tossing away the hundred in Abu Dhabi.
09:25 Local Time, 05:25 GMT, 10:55 IST: Day 3 and we have a Test match on our hands. Nine wickets. Nine actual, authentic, live wickets fell yesterday and at the end of it - England were 196 runs adrift with 7 wickets in the kitty. Very, very delicately balanced I would say. So, we're all set and ready. This is Sagar Chawla and I'll soon be joined by Raju Peethala and Bharath Ramaraj in commentary.
It's set up nicely for tomorrow and the first-innings lead could prove decisive. But for now, it's time to log off our commentary desks. Cheers!
I had a rather cynical hitch at the start of today. Pakistan were in a similar position to where they were in Abu Dhabi. Another 500-plus total could have spelt doom for this match. But all that was blown away by a concerted effort from the English bowlers bundling the hosts well under 400. The Pakistani pacers came out blazing themselves nipping off a couple of quick wickets. Then a 100-plus stand between Cook and Root, as ever, before Yasir Shah dislodged the English skipper.
This is more like it. A thoroughly riveting day of good Test match cricket with an even contest between bat and ball. It's all delicately balanced right now and both teams can argue about having their noses ahead. Certainly there's been more pace and turn offered by this pitch than the previous Test.
17:30 Local Time, 13:30 GMT, 19:00 IST: The umpires are checking for the light. Well, the umpires have eventually decided that the light is not good enough to continue play and have called for stumps. Meanwhile, Root called for the physio. Remember, Root has had his share of back problems.
50.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, fuller in length from Babar, Bairstow blocks
50.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, another flighted delivery from Babar, Bairstow is steadfast in his forward defence
50.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow comes forward and defends this delivery that is bowled slower through the air with soft hands
50.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Babar gets a bit of drift on this flighted delivery, Bairstow gets an inside edge that rolls away to FSL
50.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, shorter in length, Bairstow mistimes the cut to backward point
50.1 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow comes forward and blocks this tossed up delivery
49.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, FOUR, this is a terrific battle between two fine cricketers. Flighted delivery and on the stumps from Yasir Shah, Root brings out the slog sweep, doesn't look to keep it down and it runs away to the deep square leg fence
49.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, the straighter one from Yasir Shah, Root back cuts it to backward point
49.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, Root comes forward and defends this flatter delivery down the pitch
49.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 2 runs, the googly from Yasir Shah, Root tries an extravagant drive, gets an outside edge wide of the fielder at slip. It scurries to the third man fence. However, Malik hunts it down and Root collects two more runs to his tally
49.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, Yasir Shah gets this one to drift, Root defends it off the front foot
49.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, pushed through from Yasir Shah, Root drives it back to the bowler
48.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow defends this flatter delivery solidly
48.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow punches this shorter in length delivery to silly point
48.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, FOUR, Bairstow cracks a powerful shot. He comes forward to a tossed up delivery and drills it to deep extra cover. It races to the boundary boards
48.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, the arm-ball from Babar, Bairstow thinks of bringing out the cut shot. However, he decides against it
The light is fading fast at the ground.
48.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Babar again tempts the drive outside off, Bairstow defends it off the front foot
48.1 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, tossed up ball and outside off, left alone to the keeper
47.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 1 run, Bairstow steps out to this flighted delivery and pushes it into the off-side
47.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow drives this one firmly to short cover. Misbah though, makes an excellent save
47.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, flatter delivery from Yasir Shah, Bairstow blocks it. He is watching the ball out of the hand and that is helping his cause
47.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, the zooter from Yasir Shah, Bairstow defends off the back foot
47.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 2 runs, lovely timing and placement from Bairstow there. He seems to have done some work with his bottom hand. He came forward and drove a tossed up delivery to deep extra cover for a couple of runs
47.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, the leg-break from Yasir Shah, Root wrists it to mid-on for a single
46.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, 2 runs, on the stumps from Babar, Bairstow wristily flicks it to mid-wicket and adds two more runs to his tally
46.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Babar tosses it up and bowls it outside off, Bairstow comes forward and pushes it to cover-point
46.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow is compact in his forward defence to this fuller length delivery
46.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Babar bowls this one outside off, Bairstow drives it on the up to cover
46.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, flighted ball from Babar, Bairstow drives it firmly into the off-side
46.1 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, flighted delivery and a bit of turn away from the right-hander, Bairstow gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to the slip fielder
45.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, Root steers this flatter delivery to point, but doesn't take a single
45.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, Root pads this floaty delivery away into the off-side
45.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, FOUR, this one is bowled outside the line of leg-stump, Root uses the sweep and it goes fine for a welcome boundary. Root is playing with a touch of bravado against Yasir
45.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, flighted delivery from Yasir, Root pads it away
45.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, quicker through the air, Root goes back and defends this one awkwardly
45.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, from round the wicket, Yasir Shah bowls it outside the line of leg-stump, Root pads it away
44.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, very full from Babar, Bairstow prods forward and blocks it with his bat and pad tucked in together
44.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow comes forward and stockades this right into the pitch
44.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, the arm-ball from Babar, Bairstow cuts it from the stumps to backward point. He needs to be careful while playing that stroke. Last year, Australian batsmen were troubled by that arm-ball from Babar
44.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, very full from Babar, Bairstow prods forward and defends
44.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, tantalisingly flighted from Babar, Bairstow though, is equal to the task as he defends it off the front foot
44.1 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, short and wide, Bairstow mistimes the cut to backward point
43.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, Root comes forward and neatly drives this floaty delivery to extra cover
43.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 1 run, Bairstow camps on the back foot and works this flatter delivery to square leg
43.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow comes forward and defends this one with his bat and pad tucked in together
43.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, a bit of in-drift from Yasir and gets it to turn away from the right-hander, Bairstow opens the face and pushes it behind square on the off-side
43.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, FOUR, the straighter one from Yasir Shah, Bairstow plays against the spin. He brings out the slog sweep and collects a boundary through deep backward square leg. He didn't look to keep the sweep shot down there
43.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, Root pushes this tossed up delivery to sweeper cover
42.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Babar gets a bit of drift on this one, Bairstow comes forward and ekes out an inside edge behind square on the on-side
42.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, SIX, slower through the air, Bairstow advances, doesn't get close to the pitch of the ball. However, he carries on with his lofted shot. It sails over the long-off fence
42.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, very full and on the stumps from Babar, Bairstow bunts it in front of square on the off-side
42.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, 2 runs, flatter and on the stumps, Bairstow camps on the back foot and gently flicks it to mid-wicket for a brace
42.2 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, this one comes on with the arm, Root expertly punches it to long-off
42.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, Babar bowls this one slower through the air, Root defends off the front foot
Zulfiqar Babar [5.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
41.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow comes forward and gets beaten on the outside edge to a tossed up delivery that spins past the right-hander
41.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow advances, doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and pushes it awkwardly into the on-side. The fielder at FSL throws at the stumps and misses. The batsman was in
41.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, Yasir Shah gets this one to drift and turn away from the right-hander. Bairstow gropes at the ball and gets beaten on the outside edge
41.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, Yasir Shah was close to producing the outside edge there. Bairstow looked to cut a flatter delivery, but couldn't connect it. It whizzed past the outside edge
41.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, Yasir Shah tosses it up outside off, Bairstow pushes it to backward point
41.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, Yasir Shah again gets it to drift, Bairstow comes forward and defends it with his bat and pad tucked in together
40.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, Riaz continues to the test the patience of Root outside off. However, Root shows measured judgment and leaves it alone
40.5 -
Riaz to Root, no run, Riaz bowls this one in the corridor outside off, Root waves it through the keeper
40.4 -
Riaz to Root, FOUR, consecutive boundaries for Root. Riaz from over the wicket, bowls it on a fuller length and outside off, Root, opens the face ever so slightly, leans into the drive and threads the gap between cover and backward point to perfection. Misbah gives the chase and puts in the dive, but to no avail
40.3 -
Riaz to Root, FOUR, overpitched from Riaz, Root nicely uses the pace of the bowler and threads the gap through the cover-region. The fielder at cover gives the chase, but the ball wins the race
40.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, good length ball that angles back into the right-hander, Root watches it carefully all the way through and defends off the back foot
40.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Root drives it to cover
39.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, the straighter one from Yasir Shah, Root punches it off the back foot to the left of the fielder at cover and pinches a single
39.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, a bit of drift in from Yasir Shah, Root is compact in his forward defence
39.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, Root drives this flighted delivery, but can't beat the man at extra cover
39.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, flatter trajectory, Root camps on the back foot and blocks
39.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, flighted ball and outside off, Root comes forward and defends it into the off-side
39.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, tossed up delivery from Yasir Shah, Root drives it to short cover, who half stops it
38.6 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, back of a length delivery from Riaz that angles back into the right-hander, Bairstow is steadfast in his defence
38.5 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow comes forward and defends this one solidly
38.4 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, now Bairstow was slightly lucky there. It was a fuller length delivery that tailed in, Bairstow wrists it uppishly through short mid-wicket, but it goes wide of Malik and Bairstow survives
38.3 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, fuller length delivery from Riaz, Bairstow drives it to mid-on
38.2 -
Riaz to Root, 3 runs, from round the wicket, Riaz bowls it very full and this one tails into the right-hander, Root though plays it late and tucks it wide of mid-on. The fielder at mid-on hounds it down and keeps it down to three
38.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Root punches it off the back foot to cover. Riaz is bowling from round the wicket
For the second time in the day, Root isn't ready to play as the bowler steams into the crease. The bowler, Riaz, has a few words with him.
Wahab Riaz [8.0-0-40-1] is back into the attack
Players will have a drink! Massive, massive wicket of Cook. Hard to dislodge him when he is set and Pakistan will be very gratified. They have been very disciplined and the man in spotlight - Yasir Shah - is just finding his strides now. Should be boosted after snapping up the English skipper. Tricky little phase of play till the close for England from here!
37.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, premeditated the sweep and almost got done in. Was pushed through very full on the stumps, Root might have taken it on the low full toss and helps it to deep backward square
37.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, very full around off, a good stride forward to defend from Root
37.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 1 run, pushed through quicker on the stumps, lands on a length and turns, Bairstow was stuck on the crease looking to defend, does so with an angled bat. The ball catches a thick outside edge and rolls away wide of slip
37.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, another missed opportunity. You won't get much of these with Yasir, gotta make use of it. Similar shortish delivery outside off, again chopped straight to backward point
37.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, shortish outside off, Bairstow finds backward point with his cut
37.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, "Roooot" echoing through this massively empty cavernous bowl as he gets to his 15th Test fifty. Gets there with a thick inside edge which rolls away behind square while he was trying to defend a fullish delivery pushed through quicker on off
36.6 -
Imran Khan to Root, 1 run, short delivery and Root was ready for it, controls his pull all the way to deep backward square
36.5 -
Imran Khan to Bairstow, 1 run, half-volley outside off, Bairstow squirts it towards point off a thick outside edge on his drive, a fumble from the fielder allows the batsman to sneak through
36.4 -
Imran Khan to Bairstow, no run, hits it on that uncertain length where the batsman is not sure whether to come forward or go back. Bairstow manages a half-stride and defends with bat and pad close
36.3 -
Imran Khan to Bairstow, no run, fuller length delivery nudged to mid-on
36.2 -
Imran Khan to Bairstow, no run, a hugely optimistic appeal for LBW. The ball would have missed leg stump by a mile. It was well pitched up and angling down leg, Bairstow failed to lay bat on his attempted flick
36.1 -
Imran Khan to Bairstow, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Bairstow stands tall and punches to mid-off
35.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, looped up on middle and leg, Root is well forward to smother the turn in defence
35.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 3 runs, greets him with a googly - his first for today, was shortish though allowing Bairstow enough time to read it off the pitch on the back foot, clips it nicely off the hips. Riaz has to give a long chase to pull it back
Two slips to give Bairstow company..
Jonathan Bairstow, right handed bat, comes to the crease
35.4 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, out Caught by (sub)Ahmed Shehzad!! Straightaway the change in angle works. Yasir Shah has broken through. Flatter delivery pitching on line with leg stump, Cook was on the back foot looking to clip it away, the ball turns appreciably catching the inside edge onto pad and straight to leg-slip. Cook c (sub)Ahmed Shehzad b Yasir Shah 65(117) [4s-10]
Yasir Shah to Cook, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
35.3 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, low full toss on the stumps, Cook fails to gets it away, whips it straight to mid-on
35.2 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, nicely floated up on middle, Cook lunges forward and blocks
Now over the wicket to Cook. Sensible decision. Cook seemed to have the round the wicket angle covered..
35.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, drifting in with the arm on middle and leg, interesting choice of shot from Root as he brings out the sweep, the length was quite full, gets it away though to deep backward square
34.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, well wide of off, Cook waves at it through to the keeper
34.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, a bit uncharacteristic from Cook, reaching out in defence for deliveries angling well wide of him, presents the full face towards mid-off
34.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, nearly in the blockhole outside off, Cook jars the drive down the pitch
34.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, deceives Cook with a slower one. No mean feat, mind you. It was delivered on a fuller length around middle and leg, Cook closes the bat face too early looking to work it away through the on-side, a soft leading edge rolls away to short cover
34.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, another similar delivery slanting across off, meets the broad-looking willow and drops back on the pitch
34.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, on a length around off, Cook is stoic in defence
33.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, looped up just outside off, driven to cover-point
33.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, well flighted delivery outside off, draws Root forward into the drive, the ball gripped the surface and the batsman ends up slicing his shot towards backward point
33.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, Root has to be careful. Has got into trouble more than once playing back to Yasir when the length was fullish. Another delivery which is drifting in with the arm, the flattish trajectory lulled the batsman to go back, just about gets his bat down in time to eke-out a bottom edge on his defence
33.3 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, 1 run, waits on the back foot allowing the turn and softly nudges the ball behind square to add another run to his total
33.2 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, clipped to short mid-wicket with the turn
33.1 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, once again Masood is in the line of fire. Nasty business standing there at FSL. And also this ploy of bowling round the wicket to Cook doesn't seem to be paying dividends. Shortish this time and turning into the stumps, Cook jumps back and pulls it fiercely. Finds Masood though
32.6 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, smidgen fuller around off, Root offers a watertight forward defensive
32.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 1 run, too straight this time, Cook wrists it wide of mid-on and sets off, would have made it comfortably even with a direct-hit
32.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, FOUR, Imran must be feeling like tearing his hair out. So frustrating. Pitched right up and slanting away, Cook seemed to be forced into a drive as his feet were languid, the ball takes a thick outside edge and once again just dies quickly and past the diving third slip (which was inserted after the previous delivery)
32.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, FOUR, the outside edge which dies quickly as it was played with soft hands. Cook had a feel for that length delivery which was angled across him. Close enough to off-stump to draw out a shot. Rolls away evading the diving second slip fielder
32.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, very full on the pads, gently flicked to mid-wicket. Cook will feel he missed out there. Was his bread and butter
32.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, back to over the wicket for Cook. Pakistan seem to be trying too much without persisting to one plan of action. This delivery was on a length around off, defended back to the bowler
31.6 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, 1 run, another delivery which turns into Cook's pads from round the wicket, he looks fairly untroubled as he clips through mid-wicket
31.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, drifting in on leg with the arm, Root goes down on one knee and paddles it fine, fine leg hounds it down quick enough to keep the batsmen to a single
31.4 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, 1 run, a nice little nurdle round the corner brings up the 100-run partnership. Cook hangs back and comfortably plays this with the turn
31.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, shortish and turning away outside off, Root cuts it towards the point region where the fielder makes a tumbling save
31.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, draws the batsman forward with the flight, not a lot of turn after pitching on middle, Root gets his defence off the inside half of the bat
31.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, flatter delivery sliding on with the arm on the stumps, Root rocks back and blocks
30.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, much better after the shocking full toss. Fraction fuller than a good length just outside off, forward and defended
30.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, overpitched outside off, Cook jams the push towards the cover region
30.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, gets it right this time. On a good length aiming for the top of off, Cook gets half-forward and defends it towards cover
30.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, FOUR, oh dear! A help-me ball. Cook accepts it gladly. "Thank you very much, I'll bring up my half-century". His 45th in Tests. Low full toss on the pads, Cook tickles it away fine
Switches the angle of attack to round the wicket
30.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 2 runs, straying on the hips, that's where he likes it. Tucks it away behind square and helps himself to an easy couple
30.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, slanting away from Cook on a length, you've got to do more to force a shot out of him, easy leave
29.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, huge appeal for leg-before. He's hit that Yasir! Massive inside edge. Nicely flighted delivery drifting in on middle, Root expects a lot of turn as he plays outside the line in his front foot defence, it ain't there. Ekes out a big inside edge onto pad
29.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, well floated up around off, Root meets the pitch with a stride forward and drives it to mid-off
29.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, gets a good stride forward to this well flighted leg-break just outside off, gently pushed with the turn to cover
29.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, flatter trajectory on this length ball, skids on after pitching on middle, clipped away off the back foot to mid-wicket
Now back to over the wicket for Root..The ball is certainly gripping the surface but nothing alarming
29.2 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, 1 run, stays back and clips it away with the spin through the mid-wicket region
29.1 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, turning in sharply from round the wicket, Cook accounts for it on the back foot and punches it to mid-on
Yasir Shah [6.0-1-25-0] is back into the attack
28.6 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, a hint of seam back in to the right hander from a length outside off, Root hangs back and punches it neatly down towards mid-off
28.5 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel, Root stands tall and gently punches to cover
28.4 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, pitched up just outside off, driven firmly to mid-off
28.3 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, Root looks to bisect slip and gully trying to run it down to the boundary, doesn't get it past the latter though. Was on a fuller length and Root met it with an angled bat
28.2 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, further up just outside off, steered to point with an open bat face
28.1 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, gentle loosener to start. On a back of a length there and thereabout around off, Root gets behind the line and offers an obdurate defence
The Pakistani players are leisurely dragging themselves out to the centre. Despite their sparse numbers, this crowd has made a fair amount of noise. Half the ground is covered in shade. Here's Imran Khan..
At the other end of the spectrum, Imran Khan also proved his mettle by chugging down Ian Bell. Bell paid the price for getting caught in the crease. Cook and Root then played each ball on its merit and chipped away at the lead. Cook gave a glimpse of his ability to essay shots off the back foot as he unfurled a series of pulls. England certainly need the able duo of Root and Cook to bat for long periods. Join us for the final session in another 20 minutes..
15:35 Local Time, 11:35 GMT, 17:05 IST: The hosts bowled with spunk and spirit to dent England's top-order. However, Alastair Cook and Joe Root were able to calm down the nerves in the England camp and guide them to tea. It was Wahab Riaz, who steamed into the crease and bowled with a good burst of pace to send shivers down the spine of the opposition. He was rewarded with the scalp of Moeen Ali. It has to be said though, Shan Masood too deserves the credit for showing sharp reflexes at FSL and pouch the catch.
27.6 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, Riaz went for the inswinging yorker, sprays it down leg, Cook can't meet with the glance. Sarfraz dives to his right to glove it. That will be tea
27.5 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, dug in midway down the wicket, Root rides the bounce, rolls his wrists on top of the pull shot and hits to deep square leg
27.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, certainly not this time, back of a length on off, Root stays back and blocks it calmly back to Riaz
27.3 -
Riaz to Root, no run, three balls that have been pushed across the right-hander, Root has left all of them. Are we going to see a indipper soon?
27.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, sucker delivery, full and outside off, Root thought about the drive, but shoulders arms in the end
27.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, on a length angled across off, Root lifts his bat and lets it go
Root pulls out just when Riaz was about to deliver. He says that one of the Pakistani fielders spoke and hence he bailed. Sarfraz gestures it wasn't him
26.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, quicker and on leg-stump, Cook turns it softly to the on-side
26.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, floated up on leg-stump, Cook misses to connect with the sweep, is hit on the forearm
26.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, this one skids on after pitching, Cook was camping on the back foot, he is rushed into the shot and he just about manages to bring his bat down in time to jam it to the on-side
26.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, shortens the length just outside off, Cook punches to extra cover, once more he can't find the gap
26.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, flat and on the pads, clipped to mid-wicket, straight to the fielder
26.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Cook gets to the pitch of the ball and smothers the turn
25.6 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, another one that is banged in, Cook rolled his wrists and pulled it along the carpet to fine leg
25.5 -
Riaz to Cook, FOUR, the short ball ploy is not working against Cook. He doesn't seem to be too fussed with it, rocks back and pivots on the back foot as he pulls this fine. The fielder was square and had no chance of stopping that
25.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, fullish and curling into the batsman, Cook presses forward and defends to mid-on
25.3 -
Riaz to Cook, FOUR, top delivery. After bowling a couple of short deliveries, Riaz goes for the inswinging full delivery, Cook wasn't expecting that, doesn't get forward as he pushes at it, the ball takes the inside edge, hits the back pad and flies past the leg-stump. Riaz thought he had his man and asks Misbah to take the review
Pakistan have reviewed for an LBW against Cook. It is a legitimate delivery. There is a big inside edge. This should be a simple call for the third umpire. Oxenford had got it spot on and his decision stays.
25.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, short and at Cook again, pulls it to backward square leg, doesn't find the gap yet again
25.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, short ball right at the batsman, Cook rocks back and pulls it straight to the man at square leg
24.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, FOUR, full and outside off, Root lunges and gets to the pitch of the ball, caressed it to the deep extra cover boundary
24.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, width on offer, Cook goes back and cuts it to the man at sweeper cover
24.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, full on the pads, Cook turns it to mid-wicket
Shoaib Malik comes round the wicket
24.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, turning into Root, who goes back and clips it to backward square for a single
24.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, full on the stumps, Root gets forward and dead bats it
24.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, length on the stumps, Root goes back and defends it back to bowler
23.6 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, full outside off, Cook drives it to the fielder at mid-off
23.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, length outside off this time, Cook lifts his bat and lets it go
23.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, wide outside off this time, Cook has nothing to do with it
23.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, full and outside off, Cook lets it go to the keeper
23.2 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, pitches it up just outside off, Root eases the drive to the left of mid-off
23.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, harmless back of a length delivery, Root gets behind the line and defends to mid-off
Wahab Riaz [5.0-0-29-1] is back into the attack
22.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, that turned square. Cook was almost foxed there. It was fraction short and outside leg, Cook was shaping to play the pull, but the ball spun across him, he adjusts and bunts it back to the bowler
22.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, slower and on the stumps, Cook presses right forward and smothers the spin
22.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, stifled appeal for lbw. It was never going to be given with the line Malik is bowling. Flighted on leg-stump, Cook fails to connect with the sweep and is rapped on the pads, the ball had pitched outside leg
22.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, slightly quicker and on off, Cook is half-forward and defending
22.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, Root steps out of the crease, pushes it wide of cover and sets off for a quick single. Good response from the skipper as well
A slip, FSL and two mid-wickets in place...
22.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, flatter and on off, punched to the right of the bowler, Malik moves across and stops the run
21.6 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, FOUR, majestic! No problems for Cook this time around. He was clear in his mind. Kneels down and gets underneath the flighted delivery, slog sweeps it over mid-wicket, one bounce and into the fence
21.5 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, bit of excitement. Slower through the air and draws Cook forward, the England skipper gets an inside edge onto pad, the ball balloons up and goes wide of the FSL fielder
21.4 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, flighted just outside off, Cook works it to the on-side, can't place it in the gap
21.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, floated up around off, Root drives crisply to deepish mid-off
21.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, fullish and just outside off, driven straight to the fielder at extra cover
21.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, tossed up on the stumps, blocked back to the bowler
20.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, much better line, attacking the stumps, Cook dead-bats it down the wicket
20.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, flighted on off, Root whips it through mid-wicket, there is a man out in the deep
20.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, this time Cook milks it in front of square on the leg-side and picks up a single
20.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, drifts onto the pads, Cook turns it to backward square, he wanted the single but Root wasn't interested
Stays over the wicket for Cook...
20.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, Root advances and takes it on the full, nudged away in front of square on the leg-side, for a single
20.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, tosses it up generously, but the length is short, Root camps back and taps it in front of cover-point
Shoaib Malik, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
19.6 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, floated up, Cook prods forward to defend, gets an inside edge onto pad, the ball doesn't pop up to FSL
19.5 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, tossed up around off, Cook shuffles back and across, knocks it to mid-wicket
19.4 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, worked away with the turn to Misbah at mid-wicket
19.3 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, 2 runs, fraction short and outside off, Cook goes back and cuts to deep extra cover, another couple taken
19.2 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, flighted on off, Cook presses forward and turns it in front of mid-wicket
19.1 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, sharp turn from outside off, Cook stays back in the crease and bunts it to the on-side
18.6 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, drops it short and outside off, Cook cuts it to sweeper cover and keeps strike
18.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, tossed up on off, Cook wrists it to mid-on with a strong bottom hand
18.4 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, flatter and on off, punched off the back foot to extra cover
18.3 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, Cook still continues to play the sweep, hits it along the carpet to backward square leg
18.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, geez! How lucky is Cook? The Pakistani players were almost celebrating. First, Babar appeals for lbw, gets nothing from the umpire. Cook goes down on his front knee to sweep, he misses the first time and while completing the shot, the ball hits the gloves and rolls back onto the stumps. Fortunately for him the bails don't fall down and he survives. The impact was outside off, hence the LBW appeal was turned down
18.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, plenty of air on this delivery, Cook pushes forward and turns it to the left of the bowler
17.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, FOUR, second boundary of the over. Flighted on leg-stump, Root kneels down and sweeps it behind square leg, there was a man in the deep, but Root did well to play it fine
17.5 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, 1 run, second full toss in the over, Cook sweeps it along the ground to deep backward square leg
17.4 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, looped up just outside off, Cook wasn't to the pitch of the ball, checks his drive and sends it to mid-off
17.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, the flipper which was on target, Root was hurried on the defensive shot, gets his bat down in time and ekes out an inside edge to backward square
17.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, tossed up around off, defended off the front foot
17.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, FOUR, leg-spinner and a full toss. Those two go hand-in-hand. Just that it took Yasir Shah three overs to bowl one. Root leans forward and clips it through mid-wicket, the timing takes it to the fence
16.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, sharp turn for Babar, Cook crouched low, rolled his wrists and nurdled it to short fine leg
16.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, teased up around off, Cook prods forward and defends
Back over the wicket
16.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, slower through the air and on off, Cook turns it gently to FSL
Round the wicket now to Cook..
16.3 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, flighted close to off, Root plays an extended forward defence to the left of short cover, Misbah gets a hand and takes the pace off the ball, but the batsmen have enough time to pinch a single
16.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, quicker and on off, Root goes back in the crease and knocks it to Babar
16.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, arm-ball angling in on middle, Root tucks it past FSL, but mid-wicket tidies up and prevents the single
15.6 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, much closer to the off-stump, Cook presents a dead-bat as he defends down the pitch
15.5 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, floated up around off, Cook reaches out and blocks it to the off-side
15.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, fraction short and just outside off, Root cuts it to cover
15.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, huge shout for lbw, umpire Bruce Oxenford shakes his head in disapproval. This one turned square, Root plays down the wrong line and is struck on the back pad. It might be crashing into off-stump, but it pitched outside leg. Misbah thinks about a review, but doesn't go for it
15.2 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, 1 run, Cook continues to employ the sweep shot, this bounced a bit more and took the top-edge. Landed wide of the short fine leg fielder
15.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 3 runs, trifle short from Yasir, Root waits on the back foot, allows the ball to arrive and cuts it late behind point, Hafeez gives chase from backward point, dives and hauls it in. He jarred his leg into the ground but hasn't done any damage
14.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Babar not afraid to throw it up even after being hit for a boundary, Cook lunges forward in defence
14.5 -
Babar to Cook, FOUR, fabulous shot! That is unlike Cook. He shimmies down the wicket, meets the pitch of the flighted delivery and hammers it over mid-wicket, hit it in the air intentionally and picked up four
14.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flighted on off, Cook brings the bottom hand into play as he whips it to mid-wicket
14.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, tossed up on off, defended back to the bowler off the front foot
Over the wicket for Cook..
14.2 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, throws this up invitingly for Root, who leans into the drive and places it wide of short cover, Shehzad on as a substitute runs to his right and makes a fine stop
14.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, flatter and on off, Root prefers to hang back and keep it out
13.6 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, Masood takes a body blow. The price you pay standing at FSL. Flighted around off, Cook goes down on one knee and nails the sweep, hits it right into Masood, who wears it on his right forearm, no protection there and it would have stung
13.5 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, looped up just outside off, Cook prods across and nudges it towards mid-wicket, can't seem to beat that fielder
13.4 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, more air on this one, the length is full, Cook drives it to mid-off
13.3 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, touch quicker and on off, Cook goes right back and turns it to mid-wicket
13.2 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, worked away with the turn to mid-wicket
13.1 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, Yasir continues round the wicket, tossed up, Cook kneels down and misses the sweep, as it was bit too full, the ball lobs up to FSL
Drinks are on the field now. Pakistan's pacers steamed in and bowled with zest and vigour to prise out a couple of batsmen. However, Cook is still there at the crease and his determined graft may just save the day for the tourists
12.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, this one comes on with the arm, Root gets an inside edge into the on-side
12.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, Root camps on the back foot and steers this one behind square on the off-side
12.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, the arm-ball from Babar, Root blocks it by taking a good stride forward
12.3 -
Babar to Root, 2 runs, Root uses the crease to go back and wrist this quicker delivery to mid-wicket for a brace
12.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, Root comes forward and defends this delivery that is bowled slower through the air with his bat and pad tucked in together
12.1 -
Babar to Root, FOUR, Babar drags this one short, Root picks the length quickly and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. It was a gift of a delivery from Babar and Root took a heavy toll of it
11.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, tossed up delivery from Yasir Shah, Root drives it to sweeper cover
11.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, the zooter from Yasir Shah, Root defends it solidly
11.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, Root cuts this quicker delivery to backward point
11.3 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, 1 run, this time around, Cook covers for the turn and turns it to deep backward square leg
11.2 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, well, this one spins back in sharply from round the wicket, Cook covers his stumps and looks to tuck it around corner and misses. Yasir Shah belts out an appeal for LBW, but it is going down the leg-side. Misbah contemplates about taking the review, but wisely decides against it
11.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, Yasir Shah starts with a short and wide delivery, Root calmly cuts it to sweeper cover
Yasir Shah, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Yasir Shah, the leggie with a box of tricks, has come into the attack.
10.6 -
Babar to Cook, FOUR, Cook is very good at getting outside off and then bringing out the sweep shot. He did exactly that as he slog sweeps this flighted delivery to fine leg. The fielder in the deep attempts to hunt it down, but the ball wins the race
10.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flighted delivery from Babar, Cook comes right forward and tucks it to FSL along the turf
10.4 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Root camps on the back foot and clips it to deep backward square
10.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, shorter in length, Root goes back in the crease and punches it to cover
10.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, flatter trajectory from Babar, Root pushes it behind square on the off-side
10.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, Babar starts with an arm-ball, Root comes forward and gets an inside edge into the on-side
Zulfiqar Babar, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Riaz to Root, 3 runs, a bit of width on offer from Riaz, Root waits for it on the back foot and punches it thorugh the cover-region. The fielder at backward point gives the chase and hunts it down. Meanwhile, Root picks up three more runs to his tally
9.5 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, Riaz goes for the yorker, but it was drifting down the leg-side. Cook watches it right onto the bat and clips it to deep mid-wicket
9.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, 92mph delivery from Riaz. It was bowled on a back of a length and outside off, Cook shoulders arms
9.3 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, fuller length delivery from Riaz, Root stays on the back foot and steers it to square third man
9.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, Riaz again bowls it short and keeps it outside off, Root leaves it alone
9.2 -
Riaz to Root, 5 wides, Riaz again tests middle of the pitch, but it was too short and goes well over the head of the keeper for five wides. Root easily hunkered under it
9.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, Riaz is pounding life out of this flat deck. He steams into the crease and bangs it short, Root perhaps thought that it would be bowled outside off. As a result, looks to leave it, but it holds its line and hits Root flush on his chest. Now, that would have hurt
8.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, good length delivery and a hint of shape back into Cook, he comes forward and defends to cover
8.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Imran Khan angles this one into the left-hander, Cook comes well forward and leaves it alone
8.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, the slower delivery from Imran Khan, Cook picks it from the hand and pushes it along the carpet to gully, who dives to his right and half stops it
8.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Imran Khan continues to join the dots by keeping it outside off, Cook shoulders arms
8.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, another fuller length ball from Imran Khan, Cook drives it back towards the bowler
8.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery from Imran Khan that angles back into the left-hander, Cook comes forward and on-drives it to mid-on
7.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, Riaz keeps it in the corridor outside off, left alone to the keeper
7.5 -
Riaz to Root, FOUR, Riaz is causing headaches for the English batsmen. Remember, Root has been troubled by short stuff in the past. Here, the short ball from Riaz gets big on Root, he can't control the pull, gets a top-edge to fine leg. To add insult to Riaz's wounds, it runs to the boundary boards
7.4 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, another banged in delivery from Riaz, but Cook is quickly onto the back foot and pulls this one by keeping it down to fine leg. Riaz couldn't extract that disconcerting bounce on that delivery
7.3 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, with a threatening gait, Riaz bangs it short again, Root looks to defend it off the back foot. It hits him on the bottom glove and luckily for him, it doesn't go straight to the fielder at FSL. A nod of appreciation from Root as well for that crackerjack delivery
7.3 -
Riaz to Root, no ball, yet another no-ball from Riaz. This was more of a tight call than the last one. Root though, watches this short ball that is bowled outside off carefully and leaves it alone
7.3 -
Riaz to Root, no ball, short delivery from Riaz, Root watches it carefully and hunkers under it. Riaz though, continues to have problems with overstepping. It was a huge no-ball, too
7.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, Root defends it back towards the bowler
7.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
6.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, good length delivery from Imran Khan, Cook comes forward and blunts it right down the pitch
6.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery that angles back into the left-hander, Cook drives it to mid-off
6.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, from slightly wide of the crease, Imran Khan gets this one to nip back off the seam, Cook covers his sticks and lets it go by
6.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, from round the wicket, Imran Khan bowls it very full and outside off, Cook push drives it into cover
6.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, FOUR, Cook has certainly improved his game on the front foot in recent times. He comes forward, bends his front knee and drives this fuller length delivery that is bowled outside off through the cover-region. It races to the boundary boards. He found the gap with needlepoint precision
6.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Cook turns this fuller length delivery to mid-wicket
5.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, Riaz bowls the yorker, Root digs it out. He kept his eyes on the ball all the way through there
5.5 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, well, the plan of bowling short almost worked for the hosts there. This time around, Riaz puts in a bit more effort on the short ball and bowls it outside off. Cook can't keep the pull shot down. Masood at square leg dives to his left, gets a fingertip to it, but can't hold onto the catch. If he had taken the catch it would have turned into a scorcher. In the end, Cook collects a single
5.4 -
Riaz to Cook, 2 runs, Riaz bangs it short and keeps it outside off. However, he doesn't get good height on it. Cook swivels across, rolls his wrists to keep it down and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep, with athletic strides, gets to the ball, puts in the dive and saves a couple of runs
5.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, short ball that is going down the leg-side, Cook watches it all the way through and ignores
5.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery from Riaz, Cook stockades it into the pitch off the front foot
5.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, from close to the stumps, Riaz hits back of a length and keeps it on the stumps, Cook defends off the back foot
4.6 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, from mid-crease, Imran Khan hits a fuller length and bowls it outside off, Root shoulders arms
4.5 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, Imran Khan keeps it in the one square foot window outside off, Root ignores
4.4 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, fuller length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Root drives it back towards the bowler. Imran Khan stops it on his followthrough and fires in the throw. It hits Root on his pads. In the end, Imran Khan apologises for throwing it back at Root
4.3 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, fuller length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Root is compact in his forward defence
4.2 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.1 -
Imran Khan to Bell, out Caught by Sarfraz Ahmed!! That is a terrific delivery from Imran Khan and he has prised out Bell. It pitched on a fuller length and outside off. It moved late, Bell came half-forward and had a flirty poke at it. It carried nicely to the keeper, who took a simple catch. Throughout the English summer, England lost early wickets. Here too they are in a spot of bother. On the other hand, Imran has that uncanny ability to find a little bit of wobble out of most decks. Bell c Sarfraz Ahmed b Imran Khan 4(10)
Imran Khan to Bell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
3.6 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Cook covers his stumps and lets it go by
3.5 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, fuller length delivery from Riaz, Bell, this time, plays with soft hands and pushes it to short cover. Excellent running between the wickets by the duo results in England stealing a single
3.4 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, from mid-crease, Riaz hits a good length and angles it away from the right-hander. Bell has a habit of being rooted at the crease early on his innings. He did exactly that as he got caught in the crease and poked at it outside off. The delivery whizzed past his outside edge
3.3 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, Riaz attemps the toe-crusher, but it is drifting down the leg-side, Cook tucks it to fine leg
3.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, Riaz keeps it in the channel outside off, Cook shoulders arms
3.1 -
Riaz to Cook, FOUR, back of a length delivery that drifts on Cook's pads, Cook is very good at clipping it into the on-side. He jumps in the air, rolls his wrists down and flicks it to deep backward square leg. The ball crashes into the ad-cushions
2.6 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, a hint of shape back into the right-hander, Bell covers for the movement and defends it in front of square on the on-side
2.5 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, good length delivery and Imran Khan gets good carry on that one, Bell covers the sticks and lets it go by
2.4 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, Imran Khan continues to join the dots by keeping it in the corridor outside off, left alone to the keeper
2.3 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, good length delivery that shapes back into the right-hander, defended off the front foot
2.2 -
Imran Khan to Bell, 2 runs, this one swings back into the right-hander, Bell looks to tuck and gets an inside edge to deep backward square leg. The fielder in the deep runs around the circumference, gets to the ball and fires in the throw at the non-striker's end. However, Cook was in and Bell collects two runs
2.1 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, from mid-crease, Imran Khan hits good length, Bell is steadfast in his defence
1.6 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, Riaz tests Cook's patience outside off by inviting the drive, left alone to the keeper
1.5 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, good length delivery and on the stumps, Bell neatly works it to mid-wicket
Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.4 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Masood!! Holy! Moly! Shan Masood at FSL has shown sharp reflexes to pouch the catch and send Moeen back to the pavilion. It is bowled on a back of a length and drifts on the pads. Ali gets into a good position to tuck it into the on-side. In fact, he gets it off the face of the bat. However, Masood at FSL shows excellent reflexes to take the catch with both hands. It was really travelling there. We have seen a couple of breathtaking catches at FSL snapped up in this game now. Moeen Ali c Masood b Riaz 1(8)
Riaz to Moeen Ali, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
1.3 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, Ali won't mind this as Riaz continues to bowl outside off, left alone to the keeper
1.2 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, another one that is bowled outside off, Ali covers his sticks and lets it go by
1.1 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, well wide of off, left alone to the keeper. Wayward start from Riaz
1.1 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no ball, short delivery first up from Riaz, but it was going down the leg-side, Ali ignores. It turns out to be a no-ball, as Riaz overstepped
Wahab Riaz, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, 1 run, good delivery from Imran Khan as this one tails back in late, Ali ekes out an inside edge to deep backward square leg
0.5 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, fuller length delivery from Imran Khan that angles away from the left-hander, defended off the front foot into the off-side
0.4 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, Imran Khan bowls this one down the leg-side, Ali leaves it alone
0.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, leg byes, 1 run, short ball tried by Imran Khan, Cook is late on the pull. In the end, it hits him on the thigh pad and they take a leg-bye
0.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 2 runs, drifting on the pads, Cook tucks it off his hips to mid-wicket to collect two runs and gets off the mark
0.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Cook defends off the back foot
Cook and Moeen Ali are at the crease. Cook is on strike. Imran Khan will open the attack
Waqar Younis is having a chat with Misbah on the sidelines. Yasir Shah is rehearsing his action. Early bowl for him perhaps. And out come the English openers.
And Misbah has had enough. He has declared. I think he was waiting for Shafiq to get to his ton but once with that out of the window, there was no other reason to continue batting. England are left with a mountain of runs to be climbed. 418 is the highest ever total to be chased down in the fourth innings so they will have to break the world record, which is probably out of the picture. More about survival I would presume. The ball is turning square and Yasir Shah would be licking his chops in the dressing room.
94.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, out Lbw!! No hundred for Shafiq then. And Misbah signals for a declaration as well. Vicious turn from outside off, stays a touch low as well. Shafiq was rooted on the crease while trying to work this away through the on-side, is beaten by the turn and rapped low on the pad. Once it was given out on the field, there was little chance of the decision being overturned. So, England's leather hunt comes to an end as well. Shafiq lbw b Moeen Ali 79(112) [4s-8]
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
Shafiq is given out LBW but he goes for the review straightaway.. The impact seems to be marginal, no inside edge for sure. Yes, hawkeye confirms that the impact is umpire's call on off. And the ball will go on to crash into the timber. Shafiq is on his bike
94.5 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, fullish outside off, patted away through the cover region
94.4 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, floated up outside off, flicked to mid-wicket
94.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, flattish and turning in, glanced with the turn behind square
94.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, gently nurdled into the off-side
94.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, brings out the reverse sweep, just that he fails to make any connection, misses leg stump by a whisker
A message was sent with the substitute coming on to the field. Shafiq might have got a specific window to get to his ton
93.6 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, stays anchored on the crease, waits for the turn and dabs to backward point
93.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, slightly short and turning away outside off, Shafiq hops back and cuts to sweeper cover
93.4 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, gets forward, waits for the turn and nurdles it through the cover region
93.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, flicked away through the acres of space in the mid-wicket region
93.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 2 runs, oh dear, it's falling apart for England. Lazy overthrows being conceded. It was a fullish delivery on leg, Shafiq sweeps it to backward square leg. Should have only been the one but the throw is well above Buttler's head
93.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up outside leg, Shafiq lunges forward to smother the turn
92.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, floated up just outside off, gently nudged with the turn behind square. Shafiq will keep strike with this single
92.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, brings out the paddle sweep but picks out short fine to perfection
92.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, FOUR, lovely use of the feet. Gets right to the pitch of this flighted delivery and spanks it with the turn over mid-wicket
92.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 2 runs, good shot, made room to cut this away against the massive turn. Some good tag-team work by the chasing fielders keeps the batsmen to a couple
92.2 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, pushed through the air, flatter trajectory, lazily punched down to long-on
92.1 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, flatter and turning in from outside off, Sarfraz hangs back and tucks it with the turn to short fine
Moeen Ali [9.0-0-50-0] is back into the attack
91.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 2 runs, lots of turn again, Shafiq sinks low and sweeps it well through square leg
91.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, looped up on a length just outside leg, turns square beating the front foot defence of Shafiq and lands in the hands of Jimmy at slip. Ferocious turn off the rough. The appeal seemed like an afterthought but England have decided to go for the review for a supposed edge. There is a noise but looks like the bat has crashed into the boot. Daylight between bat and ball. So the original decision should stay I guess. Yes, NOT OUT it is.
Well, what just happened? The appeal seemed like an afterthought but England have decided to go for the review for a supposed edge. There is a noise but looks like the bat has crashed into the boot. Daylight between bat and ball. So the original decision should stay I guess. Yes, NOT OUT it is.
Sarfraz Ahmed, right handed bat, comes to the crease
91.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, out Caught by Moeen Ali!! Younis perishes for the cause. Had to throw his bat around but this style doesn't quite suit him. Well flighted delivery just outside leg, Younis was loading up to plonk it down the ground, the ball rips off the surface as a result of which he ends up slicing it straight up. Ali backtracks from mid-on, keeps his eyes glued to the ball and pouches it comfortably before tumbling down. Younis Khan c Moeen Ali b Adil Rashid 118(211) [4s-13]
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
91.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, Rashid is getting a lot of turn from round the wicket, Shafiq has no scoring option other than the sweep, mistimes it behind square
91.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 2 runs, turning into the stumps from well down leg, Shafiq goes down on one knee and sweeps it fine
91.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, gently driven with the turn to cover
90.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 1 run, on a good length just outside off, Shafiq knocks it in front of cover flat-footed
90.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, FOUR, tired effort from the English skipper. Long Test match this has been for him. Half-volley which is driven straight of mid-on, Cook sprints across and tumbles to make the stop. Gets a hand but the ball has enough legs to run away to the ropes
90.4 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, 1 run, good length delivery stabbed behind point from the crease
90.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no ball, 1 run, hits the pitch on a back of a length, Shafiq was looking to punch it hard down the ground from the crease, gets it off the inside half of the bat and sends it rolling through square leg. Wood had overstepped as well
90.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 2 runs, straying down leg, Shafiq tickles it fine and scuttles back for the second before fine leg tidies up
90.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, tucked away to short mid-wicket
90.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, FOUR, what a shot! Didn't go too hard at it, just beautiful roll of the wrists. On a back of a length close to off, Shafiq is anchored to the crease, waits for the ball to arrive and punches it past the diving backward point fielder
89.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, FOUR, terrific use of the feet. Is down the pitch in a flash, takes this loopy delivery on the full and drills it down the ground. Fasten your belts
89.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, full bunger on the stumps, whipped to deep mid-wicket. Also brings up his fifty
89.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, gently driven with the turn to short cover
89.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 2 runs, tossed up on a length down leg, this time Shafiq gets the sweep away through the square leg region. Before the deep fielder returns the throw, the batsmen are back for a second
89.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, almost an action replay of the previous delivery, Shafiq doesn't connect with his sweep. Pitched well down leg so no chance of leg-before
89.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, turns square from round the wicket. Pitched well wide of leg, Shafiq was on his knee for the sweep but fails to make connection and wears it on the body
88.6 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, look at that go. It's a fast off-break. Rips off the pitch from a length outside off, Younis was looking for one of his elegant cover-drives but is flummoxed by the movement and beaten on the inside edge
88.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, might not have bounced as much as Younis expected while committing to the pull, mistimes it to short mid-wicket
88.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, byes, 1 run, slower delivery on a length outside off, I expect you'll see a lot of these in this session, Shafiq was looking to cut but is beaten by the lack of pace and bounce. The ball goes on the bounce to the keeper, Buttler fumbles which allows the batsmen to sneak in a bye
88.3 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, 1 run, slingy low full toss with a hint of tail back in on the stumps, whipped away through the mid-wicket region
88.2 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, mistimes the drive away from the body to short cover
88.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, an appeal which dies down very quickly. Younis smashed it off the inside edge onto pad. It was full and angling in, Younis couldn't quite connect with his attempted flick
Just 5 in the ring for Wood as he is at the top of his mark..
Tired legs, weary bodies. Keep em out there a little while more. That's the cunning plan as Younis and Shafiq come beaming out down the stairs...
12:05 Local Time, 08:05 GMT, 13:35 IST: How much more? That's the pertinent question after another session where Pakistani batsmen made merry. Their approach was bewildering to start with to be honest with no intent being shown as England stuck with pace for around 90 minutes. But the last half hour proved very fruitful and the charge was on. Earlier, there was no hundred-in-each-innings for Misbah as he slapped one straight to mid-off without adding to his overnight tally of 87. Shafiq who came out next, looked solid as ever. Him and Younis continued to build on the lead which is now completely out of sight, if it wasn't yesterday. In the process, the old warhorse Younis Khan registered another hundred to his name. Keeps getting better and better. The pitch? There are real danger signs for England. The cutters are gripping and spinners are turning it square. Can't see a declaration during the break. So, join us back in around 35 minutes for what I expect to be a slog-fest.
87.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, a shortish googly from Adil Rashid, nudged around the corner by Younis Khan and that will be lunch on day 4. The players walk off to take a well-deserved break
87.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, Younis Khan shuffles across slightly and then dabs the very full delivery to backward point
87.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, shortish on the stumps, pulled to deep mid-wicket, two was the call but only a single
87.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, another forward defence from Shafiq as he lunged out to smother the spin
87.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, forward defence
87.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, byes, 1 run, sharp spin out of the right and turns right across Younis Khan's defensive blade, Buttler had no clue and Anderson at slip stretches his left-hand to catch that, cannot do so, runs away for a bye. The amount of spin from Adil Rashid should encourage Yasir Shah
86.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, now skips out and flicks to short mid-wicket
86.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, gently nudged around the corner to backward square leg
86.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, tossed up and turned in, rapped Shafiq pretty low on the pad. But has Shafiq got outside the line of off? No inside edge onto the pad. Yes impact is outside off! and Shafiq should be safe. The ball was going on to hit the stumps but it won't matter. England probably went for the review to waste some time
England are reviewing that. It is for an lbw call. Given not out. Tossed up and turned in, rapped Shafiq pretty low on the pad. But has Shafiq got outside the line of off? No inside edge onto the pad. Yes impact is outside off! and Shafiq should be safe. The ball was going on to hit the stumps but it won't matter. England probably went for the review to waste some time
86.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, tossed up and turning in, Shafiq nudges it to short fine leg
86.2 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, shortish and Younis Khan rocks back to punch to mid-on, for a single
86.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, very full on the stumps, jammed out to short mid-wicket
85.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, more flight and pitches on middle and leg, Shafiq is hit on the bat splice on the forward defence, the ball drops dead on the off-side as there is no silly point
85.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, pushed to point and no chance of a quick single as the fielder is in sharply
85.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up around the leg stump line, Shafiq dead-bats
85.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, short outside off, Younis Khan rocks back to short-arm jab a pull through mid-wicket
85.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, short and spinning away, Shafiq rocks back and cuts through cover's hands, should've been stopped. Instead it is a single
85.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, round the wicket from Adil Rashid, pitches outside leg and Shafiq pads it away
84.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, FOUR, now Younis Khan gets into the act. Skips out and then to the pitch before bottom-handing a flick over mid-wicket. Wristwork from Younis Khan and great to see as he was down the wicket in a flash before deciding to go for the big hit. Now he will play his shots
84.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 3 runs, cheeky and calculated from Shafiq. Knows that there is no-one behind square on the off-side, looks at the field and then reverse paddles it in the gap at backward point for three more as Bairstow gives chase. So easily done too
Slip and a leg-slip in now
84.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 2 runs, now kneels down and paddles it fine to fine leg, for a couple
84.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, tossed up outside off, Shafiq gets an inside edge onto the pad on the forward defence
84.2 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Younis Khan chips it in the air but well wide of the diving short mid-wicket
84.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, tossed up and turning in, Younis Khan defends off the back foot
Moeen Ali [7.0-0-39-0] is back into the attack
83.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, sweeps to deep square leg, retains the strike with that run
83.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, FOUR, yet another 100 for Younis Khan. He keeps getting better and better with age. His 31st hundred in Tests. No problems at all. Gets a gift from Adil Rashid, short and wide outside off, he rocks back and cuts wide of short cover, the ball runs away wide of the chasing fielders. No big celebrations, a handshake with Shafiq and then a raise of the bat before asking for a fresh pair of gloves. He wants to get on with it. A true professional and such a great smile he has
The field is in to prevent Younis Khan from getting to a 100
83.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, now swept to deep square leg, only a single
83.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up outside off, pushed to cover
83.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, Younis Khan wanted to go for glory and reach his hundred in style. It was tossed up outside off, Younis Khan was looking to go over cover, but the ball takes the thick inside half and rolls to long-on. Was in the air for a while but there was no mid-on to catch
83.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, short and on the stumps, Shafiq rocks back to pull to deep mid-wicket, gets Younis Khan on strike
82.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, the third one in a row that Younis Khan has left as Broad plugs away in the corridor of uncertainty
82.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, Broad is keeping it well outside off, Younis Khan is willing to be patient and lets it go
82.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, now leaves a length delivery outside off alone
Broad pulls out as Younis Khan again shuffles across and Broad runs in before deciding not to deliver. That's a good move. Doesn't want Younis Khan to indulge in all these mindgames
82.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, FOUR, Younis Khan has a wry smile on his face after getting a boundary. He shuffled across his stumps and then shows all his three stumps, asking Broad to hit one of them or the pads. Broad fired it towards off stump, Younis Khan though flicked it into the vacant deep backward square leg region, takes four and moves to 98. Even Broad had a wry smile on his face after Younis Khan put bat to ball
82.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, good length outside off, Younis Khan shoulders arms
82.1 -
Broad to Shafiq, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Shafiq moves towards the ball and punches it to deep backward point, for a single
81.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, now short and wide outside off, cut to sweeper cover, for a single
81.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, FOUR, dragged down and gives Shafiq all the time to rock back and pull to deep mid-wicket. Was onto that in a flash and put it away, in the gap
81.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, very full outside off, Shafiq gently nudges it to mid-on
81.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, flighted outside off, Younis Khan sweeps to deep backward square leg, in control of the shot all the time
81.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, tossed up outside off, Younis Khan gets forward and pushes it to mid-off
81.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, on the stumps, Younis Khan shuffles across and dead-bats
80.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, 2 runs, on a fuller length outside off, squirted down to third man off a thick outside edge, a fumble allows the batsmen to sneak in a second
80.5 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, this is a puzzling approach from the Pakistanis. Quite happy to leave deliveries outside off when they should be forcing the issue
80.4 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, on a good length outside off, left alone
80.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, 1 run, the strategy from Broad seems to be to bowling well outside off. To counter it, Younis is making an exaggerated shuffle towards off-stump. Another leg-cutter, steered behind backward point
80.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, shuffles well across outside off, it was a leg-cutter on a good length, Younis gently taps it to backward point with an open bat face
80.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, too wide outside off, doesn't draw a stroke from Younis
79.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, with the ball turning as much as it is, Younis decides to bring out the sweep. Was tossed up on a length around off, Younis gets low and sends it to deep square
79.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, it's ripping off the pitch. Turns square from the stumps and Younis is beaten on the outside edge off his defensive poke by a mile
79.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, this is the problem with Rashid. You almost always get a couple of short deliveries. Slaps it to sweeper cover to get to the other end
79.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, shortish again, finds cover in the ring to perfection with his crunching cut
79.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, not this stays low. Rashid drops it short on off, Shafiq makes room looking to cut, the lack of bounce means that he can only chop it towards slip off the inside edge
79.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, just short of Anderson at slip. Floated up on the stumps, turns away appreciably taking the outside edge on Shafiq's prod, goes low to the right of slip but carries on the half-volley
Adil Rashid [17.0-1-70-0] is back into the attack
78.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, 1 run, straightish line, clipped away gently through the mid-wicket region
78.5 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, spoons up in the air and agonizingly drops short of mid-off. The cutters are certainly gripping the pitch and stopping. Not a very pleasant sign if you are an English batsman. On a good length just outside off, stops on Shafiq as he was looking to push, ends up reaching out for it well in front of his body, spoons the ball towards mid-off. Gets away!
78.4 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, holds its line after pitching, the line is wide of off again, Shafiq lifts his bat and lets it go
78.3 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, well wide of off, nothing doing
78.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, 1 run, in the blockhole well wide of off, Younis reaches out and squeezes it through the vacant point region
78.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, Younis shuffles across to cover his off stump and then lets this through to the keeper
77.6 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, on a fuller length around the fourth stump line, mistimes the drive this time to cover
77.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, FOUR, now to the left of the fielder. All class from the little man. Slightly fuller length and Shafiq gets right to the pitch, caresses the drive through extra-cover
77.4 -
Stokes to Shafiq, FOUR, mid-off is quite wide and Shafiq gets it through. Stands tall and punches it straight of the man. An innocuous back of a length delivery in the corridor, no real purpose. Elegantly done
77.3 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, rolls his fingers over this, was delivered on a good length just outside off, Shafiq was looking to play but is deceived by the lack of pace, in the end decides to let it go
77.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, fraction fuller than a good length on off, Shafiq works it to the left of mid-on, the fielder runs across and makes a tumbling save
77.1 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, angling in on a length on middle and off, Shafiq presents the full face of the bat in his front foot defence to mid-on
It's been all seam from England this morning. Stokes to continue..
76.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, the line is outside off, Younis Khan shoulders arms
76.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, very full outside off, jammed out to backward point
76.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, Broad comes back well with a leg-cutter that beats Younis Khan all ends up. The batsman was shuffling across to defend, but the ball pitched and then seamed away to beat the defensive prod. The pitch aided Broad that time
76.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, FOUR, the width was there and Younis Khan has flayed that through point. Full outside off, Younis Khan standing outside his crease belted that on the rise and once he found the gap, it was four all the way. Moves into the nineties
76.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, pitched up outside off, Younis Khan gets forward and drives to cover who is deep
76.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, FOUR, Younis Khan gets lucky and gets a boundary. Full outside off, Younis Khan reached out to drive well away from his body, the thick inside edge narrowly misses off stump and Buttler didn't even move to his left. He stood static, even if he had gone for it, he would just grabbed the ball on the bounce as it went to ground quickly
Stuart Broad [6.0-1-16-0] is back into the attack
75.6 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, stays a bit low outside off but Shafiq adjusts and punches it back to Stokes
75.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, back of a length outside off, Shafiq punches to cover
75.4 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, short and loopy on the stumps, Shafiq is under that
75.3 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, full outside off, Shafiq gets forward and drives to mid-off
75.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, back of a length on off, Shafiq stands tall and blocks it back down the track
75.1 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, short of length and angled in towards off stump, Shafiq defends solidly
Time for drinks. A soporfic opening session. A sleep-inducing one if you are an English fan but Pakistan will take that. Just 31 runs scored in 14 overs. Pakistan lost Misbah who didn't add anything to his overnight tally - lofting one to mid-off. Since then Younis Khan and Shafiq have looked untroubled as England relied more on keeping the runs down rather than look to take wickets. Anderson has bowled majorly cutters and then asked the pitch to aid him. The rest of the bowlers haven't posed a wicket-taking threat as well. I'm waiting for the declaration! But will Misbah listen anytime soon?
74.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, well outside off and Younis Khan shuffles across to leave
74.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fullish outside off, Younis Khan pushes off the front foot to backward point
74.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, short of length outside off, bit of extra bounce for Anderson, Shafiq though drops it with soft hands wide of 2nd slip and takes the single to third man
74.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, good length outside off, Shafiq stays back and punches it square of the wicket, finds point
74.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, Anderson is just bowling cutters - trying to conserve his energy in this heat - outside off, left alone
74.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, cutter outside off, Shafiq sees it early and lets it go
73.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, good length outside off, Younis Khan opens the face of the bat on the square drive but can't beat point
73.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, good length outside off, Younis Khan gets forward and blocks solidly
73.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, good length outside off, Younis Khan gets forward and pushes it to cover
73.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 2 runs, too straight and Younis Khan tucks it off the stumps wide of Broad at square leg, two taken
73.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, 1 run, short of length and angled in on off stump, Shafiq defends wide of mid-on and takes the single on offer
73.1 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, full and Shafiq crouches low to defend off the front foot to mid-off
72.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, pitched up outside off, the teaser and Younis Khan nearly went after it, then pulled his bat out of harm's way after seeing the line of that delivery
72.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, hint of nip back in off the seam, but still the line is outside off, left alone
72.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, way outside off, left alone
72.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, these cutters on a fuller length outside off are troubling Younis Khan. He has mistimed a third one in a row. Jams it out towards the slip cordon and the ball rolls to the fielders
72.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, now jams the big drive onto his boot and the ball rolls towards point. He is trying to hit them too hard
72.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, slower delivery outside off, Younis Khan mistimes the cover drive and finds short cover
71.6 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, short of length on off, Shafiq rides the bounce a tad and drops it with soft hands to the right of the bowler
71.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, good length outside off, Shafiq stays back and blocks
71.4 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, again drives but finds cover who slides to his right to field
71.3 -
Stokes to Shafiq, FOUR, too full and that allows Shafiq to play a glorious cover drive on a bent back knee. The knee touched the ground as he crouched low and then creamed the drive through the gap at cover. The ball had enough to beat the chasing fielders. Shafiq's class on show there
71.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, full outside off, Shafiq gets forward and drives towards mid-off
71.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 1 run, Younis Khan shuffles across and then takes a step out to wrist it wide of mid-on, single taken
70.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, short of length outside off, punched stylishly but straight to the fielder at backward point
70.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 2 runs, flicked from the stumps to deep mid-wicket, they take on the fielder and come back for the second. The throw is at Younis Khan's end but he makes it comfortably
70.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, a cutter outside off, hint of wobble in the air to the keeper after Shafiq left that alone
70.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, full outside off, left alone
70.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 3 runs, that's 1000 runs to Younis Khan against England in Tests. It was full and on the pads, clipped through mid-wicket and it is stopped near the boundary. Three taken and easily too
70.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, Shafiq shuffles across to defend off the front foot, the ball holds its line after pitching and the bat face turns on impact, the ball rolls wide of the diving backward point's left. Single to third man
69.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, full outside off, Younis Khan lets it go
69.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, 1 run, a misfield at cover as the fielder dove to his right to field a firm drive from Shafiq, his dive can only produce a half-stop and that allows the single
69.4 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, angled in on a good length, Shafiq defends solidly off the front foot to cover
69.3 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, pitched up outside off, Shafiq is content to leave those
69.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, full outside off, Shafiq shoulders arms
69.1 -
Stokes to Shafiq, 2 runs, good length outside off, Shafiq opens the face of the bat on the defence and gets it to third man, two taken as Adil Rashid comes around to field
Ben Stokes [12.0-2-35-0] is back into the attack
68.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, full outside off, Younis Khan shoulders arms and then the ball seams away into the gloves of Buttler
68.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, angled in towards off stump, Shafiq defends in the gap at point, easy single taken
68.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, another cutter, still the line is outside off, Shafiq leaves
68.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, cutter outside off, left alone
68.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, short of length outside off, Shafiq is standing a step outside of his crease, defends towards mid-off
68.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 1 run, full outside off, Younis Khan pushes off the front foot to third man
67.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, FOUR, drifting onto the pads and Shafiq gets a boundary. Rolled his wrists on the leg-glance and the ball beat the fine leg fielder who was very square. Nicely done by Shafiq
67.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, 1 run, clipped past the diving short mid-wicket who failed to stop it cleanly, gives the single away as Younis Khan took the single on offer which became a reality once he realised that the ball was away from the short mid-wicket man
67.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Shafiq dabs it with soft hands in the gap at cover point, easy single in the end as Younis Khan responded early
67.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, short of length on the stumps, Shafiq turns it to square leg and says "no, no" to Younis Khan
67.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, harmless short one outside off, Shafiq just swayed his head away and left it through to the keeper
67.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, full outside off, left alone
66.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, full outside off, Younis Khan gets forward and shoulders arms
66.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, full outside off, Shafiq opens the face of the bat on the forward defence and the ball runs down to third man, for a single
66.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, back of a length outside off, Shafiq defends off the back foot
66.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, on the stumps, Shafiq gently turns it to the silly mid-on fielder
66.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, another cutter, this time Shafiq is forward to dead-bat that
66.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, slower delivery outside off, Shafiq mistimes the cover drive, finds short cover
65.6 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, short of length outside off, Younis Khan shuffles across and offers a dead bat, the ball rolls to cover
65.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, an off-cutter outside off, Younis Khan gets forward and drives to mid-off
65.4 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Younis Khan is under that quickly. It was a sharp short ball too from Mark Wood
65.3 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, full outside off, Younis Khan gets forward and drives without any timing to cover
65.2 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, and again another forward defence, this time the ball finds short mid-wicket
65.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, fullish and Younis Khan defends to the right of square leg
64.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, good length and a hint of nip back in, Shafiq defends from the crease to short cover-point
64.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, well outside off, left alone
64.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 1 run, another cutter from Anderson and Younis Khan gently turns it to the right of square leg, for a single
64.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, short of length outside off, Shafiq gets a thick outside edge on the defence, but the ball dies down pretty quickly and goes to third man, for a single, is off the mark
Asad Shafiq, right handed bat, comes to the crease
64.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, out Caught by Cook!! Misbah has given it away. He is livid with himself for lofting one straight to the fielder at mid-off. Keeps shaking his head on the way back. Misses out on the chance? (he has already done it once against Australia - my colleagues point out, so apologies!) to join an elite club - hundreds in both innings of a Test match. It was the cutter outside off, Misbah wanted to clear mid-off with the shot but the bat turned on impact and that meant he could only tamely find Cook to his left who took it without any fuss. Misbah had to reach out to play the stroke as it was outside off and the ball may have gripped a touch after pitching. Was on one knee when he played the shot. England get their breakthrough today. Misbah c Cook b Anderson 87(147) [4s-8 6s-4]
Anderson to Misbah, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
64.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 1 run, full outside off, Younis Khan opens the face of the bat on the square drive, gets it to third man, for a single
63.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, good length and angled in, Misbah is solid in his forward defence
63.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, full outside off, Misbah drives forcefully off the front foot but finds Mark Wood in his way
63.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, good length outside off, meets a sturdy forward block from Misbah
63.3 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, 1 run, full and down leg, whipped away to fine leg, it was on the pads and Younis Khan played with a flourish but can only get a single as the ball went straight to the fielder
63.2 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, full outside off, Younis Khan gets forward and drives to cover, straight to the fielder
63.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, pitched up outside off, Younis Khan drives without any timing to mid-off
62.6 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, now an inside edge onto the thigh pad as Misbah pushes his front foot far too across to cover for the inward movement, the delivery nips back in and catches the inside edge, dribbles behind square and they don't take the single
62.5 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, good delivery and Misbah is beaten as he pushed forward to defend and the leg-cutter just moved away off the seam a touch to beat the defensive stroke. Misbah tried to cover the line as he shuffled across but the movement beat him
62.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, wide of the crease and speared in on a fuller length outside off, Misbah gets forward and defends with bat and pad close together to short cover
62.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, pitched up outside off, Misbah stays on the crease and angles the bat to guide it to short cover-point
62.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, slower delivery outside off, Misbah pushes it to short cover
A slip and a silly mid-on in place for Anderson
62.1 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, pitched up outside off, Misbah softly drives it back to Anderson
James Anderson [8.0-5-9-1] is back into the attack
61.6 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, wide of the crease and on a back of a length outside off, Younis Khan mistimes the punch back to the bowler. Mark Wood starts off with a maiden
61.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length outside off, Younis Khan defends off the back foot
61.4 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone
61.3 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, slow, loopy bouncer from Mark Wood, Younis Khan is under it easily
61.2 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, full and outside off, Younis Khan gets across and defends solidly
61.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, hint of nip back in for Mark Wood, but the line is well outside off, Younis Khan shuffles across slightly and then shoulders arms
The Englishmen are in their dressing rooms, dreading the thought of coming out to field under the hot sun. But they have to do so as Captain Cook walks out with his head bowed. Mark Wood will start off day 4. Younis Khan on strike. Two slips in place
Bairstow: "We obviously know it's going to be a battle. The pitch is still a pretty good one if we are honest. The way the Pakistani batsmen played yesterday. Wahab as well took a few wickets in the first innings so singling out one person out of a five man attack won't be right. Yasir will obviously pose a threat. But we have to do our job. I'd like to think my defence against spin is quite solid. Not quite enjoyed it at short leg. Ducking and weaving. Jos is still keeping very well. You can't say after one day he's not doing well. We saw in Abu Dhabi, he was standing up to the fast bowlers. We have to keep believing that we are in this Test."
09:30 Local Time, 05:30 GMT, 11:00 IST: Morning folks. Had a good night's sleep? I know a bunch who didn't. Gosh, the English batters must have tossed around in bed quite a bit last night dreading the thought of having to face a certain Wahab Riaz again in the second innings. He wasn't bad yesterday, was he? But first up, the visitors have some leather to chase down. Terrible, terrible situation to be in. Completely at the mercy of Misbah and co. The lead already looks beyond reach. Expect Pakistan to bat a session at the very least. Perhaps a target upwards of 500 will make Misbah secure enough. Obviously I am making a dangerous assumption of them not being bowled out before that. One thing's for sure, rain ain't going to save England. Not in this desert. They've got to do it themselves.
A big lead to take the game completely out of the opposition's sight and also making sure to leave yourself with enough overs to bowl England out. The plan would be quite simple if you are Misbah. We'll wait and see how Day 4 unfolds. So, that's it from us for today. Cheers!
Once a lead of 136 runs was conceded, it was always going to be an uphill battle. Hopes might have been replenished after getting a couple of quick wickets but this duo has seen to it that the door has been shut in the opposition's face.
17:35 Local Time, 13:35 GMT, 19:05 IST: "The day took a decisive shift in the first session," said Athers in a sorry tone watching the Englishmen embark on a leather hunt after tea. As most times he was dead-on. From 182/3 overnight to 242 all out. It was the Wahab Riaz effect. A spell which will go down as the major factor in Pakistan's expected triumph. Because let's face it, I can't see any other result possible. Not unless England are planning to do the unimaginable.
60.6 -
Root to Misbah, no run, quicker through the air, Misbah turns it to square leg. Well, that will be stumps for the day then.
60.5 -
Root to Misbah, no run, floaty delivery from Root, Misbah clips it to mid-wicket
60.4 -
Root to Misbah, SIX, one can always expect the big shot from Misbah at the end of the day. Tossed up delivery from Root, stand and deliver stuff from Misbah as he lofts it wide of long-on. It sails all the way into the stands. Misbah has mastered the art to thwack sixes against the spinners
60.3 -
Root to Misbah, no run, Misbah defends this delivery that is bowled slower through the air into the on-side
60.2 -
Root to Misbah, FOUR, short and down the leg-side, it was asking to be hit. It was a help yourself delivery. Misbah just brings out the slog sweep and gets it past the man at leg slip for a boundary
60.1 -
Root to Younis Khan, 1 run, from round the wicket, Root tosses it up and bowls it down the leg-side, Younis nurdles it away to square leg
Joe Root [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
59.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, Younis turns this one that is drifting down leg to deep backward square
59.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, very full from Moeen Ali, Misbah drives it neatly to long-on. The fielder at long-on has been kept busy for sure
59.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, flatter in trajectory, Younis drives it to long-on
59.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, Misbah nicely wrists this quicker delivery to long-on
59.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, Misbah turns this one away to backward square leg. Misbah is a stamp of solidity against spin
59.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, Misbah nurdles this flatter delivery to short mid-wicket
58.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, FOUR, the juicy full toss from Adil Rashid, Younis looks to heave it across the line. He gets it right off the bottom of the bat. However, it has enough legs to beat the mid-on fielder who gave the chase
58.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, the googly from Adil Rashid, Younis hedges it towards FSL
58.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, Misbah punches this shorter in length delivery to cover
58.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, Adil Rashid bowls it outside off and invites the drive. Younis brings out the drive to deep extra cover
58.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, on the pads, Misbah camps on the back foot and nurdles it to square leg
58.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, low full toss from Adil Rashid, Younis firmly drives it to long-off
57.6 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 2 runs, shorter in length, Misbah goes onto the back foot and stylishly cuts it to deep extra cover. The fielder at cover gives the chase and hunts it down
57.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, Misbah comes forward and blocks this flighted ball down the pitch
57.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, Younis tucks this delivery drifting on the pads to mid-wicket
57.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, the straighter one, Misbah neatly tucks it to short mid-wicket
57.2 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, Younis works this one with the spin and wrists it to mid-wicket
57.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, Younis steps out and drives it back towards the bowler
Moeen Ali [5.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack
56.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah comes forward and pushes it to cover
56.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, leg byes, 1 run, the googly from Adil Rashid, Younis misreads it. It beats his inside edge. They take a leg-bye. It was too high as well
56.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, Misbah drives this fuller length delivery to cover
56.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah stands tall in the crease and pushes this one off the back foot to cover
56.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah defends this one solidly off the front foot. On occasions, Misbah's defence against spin seems impregnable
56.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, athletic fielding from Stokes there. Misbah brings out the reverse sweep. Stokes at slip anticipates the shot brilliantly and dives to his right to make an excellent save. Stokes is certainly the livewire of the England team in the field
Ninth over in a row for Stokes in this spell. He has given his everything in his spell. He wants to have a few words with Misbah too, but seems to be out of his breath
55.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Younis prods forward and lets it go by
55.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Younis advances and leaves it alone
55.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, 1 run, Misbah wrists this one from the stumps to deep mid-wicket
55.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 1 run, the bumper from Stokes, Younis gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep backward square
55.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Younis comes forward and stonewalls this fuller length delivery down the pitch
55.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Younis defends this back of a length delivery off the back foot
Broad has gone back to the dressing room. He was hit on the elbow by Riaz earlier in the day.
54.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah looks to drive, gets a thick outside edge towards backward point
54.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah comes forward and defends this tossed up delivery down the pitch
54.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, FOUR, Misbah goes across towards the off-stump and brings out the slog sweep. He doesn't look to keep it down. Luckily for him it goes over the head of Broad at short fine for a boundary
54.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, Younis firmly drives this full toss to long-off
54.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, Younis Khan looks to sweep and misses. However, it was pitched outside leg
54.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, Adil Rashid gets a bit of turn on this fullish delivery, Younis Khan gets caught in the crease. In the end, manages to defend
53.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, FOUR, in between, Misbah suddenly wakes up. He just bludgeons this length delivery past motionless fielders to extra cover. It crashed into the ad-cushions. Now, that was a meaty blow from Pakistan's skipper
53.5 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Stokes tests Misbah's patience outside off, he has loads of it and leaves it alone
53.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Misbah defends this one from the crease
53.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, FOUR, Oh! No! That is the last thing a team that is going through the motions want. Stokes flings it on a fuller length and invites the drive, Misbah comes half-forward, gets an outside edge. However, neither the keeper nor Root at first slip moved. It went between the two and Misbah collected four more runs to his tally. More pain and agony for the wholehearted cricketer from Durham - Stokes
53.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, a smidgen fuller from Stokes, Misbah pushes it to cover
53.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 1 run, back of a length delivery and Stokes bends his back. It climbs onto Younis, who rides on the bounce and punches it to sweeper cover
52.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah pushes this very full delivery to cover
52.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah comes forward and defends this tossed up delivery
52.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, lovely inviting loop from Adil Rashid and gets sharp turn too. It beats the forward prod of Misbah, deflects off the keeper's gloves and it hits the throat of Stokes. He is in a bit of pain there
52.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, this one turns from the leg-stump, Misbah looks to work it through the on-side and gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad
52.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, shorter in length, Younis smears the cut to sweeper cover
52.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, Younis Khan camps on the back foot and defends this delivery on the stumps
51.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Misbah pushes this one back towards the bowler. His bat turned in his hands a bit
51.5 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Misbah gets into two minds of whether to play at this back of a length ball that is bowled outside off. He chooses to withdraw his bat in the end
51.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, FOUR, more pain and agony for the bowler as Misbah steers this good length ball along the carpet past the first slip fielder to the third man fence. He was opened up there, but in the end, he played it with soft hands
51.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 1 run, Younis uses his malleable wrists and works this back of a length delivery to mid-wicket
51.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Younis rides on the bounce and defends this back of a length delivery
51.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery, Younis defends with his bat and tucked in together
50.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Adil Rashid bowls this one quicker through the air, Misbah stonewalls it down the pitch
50.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, SIX, Misbah gets to his fifty in style. It is his 31st fifty in Tests. He clears his front leg to this flighted ball and lofts it down the ground. It sails into the stands. Remember, he also essayed a measured century in the first innings. One can always count on him to deliver
50.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah pushes this one to cover
50.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah comes forward and defends this tossed up delivery
50.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, SIX, Misbah always chances his arm against the spinners. As soon as Rashid comes onto bowl, Misbah uses his wrists and lofts it over the long-off fence for a sumptuous six. Superb wrist-work on show there
50.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, the leg-break from Adil Rashid, Misbah calmly pushes it to short cover
Adil Rashid [12.0-1-43-0] is back into the attack
The lights are coming on at the ground. It is getting dark.
49.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery that tails back in a touch. Younis prods forward and defends it into the off-side
49.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Younis shoulders arms after covering his sticks. Measured judgment from the batsman
49.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, 1 run, too straight from Stokes, Misbah gets on top of the bounce and clips it to fine leg
49.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, fuller from Stokes, Misbah is back to his usual self with an obdurate forward defence
49.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Misbah tucks this back of a length delivery that is drifting down the leg-side behind square
49.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Misbah lifts his bat and lets it go by
48.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, Younis defends this one down the track with a full face of the bat
48.5 -
Broad to Misbah, 3 runs, finally there is some action in the middle! Back of a length delivery that stays a touch low, it hits the splice of Misbah's bat and balloons over Anderson at second slip. Bairstow from backward point hounds it down, puts in the dive and saves a run. The third umpire checks whether it is a boundary or not. In the end, decides it isn't
48.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Misbah blocks
48.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, Misbah yet again almost got opened up there. However, in the end, he is able to turn this back of a length delivery to short mid-wicket
48.2 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, Broad pulls his length back on this one, Misbah is steadfast in his forward defence
48.1 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, fuller length delivery with a hint of shape back into the right-hander, Misbah stonewalls it down the pitch
47.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, the dangled carrot outside off, left alone to the keeper
47.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 2 runs, Younis Khan mistimes the cut to third man and helps himself to two more runs
47.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, this one angles back into the right-hander rather awkwardly. It beats the inside edge and hits the batsman on the thigh pad before rolling away into the off-side
47.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Stokes has that uncanny ability to shape it away with the old ball. He did exactly that there. It was pitched on a fuller length too. Younis went for the expansive drive and got beaten on the outside edge
47.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Younis rides on the bounce and defends
47.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Younis ekes out an inside edge behind square
46.6 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery and drifting down the leg-side, Misbah has nothing to do with it
46.5 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, Broad looks to change his action and goes wide of the crease. Is he trying Wood's tactic? Misbah just defends it solidly. In fact, Broad bowled it with a slingy action. Maybe he was looking for some reverse swing
46.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, another one on the stumps, Misbah stockades it into the pitch. Nothing much is happening for the pacers here. England just seem to be going through the motions
46.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, Broad continues to bowl a stump-to-stump line, Misbah blocks
46.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, 1 run, on the stumps from Broad, Younis uses his delectable wrists and works it to mid-wicket
46.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, byes, FOUR, well, it seemed to have touched the thigh pad on its way. However, the umpire signals it as four byes. Drifting down the leg-side, Younis looks to tickle it around the corner and fails to connect
45.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Stokes keeps it in the corridor outside off, Misbah ignores
45.5 -
Stokes to Misbah, FOUR, Stokes flings it on a good length and it angles away after pitching. Misbah steers it wide of the fielder at first slip and it runs away to the third man fence
45.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Misbah defends it into the off-side
45.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery from Stokes, Misbah turns it into the on-side
45.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Misbah steers this good length delivery to the second slip on one bounce
45.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Stokes flings it on a good length. It moves away from the right-hander after pitching. Misbah comes half forward, pushes and it whizzes past the outside edge
44.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, Younis turns this one that drifts down the leg-side to mid-wicket
44.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery from Broad, Younis defends it solidly. Just before this ball, Younis pulled off after Broad came in steaming. Broad isn't impressed, he under-arms the ball down the track
44.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, FOUR, Younis brings up his 31st Test fifty in style. Broad drifts this one down the leg-side, the willowy Younis brings his Asian wrists into play and flicks it to fine leg for a boundary. Younis has certainly a great conversion rate as he has made 30 Test centuries as well
44.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery from Broad, Younis defends with his bat and pad tucked in together
44.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, this one is angled into the right-hander, Younis blunts it down the pitch off the front foot
44.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, very full and on the stumps, Younis drives it to mid-off
A much needed drinks break! This pair has just fizzed out all the spark that England might have had coming into this session. The lead is already 275 and now the visitors are at Pakistan's mercy. Some of the tactics from Cook - to give Rashid an extended spell for example was beyond comprehension, well at least for me. He just lacked the zip to trouble the batsmen. Okay, so the players have wandered back to their positions. And we are good to go again..
43.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Misbah has countered the short balls well today. Has been on his toes and when he sees anything short, he sinks to the ground to evade
43.5 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, short of length delivery on the body, gently worked to the leg-side
43.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, lifter on the stumps, had good shoulder on it, Misbah rushes to duck underneath
43.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, on a good length around the fifth stump line, Misbah tries to run it down towards the third man fence with an open face. Finds gully
43.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, wider of off, this one he does allow to go past him by leaving it alone
43.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, nothing.is.going.past.me. Says Misbah to this short of length delivery
42.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, straying a bit too straight, clipped to one of those fielders close in on the leg-side
42.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery, stump-to-stump, pushed to silly mid-on
42.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, short with some width on offer, Younis was a bit surprised, wasn't expecting this with the keeper up. In the end, manages to control the cut towards backward point
42.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, nice timing on this bottom-handed flick, straight to mid-on though
42.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, wide enough of off stump to leave it untouched
42.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, on a good length in the corridor just outside off, meets it with a stoic defensive willow on the front foot
Stuart Broad [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
The lead keeps growing. England have been guilty of going through the motions a bit here. Persisting with Rashid despite him not looking anywhere near threatening, puzzling for me. But now looks like he's being taken off. Here's Broad with the keeper up..
41.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, shuffles across and works it to short mid-wicket
41.5 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, solidly behind this short of length delivery on the stumps
41.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, 2 runs, trifle fuller than a good length just outside off, Misbah presses forward and nibbles the push through the cover region. Before the throw comes in, batsmen have made it back for a couple
41.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 1 run, guides it through the point region with an open face
41.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, back of a good length, blocked down the pitch
41.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, on a back of a length around off, Younis is right behind the line and offers a rampart
40.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, adjusts his hands to follow the turn and gently nudges it wide of slip in defence
40.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, read below
40.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, lunge forward to defend
40.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, the runs keep piling up for the veteran. 9000 Test runs completed. Out comes the helmet. Kisses the turf. Way to go Sir! Short delivery cut away to sweeper cover to bring up the landmark. Also he is the first Pakistani cricketer to get there. Gets a bit emotional and does a SAJDAH, hugs his skipper and acknowledges the round of applause from the crowd
40.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, floated up just outside off, Younis gets forward and slaps the drive to cover
There is a general feeling that Rashid is a bit too slow through the air to cause problems and extract the bite out of these slow, low sub-continent tracks. His speed is wavering in the mid 70kph mark. Yasir on the other hand is 8-10ks quicker
40.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, 73ks, well flighted on the stumps, forward and defended
39.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, gently patted away in front of cover
39.5 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, bangs it on a short of length once more, Misbah rides the bounce by getting on his toes, steers it towards gully
39.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, short of length delivery, rises around the mid-riff, worked to short mid-wicket
39.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, on a good length and holds its line after pitching outside off, Misbah thought about wood-peckering at it but pulled his bat inside the line to let it go
39.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 1 run, hops across to off and clips this back of a length delivery through mid-wicket
39.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, gentle fuller length delivery, stabbed down the ground
Ben Stokes [3.0-1-8-0] is back into the attack
38.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, extra-bounce this time, might have been the over-spinner. Misbah checks his push back to the bowler
38.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, turning away outside off, bye-bye ball.
38.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 2 runs, Misbah has made a mockery of the keeper and first slip. They both were trying to intercept the sweep but in the end he decides to change the shot and steers it right where slip would have originally been. Was in the air as well and had Jimmy not tried to be so clever, would have had it in his lap
38.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, looped up googly turning in from outside off, Misbah reads it and drives it to mid-off
38.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, straightish, Younis rolls his wrists over the sweep through mid-wicket
38.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, teased up and turning away from the fifth stump line, a huge lunge forward to tap it into the pitch
37.6 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, languidly gets forward to defend this fuller length ball
37.5 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, length delivery knocked to cover flat-footed
37.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, on a length just outside off, Misbah'ed into the pitch
37.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 1 run, Anderson is appealing for everything. He smashed the leather off it did Younis with the inside edge. Still a huge appeal for leg-before. Nips in slightly which induced the error on the front foot defensive, rolls away towards the vacant point region
37.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fraction fuller than a good length, good stride forward to defend
37.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, FOUR, Younis is all text-book. Such elegance with his strokeplay. You err slightly in line and he will put you away. Fuller length delivery on off, Younis shuffles across and neatly flicks it through square leg. Skims away!
36.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, flipper outside off, left alone
36.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 2 runs, Misbah was loading up and Rashid cleverly bowled it a bit wider, he had to reach out for the slog, ends up slicing it. But he went so hard that it almost went all the way over the extra-cover fence. Just drops a few yards short
36.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, tossed up just outside off, Misbah blocks from the crease
36.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, well flighted on the stumps, Misbah is forward to defend
36.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, FOUR, dropped short, 77ks, Misbah examines it on the back foot, and swats it wide of long-on
36.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, still Rashid. still short. still cut away through the covers
35.6 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, bumper on the stumps, was too high to trouble Misbah as he crouches to evade the ball
35.5 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, gently nudged to short mid-wicket
35.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, pitched up on a similar length, this time Misbah defends with bat and pad close. That's what you get from the Pakistani skipper - all or nothing
35.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, 2 runs, lightning has struck! Or at least threatened to strike. Fuller length around off, Misbah winds up and looks to launch it down the ground, didn't quite get hold of it but cleared mid-on with ease. The ball plugs on the outfield after landing a few feet inside the ropes
35.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, on a back of a length, Misbah looks to defend with an angled bat, chops it off the toe end onto the pitch
35.1 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, angling in on a fuller length, worked away to short mid-wicket
34.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 2 runs, Younis premeditates the sweep and lands in a soup as the length was fullish. Sneaks out an inside edge which runs away past the keeper
34.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 3 runs, low full toss on leg-stump, or that's what Misbah made it into using his long reach. Helps the sweep fine. Short fine leg has to embark on a long chase to cut it off
34.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, turning away outside off, no shot offered
34.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, tries something different. The googly turning in from middle, Misbah is seeing it like a hawk. Reads it out of the hand and keeps it out
34.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, he might as well doze off on the front foot defence. That's how easy he's making it look
34.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, well tossed up on middle, not a lot of turn, pace is slow, Misbah has no trouble defending after a lunge
33.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, FORWARD and DEFENDED
33.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, on a length on the stumps, this time gets the bat right behind the line
33.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, a stifled appeal for LBW. But if England have put in a stifled appeal, it can never be out. Height was an issue as Younis was hit above the knee-roll after being beaten on the inside edge to a delivery which nipped back in a touch. Clearly going over according to Hawk-Eye
33.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, forward and obdurately b.l.o.c.k.e.d
33.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, worked away with the angle to short mid-wicket
33.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, on a length, line is just outside off, Younis ekes out an inside edge onto pad while looking to block coming half-forward
32.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, no need to play at this leg-break which is turning away from off
32.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, drops it short, a mistimed pull spoons up for a fleeting moment but lands well short of mid-wicket
32.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, teased up just outside off, ends up being an overpitched delivery, Misbah jars the drive towards cover
32.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, comes forward and pats it in front of cover
32.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, flatter trajectory outside off, left alone
32.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, oh Cook persists with Rashid contrary to what I felt. A vote of confidence in the leggie or just the plain lack of options? Well flighted delivery on a length around off, forward and blocked
31.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery, Younis hops and defends
31.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, pulls back the length in the outside off channel, Younis gets forward and knocks it in front of cover
31.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, clearly Wood is searching for reverse swing but there isn't a lot. Younis drives it convincingly to mid-off
31.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, 1 run, fraction fuller than a good length just outside off, Misbah closes the bat face on impact to work it wide of mid-wicket
31.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 1 run, similarly pitched up, this time Younis gets a thick inside edge as he was aiming for the straight drive, the ball rolls away behind square
31.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, pitched right up on the stumps, elegantly on-driven but picks out mid-on
James Anderson [4.0-4-0-1] is back into the attack
30.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, SIX, Rashid has bowled has last over for the foreseeable future I would presume. Long-hop on the stumps, Misbah hops back in the crease and wallops the pull over the mid-wicket ropes. Misbah now has the most number of sixes (61) in Tests for Pakistan. He's surpassed the man at the other end. Come on Younis, surely you must have an answer!
30.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, FOUR, it's just not falling in place for Rashid. Very ordinary he's been since Tea. Low loopy full toss, Misbah gets down on one knee, uses his long reach and plonks the sweep behind square
30.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, loopy leg-break just outside off, Younis drives it a bit softer this time and gets the single to mid-off
30.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, a flowing drive but for no run. Was timed so well that it raced to the deepish mid-off in place
30.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, hangs back and punches this flattish delivery down to long-on
30.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, stump to stump, nice loop, defended after coming forwards
29.6 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, might have been the off-cutter, delivered on a length and cuts back in, Younis can only eke out an edge onto pad in his front foot defence
29.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, tries to set up the batsman with a pitched up delivery following the short ball. But this is Younis remember? His foot gets right out to meet the pitch, drives it to mid-off
29.4 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, this is how you play the short ball. With decisiveness I mean. Saw it early and swerves his head underneath
29.3 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, on a good length in the corridor, Younis defends it back down the pitch
29.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, 1 run, Misbah has treated the short ball like kryptonite. And he keeps getting more and more of it. Banged in halfway, lifts nicely and gets big on the attempted pull. All Misbah can manage is a thick top edge. Shouts of catch as it lobs towards fine leg but drops agonizingly short of a charging Ali
29.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, 1 run, on a length around the fifth stump line, Younis pushes at it away from the body and sends it through the vacant point region
28.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, as a result Rashid is forced to pull his length back. And as he does so, Younis gratefully hops back and cuts it away through the cover region
28.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, Younis is just not allowing it to turn by getting big strides to get close
28.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, on a front foot defensive loop to well tossed up deliveries
28.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, proddy, proddy, proddy. Nibble, nibble, nibble
28.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, well flighted. On the stumps. BLOCKED
28.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, nice and loopy, drifting in on middle, Younis lunges forward and blocks
27.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, bangs it in short, doesn't quite bounce that much allowing Misbah to comfortably get on top of the bounce in defence
27.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, angling in on a fuller length, worked away to mid-on
27.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, pitched further up around off, gently driven back to Wood
27.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, a similar back of a length delivery in the channel, blocked in french-cricket style
27.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, why does Misbah always give this impression of being squared up? On a back of a length aiming for the top of off, straight ball, defended from the crease
27.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, 1 run, fraction fuller than a good length just outside off, Younis gets his front foot beside the line of the ball and gently pats it through the vacant point region
26.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, looped up on a fullish length just outside off, Misbah drives to cover
26.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, flatter outside off, fails to get his cut past point
26.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, this one comes out right from the wrists. Floated up on a length on the stumps, big stride forward from Misbah to defend
26.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, three short deliveries to begin the session. Poor stuff. Younis hops back and swats the pull down to long-on
26.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, shortish and turning away outside off, Younis covers his stumps and shoulders arms
26.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, a filthy half-tracker well wide of off, cut away gently square of the wicket. That could have been hammered but Misbah prefers to exercise caution
Talking about Cook not going to his premier spinners, here's Rashid..
The final session is about to get underway.. The interesting thing for me was that Cook went to Root despite having two spinners who have been picked to do that job. Won't be doing their confidence much good I would imagine. Pakistan are sitting on a healthy lead and can call the shots from here. Already the pitch is showing signs of deterioration. Won't get any easier in the fourth innings.
Mark Wood followed it up by giving a dose of short stuff to Malik and chugged him down. England clearly believe a barrage of bouncers, sprinkled with a fuller length delivery is the way to go against Malik. However, the seasoned duo of Younis and Hafeez weathered the early storm. Once the spinners came into the attack, it became easier for the pair to milk the bowling. Hafeez even notched up a half-century. Unfortunately from Pakistan's point of view, he lost his concentration and was dismissed by Wood. Join us for the final session in another 20 minutes...
Earlier, it was Anderson, who again preyed on Masood's weakness outside off by using the crease and creating awkward angles to pick up his scalp. Masood has fallen to the 'Burnley Bullet' in every innings in this series.
14:45 Local Time, 10:45 GMT, 16:15 IST: England struck up front a few times to create a bit of wobble in the opposition ranks. For the home team, Younis Khan and Mohammad Hafeez played with composure and calmness. Just in the nick of time though, Wood snaffled Hafeez's wicket to lift the tourists' sagging spirits to some extent.
25.6 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, FOUR, if you ever wanted to watch confidence of a classy batsman, you have to catch up the highlights of the last ball before tea. Younis just drove that and turned his back, he knows he timed and placed it to perfection. He didn't even bother watching his partner. Full and in the slot, Pakistan's leading run-scorer in Tests, drives that elegantly wide of mid-on, hardly any soul moved on the field. Mid-on fielder just jogs casually to collect that ball. So, that will be tea on day 3.
25.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, 140k from Mark Wood, still the line isn't threatening though, Younis drives gently towards mid-on
25.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, 1 run, still hits the back of a length region, Misbah goes with a slightly angled bat as he dabs this towards third man
25.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, short of length delivery around off, Misbah rides with the bounce and defends it easily
25.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, back of a length around the fourth stump line, Misbah jumps on the back foot and blocks
25.1 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, Mark Wood sprints hard and bowls a bouncer on the stumps, Misbah sees it early and hides under
This might well be the last over before tea..
24.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, full and straight, Younis drives straight back to the bowler
24.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Misbah drives wide of cover and leaves the last ball for his partner
24.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, quicker and hurried Misbah on his defence, Misbah went deep inside the crease to this flatter delivery and managed to block it
Short leg in place now
24.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah is on the forward prod to this flighted delivery
24.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, pitched on leg and spun away ever so slighltly, Pakistan skipper blocks that with a straight blade
24.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, quicker and just outside off, driven nicely to the man at cover
23.6 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, Younis is happy to leave that ball outside off. He does a flamingo while leaving the ball
23.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, on a length and in the outside off zone, a solid defence towards the man at cover
23.4 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, Mark Wood puts in everything to this yorker, that one shaped in late as well. Younis has played enough Test cricket to dig that out
23.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, 1 run, full and on the pads, nudged away wide of floppy-hat Stuart Broad, gets off the mark with a single
23.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, the lifter from the Durham boy, angled in on the stumps, Misbah walks across slightly and ducks underneath it
23.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, 1 run, full and on the toes of Younis, he gets across and flicks it to deep backward square leg
22.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, leggie from Rashid, the line is wide and Misbah lets it go
22.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, floated up just outside off, Misbah defends it calmly down the track
22.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, slower and on off, punched back to Rashid
22.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, fuller and around the fourth stump line, Misbah goes for the front foot drive, places it to the right of short cover who gets across and fields
22.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, loopy delivery around off, Younis opts to drive and sends it straight to Bairstow at extra cover who fumbles and allows a single
22.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, flatter and just outside off, Younis goes back and across to punch that back to the bowler
Adil Rashid [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
21.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, dug in short and just outside off, Misbah half-ducks and sways away from the line
21.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, fuller and angled in, Misbah drives to mid-on
Misbah-ul-Haq, right handed bat, comes to the crease
21.4 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, out Caught by Root!! Can you believe it? Just when he started to look good, he gets loose and perishes. That's what Test match cricket is all about, you can never ever afford to lose your concentration no matter what the situtaion. Meanwhile, Mark Wood ticks the wicket column for the second time in this innings. Full with a hint of away swing, Hafeez goes fishing sans any feet movement. Outside edge is found and it nestles safely into the hands of Root (who held it low and nicely with his both hands). Hafeez c Root b Mark Wood 51(76) [4s-6 6s-2]
Mark Wood to Hafeez, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
21.3 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, FOUR, what a way to get to your fifty? Hafeez reaches his fifty in style - with a pull through mid-wicket. Short and sat up nicely for Hafeez, he rocks back and goes for the stroke. Placed it well wide of the man protecting the deep mid-wicket fence
21.2 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, pitched up and around the fourth stump line, driven back to the bowler
21.1 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, fullish and outside off, Hafeez drives it in front of the man at short cover
Mark Wood [3.0-1-8-1] is back into the attack
20.6 -
Root to Younis Khan, FOUR, full and on the leg-stump line, Younis sinks low and sweeps it behind square on the leg-side. Younis and Hafeez are toying with the English spinners here. Back to pace chef?
20.5 -
Root to Hafeez, 1 run, lots of oohs and aahs as Hafeez flicked this to backward square. It was in the air for a fleeting movement but Bairstow was wrong footed at FSL, by the time he streched his right hand, the ball already went past hime
20.4 -
Root to Younis Khan, 1 run, floated up on the stumps, Younis clips that towards mid-wicket
20.3 -
Root to Younis Khan, no run, how often did we see this today? Ball missing the off-stump by a nigh distance. Younis leaves this flighted delivery that was bowled just outside off, not far away
20.2 -
Root to Hafeez, 1 run, on middle and leg, Hafeez goes back and across and works that towards mid-wicket
20.1 -
Root to Younis Khan, 1 run, floated up outside off, Younis lunges forward close to the pitch and defends towards the vacant short cover region
England bowlers were errant since they have picked the second wicket. Their fielding has been casual too. Root comes in again and the new ball is just 19 years old, must tell you the story of the day for England
19.6 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, shortish and outside off, Hafeez nudges that towards cover
19.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, full and on the pads, Younis gets on his knees and sweeps that behind square on the leg-side
19.4 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, width on offer, Hafeez places the drive through cover, easy single on offer
19.3 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, gives this one more air outside off, Hafeez goes back and blocks
19.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, meets the flighted delivery with a solid forward defence
19.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, quicker and outside off, Younis drives through cover and runs across for an easy single
18.6 -
Root to Hafeez, no run, flighted delivery on off, Hafeez defends from the crease
18.5 -
Root to Hafeez, SIX, Hafeez couldn't have asked for any better! He's getting gifts from the English bowlers as if it's his birthday today. Short and Hafeez had all the time in the world to spank that into the mid-wicket stands
18.4 -
Root to Younis Khan, 1 run, takes a step forward and drives this towards mid-on
18.3 -
Root to Younis Khan, no run, drifting in on middle, Younis can only turn that to FSL
18.2 -
Root to Younis Khan, no run, slower and outside off, Younis drills the drive towards mid-off
18.1 -
Root to Younis Khan, no run, floated up on middle, Younis tucks that in front of FSL
Joe Root, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
17.6 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, FOUR, Adil Rashid, just like his spin twin, bowls a lollipop of the last ball. Bowls a short delivery on the stumps, Hafeez sits back and pulls it wide of long-on, Cook the man there just jogs and lets the ball reach the fence. Must say that was a very casual effort
17.5 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, slightly short and outside off, Hafeez cuts and finds backward point to perfection
17.4 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, tossed up and spinning away, Hafeez goes back and leaves it to the keeper
17.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, this one is wide too, Younis emulates the same shot and this time can only get a single through cover
17.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 2 runs, quicker and wider of off, Younis goes deep inside the crease and slaps that through cover. Mark Wood steams hard, puts in the dive and saves a couple of runs for his team
17.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, slower and turning away, Younis lets it go
Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
With that, Cook swaps Adil Rashid for Stokes....
16.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, FOUR, what are you bowling Moeen Ali? Full toss on the stumps to Hafeez, he jumps out and smacks it straight down the ground. Moeen hasn't been impressive in his spell
16.5 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, touch shorter and on the stumps, Younis works that through mid-wicket and walks across for a single
16.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, full and outside off, driven to sweeper cover for an easy single
16.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, comes forward and smothers the spin towards mid-on
16.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 2 runs, floated up wide of off, Hafeez squeezes the drive with an open bat face behind point
16.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, tad short and drifting in on middle, Younis goes on the back foot and nudges it past FSL
Younis' bat seeks some medical attention and is being treated nicely. Younis gives it a bit of hammering on the toe-end of the bat. All set again..
15.6 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, keeps it wider of off, Hafeez can leave that all day alone
15.5 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, slightly short and outside off, Hafeez can let that go
15.4 -
Stokes to Hafeez, FOUR, superb stuff from Hafeez! When he sees width, he pounces on it. This time he clobbers the drive off the front foot and places it through cover
15.3 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, this is a little fuller around on the stumps, Hafeez drives and picks out mid-on
15.2 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, banged in short and on the stumps, that's way too high for the batsman, he lets it go
15.1 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, on a good length and on middle, Hafeez gets across and presents the full face in defence
14.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, tossed up around off, Younis answers with a dead-bat
14.5 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, generous low full toss outside off, Younis is equally kind enough to drive that straight to the man at mid-off
14.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, floated up on off, Younis gets a good stride forward as he defends it down the track
14.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, shortish and spinning in, Hafeez camps back and tucks it towards mid-wicket
14.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, quicker and around off, Hafeez defends it with soft hands towards the off-side. Younis was keen on the single but Hafeez wasn't, sent back
14.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, full and outside off, Younis push-drives square of the wicket on the off-side
Meanwhile, Broad is back on the field
13.6 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, short and wide of off, Hafeez was looking to cut but got big on him, beaten on the top-edge
13.5 -
Stokes to Hafeez, FOUR, short and Hafeez takes full toll of it. He has so much time to pick his spot, rocks back and pulls that over mid-wicket, superb placement and timing
13.4 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, smidgen full and in the channel outside off, Hafeez offers a dead willow
13.3 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, still keeps it on a good length around off, Hafeez defends it solidly
13.2 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, on a length and outside off, Hafeez presents the full face of the bat as he blocks it towards cover
Mark Wood and Stuart Broad are off the field, may be just a casual break (which is much needed, if you're a bowler in these searing conditions)
13.1 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, full and wide of off, Mohammad leans on the drive and places it straight to cover-point
12.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, tossed up just outside off, Younis is back and across to defend that
12.5 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, FOUR, floats up nicely and offers the driving width this time, Younis creams the shot all along the ground through extra-cover, don't bother running for those
12.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, FOUR, short and this time Younis won't spare it. Rocks back and goes for the full-blooded pull through mid-wicket, you can't bowl that to a batsman of Younis' class
12.3 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, quicker and spinning in, Younis nudges that off the inside half towards short fine leg
12.2 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, floated up around off, Younis presses forward and blocks
12.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, short and on middle, Younis goes back and tucks towards backward square leg, though of a single but doesn't want to take of Stokes' arm
Jimmy and Younis share a wry smile as Moeen trundles in to bowl his third over
Drinks are on the field now. England gave a good account of themselves by prising out a couple of batsmen. Anderson again took care of Masood. Malik was rattled by Wood's pace and threw his wicket away. It has to be said though, the hosts are still holding all the aces in this game after gaining the vital first innings lead.
11.6 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Hafeez gets opened up slightly on the back foot. He pushes it to gully
11.5 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Hafeez punches it off the back foot into the off-side
11.4 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery from Stokes. It must have hit a crack there as it nipped away a touch. However, Hafeez defends it solidly
11.3 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Hafeez stockades it right into the pitch
11.2 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery and on the stumps, Hafeez clips it in front of square on the on-side
11.1 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, from close to the stumps, Stokes hits it on a good length, Hafeez tucks it to mid-wicket
Ben Stokes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
10.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, this one straightened after pitching. It opened up Younis slightly. However, in the end, he camps on the back foot and pushes it towards the slip fielder
10.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, Hafeez goes against the spin to this delivery and drives it to sweeper cover
10.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, slower through the air, Younis brings out the sweep, but the experienced campaigner keeps it down to collect a single to deep backward square
10.3 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, Moeen Ali bowls it outside off, Younis comes well forward and defends it towards FSL
10.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Hafeez works it to deep backward square leg
10.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, SIX, Hafeez goes aerial and it goes all the way. Flighted ball from Moeen Ali, Hafeez just brings out the slog sweep and doesn't look to keep the shot down. It easily sails over the deep mid-wicket fence. Chris Jordan, the substitute fielder fetches the ball
9.6 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Younis defends. Mark Wood seems to be a bit cautious while landing his front foot. Remember, he has had his problems with his ankle
Wood seems to have a problem with his left boot. He has asked for a replacement now.
9.5 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, Wood, for the umpteenth time in this series tests the middle of the pitch, Younis gets his wrists down and ducks under it
9.4 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Younis mistimes the drive back towards the bowler
9.3 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, from wide of the crease, Mark Wood creates that awkward angle back into the right-hander, Younis ignores
9.2 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, Mark Wood bangs it short, Younis was perhaps expecting it. He hunkers under it rather easily
9.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery from Mark Wood, Younis drives it to mid-off
8.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, very full outside off, Hafeez jams it wide of the slip fielder
8.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez comes forward and defends this quicker delivery
8.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, quicker through the air, Hafeez defends it awkwardly off the back foot
8.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez turns this flatter delivery to FSL
8.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez shimmies down the track, doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and defends
8.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 2 runs, tossed up delivery and outside off, Hafeez paddles it on the half-volley to fine leg for a brace
7.6 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Younis covers his sticks and leaves it alone
Younis Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, out Bowled!! Now, that was a quick delivery from Mark Wood. It was bowled at 90mph. And that extra burst of pace from the Durham pacer has done the trick for the tourists. It was a fuller length delivery that did little in the air or off the seam. However, as Malik was rattled by the extra pace, he was rooted to the crease. In the end, he tried to slap it through the off-side, got an inside edge and his off-stump was knocked over. Shoaib Malik b Mark Wood 7(13) [4s-1]
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
7.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, Mark Wood pulls his length back on this one, Malik rides on the bounce and defends
7.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery from Mark Wood, Malik comes forward and defends
7.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, short and wide, Malik flat-bats it over point and runs away to the third man fence. Rameez on air calls it as 'Sania Mirza's forehand smash'.
7.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Malik is rooted to the crease and looks to slap it through the off-side and misses
6.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, the cross-seam short ball from Anderson, Hafeez blocks it off the back foot. This is Anderson's fourth consecutive maiden
6.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, fuller length delivery and a hint of shape back into Hafeez, he drives it to mid-off
6.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, from slightly wide of the crease, Anderson bends his back and gets a bit more bounce. Hafeez punches it to cover-point
6.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, again Anderson tests the patience of the batsman outside off, Hafeez though, is equal to the task as he covers his sticks and leaves it alone
6.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, Anderson continues to join the dots by keeping it in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper
6.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Hafeez prods forward and defends
5.6 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, 1 run, this time around, Hafeez brings out the pull stroke to a banged in delivery. He didn't exactly get it off the middle of the bat, but he collects a single to fine leg
5.5 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, another banged in delivery from Mark Wood, but it was too high. Hafeez is not interested in playing the pull shot to that one
5.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, Mark Wood continues with the short ball tactic. However, this one was drifting down the leg-side, Malik jumps in the air and flicks it off his hips to fine leg
5.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, short delivery from Mark Wood, Malik ducks under it
5.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Malik comes forward and defends it back down the pitch
5.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, good length delivery from Mark Wood. However, he drifts it down the leg-side, Malik neatly flicks it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs around the circumference and gets to the ball. But Malik adds two more runs to his tally
Mark Wood, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, probing stuff from Anderson as this time around, it tails back in a touch, Hafeez is solid in his defence
4.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, Anderson continues to test every crevice of Malik's defence, he though, shoulders arms
4.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, a hint of shape back into Hafeez, he defends from the crease into the on-side
4.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Hafeez waves it through to the keeper
4.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, fuller length and tempting the drive outside off, Hafeez leans forward and drives it firmly to cover-point. It was a dangled carrot and Hafeez took the bait. However, no damage done
4.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, from mid-crease, Anderson hits a good length and keeps it in the corridor outside off, Hafeez ignores
3.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, the plan for Malik is to bang it short. Broad again tries the short ball and this time, gets disconcerting bounce, Malik leaps in the air and defends it past the man at FSL
3.5 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, Broad bangs it short, Malik hunkers under it after watching the ball all the way through
3.4 -
Broad to Hafeez, 3 runs, a bit of width on offer, Hafeez shows good poise and balance by punching it off the back foot wide of the man at mid-off. The mid-off fielder hounds after the ball, puts in the dive and saves a run
3.3 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Hafeez is solid in his back foot defence
3.2 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery and nips back in a touch, Hafeez waves it through to the keeper
3.1 -
Broad to Hafeez, FOUR, Broad bangs it short, but he doesn't get good height on it. Hafeez easily gets on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square. It crashes into the ad-cushions
2.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, short delivery from Anderson, Malik gets under it easily
2.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Malik defends it off the front foot
Shoaib Malik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.4 -
Anderson to Masood, out Caught by Buttler!! Anderson has been all over Masood like a rash in this series. This is the fourth time, the Burnley Bullet has prised him out. Masood has only faced 17 deliveries from Anderson. Lovely bowling from the Lancastrian there. He went slightly wide of the crease, pitched it on a good length, got it to angle away from the left-hander, Masood came half-forward, had a flirty poke at it. This time around, Buttler didn't make a mistake as he dived to his left and snapped up the catch. Masood c Buttler b Anderson 1(6)
Anderson to Masood, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
2.3 -
Anderson to Masood, no run, good length delivery from Anderson, Masood neatly tucks it away to square leg
2.2 -
Anderson to Masood, no run, fuller length delivery and it swings away a touch from the left-hander, Masood gets opened slightly by the movement. In the end, pushes it into the off-side. His bottom hand came off the bat handle there
2.1 -
Anderson to Masood, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Masood prods forward and drives to mid-off
1.6 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery and nips back in a touch, but Hafeez isn't interested in playing at it
1.5 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez covers his sticks and leaves this one that is bowled in the one square foot window outside off
1.4 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, well outside off from Broad, Hafeez waves it through to the keeper
1.3 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, Broad bowls it in the corridor outside off, left alone to the keeper
1.2 -
Broad to Masood, 1 run, well, Buttler has dropped Masood! The lack of confidence in his ability certainly played a part there. Coming back to the ball, from wide of the crease, Broad drifts it down the leg-side, Masood gets a faint tickle on it. Buttler moved to his right, dived, got both hands to it, yet couldn't pouch the catch.
1.1 -
Broad to Masood, no run, from wide of the crease and round the wicket, Broad gets it to nip away a touch from the left-hander, Masood feels for it and gets beaten on the outside edge
Stuart Broad, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Looks like there is a problem with the bowler's landing area. The groundsman has come out with the sawdust.
0.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, fuller length delivery and a hint of shape away from the batsman, Hafeez is compact in his defence
0.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, from wide of the crease, Anderson looks to create an angle across the right-hander, Hafeez comes forward and pushes it into the off-side
0.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, from the mid-crease, Anderson tries the inswinger, Hafeez is steadfast in his defence
0.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, fuller and a hint of shape away from the right-hander, Hafeez covers for the movement and defends
0.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, back of a length delivery and well outside off, Hafeez ignores
0.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery and on off-stump, Hafeez defends
Hafeez and Masood are at the crease. Hafeez is on strike. Anderson will open the attack
The romance of Test cricket, simply superb! With that however, it is a wrap of the coverage from this match. Pakistan have a 1-0 series lead and now the teams will head to Sharjah for the third and final Test starting on November 1st. You just cannot forget to join us for it. Until then, from all of here, it's goodbye!
Misbah: "You have to give credit to the opposition, they played really well. On the final day of a Test when the ball is turning and two good spinners are bowling, they played well. The spinners bowled well, were under pressure in the final session. Provided us with the breakthroughs when we needed. Abu Dhabi you can say was a bit slow and there wasn't that much of help. Dubai starts turning after the second and third day off the rough. In the first Test match, first innings I wasn't comfortable at all. But in the second innings I spent some time in the middle and got a fifty, the rhythm came back. When you are out of international cricket for 2-3 months, it's tough to come back and perform. It's a great achievement (talking about Younis Khan reaching 9000 Test runs). All about discipline and belief. His character and attitude about the game, he is a great role-model for us. I enjoy playing with him as he keeps the game moving. I can play my shots freely because he is there to take responsibility."
Cook: "Obviously the morning of Day 3 cost us this game. 190 behind 7 wickets left, that collapse really cost us. The character we showed today, I think that's the longest Pakistan have bowled in the fourth innings. Obviously disappointed not to get over the line. They are a fantastic bunch of players (his team), lot of character, refused to buckle. The lower order - Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes was real character. Disappointed that we couldn't get over the line but again as I said that it was the third morning. I was half hoping the umpires would give us the light with nine overs to go just to even it up (joking of course). We have competed in both the Test matches. Will be a great last Test in Sharjah. We'll have a couple of days off and back to it again. I want to thank the fans. Has been a tough five days for them, getting into the ground and leaving the ground. I am very proud of my fitness record. Jimmy Anderson told me to drink a glass of cement to toughen up, so I should be fine."
Riaz: "Well it was a very important spell (on the third morning). We knew the importance of this game, thank god that everybody put their heart in and we won it. I always try to perform for my country. My teammates and management is always behind me keeping me focused. Credit goes to them. The spell to Watson in the World Cup gave me a lot of confidence and I realized my capability."
Wahab Riaz is the Man of the Match for his match winning spell on Day 3 where he provided 3 vital breakthroughs.
A deficit of 136 meant that the Poms were always going to play catch-up henceforth. It was soon taken completely out of sight with a Younis Khan ton. With over four and a half sessions to survive, all eyes were on Cook but even the most optimistic of English fans would have thrown in the towel with him falling early.
Earlier in the piece, Cook once again got the coin flip wrong. Not a good habit to fall into especially in the sub-continent. And it was another long day in the field with Misbah erecting a wall at the crease. The Pakistani skipper notched up his 9th Test ton with some audacious batting in the last over of the day to get there. However, a collapse ensued which saw them getting bowled out under 400. In reply, England seemed to be coasting at 206/3 when a bloke going by the name - Wahab Riaz - decided to grab the bull by the horns. What a spell of fast reverse swing bowling. Completely derailed the visitors.
Today was about getting the job done. And it looked like Pakistan will do it without too much fuss. The only possibility of England clinging on to a draw rested with a Root special (or so one thought). Once that scenario was out of the window, no one gave the Poms a chance. Add to that the cheap removals of Bairstow and Buttler. Pip pip England! But then Pakistan hit a roadblock with Rashid taking control. What an innings. Should not be forgotten in all the craziness. However, his knock culminated 39 balls too early.
Is there anything better in sport than the drama of a final session in a Test match? And Pakistan, why you do this to your fans? Somehow manage to turn foregone conclusions into humdingers and almost always never fail to excite. But they have deserved this win. Been the better team over the 5 days. Looks like all the stumps have been taken as souvenirs. Wow, what a game! But spare a thought for Adil Rashid. That bloke nearly pulled off the inconceivable and so tragic that it had to be him to be the final wicket.
137.3 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, out Caught by Babar!! Catastrophy for Rashid! Yasir Shah runs away madly and slides on his chest. Oh he's scored the winner in injury time. Everyone rushes towards him. What a way to get out. Gosh, Adil Rashid. After leaving, leaving and leaving outside off, he gets suckered into a loose drive to a floated up leg-break. The ball grips the surface and he ends up slicing the shot straight to cover. The Pakistanis are dancing around like they have discovered the recipe to immortality. Eureka! Frenetic scenes. Adil Rashid c Babar b Yasir Shah 61(172) [4s-7]
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
137.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, normalcy resumes. Flatter outside off, left alone
137.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, pushed through the air on off, turns square beating the outside edge of Rashid's flat-footed poke. For once Rashid went chasing for the turn instead of leaving it alone
Yasir Shah [41.0-15-87-3] is back into the attack
136.6 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, pitching on a length on leg and turning, deliberately padded away by getting bat behind pad
136.5 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, fullish and loopy around middle, Anderson jostles to get his front leg out to make way for the bat to come down
136.4 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, another appeal, turned down. Teased up on off, turns and takes the inside edge on Anderson's defensive prod, drops wide of silly-point
136.3 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, loopy delivery knocked off the front foot towards silly point
136.2 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, good stride forward to block
136.1 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, dropped by Shafiq at short-leg. In his defence, it was straight off the bat face. Well flighted delivery around middle, Anderson gets a thick inside edge while looking to defend, Shafiq gets a hand to it but cannot cling on
Almost everyone is close-in I guess
135.6 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, not happening for Riaz. Looks to be out of gas. Bumper well down leg, evaded
135.5 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, low full toss outside off, Rashid lazes the drive through the acres of space in the covers. Once again turns down the single while the short cover fielder chases it down
135.4 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, a fast yorker on off stump, Rashid digs it out
Two slips and a clutter of fielders beside the pitch - on both sides
135.3 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, no strangle down the leg-side. Rashid took his gloves well out of the way against this short of length delivery
135.2 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, good length delivery, might have been the cutter, around off, Rashid presses forward to defend
135.1 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, full toss on the pads, clipped away behind square, Rashid denies the single. Doesn't want Jimmy facing any of this nasty stuff
134.6 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, flatter on leg stump, Anderson is deep in the crease and deadpans
134.5 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, good grief! It's all happening here. Pokes it in the air but evades the outstretched right hand of a straightish short leg
Babar now moves to round the wicket..
134.4 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, flatter and quicker outside off, not much turn, Anderson covers his sticks and leaves
134.3 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, goes right back in the crease and dead-bats
134.2 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, fullish just outside off, well forward to defend
134.1 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, just about sneaks past the outside edge. Anderson was playing inside the line hoping for some turn but it went straight on
Six fielders surround Jimmy
10 more overs to go.
133.6 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, the length is perfect - in the blockhole, the line not so - well wide of off
133.5 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, FOUR, too leg-sidish, glanced away fine. Runs are irrelevant but another wasted delivery
133.4 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, sharp. Got big on Rashid as he was fending at it. Might have got it on the handle but luckily for him it dies immediately wide of short leg
133.3 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, around the fifth stump line, left alone
133.2 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, nah, Riaz is trying to hard I reckon. Another one slips down leg, Rashid can't lay bat with his glance
133.1 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, straying down leg, again Rashid is beaten by the pace on his flick and wears it on the pad
132.6 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, the Burnley Lara is right to the pitch of this tossed up delivery
James Anderson, left handed bat, comes to the crease
132.5 -
Babar to Mark Wood, out Caught by Hafeez!! The Pakistani fielders jump around in joy. Much like their support in the crowd. Just Jimmy to come in now. Wow, what a finish! Well flighted delivery on a length on off, it's out of Wood's defensive reach, turns and bounces to take the right shoulder of the bat and sinks low in front of Hafeez at second slip. He moves forward smartly and plucks it off the turf. Mark Wood c Hafeez b Babar 29(95) [4s-4]
Babar to Mark Wood, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Got em. The umpire is going upstairs just to check the credibility of the catch. Soft signal is out. And it's confirmed by the replays. Hafeez has his fingers under the ball. Wood's resistance is over.
132.4 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, a stifled appeal but this is drifting down leg, it skid on after pitching and beat the inside edge of Wood onto pad
132.3 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, overpitched on middle and leg, jammed back down the pitch
132.2 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, this was quite deliberate. Sneaked his bat well inside the line after seeing the ball rip off the surface. Well done
132.1 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, floated up and drifting in on off, Wood taps it to silly-point
131.6 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, slips in a swift bumper, Rashid bends down low to get underneath
131.5 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, off-pace delivery on a good length around middle, finds the middle of Rashid's defence
131.4 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, 1 run, Riaz will be utterly disappointed to let Wood off the hook. Short of length delivery on the body, Wood gets inside the line looking to work it fine but only manages a thick inside edge which rolls away to fine leg
131.3 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, 145ks, this will be a thorough examination for Wood. Pitched right up on middle, Wood stays leg-side of the ball showing all three stumps and works it to short mid-wicket. Dangerous
131.2 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, leg byes, 1 run, strays down leg with the angle, the pace beats Rashid who is late on the glance, dribbles away off the pad to fine leg
131.1 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, angled in on middle on a fuller length, Rashid gets forward and resists with a straight bat
Wahab Riaz [22.0-3-73-1] is back into the attack
It has to be this man to do the job. Would be poetic justice in a sense. His spell on the third day was the one which put Pakistan in a winning position in the first place
130.6 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, this might actually have come off the right shoulder of the bat but sinks into the turf before reaching slip. Wood crouches low in defence but the ball turns and bounces a bit more. Gets away
130.5 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, forward to get close to the pitch, blocked again
130.4 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, tossed up on off, defended
130.3 -
Babar to Mark Wood, 2 runs, this one comes out wrong. Nervy fingers. Strays well down leg on a fullish length, Wood clips it away behind square. Not a soul there. FSL or one of the close-in fielders hunts it down
130.2 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, nice and loopy just outside off, defended with the turn past silly point with a lunge forward
130.1 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, teased up on off, driven to mid-off
129.6 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, what judgement, take a bow! Flipper just outside off, Rashid covers his off stump and shoulders arms
129.5 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, wider of off this time, will never draw a shot out of Rashid
129.4 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, slowish and drifting in on middle, another comprehensive block off the back foot. As comprehensive as you will see
129.3 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, right back into the crease to defend this flipper
129.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, what a leave! Quite brilliant. This ball pitched on middle and off for God's sake, and he lets it go imagining the turn
129.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, "Koi magic ball (some magic delivery)," yelps Sarfraz as Yasir was at the top of his mark. This is not certainly one. A tad short outside off, punched to cover
Yasir Shah [40.0-14-87-3] is back into the attack
Time for a drinks break! What started of as a far-fetched thought is now a very likely possibility. The nerves are starting to get to Pakistan as the overs keep ticking by. Who will put his hand up and emerge as the hero? Rashid is one already no matter what happens from here on in. Paul Reiffell points to his wrist-watch implying that it's the final hour of the Test match.
128.6 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, nothing is going Pakistan's way. On another day, it could have so easily taken the outside edge. Wood was utterly beaten by the extra turn and bounce on his prod
128.5 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, fired in fuller on off, Wood jams it past silly-point
128.4 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, slightly opened up on the back foot with the ball turning away from middle, very slow turn though, allows him the time to adjust
128.3 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, turning away from outside off, nothing doing
128.2 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, loopy delivery drifting in on off, Wood resolutely defends
128.1 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, explodes from a length outside off, no way Wood was getting close to that. Lands straight in the hands of slip
Zulfiqar Babar [42.0-19-51-2] is back into the attack
127.6 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, bravo, another over gone. On a fuller length around off, forward and blocked
127.5 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, Rashid is seing it as big as a beach ball. The bowler tries to deceive him with the lack of pace on the off-cutter, it is defended compactly on the front foot
127.4 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, just no pace in the surface. Banged in on a short of length, just sits up in the pitch, takes an edge to reach Rashid who hops to fend it down
127.3 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, just outside off, steered to point
127.2 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, stays a trifle low after being banged in on a back of a length, Rashid has it covered on the front foot
127.1 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, FOUR, full and driven handsomely down the ground past a diving mid-off. Rashid continues to impress. What a phenomenal effort!
126.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, pushed through a bit quicker on a length outside off, Wood moves across and offers a straight bat
126.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, loopy delivery which pitches well wide of off, Wood reaches out to pad it away
Back to over the wicket..
126.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, sliding across off stump from a shortish length, defended by getting right back in the crease
126.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, too full on off, pushed back to the bowler
Malik switches to round the wicket..
126.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, ooohs and aahs for a forward defensive coming right off the middle
126.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, flatter on the stumps, worked to FSL on the back foot
125.6 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, fraction fuller than a good length around off, Rashid gets right forward and blocks
125.5 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, angling in on a good length, turned to short-leg
125.4 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, huge pressure on the umpires here. Pakistan are going up for everything. A low full toss tailing down leg, Rashid is late on his flick and hit on the pad. There was a much closer run-out opportunity though as Rashid lost balance and wandered out of his crease. Short leg couldn't effect a direct hit. Would have been mighty close
125.3 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, you don't have all the time in the world Imran. These are too easy to leave outside off
125.2 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, wider of off on a fuller length, left alone
125.1 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, on a back of a length just outside off, Rashid is right behind the line in defence
124.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, easily tapped to silly-point
124.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, huge appeal, Malik begs, and begs and begs. Nothing from Oxenford. There were certainly two sounds there. And as luck would have it, Pakistan don't have a review. Oh hang on, this is a top, top decision. The bat hit pad which produced the two sounds. Wood was lazily prodding outside off and the ball turned in sharply from a length, catches the pad after beating the inside edge and pops up to silly-point
124.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, was there bat? Doesn't matter as the ball flies past silly-point. Wood was defending with bat behind pad and might have got a bit of glove
124.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, another delivery ticked off on the front foot
124.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, floated up on off, solidly done
124.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, flat and a nothing delivery outside off, Wood is right behind the line
Shoaib Malik [8.0-0-37-0] is back into the attack
Shoaib Malik is bowling with less than 20 overs to go.. Dear me
123.6 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, "good discipline from Adil Rashid," says a jittery Rameez Raja as he lets another one through
123.5 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, nah, too wide of off. Rashid isn't bothered
123.4 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, stands tall and punches this back of a length delivery to mid-off
123.3 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, look at him leave the ball. Imperious conviction. Wasn't that far outside off I can tell you
123.2 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, on a good length around the fourth stump line, Rashid moves across to get behind the line and prods it back to Imran
123.1 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, short with width outside off, Rashid rises on his toes and chops it away through the cover region, didn't quite nail the timing and the ball is hounded down
Imran Khan [11.0-3-35-2] is back into the attack
This is getting too close for comfort now. A minimum of 21 overs to go.. Imran Khan called upon
122.6 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, very full, almost in the blockhole, Wood jams it back to the bowler
122.5 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, overpitched just outside off, Wood drills the drive into the turf but finds the shin pads of silly point. The ball lobs over to slip and gets the Pakistanis excited
Another one of those calls where the ball hits the boot and lobs up to a fielder. Oh, actually this was a bump ball. NOT OUT it will be
122.4 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, googly turning in on a length from outside off, Wood picks it and defends with bat and pad close
122.3 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, flatter trajectory and skidding on after pitching on middle, Wood goes deep in the crease and defends
122.2 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, fullish around off, knocked to silly-point
122.1 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, nice and slow on off, Wood is forward to defend
121.6 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, a bit wider of off, left alone
121.5 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, arm ball sliding in from a length on middle, Rashid plays back to it, just about gets him bat down in time to defend
121.4 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, huge, huge appeal. This flighted delivery dips on Rashid in his forward defence and whizzes past the outside edge. The bat crashed into the pad which might have produced the sound
121.3 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, almost a carbon copy of the previous ball. Rashid is comfy on the back foot
121.2 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, slowish delivery turning away from a length on middle, Rashid adjusts for the spin on the back foot and taps it down on the pitch
121.1 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, a lollipop floated up just outside off, Rashid gets to the pitch in defence
Zulfiqar Babar [41.0-18-51-2] is back into the attack
Plenty of men keeping Rashid company as Babar comes from round the wicket..
120.6 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, oh my word! Another very, very tight leave. One of those deliveries which zips off the surface without taking a lot of turn. Couldn't have missed off stump by more than a nanometer
120.5 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, a bit too full just outside off, knocked into the off-side
120.4 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, drifting in on middle and leg, Wood keeps it out of harm's way
120.3 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, no leaving this time. Big lunge to tap it into the off-side
120.2 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, gosh, geez! That was close. The tossed up leg-break which lands on off and turns ever so slightly, Wood had made up his mind to leave but it was too close for comfort. Nearly grazed the off-pole
120.1 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, prod forward to defend
119.6 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, the slightest of errors from Rashid as this ball curls away in the air after being angled in on off, Rashid was looking to work this full toss through the on-side and closes the bat face early. The leading edge rolls away through cover. Might have been a single but Wood was late to respond
119.5 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, another bouncer which is easily ducked under
119.4 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, much closer to the stumps on a length, Rashid stays anchored to the crease and offers a vertical bat
119.3 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, angling in close to off, 90mph, Rashid is so aware where his off-stump is, another convincing leave
119.2 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, bumper from round the wicket, Rashid might as well have ducked even before the ball was bowled
119.1 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, 1 run, short of length on the body, short-arm-jabbed through mid-wicket with his front foot lifting elegantly
Riaz loses his run-up and aborts..
118.6 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, drops this slightly short, Rashid fails to capitalize and chops it to cover
118.5 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, drifting in on leg, prod and block
118.4 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, so much conviction with his footwork. When it is slightly short he is right back in the crease, clips it with soft hands in front of FSL
118.3 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, back to over the wicket and sensibly so. Loopy delivery on middle, Rashid gets well forward to the pitch and knocks it back
118.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, exercising his legs here
118.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, pitched outside leg, padded away
117.6 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, Wood isn't holding back here. Would be better off exercising some caution. Riaz is too quick for him to be attempting the pull, the ball whistles above the head even before the bat comes across
117.5 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, 1 run, angling onto the pads, Rashid gets a thick inside edge while attempting to flick and it rolls away off the thigh pad down to fine leg
117.4 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, bouncer down the leg-side, Rashid sways underneath
117.3 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, 1 run, "catch it". Oh no, drops well short of backward square. The short ball which got big on Wood as he was committed to the pull, gets a thick top edge which lands in no man's land
117.2 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, 1 run, direct hit and Wood was gone! Rashid was eager for his fifty and nearly sold his partner to get there. Nudges it close to mid-on and sets off. Imran Khan's throw isn't accurate. However, maiden Test fifty up. Played Sir!
117.1 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, in the blockhole but well wide of off from round the wicket, Rashid leaves it alone. The ball hits the turf and deviates making Sarfraz's job difficult. But he makes the stop diving to his right
116.6 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, floated up close to leg-stump line, Wood prods forward to block
116.5 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, flatter googly on leg, Wood picks it off the pitch, has enough time to do so due to the slow nature, and clips it gently into the on-side
116.4 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, kicks and turns from the rough, Wood was looking to pad it away but it hits the flap and takes the arm guard before whistling away past silly-point
116.3 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, pitched well outside leg, padded away
116.2 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, looped up and lands closer to middle and leg, Wood defends it with the turn towards cover
116.1 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, nicely kicked away back to the bowler
Yasir trying everything. Now from round the wicket..
115.6 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, 1 run, straying with the angle, Wood nurdles it round the corner
115.5 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, hurtles in a near-yorker from round the wicket, Wood is quick enough to get his bat down in time and squeeze it back
115.4 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, 1 run, rolled his fingers across this one. Was delivered on a length just around off, Rashid sees it early and nudges a single to mid-on
115.3 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, closer to the stumps and Rashid offers an impregnable forward block
115.2 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, on a length in the channel just outside off, 90mph, the ball teasingly rolls away wide of off stump after it sneaked off the inside edge onto pad of Rashid's prod
115.1 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, a hint of tail leaving the right hander on a fuller length, Rashid gets a big stride forward and holds the bat aloft
114.6 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, woah. Solid as ever. Ominous from Pakistan's point of view. Nerves must be jangling. Another over ticks by
114.5 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, drifting in on leg, kept out of harm's way with a front foot defence
114.4 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, teased up just outside off, Wood offers a firm defensive push into the off-side
114.3 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, FOUR, now this was there to be put away and Wood has slapped it away. Yasir has been blowing hot and cold. Dragging it too short for his liking every now and then
114.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, 1 run, risky stuff. You are better off without such shots Adil. Slightly short, Rashid makes room and chops it from the stumps towards cover-point
114.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, drifting in on middle on a length and turning away slightly, Rashid is compact on the front foot
Yasir Shah [35.0-10-82-3] is back into the attack
113.6 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, well wide of off, Wood shoulders arms
113.5 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, 2 runs, short of length delivery which lifts around the throat, the pull shot was like an afterthought but the slowness in the pitch allows Wood to get it away through the mid-wicket region. Not much timing though
113.4 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, a gentle back of a length delivery slanted away outside off, Wood leaves it untouched
113.3 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, baited up outside off, Wood takes it and goes for a booming cover-drive getting down on one knee. Just that the shot was horribly mistimed to short cover
113.2 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, beaten for pace on the flick, the ball thuds on the pad and rolls to FSL who attempts a cheeky flick back on to the stumps as Wood had overbalanced
113.1 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, slingy good length delivery on middle, Wood blocks it down the pitch flat-footed
A couple of toe-crushers to put paid to all English optimism? We'll find out. Here's Riaz. Two slips, a gully and a short-leg in place. He'll begin from over the wicket
Welcome back for the final session of the game. Can England pull off a sensational draw? Misbah and his men form a huddle. In fact, they are waiting for the umpires and the England batsmen. Finally they make their way out to the middle. All set for the action to begin...
14:42 Local Time, 10:42 GMT, 16:12 IST: Against all odds, the English lower order has made it through till tea. Kudos to their willingness to not throw in the towel just yet. But realistically, is there any hope of pulling off a heist? Can draw on the memories of Auckland, Cardiff, Durban perhaps. A similar situation where the lower order hung on to snatch a thrilling draw. But this is the sub-continent. Pakistan still favorites but don't rule England out. Not just yet.. We'll be back in around 15 for the final leg..
112.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, tossed up off-break on middle from round the wicket, Rashid lunges forward in defence
112.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, 1 run, flatter trajectory on a length just outside off, Wood is lulled into defending on the back foot, ends up playing inside the line expecting more turn than it actually was, the thick outside edge rolls away through the vacant slip region
112.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Mark Wood, no run, pushed through a bit quicker on a length outside off, no turn, Wood gets forward and blocks to silly-point
Malik has a leg-slip, FSL and silly point
112.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, 1 run, floated up on off, worked away through the vacant square leg region
112.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, looped up just outside off, lands a bit too full, Rashid eases into the drive through the cover region. A hit away from his fifty
112.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, drops it short and flat, turning in from outside off, Rashid goes on the back foot and steers it towards point after allowing it to spin
Shoaib Malik [7.0-0-33-0] is back into the attack
Last over before the tea break unless a wicket falls. Malik has been asked to roll his arm over
111.6 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, very full googly, Mark Wood jams it down as it heads towards off stump, the ball goes to backward point
111.5 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, the googly and very full, Mark Wood eases it to mid-off
111.4 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, that is close but Mark Wood got a big inside edge onto the pad on the back foot defence. Misread the length and went back when he should've been forward
Misbah has a chat with Yasir Shah
111.3 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, flighted on off, Mark Wood defends it back down the track
111.2 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, on leg stump, Mark Wood gets forward to block, towards short leg
111.1 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, Mark Wood gets forward to defend and the thick outside half runs wide of gully. It rolled along the ground
110.6 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, more blocking from Adil Rashid
110.5 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, pushes this delivery to short cover
110.4 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, on off and middle, Adil Rashid is solid as ever
110.3 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, on leg stump, Adil Rashid keeps it out
110.2 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, crouches low and smells the leather of it, defended
110.1 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, driven off the front foot to short cover
109.6 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, the googly which stays low and comes back in, Mark Wood rocks back and chops the cut to backward point
109.5 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, well wide of off, Mark Wood lets it go
109.4 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, slower and outside off, lured Mark Wood into the cover drive but the batsman mistimed it to mid-off. Went too hard on that
109.3 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, outside off, leggie, left alone
109.2 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, on off stump, Mark Wood blocks off the front foot to silly point
109.1 -
Yasir Shah to Mark Wood, no run, on the stumps, driven uppishly but well in front of mid-off
108.6 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, driven to Shan Masood's boots at silly point
108.5 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, in the air but just out of reach of the forward diving Shan Masood at silly point. He tried his best to get to that but it fell short. Adil Rashid lunging forward to block and gets it high on the bat
108.4 -
Babar to Mark Wood, leg byes, 1 run, down leg, Mark Wood misses the flick, off the pad and they take a leg-bye
108.3 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, outside off, turning away, left alone
108.2 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, on the stumps, Mark Wood is forward to block
108.1 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, tossed up on the stumps, driven to mid-off
107.6 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, a dropped catch but a very difficult one. Misbah appreciates that effort from Hafeez in the gully by clapping. Adil Rashid played a half-hearted cut but it still flew and before Hafeez could get his hands around the ball, the ball had burst through. Those have to stick
107.5 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, that is a good leave, gets forward and shoulders arms to a leggie that turns away
107.4 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, well tossed up on off, Adil Rashid gets forward and blocks solidly
107.3 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, fraction short outside off, Adil Rashid rocks back and punches to deep extra cover, there is a fielder placed, so it will only be a couple
107.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, now reads that off the back foot and handles the sharply turning delivery
107.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, on the stumps, Adil Rashid is very solid in his front foot defence
Yasir Shah [32.0-8-78-3] is back into the attack
106.6 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, driven to short cover
106.5 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, the arm ball from Babar and Mark Wood missed the forward defence, the ball was going down leg and there was no inside edge onto the pad as well, it was caught at slip after the ball hit the pad. Babar thought that there was an inside edge onto the pad and also seemed convinced about a strong case for an lbw call. Oxenford said no and Babar went up to Misbah to press his case. Eventually it turned out to be a wasted review by Pakistan as it was missing leg
Babar is unhappy with Oxenford for not giving that out. Oxenford said no and mentioned that there was an inside edge onto the pad. Then it was caught at slip. So Pakistan have a strong case. Babar immediately signalled to Misbah to take the review. Is it sliding down leg? Hawk-Eye shows it is missing leg. And also no inside edge onto the pad as well. So Oxenford is spot on and Pakistan lose all their reviews
106.4 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, full on off, Mark Wood blocks
106.3 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, 1 run, on off stump, Adil Rashid opens the face of the bat on the drive and gets a single to deep extra cover
106.2 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Adil Rashid gets forward and dead-bats
106.1 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, low full toss on the stumps, whipped away through square leg for a couple
105.6 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, full on off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off who has been pushed back
105.5 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, FOUR, slower delivery on off, Mark Wood takes it on and lofts it over the very short mid-off in place. Once he got it over the man close-in, it was always a boundary. Three fours in the over and Misbah wears a smile on his face. He is trying his best to contain his disappointment
105.4 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, FOUR, bad ball and put away, short and wide outside off, Mark Wood did well to reach out and toe-ended the cut through backward point. That area is vacant and the ball raced away
105.3 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, 2 runs, looks like Mark Wood is willing to take on the short ball. Again a flamingo pull to a short one that rose more than the previous one, gets it behind square in the air and the ball is stopped near the fence by the fielder running across from fine leg. Two taken
105.2 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, FOUR, stylishly played by Mark Wood. Ala Gordon Greenidge. Lifts one leg up in the air and plays a flamingo short-arm pull behind square, past the close-in backward short leg, raced away. This short ball didn't rise as much as Riaz wanted
105.1 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, very full on off, somehow Mark Wood gets the bat down in time and digs it out to mid-on
104.6 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, and again, a lunge to the pitch of the ball and then smothered to short cover
104.5 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, air on the stumps, Adil Rashid is unflustered as he defends off the front foot
104.4 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, flighted on the stumps, Adil Rashid dead-bats
104.3 -
Babar to Mark Wood, 1 run, oohs and aahs as Mark Wood gets a thick outside edge on the forward defence, wide of silly point, takes the single on offer
104.2 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, on the stumps, a forward defence now
104.1 -
Babar to Mark Wood, no run, tossed up outside off, turning away, left alone
103.6 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, FOUR, how assured has this man looked? Must have a word or two to say to his top order when he gets back. Short of length delivery just outside off, Rashid hops on the crease, rides the bounce and steers it behind point, skims away to the fence
103.5 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, on a back of a length on the stumps, defended back to the bowler from the crease
103.4 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, 1 run, this is a hopeless situation for the tailenders. There is no way that the match can be saved and you run the risk of getting some finger thumping from Riaz. Banged in short of length on the body, Wood hurriedly fends at it taking his right glove off the handle, gets it right on the splice but luckily for him the ball goes straight into the ground behind square
Mark Wood, right handed bat, comes to the crease
103.3 -
Riaz to Broad, out Bowled!! Finally, finally! And what a ball. Would have got most of the top-order out let alone Broad. Fast, reverse swinging yorker. The death rattle was heard even before the bat came down. Just two away now. Broad b Riaz 30(42) [4s-4]
Riaz to Broad, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
103.2 -
Riaz to Broad, 2 runs, right on top of the bounce by getting on his toes and glides it behind backward point
103.1 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, short of length on the body, easily tucked to FSL
102.6 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, another obdurate front foot block
102.5 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, very straight from Babar but Rashid is looking impenetrable in defence
102.4 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, skids on once again from middle, as solid as ever on the front foot
102.3 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, teased up just outside off, Rashid punches it to short cover
102.2 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, sliding on with the arm after landing on middle, Rashid goes deep in the crease and blocks
102.1 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, drifting in with the arm on middle, Rashid gets a nice stride forward to block
Zulfiqar Babar [36.0-15-47-2] is back into the attack
101.6 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, 1 run, short of length delivery on the body, worked away behind square
101.5 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, fuller length but well wide of off, left alone
101.4 -
Riaz to Broad, 5 runs, more frustration for the Pakistanis. First a half-chance at short leg goes begging, then the fielder fails to fire in a direct-hit at the non-striker's end and the ball runs away for four overthrows. It was a slower-delivery on leg stump which completely bemused Broad. He tamely spoons it in the air wide of a diving close-in fielder. The batsmen go for a needless run and Broad was struggling to make it. Direct-hit would have been interesting. Coming to the catch opportunity, I think the fielder thought it was coming to him much quicker than it actually was
101.3 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, slips in a well directed bouncer on the stumps, Broad crouches low to let it go through
101.2 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, right in the blockhole outside off, Broad digs it out
There is a leg-gully, two short-legs and a short cover in place in addition to a slip
101.1 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, errs in line with this short delivery, it's down the leg side, Broad comfortably evades by getting inside the line
100.6 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, back to over the wicket. Yasir Shah has been rattled with how assured Rashid has looked against him. This one is teased up on off, forward and blocked
100.5 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, FOUR, short and crunched. More frustration for Pakistan as this partnership now crosses fifty. It was a half-tracker and Rashid swats it through mid-wicket
100.4 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, smart batting. From over the wicket, he was leaving anything outside off. Now, he is quite happy to offer the pad
100.3 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, looped up, kicked away as it was pitching outside leg
Yasir decides to change his angle of attack..
100.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, another well judged leave to one turning away outside off
100.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, slowish and shortish, turning away from middle, Rashid has ample time on the back foot to cover the spin and defend back down the pitch
99.6 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, another sharp lifter. Broad is rushed into swerving his head underneath
99.5 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, on a back of a length on the hips, a hop and clip to mid-wicket
99.4 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, now this is more like it! More sting on this bumper. Keeps coming at Broad who had to arch his back awkwardly to sway out of the line
99.3 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, 1 run, straying on the hips, clipped down to fine leg
99.2 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, short of length delivery which lifts nicely, Rashid fends it with soft hands into the on-side
99.1 -
Riaz to Broad, 1 run, slingy back of a length delivery on middle, Broad hops on the crease and works it wide of mid-on off his hips
Still it will be Riaz to continue..
Drinks are on the field now! I was expecting the match to be over by now. But some pluck shown by this pair, combined with some bizarre persistance with pacers from Misbah has enabled England to hang on for the time being.
98.6 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, no, you won't draw a shot with this line Yasir. Try getting closer
98.5 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, and another leave. Yasir is sticking with his line not willing to get close to the stumps, Rashid is adamant
98.4 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, this is a very, very determined Rashid not wanting to lose his wicket to his counterpart. Judges the line to be outside off again and shoulders arms
98.3 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, turning square from outside off, Rashid has nothing to do with it
98.2 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, 1 run, nicely tossed up in the rough outside off, Broad once again doesn't allow it to rip, uses his long reach and pushes it past silly-point
98.1 -
Yasir Shah to Broad, no run, lunges forward to this floaty delivery and smothers the turn
97.6 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, he is definitely overdoing the short stuff I reckon. Breaking his own back nothing else. This one was well directed though, right near the ribs. Rashid gets inside the line looking to glance it fine but is rapped on the gloves as the ball rolls to the keeper
97.6 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no ball, oh no. Another no-ball. It was a bouncer on the stumps, Rashid has no problems crouching under it
97.5 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, Riaz is completely out of steam. Very ordinary spell so far. Short and well wide of off, Rashid goes flashing after it but misses
97.4 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, gets right on top of the bounce and drops it on the pitch with soft hands
97.3 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, an optimistic shout from behind the stumps. This bouncer was straying down leg and Rashid misses his attempted pull by a light-year
97.2 -
Riaz to Broad, 1 run, when will the full, fast yorker come. Surely you can't be bowling everything on the body. Again on a short of length around middle, Broad is hurried on the pull and mistimes it wide of mid-on
97.1 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, on a short of length outside off, evaded
96.6 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, drops it short and Rashid swats it over mid-wicket. Didn't quite get hold of it and the ball plugs on the outfield a few yards inside the ropes
96.5 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, was that a chance? No, fell well short. A googly on a fullish length turning in from middle, Rashid picks it and flicks with the turn, got it off the inside half of the bat and just landed in front of the outstretched right hand of FSL
96.4 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, slightly short outside off, chopped to cover-point
96.3 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, Rashid has been very assured against the leggie. Would know a thing or two about leg-spin for sure. It was floated up on off, he knew it would turn away and just shoulders arms
96.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, turning away from wide of off, left alone
96.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, pushed through flatter on off, Rashid hangs on the back foot, waits for the turn and punches it back to the bowler
Yasir Shah [29.0-8-71-3] is back into the attack
95.6 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, on a good length around the fifth stump line, Broad goes hard on the drive with no feet, mistimes it to backward point
95.5 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, short, short and more short. Once again the line is outside off. Left alone
95.4 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, short delivery just outside off, Broad jumps with the bounce and then decides to let it go by dropping his wrists
95.3 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, 1 run, all too short but the zing is not there, it was on the body and Rashid quite easily works it past the short leg fielder
95.2 -
Riaz to Broad, 1 run, again on a short of length, bounces nowhere near the region of discomfort, steered to a deepish backward point
95.1 -
Riaz to Broad, FOUR, Broad is enjoying this. Keep the pacers on, he would be saying. Rises on his toes and punches this short of length delivery through the vacant point region. Wahab has been completely off-colour today. No real venom at all
95.1 -
Riaz to Broad, no ball, on a short of length just outside off, Broad hops with the bounce and runs it to the left of second slip with an open bat face, the fielder dives to stop the ball
Wahab Riaz [12.0-3-27-0] is back into the attack
In fact Misbah opts to go with more pace..Never ceases to amaze
94.6 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, runs in and tests out the pitch on a short of length, gently clipped to short-leg
94.5 -
Imran Khan to Broad, 1 run, on a short of length angling into the body, doesn't get much high at all, Broad hops on the crease and jabs it wide of mid-on
Now switches over to round the wicket..
94.4 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, a typical fast bowler's riposte. Bangs it in short on the stumps, Broad hurries to evade by sinking below
94.3 -
Imran Khan to Broad, FOUR, we might soon see spin from both ends. Broad is enjoying the pace on the ball. Cracking drive through the covers. It was pitched right up and it's been crashed off the front foot
94.3 -
Imran Khan to Broad, wide, loopy bouncer, way too high and wide called and rightly so
94.2 -
Imran Khan to Broad, FOUR, dug in short on the stumps, Broad rocks back and pulls it in the vacant backward square leg region. This short one sat up to be hit and Broad didn't miss out. He will take on the short ones if it is in his zone. Swivelled and then rolled his wrists to keep it down
94.1 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, back of a length outside off, Broad punches to backward point
93.6 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, FOUR, three short balls in the over - not a typical Yasir Shah offering, Adil Rashid picked that and went back to hammer the pull through mid-wicket. Had to find the gap and did so. He is playing spin really well. Not surprising considering he himself is a leggie
93.5 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, and again, the line is outside off, Adil Rashid gets forward and lets it go
93.4 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, tossed up leggie outside off, left alone
93.3 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, "ye" shouts Sarfraz as Yasir Shah flights one on middle, Adil Rashid defends from the crease
93.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, FOUR, again dragged down by Yasir Shah, this time Adil Rashid thumps the cut through cover. Can't bowl so short and Rashid cashed in
93.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, short on the stumps, Adil Rashid backs away and cracks the cut hard, finds Shan Masood's shins at silly point. Saved some runs there
Yasir Shah [28.0-8-63-3] is back into the attack
92.6 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, on off stump, Broad gets forward and pushes it with an open face wide of backward point where Malik moves to his right to field
92.5 -
Imran Khan to Broad, FOUR, lovely languid, free-flowing drive off the front foot. Wide of mid-off. Imran Khan overpitched and Broad put him away
92.4 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, edged and doesn't carry to Misbah at first slip! Broad defending deep in his crease and got the edge but since the pitch is slow, it won't carry. Lands in front of Misbah who prevents any runs being taken with a stop
92.3 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, pitched up outside off, Broad plays a nice looking square drive but finds Malik at backward point who makes a sharp stop to his left
92.2 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, short of length on the stumps, Broad plays an open-faced back foot punch that finds backward point
92.1 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, angled across on a short of length and Broad plays inside the line of that only to get beaten. He is stuck on the crease and has no clue against the angle that Imran Khan is using
91.6 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, eased through cover and by the time Yasir Shah gives chase and flings the ball back, it is two more
91.5 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, bit quicker on off, pushed past silly point
91.4 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, tossed up on off, Adil Rashid smothers it
91.3 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, tucked wide of short leg for an easy couple
91.2 -
Babar to Broad, 1 run, defended to the vacant cover region and that's an easy single
91.1 -
Babar to Broad, no run, turns in and strikes the pad, Broad got outside the line of off and it was spinning too much as well. A stifled appeal for lbw is turned down
90.6 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, angled in on off, Adil Rashid is right behind that in defence
90.5 -
Imran Khan to Broad, 1 run, full on the stumps, eased wide of mid-on for a single
90.4 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, that is a grubber but it hasn't pitched in line with the stumps. On the angle and outside off, Broad is beaten neck and crop. Bounces through to the keeper. Broad affords himself a wry smile
90.3 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, short one and Broad ducked under that awkwardly, went down early and looked like he didn't pick that one
90.2 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, back of a length outside off, punched to backward point
90.1 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, full outside off, Broad shuffles across and gets the drive off the inside half of the bat to mid-on
89.6 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, spit and turn out of the rough, but the line is outside off, bounces too and Sarfraz gloves it cleanly after Adil Rashid let it go
89.5 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, when it is flighted like that, he shows good technique by getting forward and blocking
89.4 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, byes, FOUR, the arm ball from Babar, but slips it down leg. No chance for the keeper and it runs away to the fence
89.3 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, again very low and defending right in front of his eyes is Adil Rashid
89.2 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, very full on off stump, Adil Rashid gets forward and digs it out through cover, two taken
89.1 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, tossed up on off, Adil Rashid lunges forward to dead-bat
88.6 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, another half-hearted attempt at a forward defence, Broad's feet are stuck in mud and he just doesn't move them to get across and in a position to play at balls slanted across him. Fine over from Imran Khan comes to an end. A wicket-taking one
88.5 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, well outside off, left alone
88.4 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, good first ball from Imran Khan, fuller and outside off, Broad is uncertain and plays a loose iffy drive away from the body and is lucky not to have edged it
Stuart Broad, left handed bat, comes to the crease
88.3 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, out Caught by Misbah!! There is the celebration from Imran Khan. He points at himself and gestures as if to say - "I'm the man." Stokes is furious that he has got out to a seamer on this turning track. A nothing shot as he outside edged a back of a length delivery outside off, to Misbah at slip. Comfortably taken too. Should've left that alone but the angle across him made him play at that one. Falls for the second time in the match to a fast bowler. His painful innings finally comes to an end. Was all at sea against the spinners but ironically has got out to a quickie. Stokes c Misbah b Imran Khan 13(66) [4s-2]
Imran Khan to Stokes, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
88.2 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, back of a length and outside off, Stokes defends that off the back foot. Got right behind the line to block
Three slips, a gully and Shan Masood at a silly mid-on with a helmet on his head
88.1 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, angled across on a good length, squares up Stokes a tad, seam movement and Stokes was committed to the back foot defence, the ball beats the edge and bounces in front of the keeper
87.6 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, well tossed up outside off, Adil Rashid lunges forward to smother it with bat and pad close together
87.5 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, slightly short and on the stumps, whipped off the back foot through mid-wicket for a couple of runs
87.4 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, slower and on off, Adil Rashid defends towards silly point
87.3 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, full on the stumps, defended to short leg
87.2 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, indecision that time from Adil Rashid, half-heartedly went at a spinning delivery outside off and then belatedly pulled his bat inside the line, by then the ball had beaten the bat
87.1 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, good leave that as it went straight on, Adil Rashid read that and then shoulders arms
86.6 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, fullish on the stumps, clipped straight to the fielder at mid-on. Nicely timed but couldn't hit the gap
86.5 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone
86.4 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, a solid forward defence from Stokes and Yasir Shah has to run to his left from mid-off to save runs. Tumbling save
86.3 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, slanted across Stokes, a teaser but Stokes lifts his bat and lets it go
86.2 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, length on the stumps, Stokes defends it back down the track
86.1 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, FOUR, a thick outside edge on the drive as Imran Khan floated one up on off, went to ground and eluded the diving Asad Shafiq at gully to his right. A streaky start to the session but Stokes will get four more runs to his name
Welcome back to what should be the final session of the game. Can England prolong the inevitable? Or will Pakistan hasten the end? The new ball was taken in the last over before lunch. Imran Khan will start off proceedings with the new ball. Three slips and a gully. Stokes on strike
Just a matter of time now before Pakistan roar to a 1-0 lead in the series. Any English hopes of survival rested with the fortunes of Joe Root this morning. And he came out looking solid as ever. Him and Bairstow stonewalled the hosts for around 45 minutes. But just when some frustration started creeping in the opposition camp came the death blow - Root c Younis b Babar 71. The writing was on the wall. Soon, Yasir Shah came into his own and got rid of Bairstow and Buttler. Now it's a question of 'when' and not 'if'. Join us back in around 35 minutes for what should be the final session..
85.6 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, Babar bowls it outside off, Adil Rashid won't play at that and that will be lunch. Cook is caught in a contemplative mood while Paul Farbrace finds something to clap about
Still the field doesn't change
85.5 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, FOUR, nicely done by Adil Rashid. He saw the half-volley outside off and crashed a drive through the vacant cover. Didn't try to hit it too hard, just relied on placing it and did so
Six men near the bat now
85.4 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, and again, Babar bowling it a lot slower but the line is well outside off, Adil Rashid can leave that and does so
85.3 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, tossed up outside off, turns away, left alone
85.2 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, Pakistan go up for a review after being given not out by Reiffel. The call is for lbw. Quicker and darted in, on middle and leg, Adil Rashid went back to flick and there was an inside edge onto the pad, clear bat and don't know why Pakistan went for a review. Also the umpire's call was not out which meant it should've crashed into the stumps for it to be overturned, with the angle that Babar bowled the delivery, it was at best clipping leg. So a wasted review from Pakistan
85.1 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, and almost a wicket first ball. This one goes straight on, Adil Rashid poked at it and nearly edged it through to the keeper. Rashid was playing for the turn and was befuddled by the lack of spin
The new ball is being taken by Babar. And it will be the last over before lunch
84.6 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, byes, 1 run, big spinning leggie, Adil Rashid lets it go, the keeper fails to grab it cleanly, the ball avoids Younis Khan and they take a bye
84.5 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, softly turned to short leg
84.4 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, the length is too full and Adil Rashid is right forward to block it back down the track
84.3 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, now right forward and blocks to short cover
84.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, tossed up and Adil Rashid gets forward to drive to short cover
Five men surround Adil Rashid
84.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, the googly on the stumps, Adil Rashid opens his stance out and defends to short leg
Stokes is feeling the heat. He wipes the sweat off his eyes
83.6 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, Stokes is surviving but not by much. Another inside edge onto the pad on the forward push. The ball goes wide of short leg's reach after being in the air for a while. Stokes continues to get lucky
83.5 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, flighted outside off, blocked to silly point after coming forward
83.4 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, tossed up outside off, Stokes gets forward to defend and the thick inside edge onto the pad runs wide of short leg, went to ground quickly
83.3 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, 1 run, a soft outside edge runs away through short third man, Adil Rashid was opened up that time as he came forward to defend, rolled along the ground and they take a single
83.2 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, again full on the stumps, Adil Rashid shuffles across and defends with bat and pad close together
83.1 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, very full on middle and leg, defended
82.6 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, Stokes is struck on the pad outside the line of off. Yasir Shah's appeal is a wasted one as Stokes was playing a shot
82.5 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, 1 run, flat and outside off, Adil Rashid punches a single to cover and gets to the other end
82.4 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, another ripping leggie, outside off, Adil Rashid shoulders arms
82.3 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, shortish on the stumps, whipped off the back foot through mid-wicket
82.2 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, well tossed up outside off, turning away, left alone
82.1 -
Yasir Shah to Adil Rashid, no run, flighted on the stumps, Adil Rashid shuffles across in defence and dead-bats
81.6 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, was that a missed stumping chance? Or did it go off the pad after Stokes came forward to drive? Need a replay to confirm. It was on a driveable length, but the dip on the ball meant that Stokes couldn't lay bat on it, the ball rolls to the left of Sarfraz
81.5 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, only when it is very full, does he make an attempt to get forward, does so and defends to silly point
81.4 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, Stokes is playing back to Babar a lot and this time he gets stuck on the crease and is struck on the thigh pad. A shout for lbw, but it was missing as the height was an issue there. Sharp turn for Babar there and Stokes missed the flick on the back foot
81.3 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, straight off the pad and caught at FSL. Pakistan were excited for a while, but Stokes missed it after getting forward. Misbah just smiles and gets on with it
81.2 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, sharply spinning in from Babar, Stokes wants to play that off the back foot, does well to keep it down
81.1 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, nudged off the back foot to short leg
Zulfiqar Babar [30.0-14-33-2] is back into the attack
Adil Rashid, right handed bat, comes to the crease
80.6 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, out Caught by Younis Khan!! Superb stuff from Yasir Shah. Gets another with a terrific piece of bowling. He set Buttler up with a series of deliveries that were bowled outside off, then recalibrated his radar and bowled it slower on middle, Buttler had to play, but couldn't cover the line, the soft outside edge is allowed to go through to slip by Sarfraz, Younis bends down low and grabs it with both hands. He won't drop those. Pakistan are now just four wickets away. Buttler c Younis Khan b Yasir Shah 7(26) [4s-1]
Yasir Shah to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
80.5 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, slower and outside off, spins away to Sarfraz after Buttler shoulders arms
80.4 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, on the stumps, Buttler is forward to defend
80.3 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, lots of air on that flighted delivery outside off, left alone
80.2 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, 1 run, Stokes rides the bounce and nudges it off the back foot wide of short leg
80.1 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, 1 run, googly, very full on the stumps, flicked through mid-wicket for a single
The new ball is due now. But Yasir will continue with the old one now
79.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, well flighted on off and middle, Stokes smothers it after getting forward
79.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, on off stump, Stokes shuffles across in defence
79.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, middle and leg line, Stokes defends to short leg
79.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, fired down leg, padded away
79.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, 1 run, tucked off the back foot wide of short leg, single taken
Slip, leg-slip and a short leg in
79.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, no run, sliding across Buttler who defends off the back foot
Shoaib Malik [6.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack
78.6 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, nudged off the back foot to short leg as the length is a bit short
78.5 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, 1 run, and a googly again. Too full and clipped from middle to mid-on. Easy single taken
78.4 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, googly again, but doesn't spin back in enough, so Buttler goes deep in his crease and lets it go
78.3 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, slower and on off, Buttler gets a soft outside edge that dies down before it rolls to second slip
78.2 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, was the googly, but very full and Buttler is forward to defend
78.1 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, turning in, flicked to deep mid-wicket
Yasir Shah [24.0-7-56-2] is back into the attack
77.6 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, full outside off, Buttler plays a forward defence to mid-off to end a largely uneventful over
Riaz has been well off-pace this over. Even his run-up isn't free-flowing and smooth like it always is
77.5 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, angled in and on the stumps, Buttler defends to mid-on
Now round the wicket
77.4 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, and again, Riaz slowly building up his pace as he settles in to a new spell
77.3 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, length on the stumps, solidly behind that is Buttler
77.2 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, short of length on the hips, nudged to short mid-wicket
Two slips and a gully
77.1 -
Riaz to Buttler, no run, good length on the stumps, Buttler shuffles across in defence and the ball rolls to cover
Wahab Riaz [11.0-2-27-0] is back into the attack
76.6 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, throws it up in the air, well outside off, Stokes isn't falling for it, not yet anyway, left alone
76.5 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, the length has been short this over, comfortably defended by Stokes
76.4 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, silly point is in the way as Stokes punches and finds the man. Saved runs
76.3 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, flat and outside off, Stokes blocks off the back foot once more
76.2 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, slower and Stokes defends off the back foot to short leg
76.1 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, tossed up outside off, a firm drive but silly point is in the way
75.6 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, full on leg stump, nudged to short leg
75.5 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, 1 run, wristed to mid-on and a late call for a quick single, but they make it as Babar isn't the swiftest in the field
Now over the wicket
75.4 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, spins out of the rough and hits Stokes' stomach as he misses the nudge to leg
75.3 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, on the stumps, turned to short leg
75.2 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, down leg, the googly going wrong, left alone
75.1 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, FOUR, lazy and poor from Imran Khan at mid-off. He dived too early and didn't even get a hand on that drive, well-timed by Stokes as he got to the pitch of that and essayed a fine off-drive that went to the right of Imran. It should've been stopped and Misbah isn't happy again
74.6 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, flat and outside off, dabbed to the slip cordon
74.5 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, spinning into Stokes who goes back and nurdles it around to backward square leg, takes the single
74.4 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, on the stumps, nudged wide of short leg
74.3 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, forward and defending that time
74.2 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, nearly yorked himself and a stumping chance! Sarfraz has missed that. Low full toss outside off, Stokes came forward to drive and missed, the ball bounced in front of the keeper who didn't grab it cleanly. Stokes overbalanced and his feet were outside the crease as his momentum took him out. But since the ball wasn't gloved cleanly, Stokes gets away. Another life for him. Babar continues to be unlucky
74.1 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, tossed up outside off, Stokes is forward to block
73.6 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, down leg, nudged straight to the fielder at backward square leg
73.5 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, still the length is short, allows Buttler to push off the back foot to backward point
73.4 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, on off stump, Buttler is content to defend that off the back foot, keeps it down in front of second slip
73.3 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, turns away outside off, Buttler safely lets it go
73.2 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, tossed up outside off, defended to silly point
73.1 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, no run, on the stumps, clipped to mid-on off the front foot
72.6 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, and again, bat and pad before defending back to the bowler
72.5 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, bat and pad close together, smothered
72.4 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, again dropped by Shan Masood at FSL! Stokes misread that and went back to block, got an inside edge onto the pad and it looped in front of Masood who was caught on his heels, lunged forward with one hand stretched out to grab and it didn't stick. Better if he had gone with two hands. Picked the edge late and that's why he couldn't get his hand under the ball. Misbah isn't happy
72.3 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, flighted outside off, Stokes dead-bats to silly point
72.2 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, air on the stumps, Stokes defends it back down the track
Four men crowd Stokes
72.1 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, tossed up on off, Stokes blocks to silly point
71.6 -
Yasir Shah to Buttler, FOUR, tossed up outside off, Buttler goes hard on the drive and gets a thick outside edge that went to ground quickly, wide of the diving second slip and raced away. Buttler is off the mark with a streaky boundary
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
71.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, out Bowled!! Yasir Shah has cleaned up Bairstow. He runs to Misbah and hugs him. Was that a trap? Looks like it for Misbah set the leg-side vacant wanting Bairstow to work it across the line. This was the googly and Bairstow paid the price for playing with a closed bat face, misread it and left a gap for the ball to sneak through. The ball hits middle. Completely the wrong option from Bairstow as he was content to play straight and then suddenly decided to eye the vacant gap. Beautiful bowling from Yasir Shah too in co-ordination with his captain. A fist pump from Misbah for his plan worked wonders. Bairstow b Yasir Shah 22(86) [4s-2]
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Misbah and Yasir Shah have a chat
71.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, very full on off, Bairstow dead-bats
71.3 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, byes, 1 run, explodes out of the rough, spins in, but down leg, Sarfraz can't glove cleanly and lets it go. They take a bye
71.2 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, spun in, but Stokes got close to the pitch of the ball before wristing it to short mid-wicket
71.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 1 run, very full on the stumps, clipped wide of mid-on for a single
70.6 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, this goes straight on, Stokes reads it and calmly blocks off the back foot
70.5 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, turns sharply and Stokes fails to lay bat on the flick, caught at short leg but no bat and spinning down. Not out on both counts
70.4 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, pitches outside leg and Stokes offers the pad
70.3 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, shortish and spinning in, extra bounce on that, Stokes defends it down to short leg
70.2 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, slower and spinning in, Stokes lunges out to smother it, is hit on the pad but outside the line of off
70.1 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, tossed up and turning in, Stokes gets forward to defend and the inside edge is found, rolls wide of short leg
That will be drinks. Things have started to happen in the last 15 minutes or so. Root and Bairstow held firm for the first 45 minutes before Babar got the edge of Root. Suddenly Yasir Shah has sprung to life and is causing Stokes lots of headaches with his sharp spinning deliveries from round the wicket, which pitch in the rough and bounce. Stokes looks very iffy and it will be interesting to see how he handles the leggie. Bairstow has looked very composed and compact today. Lots of hard work await the batters if they have to get out of this one with a draw
69.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, very full, Bairstow is forward to block
69.5 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, 1 run, and again. Well played by Stokes, didn't pick the googly out of the hand, but read it off the pitch and dabbed that with an open face to short third man. Single taken and he is out of Yasir Shah's firing line, at least momentarily
69.4 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, flat and turns back in, Stokes defends off the back foot. Handled that well
69.3 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, bat and pad together before smothering that
69.2 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, Stokes is in all sorts of strife against Yasir Shah, wants to take charge against the leggie, comes down the track and the ball is too full, misses the flick and the ball goes off the boot to the off-side. Had he missed that, Sarfraz would've been in business
69.1 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, straight off the thigh and caught at leg-slip. They go up again but Reiffel is unmoved
68.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, way too full this over and Bairstow easily defends that
68.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, another block to silly point
68.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, slower and outside off, holds its line, left alone
68.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, very full on off, Bairstow lunges out to block to silly point
68.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, on the stumps, Bairstow offers a dead straight bat
68.1 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, very full on off, Bairstow defends wide of silly point
67.6 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, Stokes uses his feet and smothers it to the left of Yasir Shah. That was a good over from Yasir Shah, who had Stokes in trouble
67.5 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, another sharply spinning delivery, but down leg, left alone
67.4 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, straight off the pad and caught at leg-slip. Loud appeal but no review as Pakistan know that there was no bat. But suddenly Yasir Shah is buzzing. Getting sharp spin out of the rough from round the wicket
67.3 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, down leg, Stokes lets it go and Sarfraz gets all excited after he takes it down leg
67.2 -
Yasir Shah to Stokes, no run, inside edge onto the pad and flies wide of Shan Masood at short leg. Spins out of the rough and has Stokes in trouble, he was getting forward to defend and got the inside edge, well wide of the diving Masood
67.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 3 runs, shortish and outside off, Bairstow rocks back and cuts in the gap at cover, the ball is chased down by two fielders and tagged back in. The batsmen take three
Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease
66.6 -
Babar to Root, out Caught by Younis Khan!! Good grab by Younis Khan at slip. But Root is waiting and the umpires are going upstairs to check for a clean catch. The soft signal from Oxenford is out. Lovely bowling from Babar, induced the outside edge, spun away a bit and had Root groping for it, the edge went low but Younis Khan went down and grabbed it before the ball hit the turf. And yes - there comes the confirmation, Root has been given out by the third umpire after taking a look at the replays. Younis had the fingers under the ball - no problems with the catch. He is a good slipper and that's the breakthrough Pakistan wanted. To get rid of Root early on, now the game opens up for them. Babar deserved that too, he has bowled very well this morning. The wicket-taking delivery was a good one too, slower and had Root caught on the crease. Root c Younis Khan b Babar 71(171) [4s-6]
Babar to Root, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
66.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, 1 run, full on the stumps, Bairstow makes room and drives wide of mid-off for a single
Now over the wicket
66.4 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, a low full toss that dips on Root, who gets forward and nurdles that behind square, went off the toe end of the bat. Lots of oohs and aahs from behind the wicket
66.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, very full on off, pushed back down the track
66.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, low full toss and Misbah at cover does well, going to his right to stop that drive
66.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up outside off, Root gets forward and drives firmly but straight to the fielder at mid-off
65.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow is happy not to play at balls pitching outside leg, kicking it away
65.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, pitches outside leg, Bairstow kicks it away
65.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, slower and sliding across on off stump, Bairstow handles that easily off the back foot
65.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, since the ball pitched outside leg, Bairstow offers the pad to kick it away
65.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, quicker and on off, Bairstow defends off the back foot back down the track
65.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, tossed up on leg and middle, Bairstow plays a drive to cover
64.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, 1 run, quick and flat on the stumps, clipped past short leg for an easy single
Now over the wicket
64.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, lots of air on that on off, Bairstow though is content to defend off the front foot
64.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, flat outside off, Bairstow stays back and pushes it to backward point
64.3 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, flicked to short leg, the ball deflects off his shins and they take a quick single
64.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, slower and on off, Root adjusts and defends wide of silly point who is standing very close-in, right under Root's nose
64.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, on off stump, Root gets a thick inside half on the forward defence to short leg
63.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, FOUR, too full again and allows Bairstow to play a drive wide of mid-off. Lots of bottom-hand in that as he essays a cover drive. All along the grass and raced away. Always in control of the stroke
63.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, defended forward and wide of silly point
63.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, that's a good delivery and well left by Bairstow, saw it was outside off and shouldered arms, spun into the gloves of Sarfraz
63.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, too full and Bairstow defends off the front foot back down the track
63.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, flat and outside off, punched to backward point
63.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, very full on off, dead-batted
62.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, quicker and on off, Root is right back to keep that out
62.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, 1 run, Imran Khan at mid-on is caught on his heels as Bairstow uses his feet and flicks in front of him, quick single taken. Should've been sharp to stop that
62.4 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, defended wide of short leg and a single taken
62.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, and again. Root getting the bat in front of the pad to defend
62.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, on the stumps, Root defends to silly point off the front foot
Two slips, silly point and a short leg in
62.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, down leg, Root flicks and misses
A slight delay as protective gear is brought on for one of the close-in fielders
61.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Bairstow is forward to defend
Two slips and a short leg in
61.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, clipped to short leg who offers his legs and the ball deflects off them
Now over the wicket to Bairstow
61.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, very full and Root uses his bat now, pushes it wide of mid-off to get a single
61.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, third time in a row as Yasir Shah bowls it outside leg
61.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, and again
61.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, pitches outside leg from round the wicket, kicked away by Root
Yasir Shah [16.0-5-37-1] is back into the attack
60.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, very full and dead-batted by Bairstow
60.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, quicker ball and nearly, nearly for Babar. Bairstow misread that and went back to flick, got an inside edge onto the pad which saved him. Babar's expressions are worth noting. His face contorts with every close shave that Bairstow gets
60.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, lunges out and then defends to short leg, more of a thick inside edge
60.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Bairstow makes room and drives straight to the fielder at mid-off
60.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, now defended solidly off the front foot
60.1 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, dropped by Shan Masood at short leg! It went low and to the left of Masood who got both hands to it but grassed it. He crouched low and had it in control, just couldn't cup it. Bairstow got a thick inside edge on the forward defence and got lucky
59.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, now over the wicket, on the stumps, defended back to Riaz, who indulges in some fancy footwork and then kicks the ball away. Taunts Root, asking him to go and complain again. Draws a smile from Root. All in good humor I suppose. But Riaz didn't seem too happy when he displayed his footie skills that time
59.6 -
Riaz to Root, no ball, Riaz oversteps and bowls a delivery outside off, left alone
59.5 -
Riaz to Root, FOUR, superb off-drive by Root. Tad overpitched by Riaz and Root leant into the stroke. Crouched low and eased a drive wide of mid-off. The ball won the race beating the chasing fielder. It was kept all along the carpet too by Root. Class from Root and he certainly looks in the mood to fight it out
59.4 -
Riaz to Root, 2 runs, full on the stumps, clipped through mid-wicket for a couple of runs
59.3 -
Riaz to Root, no run, on the stumps, Root shuffles across and defends solidly with bat and pad close together
Misbah brings in a short leg now. Too late?
59.2 -
Riaz to Bairstow, 1 run, no short leg! If there was one, it may well have carried to that man. Fended away by Bairstow as the ball was angled at him, went in the air at a catchable height too. Bairstow takes the single on offer and Misbah isn't happy with himself for not putting a short leg in
59.1 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, short and following Bairstow, who arches his back, drops his gloves and then lets it go
58.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, slightly short and that allows Root to rock back and punch to cover
58.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, and again. Back to the bowler that time
58.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, on off stump, Root is forward and defending
58.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, well bowled! Babar beats Root with one that turned from outside off, Root was stretching forward to defend, but the ball hit a patch and exploded, turned and bounced to beat Root's forward defensive. Well held by the keeper too
58.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, softly dabbed with an open face to backward point
58.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up outside off, Root slices the drive, it was in the air but well in front of backward point. A puff of dust as the ball landed
57.6 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, another short ball outside off, again no real pace and since the line isn't a threatening one, Bairstow can leave and does so
57.5 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, well outside off, easy leave for Bairstow
57.4 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, short outside off, Bairstow rises on his toes and fends it down to point. Kept it down and played with soft hands too
57.3 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, full outside off, Bairstow leans into an off-drive but mid-off gets across to field
57.2 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, another short delivery from Riaz, Bairstow sees this one early and ducks. This didn't have as much pace and fire as the previous one
57.1 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, very quick short delivery and Bairstow had to be quick to get under that
Wahab goes round the wicket now
56.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, flat and outside off, dabbed with an open face to backward point
56.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, now right forward and defending to short cover
56.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, bit quicker and on the pads, defended to short leg again
56.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up outside off, Root gets forward and defends towards short cover
56.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, defended to forward short leg
56.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, oh! A leading edge on the flick but well in front of mid-on. Root looking to clip that against the turn out of the rough and got lucky
55.6 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, 3000 Test runs for Root! Mark Ramprakash - the batting coach - claps from the dressing room. It was darted down leg, clipped to fine leg to reach the landmark. The second youngest Englishman to get to the landmark. Cook was the first - in terms of age. I'm surprised at how quickly he has got to the landmark. It seems like yesterday when he made his Test debut as a young cherubic boy. Mind you, he still looks very schoolboyish
55.5 -
Riaz to Bairstow, 3 runs, overpitched by Riaz, on off, Bairstow gets forward and eases an off-drive wide of mid-off. Three easy runs. Riaz tumbled over on his followthrough and landed a bit awkwardly on his right leg, but no damage done as he gets up and is ready to go again
55.4 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, dug in short down leg, Bairstow gets under that easily, no real pace on that short ball
55.3 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, slanted across Bairstow, who lets it go
55.2 -
Riaz to Bairstow, leg byes, 2 runs, Bairstow shuffled across to clip a full delivery on the pads, missed and since it pitched outside leg there wasn't a big appeal for lbw, they take two leg-byes
55.1 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, angled in on a good length on off, Bairstow gets forward and defends to the right of Riaz
Wahab Riaz [8.0-1-15-0] is back into the attack
54.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, 1 run, drifted in on the stumps, Bairstow pressed forward to defend and the thick inside edge rolled to the vacant short leg area, since the area is unoccupied, the batsmen take a single
54.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, another forward defence by Bairstow as he looks to get on the front foot early on against Babar
54.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, on the stumps, Bairstow gets the bat in front of the pad and blocks to mid-on
54.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, tossed up on off, defended to silly point
54.2 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, that was close! It skidded on quicker and Root was late to get his bat down to defend, did so and the thick inside edge ran behind square. Lots of oohs and aahs from the Pakistanis. Babar thought he got through Root there
54.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, slower and on off, Root defends off the back foot wide of silly point
All set for a cracking final day. Babar will start proceedings. Root is on strike. Some tinkering going on with the field. Finally ready to go is the left-arm spinner
Jimmy: "Hope not (when said that he would be needed to bat). We've just gotta try and fight as hard as we can. I don't think I have played with anyone who has shown the ability that Root has across all three formats. It's great to see. Test cricket can be a real tough learning curve. I think we have played well in the 9 days so far, but that first session on the third morning cost us. I think they have been fantastic (Stokes and Wood). From an all-rounder's point of view Ben has shown that he can be fantastic with the bat and ball. Even Wood, he bowls quick and can be aggressive with the ball. He's got the skills to be around for a long time. I will go and have a hit in the nets in a while once the batters are out."
"It's very, very hot. England need to bat out this day on a wearing pitch. The footmarks are very visible. Has a dusty look to it. The fact of the matter is that it's worn out. The pace has completely gone. That's the advantage England have," opines Bazid Khan in his pitch report
After yesterday's play, England coach Trevor Bayliss reportedly paid a visit to the match referee's office to have a word regarding Wahab Riaz kicking the ball during the final session. At the time, Root was absolutely furious and had a heated exchange with the pacer. Now that adds some extra needle.
Pakistan are expected to wrap this up. Their spinners are expected to do the job. But bowling your team to a win on Day 5 is a different beast altogether. Ask Nathan Lyon about the added pressures. But then again, 7 wickets is all that is required and two of England's most experienced batsmen - in Cook and Bell - are done for the Test. Also, Misbah can have close-in fielders throughout as an English win is just inconceivable.
09:24 Local Time, 05:24 GMT, 10:54 IST: Morning all and welcome to the live coverage of Day 5 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. They say every crisis brings with it an opportunity. For the young English middle order, it doesn't get bigger than this. No one's giving you a Dirham of a chance to survive, the pitch is a tired one after all the wear and tear, every possible odd is stacked up against you. Just go out there and grab the moment. There's a thing called 'tough runs' in Test cricket. The runs which get noticed. This is it. (I'll take my mental conditioning fees in pounds please)
It all makes for a cracking day 5 in store and England face a massive challenge to save the Test match. Probably quite as massive as the one India currently face at the Wankhede stadium against South Africa. Hop tabs to catch all the action from that one. So, that concludes proceedings for Day 4. Looking forward to your company tomorrow. Cheerio!
There is a huge rough outside leg stump and once Yasir and Babar started bowling round the wicket, things started to happen. The hosts would be quite hopeful that their spinners will do the job on a wearing day 5 pitch. Whereas England need to draw on all the reserves of doggedness which Root has exemplified in the centre.
Pakistan are on course. Not quite the early finish which I quite ignorantly predicted at tea time - and full credit to Root and Bell. They showed a lot of pluck and steel to thwart everything which was thrown. England might have wanted the pair to see the day out but it wasn't to be. Bell's wicket has now opened the door into a fairly inexperienced middle order.
53.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, very full on the stumps, Bairstow jams a drive to short cover and walks off. He is quick to head back into the comforts of the dressing room. Stumps on day 4 and England are battling hard. A smile on Trevor Bayliss' face. Root punches gloves with Bairstow on the way back. All set for a cracking final day
Final delivery of the day
53.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, short and Bairstow rocks back to punch to short cover
Back over the wicket
53.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, very full and Bairstow is forward to block
53.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, this is the googly but Bairstow has read it well and then nudges off the back foot to backward square leg
53.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, deep in the crease and allows the turning delivery to come on and then pushes it to backward point
53.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, very full and outside leg, Bairstow kicks it away
Last over of the day and it will be Yasir
52.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, now bowls a very fullish delivery from over the wicket, no problems on the front foot
52.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, a half-tracker which Root fails to put away. Slaps it straight to cover
52.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, nice and full just outside off, kept out off the front foot
52.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, pulls his length back slightly just outside off, Root gently knocks it towards cover-point
52.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, gets well forward to blunt it out
52.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, looped up on off stump, Root has shut up shop. Defends it back towards the bowler
51.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, Yasir Shah has a big grin on his face after Bairstow left another of his outside off deliveries alone
51.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, well left as the turning delivery is seen all the way to the keeper by Bairstow who goes right back in his crease
51.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, on the stumps, Bairstow leans into a jammed drive and finds point
51.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, too full and Bairstow opens his stance to block
51.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, very full and Bairstow keeps it out from the crease
51.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, pitches outside leg, Bairstow kicks it away
Yasir from round the wicket
50.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, again quick and flat on off, Root is right back to keep that out, oohs and aahs from the Pakistanis but Root dealt with Babar pretty well in that over
50.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, right forward and defending
50.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, quicker and on the stumps, Root came forward to defend and it went off the bat splice and just wide of silly point where Shan Masood is sniffing around. Can't even call it a half chance
50.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, a pleasing drive off the front foot but picks out short cover
50.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, angled in on off stump, Root leans forward to keep it out
50.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up outside off, kicked away to slip
49.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, very full and Bairstow leans into an off-drive, but picks out mid-off
49.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, dragged down and Bairstow has all the time in the world to punch that to mid-off
49.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, flat and wristed off the back foot to mid-on
49.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, has to make Bairstow play, this is outside off, left alone
49.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, tossed up and on off, Bairstow gets a thick outside edge on the forward defence to backward point, the ball rolls to the fielder
Yasir Shah now over the wicket to Bairstow
49.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, low full toss, whipped to deep square leg, brings Bairstow on strike
48.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, very full and on the stumps, easily kept out
48.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, oooh! Close. At least Babar's expressions say so. It went straight on and Bairstow shouldered arms to that one, he was expecting it to turn away, but it came in and then held its line. Nearly shaved the off stump. Good bowling from Babar for he got a bit of drift in the air there
48.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, this one skids on and Bairstow is quick to get his bat down and stab it to cover
48.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, tossed up outside off, turns away, left alone
Sarfraz in Urdu - "jaate, jaate leke jayenge ek ko" which roughly translates to "while going we will take one home." Of course he was talking about getting one of the two out before stumps. Hope my Urdu was right there
48.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, well flighted outside off, Bairstow gets forward and drives straight to the fielder at cover
48.1 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Bairstow gets forward to defend and the ball takes a thick outside edge but rolls along the ground wide of silly point. Bairstow was opened up slightly that time
47.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, pitches in the rough and turns right across Root, who watches it closely and then leaves to the keeper
47.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, well tossed up outside leg, Root smothers it
47.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, on the pads, Root gets forward and flicks to mid-wicket
47.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, again offers the pad and kicks the turning delivery away
47.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, pitches outside leg and Root offers the pad
47.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Root gets forward and pushes to cover
46.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, now takes one hand off the bat handle and manages to keep it with soft hands, in front of the diving gully
46.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, dangerous ploy that, closing the bat face to a turning delivery, luckily the leading edge dribbles wide of silly point and it went to ground quickly too
46.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, pitches outside leg and Bairstow kicks it away
46.3 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, dabbed square of the wicket, in the gap and turns the strike over
46.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, turning across Root, who sees it and lets it go
Babar now over the wicket to Root
46.1 -
Babar to Bairstow, 1 run, flat on off stump, Bairstow goes back and wrists it to square leg, takes the single on offer
45.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, well tossed up outside off, big turn for Yasir Shah but after Root let it go
45.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, another forward defensive
45.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, this one goes straight on, Root reads it off the pitch and defends off the back foot. It skidded on but Root played it well
45.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, tossed up outside off, Root lunges forward to smother it to cover
45.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 1 run, flat and on the stumps, wristed off the back foot to deep mid-wicket
45.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Root gets forward and crunches a drive to sweeper cover, but there is a man there
44.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, nicely drifting in on off, Bairstow lunges forward and answers with a straight bat
44.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, FOUR, a shocker ball, a real drag-down outside off, Bairstow is not going to miss out on easy runs. Hops back and slaps it through the off-side
44.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow makes sure not to repeat Bell's mistake, makes sure he is right behind the line of this one before kicking (read padding) it away
44.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, nicely flighted around leg, another compact defensive blade
44.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, floated up on leg, Bairstow gets forward and blocks
Jonathan Bairstow, right handed bat, comes to the crease
44.1 -
Babar to Bell, out Caught by Younis Khan!! Finally, after over 30 overs of being stonewalled, Pakistan have an opening. Bell's dogged resistance comes to end. Well tossed up delivery which kicks off the surface, Bell was looking to pad it away as it had pitched well outside leg but the extra bounce and turn does him in. Misses the pad, takes some glove and presents a simple chance to slip. Coming to the review - Pakistan were convinced there was glove in this but Oxenford said no. Misbah goes upstairs straightaway. And it's a good call. Replays indicated that there was clearly glove involved. Bell c Younis Khan b Babar 46(122) [4s-4]
Babar to Bell, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Pakistan are convinced there is glove in this but Oxenford says no. Misbah opts for the review. And it's a good one. Replays indicate that there is clearly glove involved. The decision has been overturned and Bell walks back with a grim face
43.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, 1 run, takes it on the full after coming down and works it wide of mid-on
43.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, byes, 2 runs, woah, look at that go! Yasir changes his angle and immediately turns it square after pitching one outside leg. It beats everyone (Bell's outside edge included) and sneaks away. Nevertheless, the 100-run partnership is brought up
43.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, a bit too full this time, driven through the cover region
43.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 2 runs, again drawn into a frivolous poke away from the body, good turn again to sneak out a thick outside edge which dribbles away behind backward point
43.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, FOUR, loose stroke away from the body. Well flighted delivery just outside off, draws Root into the drive and turns away to take the outside edge. The ball dies immediately and rolls away wide of the diving slip fielder. Also brings up his half-century. No exaggerated celebration, knows that a lot of work is to be done
43.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, shortish and turning appreciably outside off, the ball stays a touch low and scoots below the bottom edge of Root's attempted cut
42.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, it's been made to look all too easy
42.5 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, oh watch out! It was a wayward throw and nearly took Root's head off. Or so it felt from the side-on angle, but luckily it didn't strike the batsman. A well tossed up delivery knocked in front of point to fetch the run
42.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, lunges forward to block this one
42.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, slowish and turning away from off, Root goes deep in the crease and punches it to mid-on
42.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, clipped to mid-wicket
42.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, teased up on middle, stonewalled
41.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, gently stabbed with the turn through the vacant point region
41.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, turning away from outside off, Root covers his stumps and leaves
41.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, quicker through the air, on a fullish length on off, Root is forward in defence
41.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, low loopy full toss on middle, clipped to short mid-wicket
41.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, byes, 3 runs, that one ripped off the surface after pitching outside off, the keeper only gets a faint glove after Bell leaves it alone. The man at slip chases it down
41.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, pushed through slightly short outside off, chopped to deep cover
Yasir Shah [9.0-2-24-1] is back into the attack
Yasir Shah for another spell. A slip and silly-point in place
40.6 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, nicely drifting in with the angle, Root works it wide of mid-on and sets off for a well judged run
40.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, drifting in on a fuller length on middle, nudged to mid-on
40.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, finally a ball rips past Root's outside edge. A rarity in this session. Zips and turns from a length just outside off, Root was drawn forward by the flight and survives a scare
40.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, a giant stride forward to smother the turn this time
40.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, skids on after pitching on a length around off, Root sneaks out a thick inside edge on his front foot defence
40.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, eases into the drive with the turn towards cover
39.6 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, slingy fuller length delivery outside off, gently driven wide of cover
39.5 -
Riaz to Root, FOUR, oh shottt! Vintage Root! Stands tall and punches it through the covers. Woosh, that's one for the cameras. Nothing wrong with the ball, it was on a short of length just outside off, just the brilliance of Root
39.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, on a short of length, the uneven bounce in play once more as it stays a touch low. Root was on his toes looking to punch it through the cover region but gets it off a thick inside edge towards mid-on due to the variable bounce
Now from round the wicket..
39.3 -
Riaz to Root, no run, now the baited up delivery pushed across the right hander, left alone
39.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, drops his wrists and sways out of the line this time
39.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, Riaz has certainly been spurred to life after that confrontation during the drinks break. Bit more steam as he runs in. Bangs it on a short of length and angling across the right-hander, Root gets on his toes to ride the bounce and fends it with soft hands in front of point
38.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, loopy delivery which lands a bit too full on off, driven nicely but the man at cover makes a tumbling stop
38.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, tossed up on the stumps, b.l.o.c.k.e.d
38.4 -
Babar to Bell, 2 runs, those hands at work again! Slightly short outside off, Bell waits for it till he can and then dabs it fine. The delivery was bowled at a slow pace and hence the ball doesn't have enough legs to reach the fence
38.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, nice and slow and drifting in on middle, Bell gets his front leg out of the way and knocks it to silly point
38.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, a good stride forward to smother it down the pitch
38.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, well flighted on the stumps, forward and blocked
37.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, slanting away outside off, Root leaves
37.5 -
Riaz to Root, no run, on a short of length just outside off, good zip off the pitch, Root lets it go
37.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, an absolutely ridiculous appeal. The delivery was on a good length just outside off, stayed a touch low due to which Root got his front foot defence off the toe end and the ball bounces on the turf towards second slip. Still, the fielder goes up for a catch
37.3 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, on a back of a length slanting away, knocked wide of cover from the crease
37.2 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, this time drops his wrists to sway out of the line. Much better technique to evade a lifter
37.1 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, woah, you don't want to spur this man on Joe. Bell is lucky not to have chopped it back on. A short of length delivery around off stump, Bell was looking to let it go but couldn't get his bat high enough. The ball climbs at him and catches a thick inside edge before perilously evading off stump
Root is furious with Wahab, who apparently crushed the ball with the spikes of his boot. Wahab pleads otherwise as the two seem to have an animated conversation
A much needed drinks break for Pakistan to get their spirits up (no pun whatsoever)! Judging by whatever play we have had after tea, it's hard to tell who is on top - that's how dead the intensity has been on the field. Root and Bell have given a good account of their defensive techniques against the twirlers. Keep it going sons (have made a mockery of my tea time summary for sure)!
36.6 -
Babar to Bell, 1 run, now and again Bell plays outside the line of a ball skidding on, he has been lucky so far and once again it catches a thick inside edge to dribble away behind square
36.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, some turn but Bell has enough time to adjust on the back foot due to the slowness of the pitch
36.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, very full and drifting in on the stumps, Bell guides it with an angled bat to silly point
36.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, solidly defended to silly point
36.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, flatter and outside off, left alone
36.1 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, sliding in on middle and leg, worked away with the angle behind square
Zulfiqar Babar [9.0-4-12-0] is back into the attack
35.6 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, shuffles across to cover off, leaves it untouched
35.5 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, well left in the end. Pulled his bat inside the line to let this short of length delivery go through to the keeper
Now a man goes back to deep square leg. Let's see if this is just to play with Bell's mind
35.4 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, on a length just outside off, obdurately blocked from the crease
35.3 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, almost a carbon copy of the previous ball, nothing doing. The two slips and gully are kept waiting
35.2 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, tries to sucker in the drive with a fuller delivery leaving the right hander, left alone
Back to over the stumps for Bell..
35.1 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, on a back of a length and angling in from round the wicket, punched wide of mid-off
34.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, pushed through the air around off, Bell hangs back to block
34.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, Root wants strike. He was hurtling for the single but Bell sends him back. He had clipped it too close to the chasing FSL fielder
34.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 3 runs, dragged down short outside off, Root has ample time on the back foot as he punches this square of the wicket. Long chase for the fielder and enough time for the batsmen to walk a third
34.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, clipped away past the man at short-leg
34.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, dances down the track, realizes he isn't close to the pitch and adjusts to block it back to the bowler with bat and pad close
34.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, overpitched just outside off, Bell squeezes it out to cover
33.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, switches to round the wicket. On a fuller length wide of off, the change in angle induces a loose drive towards cover
33.5 -
Riaz to Root, no run, and again. Once the length is a bit shortish, Root offers a defensive back foot poke towards point
33.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, pulls his length back and Root is quite happy to offer a stroke on the back foot. Is very comfortable there. Punches it to point
33.3 -
Riaz to Root, no run, persisting with that fuller length outside off hoping Root will flash at one. Not yet
33.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, again a very patient leave to what was a half-volley
33.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, slingy fuller length delivery outside off, bye-bye ball
32.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 2 runs, what hands! Rolls the wrists beautifully and dabs it behind backward point. It was a flatter delivery which turned in sharply towards off, Bell was cramped for room but his gifted hands bail him out
32.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, pushed through quicker outside off, Bell covers his off stump and holds the bat aloft
32.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 2 runs, swept away from off behind square, might have got it off a thick top edge but landed in the vacant area and plugged on the outfield
32.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, sharp turn from outside off, Bell clips it gently to FSL. Sarfraz gets excited - needlessly once again
32.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, well tossed up outside off, kept out of the front foot
32.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, takes a couple of strides down the pitch and knocks it back to the bowler
31.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, slanted away on a fuller length, no shot offered
31.5 -
Riaz to Root, no run, another sucker ball outside off, left alone
31.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, a boyish grin from Root after letting that go through. As if to say that I am not going to fall for it a second time. He was dismissed trying to drive away from the body in the first innings against the same bowler
31.3 -
Riaz to Root, no run, on a length on the stumps, Root hangs back and pushes it back down the pitch
31.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, might have stayed a touch low this time, Root adjusts and bunts it to cover-point
31.1 -
Riaz to Root, no run, slanting away on a back of a length, Root knocks it to cover off the back-foot
31.1 -
Riaz to Root, no ball, and of course, with him come the no-balls. That's been the only little drawback in his bowling if it can even be called as a drawback. The delivery was on a back of a length just outside off, Root stands tall and punches it to point
Wahab Riaz [3.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Now Wahab to infuse some life..
30.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, shimmies down and pushes this to cover
30.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, ah so close. Misses the outside edge by a whisker. Nicely drifting away in the air before turning back in, Bell attempts a nervy poke but is bamboozled by the drift, beaten
30.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, shimmies down and pushes it back to the bowler
30.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, flatter delivery clipped away past FSL. The fielder might have got a hand but couldn't make a clean stop
Now Malik switches angle to over the wicket..
30.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, puts his skates on, gets to the pitch and nudges a single to deep mid-on
30.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, drifting away outside off, knocked away square of the wicket
29.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, tight over. Kept it straight and simple. This one was stonewalled
29.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, so nearly sneaked through. Tossed up delivery which lands on middle and skids on with the arm, Bell just about gets an inside edge onto pad
29.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, another well flighted delivery, forward and defended
29.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, hangs this one in the air, lot of loop, took ages to reach Bell who was patiently waiting on the front foot, sees it all the way and offers a straight bat
29.2 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, drops it slightly short and that's all Root needs, he rocks back and punches it square of the wicket, gets to the other end
29.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, floated up just outside off, driven to cover
Riaz was about to be brought on but Misbah had a late change of mind and decides to keep Babar going
28.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 3 runs, low loopy full toss drifting away outside off, Root caresses the drive through the cover region. A big chase for Asad Shafiq and the batsmen amble across for the third
28.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, FOUR, flatter and sliding away wide of off, Root waits on the back foot and cuts it late to send the ball behind backward point, skims away to the fence
28.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, a couple of strides down the pitch and clips it with the turn to short mid-wicket
28.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, flatter trajectory on this fullish delivery which skids on just outside off, Root plays back and guides it in front of backward point with an open bat face
28.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, pushed back to the bowler
28.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, flatter and sliding on after pitching on off, Root is anchored on the crease and drops it near his feet with soft hands
27.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, turning away slightly from off, Bell adjusts his hands in defence to steer it wide of silly-point
27.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, defended to silly-point
27.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, well flighted around off, knocked to silly point
27.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, drifting in on the stumps, blocked
27.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, pulls his length back a bit, the ball bounces extra and hits Bell high on the bat while he was forward to block, goes straight into the ground though
27.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, impregnable front foot defence
26.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, drifting away and lands on a fullish length outside off, driven to the deepish mid-off in place
26.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, straightaway causes some discomfort, it was pushed through on middle, the ball turns in after pitching and catches a thick inside edge on Root's back foot defence
Malik switches over to round the wicket..
26.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, ventures down the pitch, takes it on the full toss and whips it wide of mid-on
26.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, takes a couple of strides down and flicks this with the turn through mid-wicket
26.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, a fifty-partnership for the duo. That has got the Barmy Army going. Bell sweeps this length delivery to deep backward square to bring up the landmark
26.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, starts off with a flatter one turning in from just outside off, Bell watches it closely on the back foot
Shoaib Malik [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
25.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, bowled from wide of the crease to create a greater angle, again not a lot of turn which makes Root's job easier
25.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, well flighted and dipping on middle, Root is unfazed in his defence
25.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up on off, Root knocks it in front of cover
25.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, fullish and slowish on middle, smothered back down the pitch
25.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, nice and loopy on the stumps, defended towards short-leg
25.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, slowish and sliding in on middle, Root goes deep in the crease and whips it right on the shin of the FSL fielder
24.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, floated up just outside off, Bell ventures down the pitch and drives it with the turn to cover
24.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, this has been a shocking over so far. Another long-hop, this was fired in very fast, Bell is hurried on his pull and can only mistime it back to the bowler
24.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, FOUR, oh dear. Real filth. Half-tracker on middle stump, Bell is too good a player to miss out, swats it away wide of mid-on
24.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, too many short deliveries. Gets away with this one. Bell smashes the back-cut straight to backward point
24.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, pushed through the air on the stumps, Bell is right back in the crease to defend'
24.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, FOUR, easy pickings all of these. Has the pitch gone in delta sleep all of a sudden. Or is it the bowling. I think the latter. A drag-down outside off, Bell rocks back, cuts it hard and cuts it for four
23.6 -
Babar to Root, 2 runs, fired in down leg, Root goes down on one knee and sweeps it behind square, the man at backward square leg runs across and dives but can only make a half-stop, has to get up and chase it back again
23.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, darted in on the pads, nudged towards mid-on
23.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, pushed through the air, on a fuller length outside off, Root nudges it to cover
23.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, flatter delivery worked to short mid-wicket
23.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, "this is good" exclaims Sarfraz. Well flighted and drifting in on the stumps, Root gets well forward to keep it out
23.1 -
Babar to Root, FOUR, both these batsmen have looked at ease so far after tea. Dropped down short outside off, Root hops back and punches it square of the wicket. Hafeez puts in a slide to flick it back but the ball sneaks over the ropes
22.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 1 run, now the googly, his first in this innings, Root picks it and clips it behind square
22.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, quicker leg-break, nearly in the blockhole outside off, squeezed back to the bowler
22.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, knocked back to Yasir off the front foot
22.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, well flighted delivery turning away from off, left alone
22.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, pushed through a bit quicker and flatter and turning away from middle, Root goes leg-side to make room and punches it to cover
22.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, again a bit too full, Root uses his long reach
21.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, there hasn't been a lot for Babar. Just skidding on with the arm, Bell blocks
21.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, pushed back to the bowler off the front foot
21.4 -
Babar to Bell, 2 runs, a bit too full on off, Bell clears his front leg and eases into the drive through extra-cover, long-off runs around and keeps the batsmen to two
21.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, nicely dealt with this time, big stride forward
21.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, ooh the inside edge saves him. Skids on after pitching on a length on off, Bell was playing for some turn in his front foot defence, just about ekes out some bat onto pad
21.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, drifting in with the arm on middle, defended back to the bowler
20.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, looped up on off, resisted off the front foot
20.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, half-forward and defended
20.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, deceives him in the flight this time. This one is given a lot of air on off, Root is lulled into the drive but the ball dips on him and turns, he ends up slicing the shot along the turf to backward point
20.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, to counter the huge front foot strides of Root, Yasir drags his length back. Root goes deep in the crease to defend. Good assured footwork
20.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, nicely drifting in with the arm on middle, Root is unfussed as he guards it off the front foot
20.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, tossed up. On the stumps. Forward and BLOCKED
19.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, solid in defence this time on the front foot
19.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, careful, careful. Very full and drifting down leg, Bell thinks it's full enough to work it against the turn and closes the bat face too early, gets a soft leading edge which rolls back to the bowler
19.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, floated up on the stumps, smothered into the pitch
A slight hold-in play as the subsitute comes on with all the necessary protective gear for the fielder whisked into silly-point
19.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, nice and loopy around off, knocked into the off-side
19.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, a shimmy down the track to get closer to the pitch, deadpans it into the ground
19.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, turns away from off on a length, opened Bell up slightly in his flat-footed defence, he stabs it into the off-side with soft hands
18.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, another cut shot, cover is quite deep and cuts it out, the batsmen turn down the single
18.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, slightly short and turning away outside off, Root goes back and chops it to cover
18.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, teased up leg-break drifting in on middle, forward and blocked
18.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, that's better. Floated up on the stumps, draws Root forward in defence
18.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 2 runs, now it's Root's turn to do the same. This was more of a punch off the back foot. Very unlike Yasir Shah to drag it short for two successive deliveries. Root rocks back and punches it through extra-cover. The deepish mid-off keeps it out
18.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, 3 runs, dropped slightly short, Bell hops back and slaps it through the cover region, Hafeez gives chase and puts in a head first dive to flick it back just before it touches the ad cushions. Brilliant committment despite such a huge total on the board
17.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, nicely flighted, dips on Root but he is well forward to keep it out
17.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, taps it gently into the leg-side
17.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, floated up, very straight line, forward and defended
17.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, flatter on the stumps, Root hangs on the back foot and keeps it out, no turn for Babar. Just sliding on with the arm
17.2 -
Babar to Bell, 1 run, a bit too full, worked away with the angle wide of mid-on. That's what this pair needs to keep on doing. Rotating strike
17.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, drifting in with the arm on middle, Bell is right forward to get close to the pitch and knocks it down the pitch
All set then. The struggle to survive resumes..Babar will start off after Tea. Two slips and a FSL positioned. Here he comes from round the wicket
14:44 Local Time, 10:44 GMT, 16:14 IST: 8 wickets to go, can Pakistan do it in the final session itself? You might think I'm completely ruling out the possibility of England saving the match. Guess what, I am. With Cook gone, even the most optimistic of English fans might have thrown in the towel. On top of that, the ball is turning a mile from the rough. A very elongated rough I might add. Talking about the two English wickets to fall - it was good disciplines outside off which was enough to tempt Ali into a loose drive. Just doesn't seem cut out at the top of the order. And then came the knockout punch with Cook top-edging his sweep off Yasir. So, join us in around 20 minutes to see what the English middle order is made off..
That will be tea on day 4 as the players walk off
16.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, now right back and defending to a leggie. Well played Root. He didn't have any trouble at all in that over against Yasir Shah
Second slip moves to short mid-wicket
16.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, again right forward and smelling the leather of the ball, solidly blocked back down the track
16.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, shortish and spinning away, Root mistimes the back foot punch and has a wry smile on his face
16.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 2 runs, against the spin out of the rough as Root gets forward and flicks wide of mid-on, two taken
16.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, very full outside off, Root dead-bats to cover
16.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, tossed up leggie on off, Root is forward to block
Final over before tea
15.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, very full outside off, Bell lunges out to smother it to cover
15.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, slower and on off, Bell defends from the crease
15.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, fired in on the stumps, Bell gets a thick inside edge which rolls quickly to short leg
15.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, on off, Bell is forward to keep it out
15.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, another forward defence as Babar gets some drift
Now a second slip added in
15.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, dabbed with soft hands towards slip
14.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, punched off the back foot and straight to the fielder at cover and this time Riaz makes no mistake
14.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, 2 runs, misfield from Riaz and Misbah is unhappy again. Shows his frustration. It was driven to Riaz's left, he couldn't pick it up cleanly and that enabled the second
14.4 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, again punches a skidder to cover. Root willing to take on Yasir Shah and play him off the pitch
14.3 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, half forward and defended to cover
14.2 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, zips through on off, Root wanted to punch that through cover, since it skidded on, he can only find cover. Yasir Shah has his hands on his head. He knows that it is dangerous
14.1 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, full on the stumps, flicked to mid-wicket
Yasir Shah [3.0-1-6-1] is back into the attack
Malik off after just one over. To enable Yasir Shah to change ends
13.6 -
Babar to Bell, 2 runs, slower and on the stumps, Bell tries to defend from the crease and gets a soft outside edge, beats Younis Khan's dive to his right at slip. The ball went down pretty quickly and two taken
13.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, bat in front of the pad and then defended to short leg
13.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, tucked to the right of short mid-wicket where Shafiq makes good ground to prevent the single being taken
13.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, floated up outside off, turns away but after Bell lets it go
13.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, turned to short leg
Slip and a short leg
13.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, angled in on off, Bell plays late and dabs towards point
Zulfiqar Babar, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
12.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, full on the stumps, flicked through mid-wicket for a single
12.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 5 runs, Misbah is unhappy with Hafeez for that dreadful throw. There is no backing up as well. It was taken on the full and flicked to deep mid-wicket. For some strange reason, Hafeez fired in a flat throw on the bounce to Sarfraz who failed to stop it. Runs away for four more runs and Misbah makes his displeasure known
12.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, flat and allows Bell to go back and punch into the vacant gap at cover
12.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, right back and allowing the ball to turn in, before tucking it through mid-wicket
12.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, skips out and takes it on the full to wrist it to mid-on
Slip, leg-slip and a short leg in
12.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, short leg was deep and Bell gets away. It spun in, hit the pad and then the glove before it dipped on the fielder. He tried his best but the ball fell in front of him. Definite glove on that
Shoaib Malik, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
11.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, stays a bit low and that scuttles Root's attempted cut, the ball dribbles to cover
11.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, 1 run, skips out and takes it on the full to flick to deep backward square leg, for a single
11.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, another late cut but this time he finds Malik
11.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, FOUR, rare bad ball from Yasir Shah and he has dropped it short and wide outside off, Bell rocked back and beat Malik at point with a cut. The ball wins the race
11.2 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, takes a step out and then gets an inside edge onto the pad on the forward defence
11.1 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, flat outside off, Bell hangs back and dabs to cover
10.6 -
Imran Khan to Root, FOUR, nice shot from Root and he will get off the mark. Stayed back to a good length delivery outside off and then played it late to hit the gap at backward point. Rolled his wrists to keep the shot down. Imran Khan lets out a grimace
10.5 -
Imran Khan to Bell, 1 run, dug in short on the stumps, Bell rolls his wrists on the pull and sends it to fine leg
10.4 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, good length outside off, Bell defends off the back foot to cover
10.3 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, short of length on off, Bell defends late and angles it towards gully
10.2 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, another leave and a good take from Sarfraz as the ball bounced in front of him
10.2 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no ball, good length outside off, left alone. Imran Khan has overstepped though
10.1 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, fullish and Bell is forward to push to mid-off
9.6 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, what was that Sarfraz? He yells an appeal for lbw when the ball has pitched miles outside leg. Miles. Even has the audacity to ask Misbah for a review. Misbah just tells him in Urdu that it has pitched outside leg. And anyway the time is up as well. Pitches outside leg and Root padded that away. Only Sarfraz appealed which explains everything
9.5 -
Yasir Shah to Root, no run, stays back to this flatter delivery and just about keeps it out. That skidded on
Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease
9.4 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, out Caught by Riaz!! Look at that roar from Yasir Shah. He knows the enormity of Cook's wicket. Always dangerous when sweeping against the turning ball out of the rough. Maybe Cook pre-meditated the shot and since the length was very full, he couldn't get under it sufficiently. The top edge flies to deep backward square leg where Riaz hangs on to a simple chance. Cook was the man England hoped to bat till the last ball of the match for them to have any chance, now he is gone. Magnificent roar from Yasir Shah after taking the wicket. The veins and nerves nearly popping out of his neck. Cook c Riaz b Yasir Shah 10(22)
Yasir Shah to Cook, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
9.3 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, again deep in his crease and blocked back down the track
9.2 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, now right back and using the depth of the crease to keep a turning delivery out
9.1 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, tossed up from round the wicket, Cook gets forward and eases a drive to mid-off
8.6 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, length delivery on the stumps, calmly defended
8.5 -
Imran Khan to Bell, FOUR, when it is full and wide outside off like that, Bell will ease into those cover-drives. He is so graceful when he plays them and this time he leans into one of those and sends it through the cover region. The ball has enough on it to cross the ropes. All class and timing from Bell that time
8.4 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, the line is outside off, Bell has a sighter and lets it go
8.3 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, good fielding by short leg. Moves across to his right and makes a sharp stop after Bell defended from the crease. Gets appreciation from his mates for that stop
Cook is really struggling to run between the wickets. He has a sore groin and he is hobbling across to the other end when taking a run
8.2 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, good length outside off, left alone
8.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, byes, 1 run, Imran beats Cook with one that is angled across, the batsman pushing out at that and the ball bounces in front of Sarfraz who cannot gather cleanly, that allows the bye to be taken. Cook didn't know that the keeper fumbled but Bell was alert enough
The players will have a drink! Just the start England would have wanted (humour, please). No, but really. Very poor stuff from Ali. All it took was 14 balls to break his patience. On the 15th, he goes chasing after a wide one. On the other end, Cook seems to be carrying a niggle, maybe plenty of niggles. Pakistan well on top. Might be in for an early finish if they dislodge the English skipper
7.6 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, pushed through the air on middle, skids on after pitching, Bell hangs back and gets his bat down in time to defend
7.5 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, a bit too full this time to trouble Bell, smothers the turn and drops it back on the pitch
7.4 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, skips down the track, converts this into a low full toss and works it straight of mid-on, the fielder gets across and tumbles over to make the stop
7.3 -
Yasir Shah to Bell, no run, loopy leg-break on a length on off, Bell has to reach out in defence to cover for the turn
7.2 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, 1 run, the similar line and length which got Cook caught at leg-slip in the first innings. Flatter on leg, Cook covers for the turn this time and clips it neatly behind square
A slip, leg-slip and FSL to keep him company. Yasir is coming from over the wicket..
7.1 -
Yasir Shah to Cook, no run, floated up outside off, Cook lunges forward to defend
Yasir Shah, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Now this well be fun. Yasir Shah on...
6.6 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, hits the pitch hard on a short of length, Bell hops to ride the bounce and solidly blocks
6.5 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, oooh, reared up from a good length and jarred the splice of the bat as Bell was committed to his front foot defence. He does well to take his bottom hand off and drop it onto the pitch
6.4 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, on a back of a length outside off, risky stuff from Bell. Always on the lookout to run it towards the third man area. Opens the face of the bat and guides this towards third slip. Might have taken the thick outside edge but it went straight down
6.3 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, goes back and across and stabs it to cover-point
6.2 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, on a back of a length, stump-to-stump line, Bell hops in the crease to defend with a vertical bat
6.1 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, fraction fuller than a good length just outside off, pushes firmly on the front foot straight to short cover
5.6 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, gets on top of the bounce of this short of length delivery, rolls his wrists to work it wide of mid-on. Move Cook, move. Hobbles across to get to the other end
5.5 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, straying on the pads, flicked down to fine leg. Cook is struggling with his running. Looks to be carrying some niggle or the other
5.4 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, short ball on the body, Bell swivels on the crease and was always in control of the pull down to fine leg
5.3 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, slingy good length delivery on the stumps, Bell is anchored on the crease, the bat comes down straight to defend it back down the pitch
5.2 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, fraction fuller than a good length around off, Bell stays beside the ball and jars his drive to cover
5.1 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, slanting away on a length outside off, left alone
4.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Cook is drawn forward by a good length delivery in the channel, meets it with a solid defensive bat. Imran Khan has been officially warned for running on the pitch. Was only a matter of time before it came
4.5 -
Imran Khan to Bell, 1 run, Bell is away with a nice little nudge in front of mid-wicket
Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.4 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Younis Khan!! Ali has fallen for it. Didn't take long for the plan to work. Imran was continuously asking the batsmen to drive away from the body, this time he gets a response from Ali. He goes flashing after a pitched up delivery. The angle was always taking it further and further away. Catches the outside edge and flies to Younis at second slip around chest high. Poor from Ali. You have to be a lot more patient than this in Test cricket. His stint as an opener might be short-lived. Moeen Ali c Younis Khan b Imran Khan 1(15)
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
4.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 1 run, closer to off stump on a back of a length, Cook defends it firmly off the back foot towards cover, mid-off gets around and puts in the dive to field
4.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, hops in the crease and knocks this back of a length delivery in front of cover
4.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, continues to probe away outside off, the batsmen so far have been disciplined in leaving the ball
A silly mid-on has been drafted in right beside the pitch
3.6 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, on a back of a length outside off, Ali stands tall and punches it smoothly, straight to short cover
3.5 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, a lazy prod forward to stab this good length delivery towards backward point
3.4 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, bumper on the stumps, 141ks, Ali sees it early and crouches low to get out of harm's way
3.3 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, on a back of a length, around off stump, hedged off the back foot into the off-side
3.2 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, a lifter outside off, Ali drops his wrists and lets it pass
3.1 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, banged in short, lifts around chest high, Cook rolls his wrists and controls the pull all along the ground to deep square leg
The new ball hasn't done anything at all and I just have a hitch we might see Yasir soon
2.6 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, and again, trying to entice a drive. Nothing doing
2.5 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, teasing Ali persistently outside off, left untouched
2.4 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, away, away, away and now a straighter line close to middle, Ali's feet didn't move very freely but he hurries to get his bat down in time and push it to mid-on
2.3 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, again teasing Ali by pushing it away from him on a fuller length, he resists the temptation
2.2 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, pulls his length back and gets it closer to off, Ali is right behind the line in defence
2.1 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, the umpire is continuously having a check on Imran's followthrough. He is flirting with the danger area. Coming to the delivery, it was slanted well away from the left-hander, Ali leaves
1.6 -
Riaz to Cook, 2 runs, no, not there. Anything close to the pads and Cook will put it away. Neatly clips it off the hips through mid-wicket. Mid-on hounds it down
1.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, around the fifth stump line, on a length, Cook pushes it to cover
1.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, pitched right up outside off, driven firmly with a good stride forward but picks out cover
1.3 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, 1 run, again looks to be in two minds, whether to play or leave. Just about hangs his bat in the end outside off to this good length delivery, luckily it takes the middle and rolls away wide of cover
1.2 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, baited right up outside off, Ali thought about reaching out with the drive but then aborted and let it go. Got a few of the slip fielders excited
1.1 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, good length delivery outside off, Ali shoulders arms
Wahab Riaz, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, this time he isn't interested as it's well outside off
0.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 2 runs, thick outside edge which dies immediately. Rolls away past third slip for another couple of runs. It was a fuller length delivery which drew Cook forward on the defence, the angle came into play to beat him. Was played with soft hands though which was the key
0.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, the line is well wide of off on this occasion, Cook waves it to the keeper
0.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 2 runs, an extension of the forward defensive push, nothing more, the ball rolls past the left of mid-off. Cook looks very stiff while running between the wickets. Huffs and puffs back for a couple
There are 3 slips in place for the pacer..
0.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, angling across off stump on a length, a big stride forward to block it back down the pitch
0.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, right on the money straightaway. On a fuller length on off, no swing at all, Cook prods forward and offers a defensive push towards mid-on
Cook and Moeen Ali are at the crease. Cook is on strike. Imran Khan will open the attack