England had to slog it out in the field, and to be fair to them - they did it manfully for the most part. Not a single wicket fell till Tea today before a flurry as Pakistan were in the quest for quick runs. So, the openers are out in the middle. Big job to do. Pakistan can go all out attack with the score they have. Malik is understandably not on the field, and has Fawad Alam doing the substitute duties.
So finally, finally the toil ends. Put your legs up you English bowlers, you will need it. An innings which had Shoaib Malik stamped on it. Yes, there were other moments. Hafeez continuing his good form, Younis becoming Pakistan's highest run-scorer, and Asad Shafiq also washing his hands in the massacre. But really, it was Malik who batted like a thorough champion. Just imagine being called up to the Test team after 5 long years, all eyes are on you and this is what you come up with. Battled his inner jitters (never showed them actually, if they even existed), battled England's bowling, and not to forget battled the sapping heat to produce his best Test knock that culminated in a maiden double-hundred.
151.1 -
Stokes to Babar, out Caught by Anderson!! Okay so Misbah has declared. Lazily gestures from the balcony for the batsmen to come back. A lightning of delight must be passing through every Englishman out there. Coming to the wicket, it was a short delivery, bounced as high as it can on this pitch, Babar tries to hammer the pull into the desert but only manages to slice it off a thick top edge. The man at mid-wicket was lurking halfway inside the boundary and it's straight to him. Babar c Anderson b Stokes 0(4)
Stokes to Babar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Coming back to the marathon knock of Malik. Just put yourself in his shoes and think about it. Here is a man who is making a comeback after 5 years.
150.6 -
Mark Wood to Riaz, no run, fuller just outside off, meekly driven to cover
150.5 -
Mark Wood to Riaz, 2 runs, anything in his half and Riaz is going to go. Throws every inch of his sturdy frame into the loft down the ground, gets nowhere near the middle but enough to clear mid-on, the fielder hounds it down
150.4 -
Mark Wood to Riaz, no run, angling into the hips, Riaz gently clips it to mid-wicket
150.3 -
Mark Wood to Riaz, no run, makes the batsman hop with another short one, fended away in front of backward point
150.2 -
Mark Wood to Riaz, no run, short delivery but the line is outside off, Riaz stays leg-side of the ball, drops his wrists and sees it through to the keeper
150.1 -
Mark Wood to Riaz, no run, very full and angling in on off, gently driven to mid-off
149.6 -
Stokes to Babar, no run, bowls it further up just outside off, Babar tries to get forward, manages a meek push to cover
149.5 -
Stokes to Babar, no run, a similar delivery and a similar poke square on the off-side
149.4 -
Stokes to Babar, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Babar steers it to backward point
Zulfiqar Babar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
149.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, out Caught by Bell!! Too many shockers on this ball. First, Malik gets out. Then, Ian Bell takes his second catch of the day. What's going on? Malik gets a pat on the back from two or three of the English fielders as he walks off. He looks a tired man. The walk to the dressing room will be a long one. Fuller length off-cutter around off, Malik clears his front leg and looks to hoick it across the line, the bat turns in his hand as he gets it off the inside half, pops up a simple chance to short mid-wicket. Shoaib Malik c Bell b Stokes 245(420) [4s-24 6s-4]
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
149.2 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, off-cutter just outside off, dabbed to widish slip
149.1 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, leg byes, FOUR, clumsy effort from Buttler, the heat has spared nobody. Malik missed out with his glance to a ball which was straying down leg, the ball deflects off the thigh pad to the left of the keeper. He gets a hand with the dive but fails to stop
148.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, this is what we generally see from Sania - Malik's wife. A forehand over mid-wicket to a short of length delivery, sliced the shot off the outside half though and just about scooped it over the fielder who was very close in
148.5 -
Mark Wood to Riaz, leg byes, 1 run, angling into the hips, ricochets off the thigh pad behind square after Riaz missed with his clip
148.4 -
Mark Wood to Riaz, no run, pitched up just outside off, driven wide of mid-off. Riaz was looking for a quick single and I won't blame Malik if he gave his quickie an angry look
148.3 -
Mark Wood to Riaz, no run, this was almost through Riaz. Cranked up the pace, fuller length angling in on off, Riaz just about gets his bat down in time to eke out a thick inside edge
148.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, Wood rolls his fingers across this one, the off-cutter was on a length just outside off, steered away in front of the backward point region
148.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, pitched up just outside off, Malik drives it firmly to mid-off who is standing deep
Wahab Riaz, right handed bat, comes to the crease
147.6 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, out Caught by Bell!! What did I just see? Wickets have been a rare commodity and now England get two in succession. Banged in back of a length and angling into leg, the ball held up in the pitch as Sarfraz was trying to work it through the on-side. It pops up after taking a leading edge straight to short cover. And guess who is the catcher? It's that man, Ian Bell. Come on Belly, give us a smile. Nearly, nearly. Sarfraz Ahmed c Bell b Stokes 2(7)
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Misbah gestures from the dressing room as if to ask Malik if he wants to come off. Malik is having none of it.
147.5 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, Malik is just out of his breath. Lying on the grass now. Completely spent. Pursues a quick single after a drive to mid-off and had given up halfway. Direct-hit would have got him. A makeshift drinks break being taken. Cold water being gulped down by Malik. What a marathon!
147.4 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, loose drive to a fuller length delivery outside off, hits it to cover-point
147.3 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, leg byes, 1 run, walks right across his stumps, is well out of his crease as well, Stokes targets middle and leg with a good length delivery and Sarfraz is late on his flick. The ball deflects off the thigh pad behind square
147.2 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, into the pads of Malik, he clips it away for the umpteenth time through the leg-side field
147.1 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, Sarfraz looks full of energy at the moment, very eager to have his share of the runs on this belter. Leans elegantly into the square drive. Backward point dives but can only make a half-stop
146.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, once again Malik mistimes his drive in trying to go too hard, mid-off makes the stop
146.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, off-cutter around the fourth stump line, back of a length, Malik tries to bisect wicket-keeper and the widish slip with a dab. The man at slip dives to his left to cut it out
146.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, extra shoulder on this fuller length delivery, erred in line though as it was on the pads, Malik was beaten for pace and the ball thuds into his pads
146.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, fuller length delivery well wide of off, Malik chases out looking for the drive with his feet chained, mistimes it towards cover
146.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, on a length just outside off, Malik waits on the crease and taps it with an open bat face towards backward point. "Gosh, that is slow", groans Bumble on air
146.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, bat face closed as Malik tried to go hard on the off-drive, sends it down the pitch towards the bowler
145.6 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, slices his attempted drive down the ground wide of mid-off, "wait, wait" is the yelp
145.5 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, nicely angling in on off stump, good length, Sarfraz props forward to block
145.4 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, steered away in front of backward point from the crease
145.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, SIX, through the line, as simple as that. Time to go full throttle. Fuller length delivery around off stump, Malik clears his front leg and lets in a free swing of the arms straight back over the bowler's head. Crashes into the ad hoardings on the bounce
145.2 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, on a length and on the pads, nice roll of the wrists to work it through the mid-wicket region, past the hovering fielders. Deep square leg cuts it out
145.1 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, full toss outside off, Malik looks spent. Eases the drive straight to cover
No more off-spin from Stokes. Back to his customary run-up. Wood whisked from third man to mid-off. Sprints across to get to position. "Save your energy", advocates Bumble on the broadcast.
144.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, fraction fuller than a good length just outside off, a compact front foot defensive
144.5 -
Mark Wood to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, short of length delivery in the outside off channel, Sarfraz gets on his toes to ride the bounce and guides it down towards third man with an open bat face
144.4 -
Mark Wood to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Sarfraz eases the drive just wide of cover, some hesitation in the running as he took a few strides down the pitch, sent back and just about plonks the bat inside the crease before the direct-hit
Sarfraz Ahmed, right handed bat, comes to the crease
144.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, out Lbw!! Aha! Mark Wood has a wicket against his name. And this is the first one to fall today. The intention from Pakistan is quite clear though. Just go out and swing. That appears to be the message. Back of a length delivery angling into middle, doesn't get up much at all beating the batsman's attempted pull (or hoick). Hits him on the back leg and the umpire's finger went straight up. Shafiq lbw b Mark Wood 107(218) [4s-10]
Mark Wood to Shafiq, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
We have a wicket. Oh wait, there is a review from Shafiq! The umpire raised his finger for the LBW appeal. First hurdle is crossed - no no-ball. The front on replays don't indicate any inside edge. No hotspot or snicko for this series remember. A sigh of relief for England. Three red lights on the hawk-eye. They might as well have packed their bags if this was overturned. Not to be.
144.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Shafiq forces it towards silly mid-on
144.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, had that been bowled during half an hour back, Shafiq would have smashed it away. The break might have had an effect. Angling on the pads, he misses out with his whip
England trudging out to the centre despite every instinct of their body telling not to. Looks like it will be Wood to start off. I personally don't see a declaration coming today. Might be an overnight one. Grind them into the dirt!
Shoaib Malik will take all the plaudits. He keeps shattering records by the session. Brought up his maiden double-ton and appears to have stepped on the pedal after the landmark. Asad Shafiq too had a lot to savour as he too completed a well compiled ton. Both will be enjoying their cuppas. Join us back for the leather-hunt in the final session.
Just no respite for the Englishmen. Yesterday at least they were chipping away at the wickets column to keep themselves entertained. But this pair has absolutely numbed everything thrown at them. Long, long toil for the bowlers. One good thing is that Cook has a lot of options (7 bowlers used) so they can share the thrashing. But this is just demoralizing. And to think this is only the first innings of a 3-Test series. Jeez!
143.6 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, a high full toss and Shoaib Malik is kind enough to drive that through cover, Cook runs across and keeps it to a couple. Another wicketless session and the grind continues for England. They troop off to have tea, bodily and mentally weary. Again Malik gives the thumbs up to someone as he walks off, bat raised. Wahab Riaz is all smiles as the Pakistani contingent are on their feet to welcome the man of the moment
Last ball before tea
143.5 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, again Shoaib Malik finds mid-wicket with a flick
143.4 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up on the stumps, pushed to short mid-wicket
143.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, flicked to mid-wicket
Slip and a leg-slip in place as Stokes is bowling from round the wicket
143.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, 1 run, down leg, nudged around the corner to fine leg, for a single
143.1 -
Stokes to Shafiq, 2 runs, what do we have here? Stokes is trundling in and bowling offies. We have seen it all in this match. Tossed up outside off, Shafiq gets forward and drives to deep cover, Moeen Ali gives chase and keeps it to two
Ben Stokes [13.0-2-40-1] is back into the attack
142.6 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, no run, this one slides on with the arm on off, calmly blocked
142.5 -
Root to Shafiq, leg byes, 1 run, Shoaib Malik is a tired man and would've been out with a direct hit. It went off the pad behind square and Buttler ran after it, Shoaib Malik set off late and had Buttler hit direct, the batsman was gone. But the throw went wide, Malik was seen stretching to make it but he didn't have the energy to complete the single. A chance missed by England but top marks to Buttler for running across and putting in the effort
142.4 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, this time gets a single to deep backward square leg
142.3 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, no run, defended wide of square leg, they don't take the single
142.2 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, no run, straight off the pad and Buttler takes it. Appeals for a caught behind, but that was off the pad. Malik was out of his crease as he didn't know where the ball went, a half-a-chance for a stumping but Buttler was busy appealing. Has a wry smile on his face after the appeal is turned down
142.1 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, no run, flicked to mid-wicket
141.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, Shafiq gently turns this to mid-wicket
141.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, shuffles across and then comes back in line, it was quick on middle, gets a nudge to deep backward square leg for a single
141.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, flicked to square leg
141.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, turned to short mid-wicket
141.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, brutally hit this time. Down the track and to the pitch before drilling it low and flat wide of mid-off. No chance for the fielder and Shoaib Malik is putting his foot down. Willing to take chances as he gets tired. It is visible to everyone who are watching the game
141.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, that is a crude slog but mighty effective. It was tossed up outside off, Shoaib Malik went down on his knees and slog-swept that to the deep mid-wicket fence. Didn't get too much power behind the shot but managed to hit the gap
Moeen Ali [29.0-2-112-0] is back into the attack
140.6 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, flighted on the stumps, flicked through mid-wicket for a single
140.5 -
Root to Shafiq, leg byes, 1 run, down leg, runs off the thigh pad and behind square for an extra
140.4 -
Root to Shafiq, no run, rocks back to cut but doesn't get the timing right as the length is fuller for the shot, mistimed to short cover
140.3 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, very flat on the stumps, whipped off the back foot to deep mid-wicket
140.2 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, no run, more flight from Root, Shoaib Malik is forward and defending
140.1 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, no run, flighted from round the wicket, flicked to short mid-wicket
Joe Root [3.0-1-10-0] is back into the attack
139.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, flighted on the stumps, dead-batted once more
139.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, floated up outside off, bit of extra bounce on that as well but Shafiq smothered it down well after reaching out
139.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, punched back to the bowler
139.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, shortish and all the time in the world for Shoaib Malik to wrist another single through mid-wicket
139.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, down leg, Shafiq kneels down and paddles it fine for a single
139.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, turning in, but short and that allows Shoaib Malik to go back and whip it through mid-wicket
138.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 2 runs, too straight. Clipped away piercing every mid-wicket there is.
138.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, good length delivery around off, Shafiq meets it under his eyes in defence
138.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, leg byes, FOUR, the heads are going down. Poor, poor delivery. Straying on the hips, Shafiq misses out with his glance but the ball runs away fine off the thigh pad
138.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, a similar back of a length around the fourth stump line, gently punched away to cover after getting half-forward
138.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, on a length on off, Shafiq defends down the pitch
138.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Shafiq was cramped for room trying to cut, mistimes it to cover
137.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, dragged down well short, Malik cuts it away fiercely, short cover dives across and parries the ball towards mid-on
137.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, turning into middle from outside leg, Malik goes deep in his crease, defends the ball, the ball then hits the pad and dies down
137.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, and again. The intentions are pretty clear. Despite not getting to the pitch of this loopy delivery, he goes through with the inside out loft, Bairstow chases after it from mid-off but the ball evades him, his dive doesn't even get a hand
137.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, SIX, this is even bigger. Rashid tossed it up from round the wicket on leg stump, Malik dances down making room as well and meets it with a full blooded swipe over mid-wicket
137.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, down the track and bang! Will we see a different Malik now. Got close to the pitch and lofts it over mid-off
137.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, Shafiq had decided at the end of the previous over that he was going to sweep this first ball, Rashid might have seen him and floats it up well outside off, Shafiq has to stretch all his limbs to fetch that, manages to do so and sends it to deep mid-wicket
136.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, slightly back of a length aiming for the top of off, Malik defends it down the pitch flat-footed
136.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, defended
Helmet called for as a fielder is whisked into FSL. Typical sub-continent field. Short cover, two short mid-wickets, just the one slip, a man very close in on point
136.4 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, an accomplishment for Anderson. Finds a thick inside edge on Malik's front foot defensive prod, deflects harmlessly into the pad
136.3 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, fuller length delivery around the fourth stump line, a firmer push this time towards extra-cover, fielder gets across
136.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, smidgen fuller than a good length around off, Malik meets the defence right under his eyes and knocks it into the off-side
136.1 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, banged in short, Malik was surprised but the slowness of the pitch is such that he is comfortably able to drop his wrists and sway his head out of the way in time. Dies through to the keeper
135.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, sees the leg-break early, was turning away outside off, left alone
135.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, shimmies down the track, gets close to the ball and blocks
135.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, turning away from off on a length, Shafiq is steadfast in his forward defence
135.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, fullish leg-break on middle, pushed back to the bowler
135.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, well flighted delivery on the stumps, Shafiq comes forward and offers a defensive push
135.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, FOUR, another get up on your feet moment! Shafiq reaches his 8th Test hundred. Cook and Stokes clap in appreciation. Shafiq holds his bat and helmet aloft, big smile crossing his face. Nearly made a mess of it in getting there though. Loopy low full toss, Shafiq nearly falls over looking to play the paddle sweep. Gets it away though and into the boundary
134.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, very full on the stumps, neatly clipped off the legs through mid-wicket for a couple
134.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, angled in on a fuller length, Shoaib Malik is rock-solid in his forward push
134.4 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, that's it! Malik has his first ever double ton in Tests. That too in his comeback match. He can do nothing wrong at the moment. A ton in his comeback ODI and now this. This has been his best Test innings. Certainly at the top of his game currently. Didn't put a foot wrong. If my memory is right then the only blemish in his innings was the drive off a no-ball which was caught. Apart from that I can't remember anything even remotely resembling half-a-chance. His defence and technique has been impeccable to say the least. Coming to how he got to the landmark - it was on a back of a length outside off, he rode the bounce and steered it wide of backward point for a couple of runs. The Pakistani team are on their feet and so are the sparse crowd. Malik gets a hug from Shafiq and Root says "well played", that is nice to see. No big celebrations from Shoaib Malik though. He just soaks in the moment and then does the Sajda. One thing that stands out is his calmness! So serene he looks. Definitely great signs for Pakistan as he can take Misbah's place in Tests once the Pakistani captain hangs up his boots
Now Shoaib Malik is on strike
134.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, and he does. Angling in on middle on a length, Shafiq gets his front foot across and glances it to fine leg
134.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, a similar delivery like the previous one, this time Shafiq opts to defend it from the crease into the off-side. Come on, hand the strike to your senior
134.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery around the fourth stump line, hardly bounces much, Shafiq turns it away to short mid-wicket
133.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, quite prepared to take his time. He is a seasoned campaigner. Won't be flustered by this occasion. A solid defensive bat on the back foot
Some excitement builds up. You can hear distant cheering as Malik is on strike
133.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, shortish on the stumps, Shafiq rolls his wrists on the pull towards deep mid-wicket
133.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, 199. Well tossed up delivery outside off, enticed Malik into a loose drive, ball grips the surface and takes a thickish outside edge before rolling away to sweeper cover
133.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, fullish googly turning in on off, Shafiq wrists it down to long-on
133.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, turning away from middle, length is slightly short, allows Shafiq time to rock back, he fails to thread the gap with his punch
133.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, two runs away now from the milestone. Flattish delivery outside off, Malik gently punches it wide of cover and hares off
132.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, the line is too wide once more, Shafiq shoulders arms
132.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Shafiq nicely leans into the cover drive along the carpet, straight to the man in the ring
132.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, pitched right up just outside off, Shafiq drives it down the ground on the walk, stopped by the bowler who tries to act menacing by motioning to throw it back
132.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, too wide of off to get Shafiq interested
132.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and drives to the extra cover fielder who is a bit deep, another single
132.1 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off, seams away slightly, left alone
131.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, good fielding by short mid-wicket, went quickly to his left and then dived to stop that firm drive. Saved a single
131.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, may have tried the googly there, but it went straight on outside off, Shafiq leans into a drive to mid-off
131.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, low full toss and Shoaib Malik just eases it to long-on. Has a look at the scoreboard which reads 196
131.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, now Shoaib Malik punches but cover dives to his left to stop any runs being taken
131.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Shafiq rocks back and punches to sweeper cover, takes the single
131.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on off, Shafiq gets forward and drives to mid-off
Even the umpires are feeling the heat. Lots of ice-towels and lot of towelling done. A 6-minute drinks break and rightly so. Not ideal conditions to play any sport, let alone Cricket which lasts longer than most other disciplines
Time to have a drink! The mountain of runs keeps on growing. Reminds me of all the days teams from the sub-continent have endured in places like Australia, England and the like. The heat is sapping and getting Pakistan bundled out from here seems like a far-cry. Have to slog it out in the field and wait till the declaration comes. Meanwhile, Malik is closing in on a first ever double ton. Something to look out for in the nothingness
130.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, hitting away on a length in the fourth stump corridor, Malik knocks it into the dirt
130.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, no swing, no seam, nothing. On a length, Malik deadpans it into the off-side
130.4 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, a similar line on a good length, left alone
130.3 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, shifts his radar to outside off, the length was further up, Malik's resolution is unwavered, he lets it go
Anderson too has just the solitary slip and a silly mid-on in place
130.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, a similar delivery, a firmer push this time from the batsman after getting half-forward
130.1 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, fraction fuller than a good length on off, Malik is right on top of the ball in defence
James Anderson [17.0-5-34-2] is back into the attack
Anderson brought on. Buttler is back to him
129.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, pulls his length back slightly on off, punched straight to short cover
129.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, fullish delivery on off, Shafiq drives to short cover
129.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 2 runs, the ball skids on after pitching, forces a thick inside edge on Shafiq's defensive prod and trickles away behind square. Shafiq is agile and alert to the second. Scampers back
129.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, floated up on off, Shafiq lunges forward and drives to mid-off
129.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 5 runs, and this will do nothing for England's sagging morale. Malik was always going to safely make it to the other end but the cover fielder had other ideas, spears the throw at the non-striker's end but misses. A fielder was backing up and tried to dive to stop but it was too wide. There was a man at the boundary as well but even his dive turns out to be futile
129.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, well tossed up leg-break on off, Malik gets his front leg out of the way and drives but straight to short cover
0/130 reads Rashid's debut figures so far. Spare a thought!
128.6 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, pushed through the air on the stumps, Malik gently flicks it through mid-wicket to retain strike
128.5 -
Root to Shafiq, 1 run, flatter on the pads, nudged round the corner
128.4 -
Root to Shafiq, FOUR, you get these with part-timers. Regular boundary ball. Dragged down well short and angled across outside off, Shafiq makes room while going back and hammers the cut through the gap
128.3 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, shortish on the stumps, Malik goes back and stands tall, rolls his wrists to send the ball through mid-wicket
128.2 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, no run, drifting with the arm across middle, Malik accounted for some turn in his flick but it went straight on, the soft leading edge rolls harmlessly to cover
128.1 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, no run, floated up on middle, turned away to short mid-wicket
127.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, more air on this one on the stumps, blocked
127.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, and as expected, Rashid drags it a bit short and flatter through the air, Malik was waiting on the back foot and gently punches it wide of cover
127.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, SIX, this has been the trend. Whenever Rashid is brought in, use your feet and put him off his length. Gets close to the pitch and shovels it over mid-on. Struck it so well that it carried all the way
127.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, Malik sees the line early, was just outside off and turning further away, holds his bat aloft
127.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, gets it wide of the fielder this time with a similar shot, gets to the other end
127.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, nicely flighted leg-break outside off, Shafiq gently pushes it to cover
Adil Rashid [27.0-0-122-0] is back into the attack
126.6 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, no run, a shimmy forward to get near the pitch of this quickish delivery, blocks with bat and pad close together
126.5 -
Root to Shoaib Malik, no run, teasing the batsman with his flight, Malik is showing amazing restraint
126.4 -
Root to Shafiq, 1 run, flatter on middle, turned away wide of mid-wicket
126.3 -
Root to Shafiq, no run, another looped up delivery on off, worked into the leg-side
126.2 -
Root to Shafiq, no run, well flighted delivery on off, Shafiq defends
126.1 -
Root to Shafiq, 2 runs, just nothing going to hand. Root induces the error by tossing one up on middle, Shafiq dances down and tries to go through with the loft without getting to the pitch, the ball takes the inside half and falls agonizingly short of a chasing mid-on fielder, he went for the catch and doesn't get his body behind. Was always falling in front of him and Bairstow tried his best
125.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, eased down to long-on after getting close to the pitch with a big stride
125.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, slow and nicely drifting across off, Shafiq traces the middle of the bat in his defence
125.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 2 runs, might have premeditated this. Knew what the line was going to be and was in position for the paddle in a flash, helps it fine of fine leg and collects another couple
125.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 2 runs, was slightly short, not much and slanting away, Shafiq rocks back deep and punches it through the vacant cover region. The slow outfield holds the ball up
125.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, quicker through the air and drifting across off, kept out with a 180-degree bat
125.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, fullish on off stump, Malik pushes it to the left of short mid-wicket, the fielder dives and parries it wide of mid-off
124.6 -
Root to Shafiq, no run, well tossed up on off, Shafiq is solidly behind that
124.5 -
Root to Shafiq, no run, flattish on the pads, once again fails to beat the leg-side field with a nurdle
124.4 -
Root to Shafiq, no run, sliding on with the arm, was quicker through the air outside off, Shafiq is late on the attempted late-cut, beaten
124.3 -
Root to Shafiq, no run, pulls his length slightly back on the pads, Shafiq fails to gets the tuck wide of the fielder
124.2 -
Root to Shafiq, no run, turns this into the on-side with delicate wrists
124.1 -
Root to Shafiq, no run, well looped up on off, defended back to the bowler
Joe Root, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Some prayers have been answered. Joe Root handed the ball. The English media was continuously petitioning for him to have a go. Bowling from round the wicket with sunglasses on
123.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, slightly quicker through the air and full on off, Malik is steadfast in defence
123.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, well flighted delivery on the stumps, pushed down to long-on, bisecting the diving bowler and short mid-wicket to perfection
123.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, slightly short and drifting away outside off, Shafiq punches it to cover off the back foot
123.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, finds the gap on this occasion and flicks the single to square leg
123.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, closer to middle, turned away to short mid-wicket
123.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, teased up on off from round the wicket, Malik defensively knocks it into the off-side
122.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, fuller length delivery around the fifth stump line, Shafiq pushes it just wide of cover after leaning forward
122.5 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, a very full delivery wide of off, Shafiq goes chasing after it looking to squeeze out a drive but is beaten on the outside edge. The bat jammed into the pitch very hard which swayed the bowler and keeper but even they might have known, since they finally turned down the review
England are contemplating a review. They think better of it in the end.
122.4 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, fraction fuller than a good length outside off, Shafiq eases into a gentle cover-drive but cannot get it past the man
122.3 -
Broad to Shafiq, FOUR, errs in line for once and is put away. Too easy. With no fine leg, he strays on the hips, all Shafiq had to do was get a tickle and he does so with his glance
122.2 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, the line is slightly outside off, Shafiq props forward towards the line and knocks it into the off-side
122.1 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, on a length around off stump, Shafiq rolls his wrists in defence to get on top of the bounce and sends it to silly mid-on
121.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, flattish on the pads, clipped away through square leg. Before deep mid-wicket comes around, the batsmen amble back for a second
121.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, slanting away from the right-hander, Malik steers it with the angle behind square on the off-side
121.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, 150-run stand has been completed. The landmarks keep churning up. Flattish on the hips, nurdled away wide of short mid wicket
121.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, a similar delivery but the length is a touch fuller, played back to the bowler
121.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, drifting across off stump, given some air, Shafiq lunges forward and knocks it into the off-side
121.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, pushed through on the pads, Malik clips it through the vacant square leg region. A mild applause from the 20-odd supporters present as Pakistan reach the 400 mark
120.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, 2 runs, such has been England's day so far. For once, Broad is able to lure Shafiq into an uppish drive, the ball might have held up slightly forcing him to be early into the shot, and it teases wide of the short cover in place
120.5 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, aiming for the top of off, gently tapped into the off-side
120.4 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, on a length on middle, seems to be the new plan. Stump to stump line, Shafiq gently drives to short mid-wicket
Now Broad isn't happy with his boot. Takes it off and holds it in the hand. New boots please. Seems like the toe just burst out enlarging the cave which was purposely made on the front end
120.3 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, angling into the pads on a length, flicked to short mid-wicket. Replays show that Broad indulged in some dramatics during the run-up to put the batsman off. Nothing doing
120.2 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, a similar line and length on off stump, Shafiq looks largely untroubled
120.1 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, Buttler claps his hands. Likes this from Broad. Good length delivery defensively pushed to silly mid-on
119.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, ends the over with a solid forward block
119.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, another similarly looped up delivery, and another watertight defensive
119.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, well tossed up on middle, a defensive push back to Ali
119.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, a rare sight. Ali has beaten Malik's defensive prod. Extracted some turn and bounce on this occasion after pitching it on middle, the ball scoops up to the keeper off the thigh pad. Miles away from the inside edge though
119.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, on a length and drifting across middle, no turn, Malik keeps it out of harm's way by defending
119.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, nicely floated up around off, Shafiq milks it down to long-on
118.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, gently flicks this around the front pad to one of the short mid-wickets in place
118.5 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, ooh so this was the plan. Looking for the leg-side stumping, nearly worked as Malik almost fell over on the flick, regains his posture though and the back leg stays unmoved
Broad from round the wicket now..
118.4 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length delivery angling into Malik, he offers a nice vertical bat
118.3 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, fraction fuller outside off, Malik doesn't get quite close to the pitch with his stride but there is no seam off the track anyways. Drives it square of the wicket, the ball teases the chasing fielder into the ropes
118.2 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, ominous this for England. Malik is still not taking any liberties. He is in for the long haul. Another blunting defence
118.1 -
Broad to Shafiq, 1 run, the flick was in the air but there is no square leg. Two short catching mid-wickets rather. The ball rolls away to Ali in the deep
117.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, takes a couple of strides down, realizes he ain't close enough and opts to keep it out
117.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, a carbon copy of the previous ball, Malik is content with a defensive push
117.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, quicker through the air, on the stumps, Malik dead-bats it down
117.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, loopy delivery which lands full just outside off with the drift, Malik gets a stride close to the pitch and leans into the extra-cover drive. Mid-off lagardously gives chase and hounds it down
117.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, closer to the stumps, straightens a touch on the off-break, Malik is watchfully forward in defence
117.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, slanting away outside off on a fuller length, Malik frivolously drives to cover
Moeen Ali [24.0-2-95-0] is back into the attack
Ali to attack (or contain) from round the wicket. The solitary slip in place
116.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, so a maiden to start after the break. High top elbow, head on top of the ball as Shafiq blunts this good length delivery into the turf
116.5 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, a hugely speculative appeal.. I don't blame them. Any chance and they have to go up. Shafiq was hit high on the pad to one which was sliding down leg comfortably
116.4 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, full again, Shafiq closes the bat face after coming forward and blunts it to Anderson at silly mid-on
116.3 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, pitched up on off, Shafiq eases into the on-drive, finds the man adjacent to the pitch at silly mid-on
A slip, silly mid-on and short mid-wicket in place
116.2 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, pulls his length back slightly in the outside off corridor, Shafiq defends languidly from the crease
116.1 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, fraction fuller than a good length around the fifth stump line, Shafiq gently pushes it to mid-off
Buttler is up to the stumps for Broad! God bless.
After a nice heavy lunch I am all set to provide all the run-by-run coverage. All you batsmen, Abu Dhabi is the place to be right now!
In the process, Malik raised his highest ever Test score, beating his previous best of 148. Shafiq has been pretty busy in the middle as well notching up an impressive half-century. This pitch has once again looked rather lifeless but you can only judge it after both sides have had a crack. Another long grind on the cards for the visitors then after Lunch.
The sniff which England thought they had this morning has vaporized rather disdainfully under the belting sun with the duo of Malik and Shafiq batting Pakistan into a commanding position. The new ball was going to be critical this morning. And the approach from these two was quite brilliant. Quite prepared to take their time and get in once more. Just 10 runs were scored in the first 7 overs of Day 2. But once spin was introduced, the dancing shoes were put on. The ploy of not letting the tweakers settle has worked to perfection as their combined figures now read 0/217.
115.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, an off-break to end the over and Shoaib Malik is rock-solid in his forward defence. Head over the ball and the ball finds the middle of the bat. Heart-breaking for Mark Wood and England but that's how solid and composed Shoaib Malik has been since yesterday. Also speaks so much about the pitch as well. That will be lunch on day 2 as Shoaib Malik gives the thumbs up to the sparse crowd on the way back
115.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, very full and Shoaib Malik's drive finds silly mid-on
115.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, full and on the stumps, flicked well by Shoaib Malik but mid-wicket dives to his right and stops it
115.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length outside off, Shoaib Malik hops back and defends to short cover
115.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 1 run, again Mark Wood went for the reverse swinging yorker, turned out to be a low full toss, flicked to deep backward square leg, for a single
115.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, full and angled in, Shafiq gets forward and pushes it to silly mid-on
Should be the last over before lunch
114.6 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, full toss from Stokes and Shoaib Malik missed out there, drove it straight to the fielder at mid-on. Should've put that away
114.5 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, slower delivery outside off, Shoaib Malik calmly gets forward and blocks solidly to short cover
114.4 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and mistimes the drive to short cover
114.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, yorker length outside off, Shoaib Malik digs it out to point
114.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, 1 run, an off-cutter and wristily whipped to mid-wicket for a quick single. Broad diving to his left fumbled and that allowed the single to be taken
114.1 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, back of a length outside off, punched to Anderson at short cover who fumbles but mid-off is there
113.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, pitched up outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and crunches the drive but Bell at cover dives to his right and stops it. Saved a boundary
113.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length outside off, Shoaib Malik defends off the back foot to gully. That hardly rose off the pitch as Mark Wood bent his back
113.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, attempted inswinging yorker and Shoaib Malik is good enough to dig it out
113.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, very full and once again Shoaib Malik finds Anderson with a drive
113.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and pushes it to Anderson at silly mid-on
113.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, angled in and Shoaib Malik gently defends to short mid-wicket
Cook, Anderson and Wood have a chat. A silly mid-on in place for Wood and he pulls out of his delivery stride as Anderson is seen making a fielding change. Has to go back and do it all over again, in this heat...
Mark Wood [16.0-3-51-0] is back into the attack
112.6 -
Stokes to Shafiq, leg byes, FOUR, can't bowl there, very poor delivery from Stokes, down leg and Shafiq just had to get bat on the flick, did so beating Buttler to his left. The fielder is very square and he had no chance of cutting that off. Four more to Shafiq. Clearly came off the bat but the umpire has signalled it as four leg byes. I'm sure Shafiq won't be pleased to be deprived of four Test runs
112.5 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, good length on off stump, Shafiq turns it to short mid-wicket
112.4 -
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, short of length on the stumps, Shafiq defends to mid-on
112.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, angled in on off stump, Shoaib Malik shuffles across and then clips it wide of mid-on for a single
112.2 -
Stokes to Shafiq, 1 run, pushed in front of mid-on and a quick single taken
112.1 -
Stokes to Shafiq, 2 runs, angled in on the hips, Shafiq gently glances it around the corner to fine leg, for a couple of runs
A couple of encouraging moments for Adil Rashid in that over. Got the ball to spin and let it rip and also it stayed low to create problems for the batsmen. Still no wickets to show for though
111.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, Adil Rashid beats Shoaib Malik now. Floated up outside off, kept a bit low and went under the batsman's attempted forward defence. Once again Buttler fails to gather cleanly
111.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover, for a single as Adil Rashid drops it a bit short
111.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, brilliant delivery and Adil Rashid is unlucky that he didn't hit off. Pitches outside leg and turns across Shafiq appreciably, who was closing the bat face in trying to flick, missed and the ball spun past off. Buttler failed to gather it cleanly as well
111.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, goes for an encore and mistimes it to mid-off. This one cramped him for room
111.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, FOUR, rank bad ball and Shafiq has flat-batted it wide of mid-off. A flat-batted cut and he reached out to hit it in the gap. Nicely done by Shafiq
111.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, low full toss, Shafiq gets forward and drives to mid-off
110.6 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik shoulders arms
110.5 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length on the stumps, pushed off the back foot to mid-on
110.4 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, well outside off, left alone
110.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, good short delivery and in the end well played by Shoaib Malik. It followed Shoaib Malik who arched his back and then pulled his wrists down to leave. It was heading towards his glove but the batsman kept his eyes on it till the last moment before bending his back to leave
110.2 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off and again Shoaib Malik is solid in his front foot defence
110.1 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off, Shoaib Malik defends after coming forward slightly
Ben Stokes [10.0-1-35-1] is back into the attack
109.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, drives it firmly but straight to the fielder at mid-off
109.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, FOUR, now Shafiq goes over mid-on. The bat turned on impact after he came down the track to loft but got it over mid-on's head. Didn't make the cleanest of connections but sometimes all you need is to clear the fielder
Ramiz Raja on air with this breaking news: "Steven Finn has been ruled out of the current tour due to a bone stress injury to his left foot. Chris Jordan is his replacement." Things just got worse for England
109.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, Shoaib Malik comes down the track and nudges it in front of mid-on for an easy single
Two slips in place
109.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, fraction short and spinning away, Shafiq rocks back and punches to deep extra cover
109.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, pushed to the left of cover and a quick single taken. Well-judged too and the fielder didn't pick it up
109.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up on leg stump, Shoaib Malik is forward to defend
108.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, fourth time in a row that he has found short mid-wicket. Anderson kept busy there
108.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, a gentle nudge to short mid-wicket as Shafiq is willing to be cautious
108.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, and again, finds short mid-wicket with a flick
108.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, tossed up outside off, Shafiq takes it from there and wrists it to short mid-wicket
108.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, on middle, nudged to deep backward square leg
108.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Shoaib Malik goes inside out and gets four. Advancing and to the pitch before slicing it over cover, did enough to clear everyone. Good way to play spin, respect the ones that need to be respected and then put pressure by attacking the ones which need to be attacked
107.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, driven off the front foot to mid-off and a quick single taken
107.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up outside off, Shoaib Malik was looking to paddle it first, then changed his mind and dabbed it with soft hands to the off-side
107.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, pushed off the front foot to short cover
107.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, pitches outside leg and raps Shoaib Malik on the pads after the batsman had missed his forward defence
107.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, flat and on off, Shoaib Malik rocks back to punch to cover
107.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, low full toss and Shafiq paddled it around the corner, Buttler anticipated the shot to his left and moved quickly but the ball went wide of him
106.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, well fielded by Mark Wood at cover, ran to his left and then dived to prevent any runs being taken. It was a firm drive by Shoaib Malik and Wood did well
106.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up and Shoaib Malik defends towards mid-off after getting a nice forward
106.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, round the wicket this time and Shoaib Malik is forward to defend
106.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, fraction short and Shoaib Malik is quick to latch on, rocks back and then punches the turning offie through cover, it ran away wide of the fielders and into the fence. Shoaib Malik continues on his merry ways
106.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, a scampered single to mid-on as Shafiq reaches his 12th Test fifty. Got there with a push to Broad who was on his heels. Should've known that the batsman was on 49 and been more alert. A calm and composed innings by Shafiq who is a very very good young player
106.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, Shoaib Malik comes down the track and eases a single to long-on
105.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, shortish on middle, punched to cover
105.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, nicely flighted on a length and turning from outside leg, Shafiq gets a nice stride forward to smother it down
105.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, some bounce on this flighted delivery. Shafiq was prodding forward to defend, catches him on the right glove but dies down before getting to slip
105.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, can't get the LBW when the leg-break is turning from outside leg. England still let in half a cry. Anything that offers a slight chance, they will go up
105.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, floated up at the batsman's feet, nurdled away towards the vacant square leg region
105.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, flattish leg-break turning away outside off, Malik steers it with the turn to cover-point
104.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 2 runs, another well-controlled paddle sweep from outside off to fine leg, for a couple
104.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on off, Shafiq nudges gently to short mid-wicket
104.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, punched back to Moeen Ali
104.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, this one stayed a bit down but Shoaib Malik went back and chopped it wide of point. The 100-run stand is up between the two
104.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, tucks it to mid-wicket off the back foot
104.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and defends to short cover
103.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, nicely flighted and Shafiq softly turns it to short mid-wicket
103.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, comes down the track and whips it in the air but in the gap to deep mid-wicket
103.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, very full and pushed back to Adil Rashid
103.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, paddled to short fine leg, a pre-meditated stroke and Broad slides to his right to keep it to a single
103.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, outside leg but Shafiq gets forward to defend to short mid-wicket
103.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on leg stump, Shafiq gets forward and drives to mid-on
102.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, flighted outside off, Shoaib Malik calmly blocks after coming forward
102.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, shortish and spinning in, Shoaib Malik rocks back and punches with an open face to backward point
102.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, turned to short mid-wicket
102.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward to block it to the left of the bowler
102.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, turning in and Shafiq whips it off the back foot to deep backward square leg
102.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, tossed up outside off, Shafiq gets forward and pushes it to mid-on
101.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, again a bit short outside off, Shafiq chops it to sweeper cover, for a single
101.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 2 runs, fraction short outside off, Shafiq rocks back and cuts to sweeper cover, the fielder moves to his right and fields
101.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, another defence from Shafiq
101.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, very full on leg stump, Shafiq dead-bats
101.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 2 runs, well handled by Shafiq. Dabbed that with soft hands as the ball was angled across him, wide of Anderson at first slip, gets two runs
101.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, still round the wicket to Shafiq as well, who gets forward and defends to short cover
The players take drinks as the first hour is done. England haven't created a chance in that hour and that must be a worrying sign. Serene progress from Pakistan and things look ominous for England
100.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, again down the track and swiped to deep mid-wicket for a single
100.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, FOUR, very tired dive by Cook at mid-off. Shafiq takes a risk against Moeen Ali and it pays off, albeit luckily. Charges Moeen Ali and then lofts it flat, not far from Cook's right, but the England captain is slow to react and the chance is gone. It was a very difficult half chance and would've needed someone like Stokes to have had any chance of pulling that off
100.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, comes down the track and then works this past the diving short straight mid-wicket's right
For Shoaib Malik no short leg
100.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up outside off, Shoaib Malik gets a thick inside edge onto pad on the forward defence, the ball though dies down pretty quickly
100.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, 1 run, low full toss, Shafiq drives to long-on
Slip and a short leg in
100.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shafiq, no run, tossed up outside off, Shafiq defends to short cover
Moeen Ali [19.0-2-73-0] is back into the attack
99.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, outside leg, nudged to backward square leg
99.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the stumps, defended back to the bowler
Round the wicket now to Shoaib Malik with a slip and a leg-slip in
99.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, dragged down outside off, Shafiq slaps that to deep extra cover, Adil Rashid's figures now - 0/100 - not an ideal debut
99.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, pushed through from the front of the hand, driven back to Adil Rashid
99.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, more solid that time, gets forward and blocks with bat and pad close together
99.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, loose from Shafiq. Went after a wide delivery and missed the drive. Not far from the outside edge
98.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length and defended stoutly
98.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Shoaib Malik gets to 150 - his highest Test score. What a comeback this is. Streaky way to get to the landmark though. Punches the short of length delivery outside off in the air where a regulation gully would've been. Would've carried to that man but instead it runs away in the gap and to the fence. No big celebrations, just a raise of the bat and a word with Shafiq. He looks tired as sweat is dripping down from his body
98.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, wide of the crease and dug in short, but down leg, Shoaib Malik ducks under that
98.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, dug in short outside off, Shoaib Malik wafted his bat at that but then realised that it was too far away to be playing, pulled it inside after that
98.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length outside off, Shoaib Malik goes deep in his crease to block to cover
98.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 1 run, angled in on the pads, nudged to deep backward square leg, for a single
97.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, sees the leggie spin away after pitching outside off, shoulders arms
97.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, quicker outside off, defended by Shoaib Malik
97.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, SIX, Shoaib Malik is taking on Adil Rashid and putting him away with ease. Down the track once more and taken on the full, lofted over mid-on and enough power to go all the way. He is building the pressure on the leggie with these big hits and he is doing so very calculatedly
97.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, now gets forward and defends to cover
97.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up leggie, pitches outside off and it is left alone
97.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, drilled past Shafiq. Advanced down the track and though he got too close to the pitch of that he smashed it past the backing away Shafiq. No chance for mid-on as Shoaib Malik shows his intent to great use
96.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, angled in to off stump, Shafiq flicks and finds short mid-wicket
96.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, the off-cutter from Mark Wood, outside off, Shafiq rides the bounce and steers it to backward point
96.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, dug in short and he sits under that one. Saw it early and went down
96.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, solidly gets right behind the line to defend a delivery on off stump
96.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, FOUR, classy from Shafiq. On off stump and he used all the power in his wrist to whip it wide of mid-on. He is very good with those leg-side shots and uses his wrists to get timing to great effect. Had to beat short mid-wicket as well and did so. Bit of VVS in that shot but not done with the same lazy elegance like the Hyderabadi
96.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, FOUR, poor delivery and glanced fine by Shafiq. Buttler diving to his left got a glove but failed to stop it cleanly. Raced away to the fence. It bounced in front of Buttler and that made it an awkward stop for the keeper
Cook and Wood have a discussion. A very short straight cover and a short mid-wicket in place
95.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, beautiful late cut from Shoaib Malik. Went deep in his crease and allowed the ball to come to him, played it late and got it wide of backward point. Managed to get it past the sweeper running across to his left as well. Shoaib Malik used the depth of the crease really well to get power and placement on the shot
95.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, the googly from Adil Rashid, Shafiq whips it wide of mid-on
95.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, very full on the stumps, dug out wide of mid-on for an easy single
95.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, flat outside off, Shoaib Malik punches to backward point. Played with an open face too
95.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, "catch" was the cry as Shoaib Malik came down the track to loft and miscued it, did enough to clear mid-on
95.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 3 runs, another gentle deflection to a delivery down leg, softly done and they take three more as the ball runs away to fine leg
94.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, well bowled and well fielded in the gully by Stokes. Wide of the crease and angled in on off stump, opens Shoaib Malik up slightly, the thick outside edge goes to ground quickly and Stokes dives to his right to field
94.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length outside off, Shoaib Malik pushes it off the back foot to point
94.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, short on the stumps, Shoaib Malik plays it well, nudging it down in front of short leg. Done with soft hands
For Shoaib Malik there is a deepish short leg
94.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 3 runs, nice uncorking of the wrist at the right time. It was on middle and Shafiq whipped that through mid-wicket, Broad gives chase and pulls it back for Moeen who mops up. The batsmen take an easy three
94.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, appeal for caught behind but that has clipped the pad as Shafiq flicked and missed to a ball down leg. Good take by Buttler diving to his left. The Englishmen knew that it wasn't bat but still went up in appeal
94.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, angled in on middle and leg, tucked through mid-wicket for a comfortable single
Mark Wood [13.0-3-34-0] is back into the attack
93.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on leg, Shafiq gets forward and drives to mid-on
93.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, well bowled! Saw Shafiq charging and bowled the quicker one, it came back in as well and cramped Shafiq on the shot, in the end the batsman mistimes the shot to the off-side
93.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, defended to short cover once more
93.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 2 runs, the googly from Adil Rashid, Shafiq picks it and gently turns it around the corner to fine leg for a couple
93.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up outside off, Shafiq pushes to short cover
Slip and a short leg in
93.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on middle and off, Shafiq gets forward to defend
Adil Rashid [17.0-0-76-0] is back into the attack
It is very hot out there and the batsmen take a drink. Broad sips on some liquid as well
Out of the six overs bowled today, four have been maidens with 8 coming off the other two overs
92.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, flicked wide of short mid-wicket for a single
92.5 -
Broad to Shafiq, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Shafiq is good when driving on the rise, gets it wide of Cook at mid-off and they take a couple before the ball is hunted down
92.4 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, short of length on off, Shafiq punches to mid-off
92.3 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, angled in towards off stump, Shafiq defends to silly mid-on
92.2 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, full and angled in, Shafiq gets forward to defend
Silly mid-on in place
92.1 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, full outside off, Shafiq gets forward and drives on the rise but can't beat cover
91.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, very solid is Shoaib Malik again on the forward defence. Compactly defended to cover
91.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, hint of shape back in for Anderson, but Shoaib Malik knows it isn't coming back in enough to hit off, so he leaves
91.4 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and defends to cover
Just the lone slip and a sort of fourth slip in place
91.3 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length outside off, Shoaib Malik defends to cover off the back foot
91.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length outside off, Shoaib Malik just sways out of harm's way and lets it go
91.1 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, full and angled in on off stump, Shoaib Malik shows the full face of the bat and defends it back to Anderson
90.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, high bouncer, bit more effort from Broad that time, Shafiq ducks under that after having seen it early
90.5 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Shafiq ducks under that
90.4 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, back of a length on off stump, Shafiq stands tall and defends to mid-on
90.3 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, angled in on off stump, Shafiq is solid in his forward defence
90.2 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, full outside off, Shafiq leans into a glorious on-drive, but can't time and power it past mid-on who moves across to his left to field
90.1 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, full outside off, Shafiq gets forward and drives it back to the bowler
89.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, superb shot. Full outside off, Shoaib Malik leant forward and drove it with fine timing wide of mid-off, who didn't dive. The ball purred across the turf and raced away beating the chasing fielder. He looked so elegant and in control when he played that drive. He seems to be getting better and better as the innings progresses
89.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, wide of the crease and full outside off, left alone
89.4 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and defends solidly to cover
89.3 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length on the stumps, Shoaib Malik gently turns it to mid-wicket
89.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off, seams away after pitching, left alone
89.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, 1 run, good length outside off, Shafiq drives on the rise wide of mid-off and takes the single
88.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, bit of confusion between Shoaib Malik and Shafiq, it was tucked to the right of mid-wicket and both set off, before Shoaib Malik retreated. It was stopped with a slide by the fielder and good that the batsmen didn't go for it. It could've well ended in disaster
88.5 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, full and angled in again, kept a bit low but Shoaib Malik crouched low and defended that solidly. Impeccable forward defence
88.4 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, angled in on off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and defends it back to Broad
88.3 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, hardly carries to the keeper after Shoaib Malik leaves that outside off offering alone
88.2 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, left alone
Two slips and a gully for Broad too
88.1 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off, Shoaib Malik dabs from the crease to backward point
87.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, back of a length on off stump, Shafiq punches to mid-on. A maiden over from Anderson to start the proceedings on day 2
Just the two slips and a gully. Still Bell is at 2nd slip
87.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, back of a length outside off as Anderson plugs away in the corridor, Shafiq leaves for now
87.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, full on off stump, Shafiq gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive to mid-on. Nice looking stroke for no runs
87.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, full outside off, Shafiq gets forward and then lifts his bat over his head to leave
87.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, short of length outside off, Shafiq stands tall and punches to the left of mid-off
87.1 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, back of a length outside off, Shafiq shoulders arms
The players are out in the middle. Anderson will start day 2. Malik and Shafiq the batsmen. Shafiq to face. Another gloriously hot day at Abu Dhabi
Anderson: "Body feels alright, probably a few tight guys from the heat yesterday but that is to be expected. As you saw as the day went on, the ball got softer on a flat pitch. We tried different things, which worked at times. It happens, it's frustrating but Belly's (Bell) taken some fantastic catches off my bowling in the past. Guys who are newer to Test cricket, they are finding something to adapt to. In England the game flows quickly, but here there can be some boring patches. We knew we were going to be bowling short spells and that means we have to be right at it from the start. New ball will be the key and hopefully we will make some early inroads."
But looking in retrospect, did England really have that bad a day? They have 4 wickets in the kitty. Two more early and there's a realistic chance of knocking Pakistan over under 400, which is an appreciable effort on this pitch. Pluck. Resolve. Character. Yes, all these terms will crop up. Do England have it in them? They are staring down the barrel already. A bad opening session and it can all go haywire quickly. Not another day in the field please. Gotta keep believing and plugging away! First things first, keep that foot behind the line. And I really hope Bell catches one, poor lad - his mind must have been a scrambled mess yesterday evening.
Despite Younis Khan eclipsing his childhood hero Javed Miandad to become the highest run-scorer for Pakistan in Tests, it was Shoaib Malik who stole the show. After a 5-year hiatus from the longest form, he struck back with a bang. A ton in his comeback game, the perfect riposte to anyone questioning his selection.
Day 2: An exhausting day under the unrelenting sun, two dollies put down (both by Bell), one wicket chalked off due to a no-ball, and some seasoned Pakistani batsmen cashing in - this was the sum total of England's Day 1 misery at Abu Dhabi. Oh, and not to forget the banks of empty seats at the Sheikh Zayed stadium.
Tomorrow's newspapers (at least in Pakistan) will be flooded with Younis' record, Malik's tremendous comeback knock and Misbah's controversial dismissal. So England were greeted with a docile track and swathes of empty stands at Abu Dhabi - a trend that will most likely continue to emerge throughout this tour. It will be yet another day of sweat and hard work for the England bowlers. Join us back to catch all the riveting action. Until then, as ever, enjoy the rest of your day. Remember there is some white-ball action (IND vs SA, 2nd ODI) to catch up tomorrow. Adios!!
Stats of the day: Younis Khan, is now officially, the highest run-getter for Pakistan in Tests. Surpassing his hero (Javed Miandad) who amassed 8832 runs.
Alastair Cook, after claiming the catch of Younis Khan, topped the list of most number of Test-match catches (122) for England. He went past the current ECB director Andrew Strauss.
Shoaib Malik registered his first ton (third overall) against a non-Asian nation.
175 - The total number of runs added by Hafeez and Malik who were given a life at 7 and 40 respectively.
13th October 2015 - Will be a memorable day for Mohammad Younis Khan and the Pakistani fans. A century on debut and he's still going good at the age of 37. From Rawalpindi to Abu Dhabi, for 15 long years, that cheeky grin has never vanished. After being dealt with the death of his father and siblings, after being faced with severe criticism and fuss that surrounded Bob Woolmer's death (during 2007 World Cup), this is what he had to offer for the game of cricket. A selfless human and a sedate cricketer. 'The wall of Pakistan cricket' reached his greatest ever landmark with a dominant-stroke against Moeen Ali. Interestingly, that was the only six of the day.
Surprisingly (going by the conditions), England's pacers were relatively better than their spin twins. Adil Rashid, the Yorkshireman, looked out-of-sorts for the most part of the day as he kept offering juicy full tosses while his partner struggled for control. Mark Wood and Broad were the pick of the bowlers while Stokes chipped in with the key wicket of Hafeez. Shoaib Malik, by far, was the best batsman of the day and he now has given a fresh headache to the selectors. The best part was Malik was confident right from the ball one and he had greater intent than anyone else in the field. Just before the close of play, Bell spilled a simple chance to offer a reprieve to Shafiq on 10. Anderson, certainly, will not be pleased by the efforts of Belly who has put down two simple chances.
Torrid and tedious day for England at the office. A delightful day for the hosts who were well and truly aided by adequate luck. That's the story of the day fellas. Barring Masood and Hafeez, every other Pakistani player would love to catch the highlights when they head back to their hotel rooms. If one of them was out in a bizarre fashion, the other spent too much time in thinking about his 100 and in the process fell 2 runs short of what could've been a well-deserved hundred.
Well that is it for the day as stumps have been called. England created opportunities but Bell dropped a couple of catches and to make it worse, Broad bowled a no-ball, when he took the prized scalp of Malik. Malik was undoubtedly the man of the moment for the hosts. With his determined graft, he cracked a sublime ton in his comeback game.
86.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, defended solidly
86.5 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, Malik brings out the forward defence to block this fuller length delivery
86.4 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, Broad pulls his length back, Malik defends it off the front foot
86.3 -
Broad to Shafiq, 1 run, Shafiq wrists this fuller length delivery to deep backward square leg
86.2 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, Shafiq defends this short of length delivery off the back foot
86.1 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, Broad hits back of a length, Malik punches it to cover-point
85.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, Oh! Boy! Bell has dropped another clanger. He certainly won't watch the highlights for the day. It was a lovely length from Anderson as he drew the batsman forward, Shafiq came half-forward and poked at it to second slip. Bell though, despite getting both hands to it dropped a sitter. Anderson has bowled a wonderful probing line throughout the day and deserved much better for his sterling efforts
85.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, a tad fuller and outside off, Shafiq punches it off the back foot in front of square on the off-side
85.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, Anderson again keeps it in the channel outside off, Shafiq ignores
85.3 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, Anderson hits a good length and keeps it in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper
85.2 -
Anderson to Shafiq, FOUR, half volley from Anderson, Shafiq leans into the drive and gets it wide of the man at mid-off for a sparkling boundary. Broad gives the chase, but some tired legs there. He eventually gives up as the ball crashes into the boundary boards
85.1 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, too straight from Anderson as he looks for the inswinger first up. Malik works it to deep backward square leg
James Anderson [13.0-3-24-2] is back into the attack
84.6 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery from Broad that angles back into the right-hander, Shafiq punches it off the back foot to mid-on
84.5 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, Broad again tempts the batsman outside off. However, Shafiq ignores
84.4 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, very full from Broad, Shafiq flicks it to mid-wicket, who puts in the dive and saves a few runs
84.3 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, this one angles back into the right-hander, with Broad going slightly wide of the crease, defended
84.2 -
Broad to Shafiq, no run, Broad tests the patience of the batsman by keeping it in the one square foot window outside off, left alone to the keeper
84.1 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, 3 runs, fuller length delivery from Broad, Malik mistimes the drive slightly, but it goes all along the carpet through the vacant mid-off region. Anderson chases it down, but fires in a wild throw. Shafiq was late to react there, but in the end, the duo add three more runs to the total
Stuart Broad [12.0-5-25-1] is back into the attack
The second new ball has been finally taken. The Notts seamer, Broad, is the man who will start the proceedings with it. He has two slips and two gullies in place.
83.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, the bit of overspin that Adil Rashid is getting almost worked there. Shafiq looks to cut this shorter in length delivery and misses. Buttler belts out an appeal for caught behind, but he didn't get an outside edge there
83.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, another flighted delivery from Adil Rashid, Shafiq drives it neatly to mid-off
83.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, overpitched from Adil Rashid, Malik eases into the drive to backward point
83.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, short and wide, Malik does well to reach that delivery and finally steers it to third man for a brace. The fielder at backward point hunts it down
83.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up delivery and Adil Rashid gets a bit of overspin, defended off the front foot
83.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, very full from Adil Rashid, Malik drives it into the off-side
82.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, Mark Wood rolls his fingers to bowl the off-cutter. However, Shafiq leaves it alone. This is a sort of track, where it is not gripping much. So, the off-cutter may not be of much use especially on Day 1
82.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, Mark Wood changes his action slightly and goes wide of the crease. He keeps it in the corridor outside off, Shafiq mistimes the punch back towards the bowler
82.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, fuller length delivery from Mark Wood, Shafiq wrists it in front of square on the on-side
82.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, short ball and Mark Wood gets good height on that one. He also bowls it outside off, Shafiq mistimes the pull to mid-on
82.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, short ball and well-directed too. However, Shafiq hunkers under it by keeping his eyes on the ball
82.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery that tails in a touch, Shafiq works it to short mid-wicket
81.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, now that is much better as he brings Malik forward with a flighted delivery, Malik defends it off the fornt foot. He got a touch of overspin on that delivery
81.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, yet again Adil Rashid gives width, Malik cuts it to backward point, but can't beat the fielder
81.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up delivery from Adil Rashid, Malik defends
81.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, again width on offer, Shafiq cuts it off the back foot to extra cover, who misfields and they take a single
81.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, another short ball, Shafiq cuts it hard, but can't beat the fielder at short cover. Adil Rashid needs to start from middle-stump and then get that leg-break going to trouble Shafiq
81.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, short and spinning away from the right-hander, Shafiq ignores
80.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, again Mark Wood keeps it in the corridor outside off, Malik ignores
80.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, Mark Wood from wide of the crease, bowls this one well outside off, Malik leaves it alone. Mark Wood needs to make the batsman play and more so, needs to get one to straighten
80.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Malik ignores
80.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, leg byes, 2 runs, from wide of the crease, Mark Wood bowls it on the pads, Malik misses out on the flick. It runs away to fine leg. The fielder in the deep runs across the circumference and fields it. They take two leg-byes
80.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, Mark Wood keeps it in the one square foot window outside off, left alone to the keeper
80.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, from round the wicket, Mark Wood bowls it on a fuller length, Malik leans into the drive and finds the gap between cover-point and backward point. The fielder at backward point gives the chase and hunts it down. Meanwhile, Malik collects two more runs
The second new ball is due, but England have not taken it.
79.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on off, Shafiq answers with a forward prod
79.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, quicker and outside off, Shafiq drives and picks cover
79.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, the googly from Adil Rashid, Shafiq prods forward looking to block. Ball catches the inside edge and lands well in front of a diving FSL
79.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, must be a tired man Shoaib Malik, he has a wry smile on his face as he milks down a single through mid-wicket
79.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, flatter and on middle, Shafiq whips it through mid-wicket, so easily done
A slip and FSL for Shafiq
79.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, gives this delivery more air outside off, Malik gets forward and drives through cover
78.6 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, touch fuller around off, Shafiq leans on the drive and places it straight to mid-on
78.5 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, wide of the crease from Mark Wood. On a good length and on off, a classic textbook-esque punch from Shafiq
78.4 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, angling in from a good length, Shafiq gets across slightly and goes for the on-drive, straight to the man at silly mid-on
78.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, again not making Shafiq play by bowling well outside off, Shafiq is not interested to chase that
78.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, bumper from Mark Wood, but well outside the troubling line, Shafiq spots it early and stays away
78.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, too straight from Mark Wood as he slips one into Malik's legs who clips it behind square on the leg-side
Mark Wood [10.0-2-31-0] is back into the attack
77.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, fuller and outside off, driven nicely to the man at cover
77.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, Bairstow is hit on the left shoulder. No harm done though - he seems okay. Adil Rashid delivers a googly on the stumps, Shafiq rocks back and pulls ever so hard. Ball goes nowhere as it hits Bairstow at FSL. Would have been a boundary had there been no FSL
77.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, slower and wider of off, Shafiq lunges forward in defence
77.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Malik flicks off the pads towards mid-wicket
77.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, slower and straight from Adil Rashid, Malik punches firmly but straight to the man at cover
77.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, deftly done. Width on offer on this flighted delivery, Malik stays deep inside the crease and cuts it late in front of third man
76.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, leg byes, 1 run, Anderson errs in line and length. Bowls a full toss on the stumps, Malik looks to place it fine with a tickle but fails to do so. Ball runs away off the pads towards fine leg
76.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, pitched up on off, Malik gets forward slightly and toe-ends the drive back to the bowler
76.4 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, short and outside off, Malik leaves it to the keeper
76.3 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, fullish and on off, Malik pushes that back to Anderson
76.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, short of length delivery with plenty of width on offer - that's a lollypop to a batsman who was digging it out all day. Malik slaps the cut through cover and does so with sublime timing. Stand and admire stuff
76.1 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, full and slipping into the pads, Malik flicks to the right of Moeen Ali at square leg who slides and fields
75.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, the leg-spinner from Adil Rashid. Pitched on off and spinning away, Shafiq doesn't bother with it
75.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, fuller and just outside off, Shafiq prods forward and blocks
75.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, slower and spinning away, Shafiq goes on the back foot and cuts it to mid-off
75.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, straighter one on off, Shafiq defends it down the track
75.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, FOUR, slightly short and Shafiq is off and running with a boundary against his name - the best way to get off the mark, isn't it? Shafiq leant back and muscled the cut through cover. Lanky Broad chases the ball and flings it back just inside the ropes but unfortunately he was in contact with the ropes
75.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, short and just outside off, Malik goes back and cuts that to point. Offers the strike to the new man Asad Shafiq
74.6 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, on the off-stump line, Shafiq defends it off the inside half of the bat
74.5 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, on a length and outside off, left alone to the keeper
74.4 -
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, full and outside off, Shafiq offers a forward defence
Asad Shafiq, right handed bat, comes to the crease
74.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, out Caught by Buttler!! This was a carbon copy of the previous delivery. On a good length and in the corridor of uncertainty, Misbah gets across slightly and hangs his bat in defence. There was a bit of deflection as the ball carried to Buttler. England appealed in unison and umpire Paul Reiffel nods his head straightaway (signalling not out). There seems to be some movement away and that might have been the reason why Cook opted for a review (sans any hesitation). To me, that looks NOT OUT. Still no HotSpot or Snicko. The third umpire is going by audio. Hold on ladies and gentleman, chop that - Misbah has been given OUT. I'm pretty sure he'll have a sleepless night. Cook reviewed immediately and to everyone's surprise the third umpire ruled Misbah out. That is some story for tomorrow. Misbah out in controversial circumstances. Misbah c Buttler b Anderson 3(17)
Anderson to Misbah, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
England go up for a review against Misbah. The review was for caught behind. Did Misbah nick that? England close-in fielders are confident but Bumble on air is not. He says "There seems to be daylight between the bat and ball." There seems to be some movement away and that might have been the reason why Cook opted for a review (sans any hesitation). To me, that looks NOT OUT. Still no HotSpot or Snicko. The third umpire is going by audio. Hold on ladies and gentleman, chop that - Misbah has been given OUT. I'm pretty sure he'll have a sleepless night
74.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, red-faced moment for Misbah as he misses out on a good length delivery that was bowled in the corridor of uncertainty. Just missed the outside edge
74.1 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, smidgen fuller on off, Misbah defends it with an angled bat towards cover
73.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, teased up on middle, Malik accomodates for the turn and knocks it down the pitch
73.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, a shimmy down the track, gets close to the pitch and taps it back to Rashid
73.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, some nice tweak on that one. Pitched just outside off and took off, Malik had made his mind to leave though
73.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, a rare wrong 'un from Rashid, haven't seen much of that today. Misbah played back to it, seems to have read it off the pitch but the slowness of the track allowed him to adjust and roll his wrists to send the ball through mid-wicket
73.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, tossed up leg-break on a length on off, Misbah is well forward to defend
73.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, floated up around off, Misbah moves his front leg out of the way to push it towards mid-off
72.6 -
Anderson to Misbah, 1 run, inside edge proves to be Misbah's saviour. Had moved right across to get inside the line of a good length delivery on middle, was looking to glance it fine, just about eked out a feather
72.5 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, back to his style. A languid back foot defence into the off-side
72.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, much more assertive this time. Long stride forward and plays with bat very close to the pad
72.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, forces Misbah to come forward by pitching one right up, he does so hesitantly and offers a straight face
72.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, off stump line, on a good length, defended from the crease
72.1 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, on a length around off, all back foot play for Misbah. Allowing it to do its bit before bringing down that willow which at time looks as broad as a sight-screen
James Anderson [10.0-2-19-1] is back into the attack
71.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, nice. Draws the batsman into a nothing push outside off. Well flighted delivery, dips on Malik as he tried to reach out, meaning that he was not close enough to the pitch. Ends up poking it to cover
71.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, drifting in with the arm, fullish on leg, nudged wide of mid-on
71.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, well flighted - above the batsman's eyeline, lands nearly in the blockhole around off, Malik flicks it against the turn through mid-wicket. Was very full so nothing to worry about
71.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, slowish and shortish delivery turning away outside off, Malik moves across with the turn and pushes it to cover
71.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, drags his length back, lands around off before turning appreciably, Malik covers his off stump and raises his willow
71.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, well tossed up leg-break on off, Malik leans into a gentle drive towards mid-off
Adil Rashid [10.0-0-58-0] is back into the attack
The leggie will get a bowl now!
70.6 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, Broad shifts his radar to outside off, Misbah is a happy camper, lets it pass
70.5 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, again the same. Length ball defended from the crease
70.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, Misbah is camping on the back foot. Once again allows the ball to curl in before meeting with the defensive willow
70.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, shaping back in, back of a length delivery, Misbah plays it as late as possible and right under his eyes
Misbah-ul-Haq, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Drinks are on the field now! Hard work for the English bowlers. They would be buoyed after this wicket though. However, the stage belongs to Shoaib Malik. What a story! Down in the doldrums not long ago, he has risen like a phoenix from the ashes.
70.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, out Caught by Cook!! The umpire checked for the no-ball there once again, and Broad's expressions were worth looking at. But no, this time it's fine - half and half. Younis just got carried away in trying to impose himself. Well pitched up delivery on off, the ball might have slightly held-up on his attempted straight drive. Replays suggest it was the cross seam delivery which might explain the reason for not quite coming on. Ends up chipping it straight down the throat of Cook who was positioned at silly mid-on. Younis Khan c Cook b Broad 38(57) [4s-3 6s-1]
Broad to Younis Khan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
70.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, Younis is taking liberties here. Length delivery just outside off, he goes for a pompous cover-drive, only manages a thick inside edge which rolls towards silly mid-on
69.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, looped up on the stumps, worked away to mid-wicket
69.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, on a length and on off, superb display of how to play spin from Malik. This time lunges forward to smother it back to Ali
69.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, shortish this time and Malik is right back in the crease, fends it down softly
69.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, nice drift across off stump, this line makes a lot more sense with a slip in play rather than the over the wicket method of attack. Malik is nicely forward in defence though
69.2 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, twinkle feet from Younis, gets close to the pitch and then flicks through the mid-wicket region
69.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, flat on the pads, turned away to short mid-wicket
68.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, on a length on off stump, Malik remains flat-footed and blocks
68.5 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, worked away off his pads to short mid-wicket
68.4 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, bending in on a fuller length on middle, Malik offers the full face of the bat in his push to silly mid-on
68.3 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Malik shoulders arms
68.2 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, as cool as you like. No punch in the air, no exult in delight. Just a little handshake with his partner and a nice big smile. Extra-ordinary year this has been for Malik. Scored a bucketful of runs on his ODI comeback, and now a ton on the resumption of his Test career. Coming to the ball, it was baited up outside off, Malik takes it and goes chasing with a loose drive, the outside edge rolls away safely though behind backward point. 3rd Test hundred for him!
68.1 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, curling in nicely on a length around off, Malik stays leg-side of the ball and defends with bat and pad close
Stuart Broad [10.0-4-21-0] is back into the attack
Meanwhile, the Pakistani middle order must be queuing up to bat. They won't get a more dead pitch.
67.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, oh hello! Malik is getting fidgety near his landmark. Came charging down the pitch, wasn't quite there but still goes through with the loft. Slices the shot but gets enough to clear mid-off. Two away now!
67.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, loopy delivery which lands a bit too full outside off, Malik creams the drive through extra-cover
67.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, given a bit more air, nicely drifting with the arm on off, Malik nudges it into the off-side
67.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, flatter on the stumps, defended
67.2 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 3 runs, drags it short this time and slanting away from the batsman, Younis jumps back and crashes the cut through the vacant cover region. The slow out field in play again as the ball is chased down
67.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, drifting across off from round the wicket, nice stride from Younis down the pitch and then a vertical bat
66.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Shoaib pushes it to cover
66.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the stumps from Anderson, Shoaib defends it off the back foot
There is a fourth slip and a silly mid-on in place.
66.4 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, too straight from Anderson - in fact it was a high full toss, Shoaib works this one to short mid-wicket, missed out there
66.3 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery from Anderson, Shoaib defends it off the front foot
66.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, length delivery from Anderson, Shoaib turns it away wide of the fielder at mid-wicket for a brace
66.1 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length delivery from Anderson, Shoaib tucks it away to mid-wicket. Anderson's front-arm was not working well when he bowled in the game against Essex in the County Championship. However, the 38 overs he bowled in that game has helped his cause. Today, it is working much better
James Anderson [9.0-2-17-1] is back into the attack
65.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Younis is hurried onto his defensive shot. However, in the end, he tucks it away to square leg
65.5 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, another quicker one from Moeen Ali, Younis defends it off the front foot
65.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, Younis turns this flatter delivery to square leg
65.3 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, quicker delivery from Moeen Ali, defended off the front foot
65.2 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, flatter delivery from Moeen Ali, Younis turns it to mid-wicket
65.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, FOUR, on the pads, Younis again brings out the reverse sweep. However, this time, around Younis timed this one well. It runs away to the third man fence for a boundary. The fielder at backward point gives the chase, but to no avail
64.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Shoaib defends it back towards the bowler. Broad fires in the throw at the stumps and effects a direct-hit, but the batsman was in
64.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, 1 run, with willowy wrists, Younis flicks this length delivery to deep backward square leg
64.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery from Broad, Younis mistimes the punch into the on-side. He got an inside edge there
64.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, this one angles back into the right-hander, Younis tucks it to short mid-wicket
64.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, FOUR, Younis with a marvellous concoction of timing and placement drives this one through the cover-region and it rockets to the boundary boards. The fielder at cover gives the chase, but to no avail
64.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery from Broad, Younis drives it to mid-off. He has got into his groove here as he is moving his feet much better now
Stuart Broad [9.0-4-16-0] is back into the attack
63.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, Younis turns this flatter delivery to fine leg for an easy single. Younis now has 2,000 runs to his name in the UAE. it goes to show that he has left a trail of memorable footprints in UAE by essaying some fine knocks
63.5 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, byes, FOUR, this one misses everything as it pitches and turns out of the rough. The keeper moves to his left, but had no chance in stopping that. It runs away for four byes
63.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, flatter from Moeen Ali, defended off the front foot
63.3 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 2 runs, juicy full toss from Moeen Ali, Younis premeditates by bringing out the reverse sweep and collects a brace to short third man. It might have just brushed the arm there
63.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, on the pads from Moeen Ali, Shoaib uses the crease to go back and tuck it to backward square leg
63.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, from round the wicket, Moeen Ali keeps it on the stumps, Shoaib defends
62.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, very full and a hint of shape back into the right-hander, Younis defends it back towards the bowler
62.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery from Anderson, defended off the front foot
62.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Younis punches it off the back foot to cover
62.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery again from Anderson as he looks for reverse swing, Younis drives it to mid-on
62.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery from Anderson, Younis drives it to short cover
62.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery from Anderson, Younis defends it off the back foot
James Anderson [8.0-1-17-1] is back into the attack
61.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, tossed up delivery and outside off, Shoaib drives it to cover
61.5 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, Khan drives this one to mid-on
61.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, SIX, Younis Khan has broken the record of Miandad for most runs by a Pakistani batsman in Tests in a blaze of glory. He gets a hug from the non-striker after breaking the record. Younis, who made his debut in 2000 for Pakistan has come a long way for sure. It was a tossed up delivery from Moeen Ali, Younis got close to the pitch of the ball after dancing down the track, lofted it over the the mid-wicket region for a glorious six. There was Broad stationed on the fence for the shot but he could only watch the ball sail over his head. The meagre crowd find their voice and cheer loudly for their hero
61.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, flatter trajectory from Moeen Ali, Malik covers his off-stump and then flicks it to mid-wicket
61.2 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, floaty delivery from Moeen Ali, Younis drives it to mid-on
61.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, on the stumps, Shoaib neatly wrists it to deep mid-wicket
60.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery from Broad, Younis defends it to short cover
60.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery that angles in and then nips away off the seam to beat Younis' outside edge. Younis was half-forward there and that didn't help his cause
60.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Younis again shuffles across and pushes it to short cover. It is a game of patience for the tourists here
60.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, Broad keeps it in the corridor outside off, Younis pushes it to short cover, with his bat and pad tucked in together
60.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Younis pushes it to the left of the fielder at cover
60.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Younis drives it to short cover, who puts in the dive and makes a sharp stop
Stuart Broad [8.0-3-16-0] is back into the attack
59.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, flatter delivery from Moeen Ali, defended off the front foot
59.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Shoaib advances, gets close to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over the deep mid-wicket region to collect a boundary. It crashed into the boundary boards on one bounce
59.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, Younis turns this floaty delivery to backward square leg
59.3 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, FOUR, lovely extension of hands from Younis as he slaps this delivery that was bowled outside off through deep extra cover for a boundary. He is just a few runs away from breaking Miandad's record for most runs by a Pakistani batsman in Tests
59.2 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 2 runs, on the pads, Younis nicely tucks it to fine leg for a brace
59.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, full toss from Moeen Ali, Younis misses out on adding four more runs to his tally as he can't connect. It goes through the keeper's gloves behind square on the on-side
Moeen Ali [13.0-2-33-0] is back into the attack
58.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 3 runs, fuller length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Younis drives it to mid-on. Anderson at mid-on puts in the dive, but to no avail. In the end, Broad from mid-off gives the chase and hunts it down. Younis though, adds 3 more runs to his tally
58.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, the slower one from Stokes, Younis drives it to extra cover
58.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery from Stokes, Younis drives it to short cover
58.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery from Stokes, Younis pushes it to backward point. Remember, Younis is a seasoned campaigner and the essence of buidling an innings has been ingrained in his system. So once he gets in, he can get a big score
58.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery from Stokes, Younis defends this one with his bat and pad tucked in together
58.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Stokes keeps it in the one square foot window outside off, Younis drives it in front of square on the off-side
57.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, Malik punches this good length delivery straight down the ground, but it hits the stumps at the non-striker's end
57.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery from Mark Wood, defended off the front foot
57.4 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, 3 runs, the right approach from Mark Wood as he tails this one back into the right-hander, with Younis moving all over the crease. Younis though, shows balance and poise and with a crisp downward angling of the bat, flicks it through the deep mid-wicket region. Rashid from mid-wicket chases it down. Meanwhile, Younis takes three runs
57.3 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, short ball from Mark Wood and he keeps it in the channel outside off, Younis is moving all over the crease, but after an exaggerated shuffle, he just about gets his wrists out of the way
57.2 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery from Mark Wood and he bent his back there to get something out of the track. Younis though, rides on the bounce and defends
57.1 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, no run, short delivery from Mark Wood, Khan jumps in the crease and defends
Stokes had a few words to say to Malik. Malik though, responded in kind.
56.6 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, fuller length delivery and tempting the drive, Malik comes half-forward and gets a thick outside edge that goes past the vacant gully region for a boundary. It crashed into the boundary boards
56.5 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, Stokes hits a good length, Malik comes forward and defends
56.4 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, fuller length delivery and outside off, Malik leans into the drive and it goes past the backward point fielder for a boundary. No need to run for those
56.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, short delivery from Stokes, Malik hunkers under it
56.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, leg byes, 1 run, did Younis get outside the line of the off-stump? Only that could have saved him there from getting out LBW. Stokes got sharp inward movement on this one, Khan jumps in the crease and shuffles across and it hits him on the front pad. The replays show he was just outside the line of off-stump
56.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery from Stokes, on expected lines, Younis shuffles across and drives it to short cover
55.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, sharp inward movement from Mark Wood as he hits back of a length, Malik leaves it. He watched that delivery carefully and that allowed him to pick the length quickly and leave it
55.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, Mark Wood pulls his length back on this one, Malik eases into the drive and finds the gap through the cover-region. The fielder at backward point hunts it down
55.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Malik pushes it to mid-off
55.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, this one angles back into the right-hander, defended solidly by Malik
55.2 -
Mark Wood to Younis Khan, 1 run, with a slight change in action, Mark Wood gives width to Younis, he mistimes the cut to mid-off. There was a slight hesitation in running between the wickes, but in the end no damage done
55.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery and angling down the leg-side, Malik looks to tuck it to fine leg and misses. They take a leg-bye. Wood goes up for a stifled appeal for LBW, but it was going down the leg-side
54.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Younis shuffles across and drives it to cover
54.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Younis drives it to mid-off
54.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery and angling into the right-hander, Younis shuffles across and tucks it to short mid-wicket
54.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery and Stokes gets it to swing away from the right-hander, Younis shuffles across his stumps and leaves
Younis Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Stokes will start the proceedings with three slips in place
Welcome back for the final session. Just when it felt as if Pakistan looked set to end the second session on a high, Stokes gave the tourists a sigh of relief by trapping Hafeez in front. It would have lifted England's sagging spirits. Unfortunately, Hafeez missed out on amassing a fine ton. So, can England continue to make inroads into opposition's ranks or will the hosts end the day in a commanding position?
It would be unfair if I don't talk more about the Broad howler (there is nothing else to ramble about anyway). Pundits have spent a lifetime wondering how difficult is it to get the front foot behind the line. And yet we do not have an answer. I remember Finn saying at the end of the Ashes that it was something they need to work on. After all, what are the bowling coaches there for? Still if you err at this level, and that too being repeat offenders, just not acceptable.
England just about manage to keep the lamp flickering. 173-1 sounds ominous but the scalp of Hafeez (falling agonizingly on 98) just at the stroke of Tea means that the visitors can hope. A session which meandered along - refusing to pass by quickly. Obviously, the highlight would be the Stuart Broad no-ball which negated a wicket. That just knocked the wind out of his team-mates. After that, England looked to be going through the motions a bit. However, Wood got a bit of reverse going and was in the middle of a sharp spell when Tea was ushered in.
54.2 -
Stokes to Hafeez, out Lbw!! What a sorry sign here at Abu Dhabi - for the Pakistani fans and Mohammad Hafeez in particular. The pressure of being stuck in the nineties did him and he is not a happy man. A moment of respite for England as they head back to tea. This was fuller and swinging in, Hafeez was caught on the shuffle on the walk down the track as he aimed a flick through square leg. He misses the ball completely and is pinged on the front pad. Pitching - outside off, impact - in-line, wickets - umpire's call (just hitting leg). So, with that, England have just spoiled what could have been a mouth-watering tea for Hafeez. Hafeez lbw b Stokes 98(170) [4s-13]
Stokes to Hafeez, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
Hafeez is given out lbw, he has gone for a review though. That looks close to the naked eye and this time no no-ball fuss from England. Pitching - outside off, impact - in-line, wickets - umpire's call (just hitting leg). Which means Hafeez has a long walk back to the pavilion. Hafeez was a long way down the track and he had a moment of conference with his partner - after that he decided to review which eventually proved to be in vain.
54.1 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, good length on off, Hafeez pushes that in front of mid-on
53.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, another peach from the Durham lad. Short and outside off, Malik went for the shot but manages to pull the bat back at the last instant - This was, by far, the better over from an Englishman (in this session)
53.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off, Malik blocks it back to Mark Wood
53.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, brilliant delivery from Mark Wood. Goes slightly wide of the crease, bends his back and bowls a beautiful inswinger outside off, Malik is tentative on the leave, no harm done though as the ball escaped the outside edge by a long way but didn't miss the off stump by much. Oohs and aahs from behind the wicket
53.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Malik pushes it to the off-side. The seam has come out off the ball and is being surgeoned by umpire Bruce Oxenford. All set again
53.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, hits the back of a length region again, this time Malik jumps back and punches crisply through cover for a couple of runs
53.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, Mark Wood runs in with a lot of intensity and hits the deck hard. Malik rides with the bounce and fends it down the track
52.6 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, gently pushes this length delivery towards short cover (who doesn't need to move an inch)
52.5 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, looks like Hafeez will take forever to reach his milestone. He is stuck in the nineties for the last few overs, this was push-driven towards the offie (Moeen) at cover
52.4 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, full and driven nicely. It was straight to Jimmy at short cover who allows the ball to burst through his hands. His new ball partner tidies up at mid-off and hits the stumps at the bowler's end. For a fleeting moment, Malik thought about an extra run but Hafeez sent him back
52.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, no problems whatsoever for Malik as he shoulders arms to this length delivery that was well outside off
52.2 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length around the tight channel, Malik goes with a slightly angled bat as he blocks towards point
52.1 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, Malik emulates his partner with a good-looking drive on the off-side, but he picks Moeen Ali at cover
51.6 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, this was an ideal ball to get to his hundred - full and driving width on offer. Hafeez goes with the shot but cover is in situ to spoil Hafeez's party
51.5 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, full and around the fourth stump line, driven straight back to the bowler
51.4 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, short and plenty of width - Hafeez couldn't have asked for any better. He completely mistimes (under-edge) his cut towards backward point
51.3 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Hafeez is on the walk - presenting his full face of the bat as he defends it to the man at mid-off
51.2 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery on off, Hafeez defends that gently to the man at cover
51.1 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, gets a little bit of reverse swing from a length, it was outside off though. Hafeez manages to dab that towards point
50.6 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, fullish and on off, Malik works it to short mid wicket
50.5 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, angled in around off, Malik pushes that in front of point
50.4 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, length on off and this time Malik turns more convincingly than his partner, places it square on the leg-side
50.3 -
Stokes to Hafeez, 1 run, short and nicely sat up for Hafeez who pulls hard, but there is protection in the deep though (at mid-wicket), so he can only get a single
50.2 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, steams in, bowls a fullish delivery outside off, Hafeez gets forward and pushes it with soft hands to cover
50.1 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, slightly fuller around the sixth stump line, Hafeez dabs with an angled bat towards point
49.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, fuller with width on offer, Malik doesn't want to chase that
49.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length delivery on middle, Malik blocks off the inside half towards mid-wicket
49.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, oh, Hello! Where did that come from Mr. Wood? This one almost took Malik's off-stump and nearly an inside edge. Malik was hurried to play a shot on the back foot, he was cramped for room as he looked to defend. Ball strikes the back thigh and settles in the gloves of Buttler who appeals - all in vain though
49.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, goes slightly wide of the crease and angles it into the right-hander, Malik punches it back to the Durham man
49.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, very full - almost a yorker on off, Malik brings his bat down in time, manages to push it back towards the bowler
49.1 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, 1 run, slightly fuller and angling in, Hafeez wristily works it wide of floppy-hat Broad at mid-on and gets across for a sharp single
Mark Wood [5.0-1-22-0] is back into the attack
48.6 -
Stokes to Hafeez, 1 run, slightly short and into the body, Hafeez swivles and pulls this down to long leg. He is just one hit away from reaching his ton
48.5 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, gets his radar completely wrong this time. That's a dross I would say. Hafeez flicks and misses, necessitates a dive from Buttler who takes it after diving to his left
48.4 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, splays this length delivery onto the pads, Hafeez, who has been watchful for most part of the day, clips that straight to the man at mid-wicket
48.3 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, a carbon copy of the previuos delivery. Just that Stokes pitched it a little further (full length)
48.2 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, smidgen fuller and outside off, Hafeez drives softly to the man at cover
48.1 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, length delivery just outside off, Hafeez goes back slightly and punches that to cover
47.6 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, outside edge and well wide of the fielder again. This was nicely floated outside off, Hafeez prods forward to defend, the edge goes well wide of a diving lone slip
47.5 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, floated up outside off, Hafeez drives off the front foot to cover
47.4 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, FOUR, more stylishly done this time. Waits for this tossed up just outside off, stays still and lofts it high and over mid-off, superb timing on that
47.3 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, FOUR, full toss and that's a dolly to Hafeez who spanks that through mid-wicket. There is no one in the deep which means it's a boundary
47.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, flat and on the stumps, Malik works that through mid-wicket
47.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, floaty delivery outside off, driven to cover
Hafeez is not happy in the middle. He's seen complaining to the umpire regarding Stokes I guess (by the looks of it)
46.6 -
Stokes to Hafeez, FOUR, yet again Hafeez brings up 150 - but this time it's the partnership. Not a convincing way to get there though. Pitched on a good length and enticing width on offer for Hafeez, he drives and gets a healthy outside edge which runs away to the left of Root at gully
46.5 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, probing away in the outside off zone, Hafeez covers his off-pole and shoulders arms
46.4 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, drive again but this time it's slightly wide, picks out Moeen Ali at cover who slides to his left
46.3 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, Stokes trundles in and bowls a fullish delivery outside off, Hafeez drives and finds short cover to perfection
46.2 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, on a good length and in the vicinty outside off, Hafeez doesn't want any of it
46.1 -
Stokes to Hafeez, FOUR, Hafeez brings up the 150 for Pakistan. This was full and wide, Hafeez leans into the drive and places it behind point, once it beat the fielder it was always going in one direction - boundary ropes that is
Ben Stokes [3.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
Okay then! Enough of spin and we are back to pace again. Stokes, with the cherry. He has got 1 slip and a short cover in place
45.6 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, drifting outside off, Hafeez square drives wide of point to keep the strike
45.5 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, nicely punched off the back foot
45.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, outside edge but wide of Stokes at first slip. This was nicely flighted delivery outside off, luring Malik to prod forward, Malik does so and gets an outside edge which is well wide of the diving Durham lad
45.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, landing on off and spinning away, Malik doesn't bother with it
45.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, full toss again, what are you doing Adil Rashid? Is he still feeling the nerves? Malik belts that with a slog across the line through mid-wicket, don't bother running for those
45.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, classy leg-spinner from Adil Rashid, Malik leaves it all alone
44.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 3 runs, gives this one more air outside off, Malik prods forward on the drive, ekes out an outside edge which runs away towards third man
44.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, full toss on the stumps, Malik whips it through mid-wicket for an easy double
44.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, slower and spinning in, Malik goes back and tucks that to mid-wicket
44.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, Malik initially wanted to come forward, since the length wasn't there he manges to defend that from the crease
44.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, full and hint of width on offer, Malik drives nicely to the man at mid-off
44.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, and an inside edge again! This time it's Hafeez who inside-edges a flighted delivery towards short leg
43.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, full and on the pads, Malik turns it to the on-side
43.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, it has been that kind of a day for England? Adil Rashid looks as miffed as a bloke who lit the barbecue only for the heavens to open. This was nicely tossed up outside off, Malik with his feet stuck in concrete, goes for a flashy loft. Mistimes it completely and the ball swirls high in the air towards long-off, mid-off ran back but just couldn't get there
43.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Malik is not hanging back! Once he sees the poor delivery he pounces on it. This was the rank long hop from Adil Rashid, Malik cashes in as he rocks back and cuts it fiercely through cover
43.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, loopy delivery on off again, Malik lunges forward and defends it to the on-side
43.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, touch fuller and on off, Malik offers a dead blade
43.1 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, to slower through the air and outside off, Hafeez makes room and cuts it through cover
42.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, comes down the track and drives this flighted delivery wide of mid-off, retains the strike with that run
42.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, on the pads, softly turned to mid-wicket
42.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, full and outside off, Hafeez gets down on one knee and drives square of the wicket, finds point
42.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, 06th August 2010 - Mark this date all Malik fans - That's when he played his last Test match and he exactly scored 6 (including 2 innings). And now 5 years later, the comeback man registers his fifty in style, step down the track and an on-drive past silly mid-on
42.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 3 runs, a shimmy down the track and a sublime timing on that cover drive, Root chases and slides in the deep to save a run for his team
42.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, floaty delivery on off, Hafeez hangs back and defends it off the back foot to point
Drinks are on the field now! England are paying the price for schoolboy errors. When the going is already difficult and wickets looking like a far-fetched idea, you don't bowl no-balls when you sneak one in. You just don't. Malik, back in whites after half a decade, will see that as a welcome gift. And now seems to have fastened his seat-belt for a long stay. As I said earlier, good luck England! Nothing happening.
41.6 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, loopy delivery drifting into the pads, Hafeez closes the bat face on impact and sends it through the vacant square leg region
41.5 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 2 runs, two long-hops in the over now which haven't been shown the fence. Dragged down short on middle, Malik rocks back and pulls it in the air through mid-wicket. Root sprints along the circumference and puts in a dive close to the ropes to cut off the boundary
41.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, slowish delivery again, turning away from middle, Malik waits on the back foot and punches it through the cover region
41.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, slowish leg-break turning away from middle, Malik eases it with the spin towards cover
41.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, nicely drifting in on leg, Hafeez shimmies down to get close to the pitch and milks it down to deep mid-on
41.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, drags it short outside off, there is a man stationed at deep cover exactly for this purpose. Malik finds him with his cut
Adil Rashid [6.0-0-29-0] is back into the attack
Rashid on now. Made things happen in the first session
40.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 3 runs, goes deep in the crease, allows the ball to turn and then crunches the punch through extra-cover. The outfield isn't the quickest and the ball is chased down but not before the batsmen amble back for a third
40.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, shimmies down the track, Ali must have seen him and pushed it through quicker, Malik adjusts and blocks with bat and pad close
40.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, fired in just outside off, Malik plays a gentle cover-drive but cannot get it past the man
40.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, flattish delivery on a length on off, Malik sees it all the way to the middle of his defensive bat
40.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, fullish delivery around off, Malik is content defending on the front foot
40.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, nice and loopy just outside off, pushed into the off-side
39.6 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, fraction fuller than a good length around the fifth stump line, much better from Hafeez this time as he gets a nice stride towards the ball to block
39.5 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, on a length outside off, Hafeez presses forward, taps it in line of his eyes towards cover
39.4 -
Broad to Hafeez, FOUR, with the pitch offering nothing, Broad wants to take it out of the equation by aiming for yorkers. Gets it wrong again, ends up as a full toss on the pads, flicked away nonchalantly through the square leg region
39.3 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Malik just pushes it this time wide of mid-off, sneaks a single before the fielder gets across
39.2 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, ah, some intent with this shot but cannot beat mid-off. Pitched up trying to lure the drive, Malik obliges and leans nicely into one through extra-cover. Mid-off is fairly wide though and accounts for it
39.1 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, this is happening on loop it seems. Broad trundling in, fullish delivery outside off, and Malik gets a nice forward stride to defend
38.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, a bit slower through the air, skids on outside off, Hafeez opens the bat face to send the push towards cover
38.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, too easy. Shortish delivery turning into off, Malik shuffles across and works it behind square on the on-side
38.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, pushed quicker through the air on the stumps, Hafeez might have premeditated the sweep - the normal version of it, gets it along the ground to deep backward square
38.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, slightly flattish delivery, on a length around off, Hafeez gets half-forward to block
Ah, some people have sneaked into the ground.
38.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, lunges towards the pitch of this delivery and knocks it into the off-side
38.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, floaty delivery on off stump line, defended to the silly mid-on in place
37.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, a study of concentration. Broad pulls his length back outside off, Malik's footwork is assured
37.5 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, and again. A nice stride forward and meets it right under his eye
37.4 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, drawn forward this time by a fuller length, Malik is really looking ominous with how the ball keeps finding the middle of his defensive bat
37.3 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length delivery veering back in on middle, Malik resolutely defends from the crease
37.2 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, angling into the hips of Malik, this is mince-meat for sub-continent batsmen. Clips it through the mid-wicket region, didn't power the shot. Only placement and the ball doesn't have enough legs
With sun-screen all across his nose, Broad looks like the toned down version of Allan Donald
37.1 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, left alone
36.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, slowish on the stumps, Hafeez is half-forward and then offers a straight bat
36.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, very full outside off, Hafeez fails to get his jammed drive past the infield
36.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, a similar delivery, it's blocked into the off-side on the front foot
36.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, well flighted delivery on a length and turning back in from outside off, Hafeez covers for the turn and defends
36.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 2 runs, 100-run partnership is up for this pair! A batting day. Again very full, in fact a full toss on off stump, Hafeez paddles it fine and scampers back for the second before fine leg gets around
36.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 2 runs, Ali is erring very full here, causing the batsmen no issues. Hafeez drills the drive through the cover region
Hafeez given a reprieve earlier on 7, Malik now on 40. Bring out the calculators to keep track of how much it will cost
35.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, a watertight front foot defence to a ball swerving back in on a length around off stump
35.5 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, bending back in but the line is too wide, Malik doesn't bother with it
35.4 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Malik offers a defensive push to mid-on
35.3 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, fuller length delivery around the fourth stump line, Malik gets a stride towards the ball and pushes it to silly mid-off
35.2 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, on a good length and angling in around off, Malik defends this ominously off the front foot. Good luck England!
35.2 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no ball, what a place and what a time to overstep. They were continuously guilty of this in the Ashes. What have they been doing after it, other than celebrating? Should have ironed this out before landing here. Was a nice full delivery outside off, enticed Malik into a loose drive and found the outside edge. For once, it was taken easily by Stokes at gully. But the biggest shock is yet to come. It's a no-ball
Dear oh dear, England. Malik has edged one to gully but Broad's front foot is on the line. No-ball!
35.1 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, inswinging yorker first up from the lanky pacer, was just outside off, Malik gets his bat down in time and squeezes it towards gully
Stuart Broad [5.0-3-8-0] is back into the attack
34.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 2 runs, very full from Ali outside off, Hafeez eases into the cover drive, emphasis being on placement than power, the ball holds up in the outfield
34.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, a slight mix-up but Hafeez is sent back well in time. He had punched this wide of cover and took quite a few strides down the pitch, Malik is aware to the danger and turns his back on his partner. The fielder moves across but was too wide allowing the batsman to get back with a jog
34.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, this time Moeen pulled back the length slightly, was out of Hafeez's defensive reach but the lack of turn means the ball finds the middle of the bat in defence
34.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, nice and slow around the fourth stump line, Hafeez turns it with the turn to mid-wicket
34.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, this loopy delivery lands right in the blockhole outside off, Hafeez digs it out
34.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez misses out on one here. Shortish and outside off, was there to be put away. But he finds the man at point with his cut
33.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, now this one nips back a touch, good testing stuff. Malik gets a big stride forward, sees the ball go and defends with bat and pad very close
33.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, this one holds its line on off and squares Malik up a bit. The thick outside edge is on the ground though and stopped by a diving gully
33.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, 1 run, back of a length delivery wide of off, Hafeez waits on the crease and then opens the bat face to steer the ball in front of backward point
33.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, did the ball hold up? No, Anderson had rolled his fingers across it. Was the off-cutter on a length outside off, Hafeez might have initially looked to push through the off-side but the ball held up on him, adjusts and closes his bat face to send it harmlessly in front of mid-on
33.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, similar length, the line was much closer though, Hafeez taps it into the off-side from the crease
33.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, FOUR, some nice desserts after the Lunch. Shortish and width on offer, Hafeez's first movement was forward, doesn't bother to go back and cuts it square of the wicket in the gap
32.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, floated up just outside off, Malik wrists it to short mid-wicket
32.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, too straight this time, Hafeez clips it gently with this turn through mid-wicket
32.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, pushed through the air a bit quicker, length is fullish, knocked back to the bowler
32.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, decides to play back to this one, got nicely behind it and offers a vertical bat
32.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, almost an action replay of the previous ball, nicely flighted delivery pushed to mid-off
32.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, looped up just outside off, Hafeez has no hassles with his push to mid-off
31.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Malik jabs it towards cover
31.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, 1 run, 11th Test fifty for Hafeez! Gets a congratulatory handshake from his partner. The ball nipped back slightly from a length inducing a thickish inside edge on Hafeez's push down the ground, dribbles away through square leg
31.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, pulls his length back, line is outside off, Hafeez moves across to get behind the line and is right on top of the ball
31.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, holds its line outside off from a good length, Hafeez attempts a frivolous steer and taps it to backward point. Not assured batting this
31.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, just some nip back from a good length, Hafeez had already decided to let it go. Had the line been closer, it might have been interesting. But as it was, too wide of off
31.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, on a length around the fourth stump line, Hafeez is steadfast in his front foot defence
30.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, and another block into the off-side. The day 1 pitch doesn't seem to be having much in it for the finger spinner
30.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, flattish just outside off, Malik is content with blocking for now
30.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, a touch straighter this time, the ball goes on straight after pitching and traces the middle of Malik's front foot defence
30.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, nicely flighted delivery outside off, Malik gets a nice stride forward and defends with bat and pad close together
30.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, premeditated the paddle and got a nice loopy full toss, helps it along the way to fine leg
30.1 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, too full to trouble Malik, he squeezes out the drive wide of mid-off
29.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, oohs and aahs from behind the wicket. Hafeez just about kept it out. Curls back in late around off stump on a length, Hafeez was startled and got his bat down at an angle, gets a thick inside edge onto pad
29.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, on a similar good length around the fourth stump line, Hafeez wood-peckers and pokes it towards cover
29.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, this might have been the one which shapes away, didn't do much though. Was on middle and held its line a touch, no problems for Hafeez as he blocks on the front foot
29.3 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, shuffles across to get inside the line of this short of length delivery and then nurdles round the corner to get to the other end, got nicely on top of the bounce
29.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, drags his length back slightly just outside off, Malik is on his toes to ride the bounce and then forces it towards cover
29.1 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, tailing in on middle on a length, Malik stays flat-footed and blunts the ball into the pitch
28.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, nice and loopy on the stumps, Hafeez gets well forward to defend
28.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 2 runs, accounted for the turn and controlled his cut well by rolling his wrists to get on top of the ball. Was not really short, but Hafeez used his crease well, it spun back off the deck and Hafeez had made nice room after backing away, gets it behind backward point who has to give the chase
28.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, eases into the push to deepish mid-on
28.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, teased up outside off stump, Hafeez jams an attempted drive into the ground off a thickish outside edge and the ball rolls away wide of backward point
28.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, a little shimmy down to get to the pitch, then drives to a deepish mid-off. Sets off straightaway and would have been home even with a direct-hit
28.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, well tossed up delivery which lands a bit too full outside off, Hafeez lunges towards the pitch and thrusts the ball wide of cover
Cook opting for control over incision? Ali ahead of Rashid it is.
27.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, probing away outside off stump, Malik doesn't hesitate to play away from the body, knows not much is happening off the deck, jabs it towards cover-point
27.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, on the stumps, on a fuller length, Malik is again well forward and defends with a nice high left elbow towards mid-on
27.4 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, just a hint of reverse again, not a lot. The line is not threatening enough though, Malik covers his stumps and holds the bat aloft
27.3 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, fuller this time, Malik is nicely forward and meets the ball right in the middle with his defence
27.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, gentle pace from Anderson, needs to loosen up after his lunch. On a back of a length outside off stump, Malik pokes away from his body, no movement as he guides to backward point
27.1 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, a hint of reverse back in, back of a length, Malik gets right behind the line and offers a dead-straight bat
As the batsmen walk out after a 'Shahi' lunch, I'll touch upon something I missed.. Shoaib Malik - who is back after a 5-year hiatus from Tests - has looked unflustered. Also, both batsmen have been quite keen to unsettle Rashid on his debut with the way they have used their feet. Will they continue the same way? Anderson for now.
The pitch is being stoked in the furnace, and England would be counting down the sessions. Join us back for all the post-lunch grind.
There was some early delight though for the visitors as Shan Masood provided an early lesson of how not to play a bouncer. Saw it late and ducked right into the ball, which smacked on the helmet grille before deflecting onto the timber. Soon after that, Pakistan should have been two down. Only for Bell to put down an offering from Hafeez at second slip. It was like a person stranded in a desert being offered water, and he denies. Hafeez was on 7 then. Now he is on 44. Anderson was the bowler. If only we could have a peek inside the English dressing room right now.
I smell a nicely baked Pommie cake. If England had any doubt as to what they are in for over the course of this middle-eastern journey, they don't anymore. Sweat dripping from everywhere, hardly a word spoken in the middle, and the belting sun. After Cook lost the toss, Broad's face nearly sinked. Let the slog begin.
26.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, short and down leg, a buffet ball if ever there was one, Hafeez though finds backward square leg with a pull. That was a boundary ball and Hafeez missed out. But his side has done well and they walk off for lunch as the crowd who have come in now clap slowly
Last ball before lunch and leg-slip moves to silly point
26.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, flat outside off, Hafeez blocks off the back foot
26.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, now Hafeez defends off the back foot as he handles the extra bounce and keeps it down, in front of short leg
26.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, tossed up outside off, driven to Moeen Ali's left
Slip, short leg and leg-slip in
26.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, flat and on the stumps, defended off the back foot
26.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, pushed back to the bowler
This will be the last over before lunch
25.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, well tossed up on leg and middle, Shoaib Malik defends it back to Adil Rashid
25.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, on leg and middle, Shoaib Malik defends from the crease
25.4 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up outside off, Shoaib Malik is on the front foot to push to cover
25.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, Shoaib Malik comes down the track and then drives to mid-off
25.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Hafeez gets forward and drives to mid-on, quick single taken
25.1 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 2 runs, swept from middle and off, Root does well as he sprints from deep square leg and then dives to cut it off. Saved two runs for his side
24.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, flighted outside off but Shoaib Malik defends off the back foot as he goes deep in his crease
24.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up outside off, Shoaib Malik defends it back to Moeen Ali
24.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, flicked to short leg
Now a silly point added
24.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, tossed up and turning in, Hafeez on the back foot and flicks to deep mid-wicket
24.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, tossed up outside off, Hafeez defends off the front foot back to the bowler
24.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, flat outside off, Hafeez defends off the back foot
23.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, very full on the stumps, eased to mid-on where Moeen is there, Shoaib Malik wanted a quick single but Hafeez wasn't interested
23.5 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, no run, slow turn for Adil Rashid, after pitching outside off, Shoaib Malik leaves
23.4 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, short and outside off, bounced too, Hafeez rode the bounce and cut it to sweeper cover
23.3 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, spin for Adil Rashid, pitches outside off and turns away, left alone
23.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, drift on middle, Hafeez gets forward to block it back to the bowler
23.1 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, FOUR, no respect whatsoever for Adil Rashid. Tossed up outside off, Hafeez lofts it over mid-on. Plenty of bottom hand in the stroke and a punchy way to get a boundary
Adil Rashid [4.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
Certainly Shoaib Malik and Hafeez are showing more respect to Moeen Ali than they did to Adil Rashid. And talking of Rashid, he comes back now. England upping their over-rate considerably in this second hour of play
22.6 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, tossed up outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward to block it back to the bowler
22.5 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, bit more flight and Shoaib Malik flicks to mid-wicket
22.4 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, outside off, turned to short leg again
22.3 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, on middle and leg, turned to short leg
22.2 -
Moeen Ali to Shoaib Malik, no run, flat outside off, Shoaib Malik shuffles across and defends
22.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Hafeez gets forward and drives wide of Stokes at cover, they take a quick single
21.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and defends to cover
21.5 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, the ball is reversing for Broad, but Shoaib Malik is rock-solid in his forward defence
21.4 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, angled in on off stump, Shoaib Malik defends it back to Broad
21.3 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and drives but can't beat mid-off
21.2 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length outside off, Shoaib Malik mistimes the back foot punch, the ball rolls towards cover
21.1 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik pushes it past Broad, mid-on is there though
20.6 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, bit more air from Moeen Ali and Hafeez defends off the front foot to mid-on
20.5 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, flat trajectory outside off, Hafeez stays on the crease and defends
20.4 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, length is short and that allows Hafeez to nudge off the back foot to mid-on
20.3 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, tossed up outside off, Hafeez gets forward to defend to cover
20.2 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, very full on the stumps, pushed back to Moeen Ali
Slip and a short leg in
20.1 -
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, no run, full toss outside off, a gift for Hafeez first up from Moeen Ali, Hafeez drives and picks out cover
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
19.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Shoaib Malik gets lucky. It was angled in on a fuller length and swung in, Shoaib Malik was looking to punch that straight down the ground, the ball takes the thick outside edge and wrong-foots gully to his left, races away to the vacant third man fence
19.5 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, towards off stump, Shoaib Malik though shoulders arms as he knows his off stump is safe
19.4 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length outside off, defended to short cover
Now short mid-on goes to short mid-wicket for Shoaib Malik. Also a man at short cover under the lid
19.3 -
Broad to Hafeez, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Hafeez gets forward and pushes it to the left of cover, single taken as the fielder dives and stops the ball
19.2 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, good length outside off, nips back in but Hafeez has covered his off stump and shoulders arms
Short mid-off and short mid-on in. Just the lone slip for Broad
19.1 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, short outside off, Shoaib Malik went hard on the cut and mistimed it wide of cover. Takes the single on offer
Stuart Broad [3.0-2-2-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Adil Rashid to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, now Shoaib Malik rocks back and punches a shortish delivery to the sweeper
18.5 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, now a fielder is placed on the sweeper fence, allows Adil Rashid some protection, short and punched to that man
18.4 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, sharp spin! Beats Hafeez's nervy attempt at a half steer and a half cut. Turns away outside off, Hafeez made a late decision to pull out of the shot but the ball had already beaten him. Second time in two overs that this has happened
18.3 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, pushed back to the bowler
18.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, FOUR, can't bowl short and wide like that, Hafeez rocked back to cut it wide of point and helped himself to another boundary. That boundary also brought up Hafeez's 3000 Test runs
18.1 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, tossed up outside off, Hafeez gets forward and drives to mid-off
17.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, beautiful shot. Two drives in the over - one on-drive and now the off-drive. Balance and poise from Shoaib Malik as he got forward to drive wide of mid-off. Mark Wood guilty of overpitching and Malik good enough to take advantage of that
17.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, full on the stumps, Shoaib Malik shows the full face of the bat and defends it back to Mark Wood
17.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Shoaib Malik is looking in good nick. Full on the stumps, hint of reverse for Mark Wood, but Shoaib Malik punched that wide of Anderson's right at silly mid-on, Broad didn't dive at a conventional mid-on and escorted the ball to the fence. He certainly looks tired
A very straight silly mid-on in
17.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length on the stumps, flicked to backward square
17.2 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, 1 run, Hafeez manages to glove this short ball on the stumps behind square, there is no short leg and they take a single to backward square. Hafeez didn't look convincing there and had there been a short leg, would've carried to the man
17.1 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, dug in short outside off, Hafeez half-ducks and lets it go
16.6 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, Hafeez stays beside the line of the ball and mistimes the back foot punch, but wide of point, single taken
16.5 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, that has spun sharply! Hafeez was surprised and is beaten as he belatedly tries to withdraw his bat from the ball. Pitched around middle and went a long way, it was shortish and that allowed Hafeez some room to get out of the way. Encouraging signs for the leggie
16.4 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, on middle, Hafeez gets forward to defend and the ball hits the splice of the bat, but falls safely well wide and in front of short leg
16.3 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, very full and eased back down the track
16.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, FOUR, Hafeez comes down the track and takes it on the full, lofts it over mid-on, one bounce over the ropes. Hafeez not allowing Adil Rashid to settle
16.1 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, tossed up outside off, Hafeez stretches forward and defends to cover
15.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, full on the stumps, Shoaib Malik clears his front leg and drives but picks out mid-on
15.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, pulls his length back and Shoaib Malik defends to short mid-wicket
15.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Mark Wood does his zig-zag thing. But he delivers it very full on the stumps after swaying wide of the crease, missed his length and Shoaib Malik drove it straight down the ground for a boundary
15.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and drives to mid-off
15.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik's bat face closes on the drive, the ball dribbles to short mid-wicket
15.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, Mark Wood is up in an appeal for lbw and wants a review. Looks at Cook who convinces him that it was outside the line of off. Definitely pad first as Shoaib Malik came forward to defend the inswinger, thudded into pad but Malik had got outside the line of off and was playing a stroke. Would've been a waste of a review and rightly Cook didn't go for it
14.6 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, hint of drift? On middle, Hafeez defends off the outer half of the bat to cover
14.5 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, flighted delivery outside off, pushed back to Adil Rashid
14.4 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, FOUR, didn't take long for Hafeez to assert his domination over Adil Rashid. Down the track and a short-arm jab loft back over the bowler's head. Easy four and a some glove with Shoaib Malik after the shot
14.3 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, tossed up outside off, Hafeez gets forward and drives to the deep man at extra cover
14.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Hafeez gets forward and defends
14.1 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 2 runs, full toss on the stumps, flicked wide of mid-on for an easy two
13.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik defends off the front foot to cover
13.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, again short on the stumps, Shoaib Malik is on his toes and keeps it down near his feet, no chance of a quick single
Mike Atherton on air: "One can see Anderson and Broad wearing these ice-vests inside their shirts which almost looks like a bra". For the uninitiated, ice-vests are worn to keep the body temperature down and helps prevent dehydration. A common technique used by the foreigners when they come to these parts
13.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Shoaib Malik rises onto his toes to quell it down
13.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, again short of length outside off, Shoaib Malik defends to the right of point and Stokes is in quickly
Two slips and a gully in
13.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, that's the length. Full and outside off, brings Shoaib Malik forward who drives and picks out backward point
13.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, now Shoaib Malik punches a back of a length delivery and gets four. Wide of backward point and beats Stokes' head-first dive into the ropes. Mark Wood has to pitch it up further. He has been hitting back of a length consistently and that is not the way to go on this deck
Mark Wood [2.0-1-5-0] is back into the attack
A slightly nervy opening over from Adil Rashid. Understandable as the fingers would've been tight and since the first over is done, he can now relax and bowl without any pressure
12.6 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, FOUR, beautiful shot. Not all that short but Hafeez rocked back in a flash and then used the depth of the crease to cut it between point and cover, bisected the two fielders and had the legs to go to the fence. Adil Rashid grimaces
12.5 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, leggie and turns away from Hafeez who shoulders arms
12.4 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, that kept low and went under Hafeez's attempted cut/steer. So easily could've got the bottom edge. Well held by Buttler too
12.3 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, slow and on middle, Hafeez punches it back to Adil Rashid
12.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, low full toss outside off, Hafeez gets forward and drives past the diving short cover, but mid-off is there
Slip, short leg in for Adil Rashid. A couple of men in the deep on the leg-side for the big hit
12.1 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, first ball in Tests for Adil Rashid, shortish outside off, Hafeez chops it to backward point
Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Time for drinks as the first hour is done. Atrocious over-rate mainly due to so many interruptions due to sightscreen issues. And there are hardly any people on the ground. The ones that are there are the groundstaff. Coming to the cricket, England got Shan Masood early on and should've had Hafeez as well but for Bell's drop at second slip. In these stifling conditions can't afford to give batsmen a life. The heat has forced Cook to give his bowlers short spells. One could see spin right after the drinks break
11.6 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, another short ball on the stumps, this time Shoaib Malik ducks under it and lets it go
11.5 -
Stokes to Hafeez, 1 run, quick short ball down leg, Hafeez is hit on the glove as he swivelled to pull, no catching men behind square and the ball rolls away to fine leg. That hurried onto Hafeez
11.4 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, short of length outside off, Hafeez drops it with soft hands in front of point, takes a couple of steps out looking for the quick single, Shoaib Malik isn't interested
11.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 3 runs, nice off-drive wide of mid-off. Full outside off, Shoaib Malik leant into the stroke and placed it wide of Anderson who is a tired man, jogs after it and pulls it back just inside the ropes. The batsmen take three and Anderson takes his time to walk back to his fielding mark
11.2 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, good fielding and that saves four. Shoaib Malik punched that with an open face behind point but the fielder ran across to his right and dived to stop it
11.1 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off, Shoaib Malik is content to stay on the crease and defends to mid-off
10.6 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, back of a length outside off, Hafeez punches it back to Mark Wood
10.5 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, wide of the crease and outside off, left alone
10.4 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, short of length outside off, Hafeez drops in front of cover and looks for a quick single but it isn't there
10.3 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, short outside off, onto Hafeez quickly who was late on the shot, the ball dribbles to mid-wicket as Hafeez mistimes it
10.2 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, full around off, Hafeez gets forward and drives to the right of mid-on
10.1 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, good length outside off, Hafeez lifts his bat over his head and lets it go
9.6 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Shoaib Malik hops and tucks it to mid-wicket
9.5 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, wide of the crease and angled in on a short of length, Shoaib Malik punches to cover
9.4 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Shoaib Malik punches wide of backward point for a couple
9.3 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length on the stumps, Shoaib Malik shuffles across and defends with a straight bat towards mid-on
9.2 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off, Shoaib Malik stays on the crease and dabs it softly to point
9.1 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length outside off, nips back in sharply but Shoaib Malik has covered his off stump and lets it go
In around fifty minutes times we have just had 9 overs! At this rate we might struggle to get even 80 overs after the extra half-hour when stumps are called for the day
8.6 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, wide of the crease and angled in, Shoaib Malik on the front foot gets a thick inside edge onto the pad and the ball rolls away behind square. Mark Wood thought he nearly got through Shoaib Malik that time
8.5 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length outside off, Shoaib Malik gets half-forward and defends to mid-off
8.4 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, good length on middle and leg, Shoaib Malik turns it to mid-wicket
8.3 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, angled in towards off stump, Shoaib Malik shows the full face of the bat to defend it back to the bowler
8.2 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length outside off, Shoaib Malik defends to mid-off off the back foot
8.1 -
Mark Wood to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, Mark Wood begins with a loosener and Shoaib Malik cashes in. On a back of a length and outside off, Shoaib Malik punches to the right of point where the fielder goes with one hand on the dive and fails to stop it. Races away
Mark Wood, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Stokes to Hafeez, FOUR, back of a length outside off, Hafeez stands tall and cuts very late, in the gap at gully and it races away. Got on top of the bounce and put it away
7.5 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, very full outside off, Hafeez eases it to cover
7.4 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, good length outside off, Hafeez angles it to point from the crease
Three slips for Stokes. Point, cover and mid-off in
7.3 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, good length outside off, left alone
7.2 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, full outside off, pushed off the front foot to cover
7.1 -
Stokes to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, that was nearly five penalty runs! Full toss outside off, Shoaib Malik drove and edged it on the bounce to the diving Buttler, who parried it and the ball went just wide of the helmet placed behind the keeper. They take a single. Comedy of errors there as that was a boundary ball and somehow Malik contrived to get a soft edge
Ben Stokes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, on the stumps, defended back to the bowler
6.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, dropped by Bell at second slip! That is a dolly and the Warwickshire man has clanged it. Need to support the bowlers in this heat. Anderson induced the outside edge as Hafeez pushed out well away from his body. Easy height to his left but Bell got hit on the wrist as he grabbed at it and down it went
6.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, now a solid forward defence as Anderson homes in on off stump
6.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, FOUR, first boundary of the innings and a lovely shot to bring it up. Half-volley outside off, Hafeez leans forward into the cover drive and times it well to get it down to the fence
This is ridiculous. Again the flashing of the electronic boards behind the bowler's arm is the issue. Bumble on air is exasperated and he is right when he says that there are no people in the ground. "It will be a slow day" he reckons with a touch of sarcasm. Time for Anderson to get his breath back
6.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, short of length outside off, left alone
Paul Reiffel is keeping a close eye on where Anderson's feet are landing. Still no word to the bowler though
6.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, full outside off, Hafeez presses it to mid-off after coming forward
Now a silly mid-on in place for Anderson
Broad has just bowled three overs and he is huffing and panting in the heat. Not a day for a fast bowler
5.6 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length on the stumps, Shoaib Malik stays behind the line and punches it to mid-on
5.5 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, slightly fuller and outside off, Shoaib Malik though defends solidly off the front foot
5.4 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, short ball down leg, Buttler fumbles with the take as he went reverse cup
5.3 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Shoaib Malik punches it back to Broad
5.2 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length outside off, Shoaib Malik punches to the right of point, no chance of a quick single as Moeen is quick to the ball
5.1 -
Broad to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, easy leave
4.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, dug in short outside off, Hafeez half-ducks and lets it go
4.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, good length outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and defends wide of mid-off, to the fielder's left - easy single
Cook and Anderson have a chat about field placings
4.4 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length outside off, angled to the fielder at point
4.3 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, looked like an off-cutter from Anderson, Shoaib Malik used the depth of the crease and punched it through cover for a couple. First runs in Tests for five years for Shoaib Malik
Anderson now has 414 Test wickets, level with the legendary Wasim Akram
4.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, short of length outside off, Shoaib Malik shoulders arms
4.1 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, full outside off, Shoaib Malik gets forward and defends to mid-on
3.6 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez is having trouble against the indippers of Broad, this one cuts back in sharply and Hafeez's bottom hand comes off as he jabs it awkwardly back down the track
3.5 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, Hafeez turns it to the right of mid-on
3.4 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, short of length outside off, Hafeez goes deep in his crease and defends
3.3 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, full around off, Hafeez gets forward and drives to mid-on
3.2 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, good length outside off, Hafeez defends to the right of gully off the front foot
3.1 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, full outside off, Hafeez gets forward and shoulders arms
2.6 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, Shoaib Malik defends a good length delivery outside off to the left of Stokes at gully, who makes a sharp stop. Keeps Shoaib Malik on 0
Shoaib Malik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.5 -
Anderson to Masood, out Bowled!! What an awkward way to get out. Anderson strikes. Masood wasn't expecting the short one, ducks his head down and doesn't look at the ball. The ball thuds into the grille of the helmet and then falls on the stumps. Good change-up from Anderson as he deceived Masood with a surprise short ball. Masood never expected that and has to pay the price for his indecision. Replays show that the ball brushed the right shoulder before going onto the helmet grille. Masood b Anderson 2(6)
Anderson to Masood, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
2.4 -
Anderson to Masood, no run, full on the stumps, lovely punchy on-drive to mid-on where Broad runs and then dives to save at least a couple of runs
2.3 -
Anderson to Masood, no run, did him with the angle there! Pitches around off and goes with the angle, Masood was half-forward and pushing out in trying to defend, luckily he didn't edge it
2.2 -
Anderson to Masood, no run, good length on off, Masood gets forward and pushes it to mid-off
2.1 -
Anderson to Masood, 2 runs, good length outside off, Masood defends with hard hands but wide of gully and they take a couple as the ball runs away to third man
1.6 -
Broad to Hafeez, 2 runs, good length outside off, no swing that time, Hafeez gets forward on the forward defence, the ball rolls wide of the diving gully and they take a couple before Moeen Ali mops up from point
1.5 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, Broad's hands went up momentarily as Hafeez got an inside edge onto the pad on the forward defence, the ball rolls back to him. Certainly Broad is getting it to swing in the air and once it pitches it seams
1.4 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, short of length outside off, held its line and Hafeez shoulders arms
1.3 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, full on off and middle, Hafeez gets forward and drives to mid-on
1.2 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, nips back in and Hafeez was caught on the shuffle, luckily the ball hits his thigh pad as he falls over slightly, no real appeal for lbw
1.1 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, hint of nip back in, Hafeez pushes forward and the bottom hand comes off as the batsman defends
Again Hafeez isn't happy with something flashing behind Broad's arm. Slight delay. Three slips, a gully and a short leg in place
Stuart Broad, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Anderson to Masood, no run, full on middle and leg, flicked but straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
0.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, 1 run, well-run! And Hafeez is off the mark. Hint of swing back in as Anderson went wide of the crease and angled it in, Hafeez defended it wide of short cover and set off. Masood responded in kind too
0.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, good length outside off, Hafeez gets forward and defends solidly to cover. That was a nice stride forward by Hafeez
0.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, full around off, Hafeez gets forward and drives, but straight to the fielder at mid-on
0.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, good length outside off, no hint of swing, left alone
Three slips and a gully in place
0.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, full on off stump, Hafeez's bat face closes on the drive, a thick outside edge rolls along the ground to the right of gully who dives and parries it to point. Saved some runs with that dive. Nice piece of fielding
Hafeez and Masood are at the crease. Hafeez is on strike. Anderson will open the attack
And we are back again..The light-roller has done its job. After putting their feet up for more than two and a half days, England's bowlers should be fresh enough I would imagine. Cook tried to set the precedent by breaking into a jog as he came out onto the field. Saw no one following suit and then thought better of it. Right, Anderson has the new ball. Three slips in place...
Did England see enough notorities from the pitch this morning which has given them some hope? The ball did spin out of the rough for Babar and the odd-one kept low. So after 4 painful days, do we have a cracker of a fifth. Would only be fair. Nevertheless, glancing back through England's innings - it was Cook, all Cook. A marathon knock of 263, longest time spent at the crease by an Englishman, highest run-scorer in Asia among overseas players, and god knows what all records he broke. There were contributions in between - the likes of Bell, Root, Stokes, all chipping in. Hard to look past the skipper though.
And lo, behold. England have declared. Anderson isn't happy. He is shaking his head as he walks back inside. Pretty sure he must be dreading the thought of bowling on this. I guess he fancied a hundred which was cruelly cut short by Cook.
205.6 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, another reverse sweep. Go Jimmy go! Only that he misses once again. Just missed the off stump as it bounced over
205.5 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, whoops! Anderson was shaping to sweep a ball which was very full, sees the length, adjusts and plays a makeshift drive to short mid-wicket
205.4 -
Babar to Anderson, no run, well flighted delivery turning in from outside off, Anderson goes for an ambitious reverse sweep but fails to connect with the bat. The ball scoops to slip off his arm guard and the umpire gives it. Not to be though
Pakistan think their day in the field has come to a close. But hang on! Anderson opts for the review. Rightly so. Replays suggest that the ball has come off the arm rather than glove. Now, we are checking for the LBW. "They are trying very hard to get Anderson out," quips Bumble. But no, the impact is outside off. Decision overturned
205.3 -
Babar to Broad, 1 run, swept away to backward square leg
205.2 -
Babar to Broad, no run, now one stays low. The English team would be watching very closely. The ball scoots under Broad's bat as he was looking to push into the off-side
205.1 -
Babar to Broad, no run, more turn from outside off, Broad uses his reach well and works it to FSL in defence
Zulfiqar Babar [71.0-17-182-1] is back into the attack
204.6 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, closes the bat face too early in looking to work a ball across the line, the leading edge pops up for a bit but lands wide of short cover
204.5 -
Imran Khan to Broad, 1 run, short of length delivery on leg, the batsman was initially looking to duck but the ball just doesn't bounce high enough, came around the thigh region, Broad adjusts (has ample time to do so on this pitch), and helps his pull down to fine leg
204.4 -
Imran Khan to Broad, no run, Broad moves back and across and attempts a back foot cover-drive to one which was angling away from him. Once again the ball goes past a batsman's outside edge this morning
204.3 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, 1 run, a bit too straight this time with this back of a length delivery, Anderson shuffles across and nurdles it round the corner
204.2 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, probing away in the channel outside off, Anderson jabs at it frivolously and is beaten on the outside edge due to the angle
204.1 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, back of a length angling away just outside off, knocked in front of cover-point from the crease
203.6 -
Riaz to Anderson, 1 run, good length delivery around the fifth stump line, Anderson guides it down to third man after prodding towards the ball
203.5 -
Riaz to Broad, 1 run, straying into the pads on a fuller length, flicked away to fine leg
203.4 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, Broad drives this pitched up delivery to short cover
203.4 -
Riaz to Broad, no ball, goodness gracious me, what's happened here? A beamer around head high. Riaz was trying to roll his fingers looking for some kind of leg-cutter but it came down horribly wrong. Luckily, it had no pace on it and Broad ducks without any hassles
203.3 -
Riaz to Anderson, 1 run, nearly in the blockhole on off, Anderson digs it in front of mid-on and sets off, makes it easily to the other end
203.2 -
Riaz to Anderson, no run, Riaz keeps banging them in. Short delivery on the stumps, Anderson ducks
203.1 -
Riaz to Broad, 1 run, slingy fuller length delivery outside off, Broad squirts it off the thick outside edge down to third man while looking to drive
202.6 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, a similar enticing delivery wide of off, encouraging Anderson to have a waft. The Burnley Lara resists
202.5 -
Imran Khan to Anderson, no run, angling away wide of off on a fuller length, Anderson pulls his bat well inside the line after seeing the movement
James Anderson, left handed bat, comes to the crease
202.4 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, out Bowled!! So, Rashid won't redeem himself on debut with bat in hand either. A delivery which jags back in off the seam and is right through the massive gate between bat and pad. It was not full enough to drive, Rashid just goes at it lazily. Has been trying this since morning. And he can now go do some shadow practice in the dressing room. The ball crashes into middle and leg. Adil Rashid b Imran Khan 12(36)
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
202.3 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, pitched further up just outside off, Rashid slices his attempted cover-drive along the grass to cover-point
202.2 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, a similar line with a bit more pace, looked to stay a tad low as well. Rashid makes the adjustment and keeps it out
202.1 -
Imran Khan to Adil Rashid, no run, gentle pace good length delivery, Rashid blunts it into the pitch
Imran Khan [25.0-6-72-1] is back into the attack
201.6 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, another well directed bumper. But the pitch is really slow. Gives Broad enough time to get his skull down
201.5 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, pitched up around off, Broad defends with more authority
201.4 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, fuller length delivery gently driven to cover
201.3 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, Wahab is begging for the LBW. Nowhere near enough though. Fuller length delivery tailing in sharply, Broad is stuck in the crease looking to flick but is beaten on the inside edge after being deceived by the movement in the air and pinged on the pad. Going down leg though
201.2 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, 1 run, slingy back of a length delivery on the pads, clipped away to deep square
201.1 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, whole-hearted effort from Riaz. Another bouncer which he manages to get around head high. Where is he getting this inspiration from. The ball gets big on Rashid and hurries him on the hook shot. Whizzes past the top edge through to the keeper
200.6 -
Babar to Broad, no run, defended into the off-side with soft hands
200.5 -
Babar to Broad, no run, a bit quicker and fuller outside off, Broad is well behind it in his front foot defence
200.4 -
Babar to Broad, no run, another huge yelp from the close in men. Well flighted delivery turning in from wide of off, Broad goes for a powerful sweep but is beaten on the bottom edge. Didn't seem like any edge there
200.3 -
Babar to Broad, no run, big lunge forward and blocked
200.2 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, leg byes, 1 run, this is real close. Nice and slow and drifting in on off, Rashid is bamboozled by the drift and plants his front foot straight towards the ball attempting a drive. The ball hits the boot on the full. Where was the impact? Seemed to be marginal on off, yes replays confirm that it was umpire's call and struck just outside off
200.1 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, down the track comes Rashid first ball of Babar's new spell, gets close enough to the pitch and whips this flighted delivery wide of mid-on
Zulfiqar Babar [70.0-17-180-1] is back into the attack
199.6 -
Riaz to Broad, 2 runs, a bit of french cricket from Broad. He is completely rooted to the crease to this good length delivery around off, and jabs at it on a wing and a prayer. The ball takes a thickish outside edge and rolls away behind point. A bit of urgency in running gives him a couple
199.5 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, oooh. Slingy bouncer which doesn't get up very high. Broad had taken his eyes off the ball completely and ducked underneath. Gets low enough to evade the nut
199.4 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, attempted yorker which is down leg, Broad misses out with his glance
199.3 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, might have been the slower ball. Was delivered on a fuller length around the fourth stump line, Broad picks it and defends to cover after getting a stride towards the ball
199.2 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, another sharp bumper which was well directed. Broad hurries to duck underneath
199.1 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery on middle and leg, only gets up around hip high, Rashid is hurried in his attempted tuck (really). Fails to lay any bat and the ball deflects off the thigh pad towards fine leg
198.6 -
Rahat Ali to Broad, FOUR, Broad is a very good driver of a cricket ball when it is pitched up and he does just that, gets forward and drives through cover, Shafiq has a long chase and does well, but then dives head-first too early in trying to pull it back, can't rein it back in, the ball rolls away into the ropes. So much effort and it has gone down the drain
198.5 -
Rahat Ali to Adil Rashid, 1 run, on the stumps, now Rashid nudges it to the mid-wicket region and takes the single on offer
198.4 -
Rahat Ali to Broad, 1 run, short of length on the stumps, Broad nudges it through mid-wicket for a single
198.3 -
Rahat Ali to Broad, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Broad gets forward and drives square of the wicket, opened the bat face on that and got it wide of point. A couple
198.2 -
Rahat Ali to Broad, no run, pitched up on off stump, forward and defended
198.1 -
Rahat Ali to Adil Rashid, 1 run, fuller length delivery around the fourth stump line, Rashid is intent on nailing at least one off-drive this morning, this time gets a thick inside edge. The ball rolls away behind square on the on-side
197.6 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, further up on off stump, Broad reluctantly gets forward and offers a defensive push to mid-off
197.5 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, good aggressive stuff from Riaz, this bumper is swift and gunning for the badge, Broad swerves his head underneath it in time
197.4 -
Riaz to Broad, no run, another effort short ball but the line is well wide of off, Broad doesn't bother
197.3 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, 1 run, banged in short, sits up in the pitch and bounces around chest high, Rashid rolls his wrists and sends the pull along the ground to deep square leg
197.2 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, wild flashy drive. A shimmer of excitement is tingling in my spine. So much action this morning. It was pitched up again in that channel, Rashid goes for the jugular looking to crash it through the cover region but only connects with thin air
197.1 -
Riaz to Adil Rashid, no run, fraction fuller than a good length and angling across the right-hander, a nice stride forward from Rashid and knocks it into the off-side with a vertical bat
Wahab Riaz [33.0-3-116-3] is back into the attack
The Barmy Army sticking to their routine of belting out Jerusalem early morning
196.6 -
Rahat Ali to Broad, FOUR, streaky but the lead is now 50. A similar fullish length in the outside off channel, Broad jabs at it with docile feet, gets a thick outside edge which dies down and finds the gap between the slip cordon and gully
196.5 -
Rahat Ali to Broad, no run, beaten on the outside edge. Promising start. Ball beating bat. Wow. Broad goes with a half-hearted drive and ends up playing inside the line
196.4 -
Rahat Ali to Broad, no run, Rahat is on the mark straightaway, fuller length around off stump, Broad props forward and offers a Cook, oh sorry defence
The two English tailenders meandering to the centre. Come on, throw your bats around this morning. Let us have some fun. Only fair after 4 tough days FOR EVERYONE
Stokes: "We are 40 ahead with Rash and Broad at the moment - two attacking players. Hopefully we can get a lead of around 70 and bowl them out. It's been a batsman's Test match. But yesterday when the off-spinner came over the wicket, there was rough there and the ball turned. A lot of overs bowled so obviously some footmarks. A lot of hard work has gone in from everyone. From facing up against the swinging ball to come out here in these dry conditions, we have put in a lot of preparation. The mental concentration that he has (Cook), to field for 160 overs and then bat for another 190 is amazing, something I can never do. Cookie is one of the fitter blokes in the team. I was in the field for about two hours and sweated around 4 kilos. But he never breaks a sweat."
"Day 5 and the happiest are the bowlers. A few rough areas but nothing much at all. Test cricket is about winning, but everyone will go home thinking what just happened. 1-0 to the pitch," a grumbly Ian Botham doing the pitch report.
Okay, England are currently sitting on a lead of 46 with nos 9 and 10 at the crease. If any team has a glimmer of hope to win, however minuscule that glimmer is, it's them. I'm trying to put myself in their shoes and think what can be the best possible way to force a result. An overnight declaration perhaps? Or should they try to stretch their lead further and wait for being bowled out? Either way, the bigger question is can they bowl out the opposition in under 2 sessions on this graveyard? Question marks galore. But, the pitch did start playing tricks late yesterday evening. Be on your guard Pakistan, be on your guard.
Day 5: Play can be called off an hour early if both captains mutually agree. On that bright note, I wish you a very warm welcome to our live coverage for Day 5 of the Abu Dhabi run-fest! It's been a real shocker so far but cheer up folks, just the one more day of batting and then it's a wrap (woot!). I have promised not to moan about anything on this auspicious and momentous occasion.
The best part is that just one more day to go now. A horrendous batting collapse from Pakistan in the second innings on the cards? Day 5 will have the answers. Goodbye!
Actually Pakistan can take a lot out from today. Even if this Test does end in a draw, England's inexperienced middle order was exposed. Bairstow, Buttler failed - now you can argue that they were going for quick runs and that may be a valid point but won't do their confidence much good for sure. Also, despite getting a half-century, Stokes looked very unconvincing. Something to watch out for as this series progresses.
Err... Don't mind my colleague, he is usually very sane. It's Cook's wicket actually getting to him. Anyways, a day which threatened to disintegrate into oblivion finally provided fans with some action in the latter half as wickets fell in a cluster. Riaz started it all with an inspired spell before Tea. Then in the final session, the pitch finally seemed to play some mischief and assisted turn, or so it seemed. No, definitely it did - Alastair Cook was dismissed. Read that again. Let it sink in. Pinch yourself if need be. So, is there any hope left for day 5? Well, if there were two teams who can make that possible it's these two. No harm in thinking that way.
The big breaking and momentous news of the day - COOK GETTING OUT AND BABAR TAKING A WICKET! These two headlines will be written in the boldest letters possible all over the media today and tomorrow. A seminal moment ever in the history of the game. I was sure that those two headlines would've never been written as far as this game was concerned. But lo and behold - it has happened and the entire cricketing world is grateful for that. Please do stay tuned for a detailed summary provided by my equally depressed and mind-scrambled, reaching close to demented levels, Sagar Chawla as I Srivathsa thank my stars for having to take leave for the day. Please excuse us for we don't know what we are doing due to our current mental state. PS: Everything that has been said above to be taken with a pinch of salt and in the right spirit! Watching Cook defend and Babar bowl in this game has changed our view forever of this great game and made us - err, I give up! I can't go on now.
What do we have here? Paul Reiffel goes to Oxenford, has a chat. They decide that the light is bad and that will be it for the day. Misbah was the first to run off. The players slowly trudge off as Malik too runs in. Great move by Misbah to bring Rahat into the attack. As soon as he brought him in, he knew the light wasn't good enough and that it will be stumps. It indeed it is!
196.3 -
Rahat Ali to Broad, no run, short one, but loopy, perhaps Broad didn't see it, ducked under it early and leaves. The ball bounces through to the keeper
196.2 -
Rahat Ali to Adil Rashid, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punched square of the wicket for a single
Even Misbah wants to go off. That's why he has brought on a seamer. That's how badly the players feel about playing on this track
196.1 -
Rahat Ali to Adil Rashid, no run, short of length outside off, punched back to Rahat Ali
Rahat Ali [26.0-1-72-1] is back into the attack
195.6 -
Babar to Broad, no run, Sarfraz is getting a bit too excited. Appealing for everything. The ball was sliding down leg, Broad gets inside the line and fails to connect with his glance
195.5 -
Babar to Broad, no run, pushed through a bit quicker outside off, Broad defends with bat and pad close
195.4 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, 3 runs, the lower order also plays shots like this these days, modern cricket for you. Rashid comes dancing down and whips it against the turn over mid-wicket. Long-chase for backward square leg
195.3 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, was that pad first? The umpire doesn't thinks so and turns down the LBW cry. It came in with the arm and Rashid squeezed it between the inside edge and pad. At the same time
195.2 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, flatter and sliding into the pads, nurdled straight to the man behind square
195.1 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, no run, drifting down leg, Rashid nudges it to short fine
The light-meters have come out!
194.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Broad, no run, defended to silly point
194.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Broad, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, Broad lunges out to defend forward
194.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, 1 run, turning in, Adil Rashid tucks it off the back foot to deep backward square leg, for a single
194.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, a loud shout for lbw but Adil Rashid has got outside the line of off and also a slight inside edge on the forward defensive. So that's why the appeal for lbw was negated
194.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, defended back to the bowler
194.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, turned to short mid-wicket
193.6 -
Babar to Adil Rashid, 1 run, turns in, inside edge on the forward defence as Adil Rashid gets a single to fine leg
Stuart Broad, left handed bat, comes to the crease
193.5 -
Babar to Buttler, out Caught by Shafiq!! ANOTHER ExpressMUMNAL MOMENT IN THIS GAME - BABAR HAS JUST TAKEN A WICKET! After 68.4 overs of hard-earned toil that you are ever going to see from a bowler in a Test match. This is just incredible. Not often you will see such an instance in Tests. Buttler got greedy and went for another inside out over cover, but Shafiq had been placed halfway from the ropes at cover, he runs to his right and takes a simple catch. Buttler used his feet but didn't get it off the middle of the bat. That's why he holed out. Babar must be the most happiest man on the planet today. Seriously have to admire Babar for his spirit. To bowl so many overs when you know that it is almost next to impossible to take a wicket - unless the batsman gives it away - just boggles the mind. And finally his perseverance has paid off. Buttler c Shafiq b Babar 23(28) [4s-3 6s-1]
Babar to Buttler, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
193.4 -
Babar to Buttler, FOUR, superb use of the feet and an inside out hit over cover, got to the pitch and put it away, Buttler looking to be aggressive against Babar and that is paying dividends
193.3 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Buttler gets forward and defends
193.2 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, slower outside off, Buttler went for the reverse sweep and mistimes it to slip
193.1 -
Babar to Buttler, SIX, Buttler takes the aerial route and gets six. Comes down and lofts Babar way over long-off. Sort of sliced it but got enough power into the hit. Nice shot to get a biggie
192.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, another forward defence, this time with an open face to backward point
192.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, flighted outside off, Adil Rashid gets forward and smothers it to the left of FSL
192.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, spinning in, but down leg, Adil Rashid flicks and misses
192.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, tossed up outside off, defended to short cover
192.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, low full toss, played back to the bowler
192.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, turned to FSL
191.6 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, pushed to short cover
191.5 -
Babar to Buttler, FOUR, lovely flowing drive and it beats Rahat's tired dive at mid-off. He went to his left but couldn't stop it. It was hit well by Buttler as he reached out to play the shot
191.4 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, forward defence
191.3 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, that is a very hard catch to take! But will go down as a half-a-chance. Buttler gets a thick inside edge on the drive, it went to the left of Masood who stuck his hand out and it didn't stick. Either they stick or they don't. It hits Masood's arm and goes down
191.2 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, floated up on the stumps, defended after coming forward
191.1 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, turned to short mid-wicket
190.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, gets forward and times the drive to mid-on, but straight to the fielder
190.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, another defence
190.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, on the stumps, defended
190.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, sharply spins in and Adil Rashid edges a defensive shot between his legs, got lucky
190.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Adil Rashid, no run, defends off the back foot
Adil Rashid, right handed bat, comes to the crease
190.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, out Caught by Masood!! Holy Hell! COOK HAS JUST GOT OUT! Don't believe it! *Rubs my eyes in disbelief and rewinds the TV to reconfirm.* Yes Cook has got out - never thought I will write this in this game. After one of the best Test innings you will ever see. No maiden triple ton! He is so tired that he just ambles off the field. Malik gets Cook out. The double centurion gets the double centurion. A tame way to get out. A top edge on the sweep and a dolly to short fine leg. Had the fielder dropped it, I think the Pakistani team would've banished Shan Masood in the desert forever. But what an innings this has been. Replays show that Shoaib Malik's first impact on landing his foot was outside the popping crease and then he dragged it in. So that will be a no-ball. The umpires didn't spot that. Cook is unlucky then! A couple of Pakistanis stand there and clap in appreciation but Cook is a weary soul, just raises the bat and off he goes. If ever there was a template for how a Test match innings should be played, then this Cook innings has to be played on loop. Mind you that piece of advice will come with a warning though - only for the cricket tragic and not for the faint-hearted. But seriously, what powers of concentration, what skill and what bloody determination. 528 balls of resoluteness which totally sank the spirit of the Pakistani side. The innings lasted for 773 minutes which shows what Alastair Cook is made of. I can't find a suitable adjective at the current moment but man - Alastair Cook - are you even human? And I end it there. Cook c Masood b Shoaib Malik 263(528) [4s-18]
Shoaib Malik to Cook, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Lovely expression on Sarfraz's face after that appeal was turned down. Even looked at Buttler as if to say why are you killing us by not walking?
189.6 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, short of length outside off, punched with an open face to point
189.5 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, a soft outside edge as Buttler opens the face of the bat on the guide, the ball dies on its way to slip
189.4 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, slower on middle and leg, Buttler is forward to block
189.3 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Cook gets forward and drives to long-on, single
189.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, stays a bit low outside off, Cook chops a cut to point
189.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, punched to short mid-wicket
188.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, no run, turned to FSL off the back foot
188.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, on the pads, whipped off the back foot to backward square leg, for a single
188.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, turning away, Cook handles that off the back foot
188.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, 1 run, gets forward and drives to long-on
188.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, no run, Sarfraz is confident that Buttler had gloved that. But the umpire doesn't give in to his impassioned pleas. He was literally shrieking an appeal and was shocked that it wasn't given. Even told Shoaib Malik in Urdu that Buttler had gloved it. It was close to the glove as Buttler aimed for another reverse sweep. Replays prove inconclusive. A very close call though
188.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, FOUR, superb reverse sweep from Buttler. Takes it from outside off and then rolls his wrists to get it powerfully through square of the wicket on the off-side. The ball purred across the turf, gets a four to his name
187.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flicked to mid-wicket and they don't take the single
187.5 -
Babar to Buttler, 3 runs, tossed up outside off, Buttler gets forward and eases a drive to sweeper cover, just a mere push and it raced across the turf, the fielder gave chase and pulled it back just inside the ropes. They take three
187.4 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, more flight on off, Buttler is easily forward and defended
187.3 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, flat on off, punched to extra cover
187.2 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, on off stump, another forward block
187.1 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Buttler gets forward and defends
186.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, lunges forward and blunts this into the pitch
186.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, pulls his length back slightly, defended off the back foot
186.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, forward and blocked
186.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, slightly shorter, pitching on leg, whipped away to mid-wicket
186.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 2 runs, nicely flighted on a similar line, Cook sweeps it behind square
186.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, Malik is surely getting turn now, pitches it outside leg from over the wicket, and it spins. Nothing going past Cook's defence though
185.6 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, nice and loopy, drifting in on off, knocked in front of cover after a big stride towards the ball
185.5 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, slowish ball turning in from middle, Cook goes deep in the crease and punches it down to long-on
185.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, stretched forward to tap this into the pitch
185.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, nudges this flatter delivery to backward square leg
185.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, clipped to short mid-wicket
185.1 -
Babar to Buttler, byes, 1 run, the pitch is doing things now. Or is it the batsmen? Replays suggest that this tossed up delivery created an explosion on the surface before beating the outside edge of Buttler's drive. The keeper fumbled as well
184.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, drifting in on middle, blocked to the left of the bowler
184.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, defended to point
184.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, 1 run, all puzzled, he tries a paddled sweep, gets a decent connection and sends it to fine leg
184.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, no run, pushed through quicker just outside off, Buttler once again misses with a defensive shot but is struck outside off
184.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, no run, well flighted on off, turns a bit and takes the inside edge of Buttler's committed front foot defence. Rolls away to FSL
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Players take drinks in the meanwhile!
184.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, out Bowled!! Lo and behold! A wicket, a spinner. Scenes. Fireworks around the ground. I told you Stokes had a death wish. Malik tosses this one well up outside leg, Stokes comes dancing down and makes room to get inside the line, he is nowhere close to the pitch, the ball grips the surface and beats the outside edge of a nervy poke. He thought he had it covered, but the bails disagree. Stokes b Shoaib Malik 57(87) [4s-7]
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
183.6 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, skips down the track and wrists this flighted delivery to deep mid-on
183.5 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, a lunge forward to smother the no-turn
183.4 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, flatter on the pads, clipped away through mid-wicket
183.3 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, something happened, nothing worth mentioning
183.2 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, floated up on middle, Cook nudges it to long-on
183.1 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, shimmies down and milks this to long-off
And the records keep tumbling. I am informed that this is the longest vigil by an Englishman in Tests. Cook eclipses Len Hutton
182.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, gently clipped away in front of mid-wicket
182.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, 1 run, this time he does get closer, pushes it down to long-off
182.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, twinkle feet from Stokes, still doesn't get near enough to the pitch to a ball which was tossed up well above the eye-line, defends with bat and pad close
182.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, slowish, shortish, Cook is too bored. Just wrists it down to deep mid-on
182.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, 1 run, flatter around off, Stokes backs away and punches it through the cover region
182.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, a loud shout for LBW! Yes, replays suggest it might have pitched outside leg. Stokes continues to tread on a thin rope continously looking to reverse sweep. Misses it and is hit on the pad
181.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, eases into the push down to long-on to this delivery which was floated up on off
181.5 -
Babar to Cook, FOUR, fired in on leg stump, Cook gets inside the line and sweeps it away fine, might have got it off a thick inside edge and it runs away
181.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, see below
181.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, well flighted on middle, nurdled away to the leg-side
181.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, slightly short and slow, Cook goes back and clips it to the same man
181.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flicked away to short mid-wicket
180.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, pushed through quicker on middle, Stokes was dancing down, adjusts and blocks it with bat and pad close
180.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, FOUR, another batsman gets to fifty! "It's a ROAD", sharing Bumble's sentiment. Stokes reaches the landmark in style. Brings out the slog-sweep over mid-wicket
180.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, goes leg-side to make room and punches this flatter delivery away to short cover
180.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, looped up on off, Cook rolls his wrists to get on top of the ball and sends it down to long-on
180.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, well forward to defemd
180.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, well flighted delivery on middle from over the wicket, Cook gets forward and offers a rampart
179.6 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, finds the man at short fine leg with his sweep
179.5 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, clips it to short mid-wicket
179.4 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, 250 up. Only for Cook. And he brings it up with a favourite nurdle behind square. Removes his helmet, as much to wipe the sweat off his face as to acknowledge the applause
179.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Babar once again puts in a polite enquiry. The ball was pitching outside leg and Cook might have got a feather as well while looking to work it away
179.2 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, the third reverse-swept single for Stokes, made a nice connection to deep backward point
179.1 -
Babar to Stokes, FOUR, against the turn - if there is any turn - and blasted through extra-cover. Was down the track in a flash, got very close to the pitch and crashes it wide of mid-off
178.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, nicely drifting in with the arm on middle, meets a wooden barrier and drops back on the pitch
178.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, 1 run, dances down getting close to the pitch and milks it down to long-off
178.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, byes, FOUR, this delivery has refused to get up from the pitch. Well flighted outside off, Stokes was looking to go for a booming drive but the ball scoots under his bat, between the keeper's legs and dribbles away lethargically to the ropes
178.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, flatter outside off, chopped away through the cover region
178.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, that man at short cover in action again as Cook chops one to him
178.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, loopy delivery which is too full just outside off, Cook gets a good stride towards the ball and drives nicely, can't get it past short cover though
Another milestone. Cook completes 9000 runs in Test cricket. And he is going strong
177.6 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, works this through the mid-wicket region
177.5 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, well flighted on the stumps, Stokes bends on one knee and sweeps it along the ground to deep square leg
177.4 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, flatter on the pads, tucked away this time past the short mid-wicket fielder
177.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, clipped to short mid-wicket
177.2 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, too full to trouble him this time, pushes it through the cover region
177.1 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, Stokes hasn't looked convincing at all. Another ball beats the bat. Or am I being harsh on him? Maybe. This one bites back off the rough, beats the inside edge of his front foot push and hits the pad. Impact well outside off though
176.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, low loopy full toss on middle, flicked away to short mid-wicket
176.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, well tossed up outside off, left alone. Oh this man! Just loves batting
176.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, 1 run, gently driven with the turn to sweeper cover
176.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, drifting in nicely on middle, stockaded into the pitch
176.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, cut away to deep cover. Another applause from the crowd? Woah, 500. Keep 'em coming
176.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, dishes out a lollipop turning away well wide of off, Cook being Cook, he isn't tempted
175.6 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, took a couple of strides down the pitch, defended with bat and pad close together
175.5 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, drifting across off, pushed in front of cover
175.4 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, this time gets the nurdle wider of the man to get to the other end
175.3 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, wrists this with the turn to short mid-wicket
175.2 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, changes the angle of attack to over the wicket for Stokes. Nicely looped up just outside off, forward and blocked
175.1 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, drifting away outside off, no turn, Cook eases into the push through the cover region off the back foot
174.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, flat and short outside off, cut away to deep point
174.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, 1 run, wristed away down to long-on
174.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, goes for an extravagant sweep to a delivery which was darted on middle and leg, misses and the ball hits the pad. Malik clears his throat but the ball was snaking down
174.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, pushed through quicker and sliding on towards middle, hedged into the pitch from the crease
174.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, 2 runs, loopy delivery drifting in nicely with the arm, Stokes gets his front foot across and helps the sweep fine
174.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, sliding in with the arm from round the wicket, Stokes played back to it, just about gets an inside edge onto pad which renders the LBW appeal useless
173.6 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, another reverse sweep for a single. Surely there are better ways?
173.5 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, a bit quicker through the air on the stumps, Stokes finds short fine leg with his sweep
173.4 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, flicked through the mid-wicket region
173.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Babar throws in a merciful plea. Give it ump. Nothing doing. Drifting across middle from round the wicket, Cook looks to sweep but only ekes out a feather of a bottom edge on the pad
173.2 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, dances down to take a well flighted delivery on the full, taps it back down the pitch, Babar puts out a hand but cannot stop the ball, only deflects it to mid-on
173.1 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, very full just outside off, flicked away to short mid-wicket
Zulfiqar Babar [58.0-17-132-0] is back into the attack
172.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, floated up around off, gently driven to short cover
172.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, 1 run, makes a bit of room by backing away and punches a slider through the cover region
172.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, sliding into the pads, clipped away through mid-wicket
172.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, 1 run, very full on the stumps, Stokes has a death wish. Once again premeditates the reverse sweep, a cleaner connection sees the ball go to sweeper cover. All this for a SINGLE
172.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, good work from Shafiq at short mid-wicket. Prevents the single after a wristy whip
172.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, Stokes, you are on 31, easy! Nicely drifting in with the arm from round the wicket, he tries to get the reverse sweep away. Just about gets bat and sends it to backward point
Shoaib Malik [23.0-2-68-0] is back into the attack
171.6 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, pitched up around the fifth stump line, Cook wrists it to mid-on
171.5 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, did that jag back in slightly? Might have done as Cook appeared hurried in his defence
171.4 -
Rahat Ali to Stokes, 1 run, now this was pulled away to deep mid-wicket. Banged in short, gets up around the mid-riff and Stokes keeps it along the ground
171.3 -
Rahat Ali to Stokes, FOUR, nice flowing on-drive down the ground. Bat comes down ever so straight, was there to be put away and he does so in style
171.2 -
Rahat Ali to Stokes, 2 runs, pulled away to deep square leg. My colleague informs me that Stokes had tucked it away. I am seeing things
171.1 -
Rahat Ali to Stokes, no run, back of a length delivery around off stump, Stokes drills it into the pitch off the back foot
170.6 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, 1 run, flicked away, Hafeez dives to his left at short mid-wicket but can only make a half-stop
170.5 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, back of a length, gentle medium pace on off, kept out with a solid back foot block
170.4 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, angling away on a fuller length outside off, the batsman isn't tempted
Hales runs out with 2-3 bats. Apparently, Stokes' bat handle is gone. Much like my mind
170.3 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, 2 runs, he works this fuller length delivery from off and middle to wide of mid-on
170.2 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, length ball on off, hedged into the pitch
170.1 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, FOUR, a real loosener, a product of a stiff body. Straying on the hips, gentle pace, Stokes gets inside the line and glances it fine
169.6 -
Rahat Ali to Stokes, 1 run, Stokes pushes wide of mid-on and sets off, had to run around the bowler making his job a bit more difficult but would have still made it even with a direct-hit
169.5 -
Rahat Ali to Stokes, no run, on a good length just outside off, 129ks, forward and blocked
169.4 -
Rahat Ali to Stokes, no run, this is more in Stokes' comfort zone, on a back of a length, he gets right behind it in defence
169.3 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, crunches the cut to deep point, went screaming along the grass
169.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery with a hint of shape in the channel outside off, Cook gets low and forward before pushing it to cover
169.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 2 runs, gets on top of the bounce of this back of a length delivery, rolls his wrists and works it from outside off to wide of mid-on
So, where does that leave us. In nothingness. I'll refill my caffeine levels and join you back in 15
Earlier in the session, it was business as usual. Cook and Root went about their business without any hassles. However, a moment of madness saw Root chase a wide one from Rahat and edge it through to the keeper. Chastised himself on the way back for throwing away a hundred.
Wahab mind-boggling Riaz. What a spell of fast bowling. Big booming reverse swinging yorkers back into the left-handers making even a robotic Cook - programmed for a triple hundred - look out of his depth at times. He made the pitch look much better by taking it out of the equation. Has only the wicket of Bairstow to show for it though as this English duo just about managed to survive the bombardment by the skin of their teeth. I am just afraid that this spell will be forgotten in the dullness surrounding this match.
Tea has been taken. It was an entertaining session, especially Riaz, brimming with confidence and reversing it late to trouble all the batsmen. He was rewarded for his efforts with the wicket of Bairstow. However, Cook, with a relaxed gait, continues to march on.
168.6 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, fuller length and outside off, Stokes lifts his bat and lets it go by
168.5 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, length ball and on the stumps, stockaded into the pitch
168.4 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, very full and hint of shape back into the left-hander, Stokes drives it with a full face of the blade to cover. Intriguingly, Imran Khan belts out an appeal for LBW, when the batsman has almost middled it
168.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Cook, with a still head, neatly flicks it to deep mid-wicket
168.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Imran Khan keeps it in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper
168.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, length delivery from Imran Khan, Cook gets a leading edge back down the pitch as he looks to tuck it around the corner
167.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, Stokes comes down the track and drives it back to Malik who feigns to shy
167.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, very full and defended forward
167.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, 2 runs, takes it from around off and sweeps in the air but in the gap to deep square leg, for two
167.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, down leg, Stokes flicks and misses
167.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, gets forward and defends
167.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, turning away outside off, left alone
166.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Imran beats Cook with one that is angled across the leftie, kept low and didn't carry to the keeper
166.5 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, 1 run, well, that seemed like a chance for Shafiq at gully. Yes, he has dropped a low catch. Fuller length delivery and outside off, Stokes comes forward and drives it to Shafiq at gully, who gets both hands to it, but can't pouch the catch. In fact, it was a dangled carrot outside off and Stokes fell for it
166.4 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, good length delivery from Imran Khan, Stokes punches it back towards the bowler
166.3 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, no run, a hint of shape back into the left-hander, Stokes stylishly clips it into the on-side
Finally the third new ball has been taken by Pakistan. Misbah wanted to test out Riaz with the old ball and that strategy worked for him.
166.2 -
Imran Khan to Stokes, FOUR, down the leg-side, Stokes, with that high back-lift, clips it to fine leg. It crashes into the ad-cushions
166.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 1 run, back of a length delivery from Imran Khan, Cook neatly clips it to mid-on
Imran Khan [22.0-6-58-1] is back into the attack
Well, after bowling an exceptional spell on a dull day, Riaz is going off the field. His spell reads as 5-2-7-1.
165.6 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, Riaz, this time, bowls it outside off, a bit of respite for Stokes as he can leave that alone
165.5 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, this is lightning quick bowling from Riaz and that too reversing late. Stokes with that high back-lift is struggling to keep it out. Fortunately for him, he got an inside edge on that yorker otherwise, would have been likely given out lbw
165.4 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, Riaz keeps it in the corridor outside off, Stokes lets it go by
165.3 -
Riaz to Stokes, leg byes, 2 runs, reverse-swinging yorker from Riaz. It tailed in late there. Stokes looks to flick it around the corner and misses. It hits his toe and fortunately for him, it was going down the leg-side
165.2 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, slower one that was bowled outside off, Stokes watches it carefully and lets it go by
165.1 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, Riaz keeps it in the corridor outside off, Stokes leaves it alone
164.6 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, very full from Babar, Stokes drives it to long-on
164.5 -
Babar to Stokes, FOUR, Stokes straightaway shows his ability to play with a touch of bravado. He muscles the slog sweep to deep backward square leg for a boundary. No need to run for those
164.4 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, shorter in length, defended off the back foot
164.3 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, very full from Babar, Cook pushes it to long-on
164.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, another flighted delivery from Babar, Cook turns it into the on-side
164.1 -
Babar to Cook, 2 runs, Cook tucks this low loopy full toss to deep mid-wicket for a brace
163.6 -
Riaz to Stokes, FOUR, outstanding over from Riaz as he again gets it to reverse late. However, in an attempt to bowl the yorker, it turns out to be a full toss. Stokes gets an inside edge on it as he looked to worked it through the on-side and that saved him. To make it worse for Pakistan, it runs away for four runs. It also just missed the leg-stump
163.5 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, full and swinging back into the left-hander, Stokes drives it to mid-on
163.4 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, Riaz bowls the slower delivery, left alone to the keeper
163.3 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, this one again swings back into the left-hander, it misses the inside edge off Stokes's bat. However, it was going down the leg-side
163.2 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, more reverse swing at pace from Riaz. This one reverses late too. It beats the inside edge of Stokes' defence. Riaz goes up for an appeal for LBW, but it was perhaps going down the leg-side with the angle. On replays it shows that it was just clipping the leg-stump
163.1 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, slanting into the hips, clipped away through mid-wicket
162.6 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, floaty delivery and a hint of turn for Babar, it beats the inside edge of Stokes as he prods forward. Babar belts out an optimistic appeal for LBW, but to no avail. The impact was outside off
162.5 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, pushed back to the bowler off the back foot
162.4 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, another flighted ball from Babar, Stokes defends it towards FSL
162.3 -
Babar to Stokes, no run, Stokes prods forward and defends this tossed up delivery back down the pitch
162.2 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, flighted delivery, Cook pushes it to long-on
162.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook turns this delivery to mid-wicket
161.6 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, this one again nips back off the seam, Stokes gets into two minds of whether to leave or not. Does neither and just leaves his bat hanging, the ball catches the bottom-edge and misses the off pole by a whisker
161.5 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, Riaz gets it to nip back in sharply, Stokes leaves it alone. It was not far away from the off-stump
161.4 -
Riaz to Stokes, no run, Riaz keeps it in the corridor outside off, defended back down the pitch
Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease
161.3 -
Riaz to Bairstow, out Lbw!! Riaz is delighted as for the every ounce of the effort he has put in today, he has been rewarded with the wicket. Riaz has certainly tested crevice of every batsman's defence. This was a fuller length delivery with a hint of reverse back into the right-hander, Bairstow was beaten on the inside edge as he looked to work it through the on-side. It looked like he was caught in front. However, Bairstow went for the review. On the review, it was clear that the impact was in line and hitting the leg-stump. After taking the wicket, Riaz sat on the ground. It just encapsulates that he has put in a lot of effort today. Bairstow lbw b Riaz 8(39) [4s-1]
Riaz to Bairstow, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
Bairstow has gone up for a review. He has been given out LBW. The front foot is fine, there does not seem to be any bat involved on that one. The impact is umpire's call and it is hitting the leg-stump. The batsman has to go back to the pavilion.
161.2 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, short ball from Riaz. He really bent his back to get good height on this lifeless track. Bairstow though, rides well on the bounce and defends it off the back foot
161.1 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, length ball and angles into the right-hander, Bairstow stonewalls it into the off-side
160.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook tucks this flighted delivery to square leg
160.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, 1 run, Bairstow pre-meditates and takes this one on the half-volley to paddle sweep it to backward square leg
160.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, tossed up delivery from Babar, Bairstow blocks it off the front foot
160.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, a bit of drift on that delivery, Bairstow shows his second line of defence and blocks
160.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow comes forward and defends this tossed up delivery towards FSL
160.1 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, from round the wicket, Babar bowls it on middle and leg, Cook punches it to long-on
Pakistan have the chance to take the new ball, but they decide to continue with the old one.
159.6 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, from round the wicket and wide of the crease, Riaz keeps it in the channel outside off, Bairstow steers it to backward point
159.5 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, a hint of shape away on this fuller length delivery, Cook drives it square of the wicket on the off-side. His driving in this game has been a delight to watch
159.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, yorker length and outside off, left alone to the keeper
159.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery from Riaz, Cook drives it soidly off the front foot to mid-off
159.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, from close to the stumps, Riaz hits a fuller length, Cook drives it to cover. Hmm, it didn't seem like he had anything behind the line
159.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, length ball and outside off, Cook comes forward and pushes it to cover
158.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, tossed up delivery and on the stumps, Bairstow defends it off the front foot
158.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, very full from Babar, Bairstow again blocks
158.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, slower through the air, Bairstow defends it soidly
158.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, shorter in length, Bairstow punches it off the back foot with a touch of flair in front of square on the off-side
158.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, on the stumps from Babar, Bairstow blunts it down the pitch
158.1 -
Babar to Cook, 3 runs, short and wide from Babar, Cook cuts it off the back foot to deep extra cover. The fielder in the deep runs across the circumference and hunts it down
Zulfiqar Babar [54.0-17-118-0] is back into the attack
There is no slip in place for Babar.
157.6 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, full toss, but it was bowled outside off and Bairstow leaves it. It dies on the carpet on its way to the keeper
157.5 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, fuller length from Riaz, Bairstow drives it to mid-off. The fielder at mid-off runs to his right and stops it
157.4 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, fuller length and outside off, Riaz almost entices Bairstow into nibbling at the ball. However, in the end, Bairstow lets it go by
157.3 -
Riaz to Bairstow, no run, Riaz keeps it in the one square foot window outside off, left alone to the keeper
157.2 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, Cook comes forward and drives this fuller length delivery to third man. He opened the face on that shot
157.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, Riaz ambles into the crease and bowls it short and wide, Cook attempts to cut and it beats the bottom edge of the bat
Wahab Riaz [28.0-1-109-2] is back into the attack
Drinks are on the field now. Despite losing the wicket of Root, Cook has continued with his blockathon. Pakistan's fielders seem to be just going through the motions. Cook though, with unflappable temperament and immense concentration looks set to add more runs to his tally.
156.6 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, 2 runs, full and drifting on the pads, Bairstow works it to deep backward square leg for a brace
156.5 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, Rahat Ali slants this one across the right-hander, Bairstow gets into two minds of whether to leave or play at it. In the end, toe-ends it to backward point
156.4 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, overpitched from Rahat Ali, Bairstow essays a fine drive, but can't beat the man at cover. Good to see Bairstow looking to play the drive. He is known for closing the bat face too early
156.3 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, there and thereabouts in the corridor outside off, defended off the back foot
156.2 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, good length delivery ball from Rahat Ali, Bairstow punches it into the off-side
156.1 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, Rahat Ali covers the sticks and leaves this length delivery that was bowled outside off
155.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook goes across the stumps and sweeps this delivery behind square on the on-side
155.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, drifting on the pads, Cook looks to turn it behind square and misses. The keeper appeals for a catch down the leg-side, but that was an optimistic appeal in every sense
155.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flighted delivery from Babar, Cook nurdles it to square leg
155.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, 1 run, Bairstow goes back in the crease tucks this one to backward square leg
155.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, another tossed up delivery, Bairstow drives it to the left of the fielder at cover, but can't find the gap
155.1 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, tossed up delivery from Babar, Cook neatly drives it to mid-off
154.6 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, a hint of reverse swing on this very full delivery, Bairstow looks to work it through the on-side, closes the bat face and gets a leading edge that rolls away into the off-side
154.5 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run
154.4 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, fuller from Rahat Ali, Bairstow prods forward and drives it to mid-off
154.3 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, length delivery from Rahat Ali, Bairstow comes up with a steadfast back foot defence
154.2 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, length delivery and outside off, Bairstow punches it to cover
154.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, width on offer from Rahat Ali, Cook cuts it square of the wicket on the off-side
153.6 -
Babar to Bairstow, FOUR, Bairstow shows his class by leaning forward, opens the face and drives it through the cover-region. It crashes into the ad-cushions. The fielder at cover gives the chase, but the ball wins the race
153.5 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, a bit of turn away from the batsman, Bairstow leaves it alone
153.4 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, Babar keeps it on the stumps, Bairstow blunts it down the pitch
153.3 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, on the stumps from Babar, Bairstow defends it with his bat in front of the pad
153.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, no run, tossed up delivery from Babar, Bairstow turns it into the on-side
153.1 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Cook just gently defends to the vacant cover and takes the single
152.6 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, Rahat Ali tests the patience of the batsman outside off, Bairstow lifts his bat and lets it go
152.5 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, length delivery from Rahat Ali, defended off the back foot
152.4 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, Rahat Ali continues to join the dots by keeping it in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper
152.3 -
Rahat Ali to Bairstow, no run, Rahat Ali bowls this one down the leg-side, Bairstow attempts to flick and misses
152.2 -
Rahat Ali to Root, out Caught by Sarfraz Ahmed!! Finally, Pakistan have something to celebrate as Rahat prises out Root. In fact, it was there to be cut, with width on offer. However, Root could only get toe-end of the bat as he looked to cut and Sarfraz Ahmed did well by diving to his right and pouching the catch with both hands. Root looked bitterly disappointed as he looked set to crack a ton. Root c Sarfraz Ahmed b Rahat Ali 85(143) [4s-7]
150.6 -
Rahat Ali to Root, no run, fullish and swinging away outside off stump, Root swings and misses
150.5 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, width on offer outside off stump, cut square of the wicket on the off-side
150.4 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, well, there is a bit of excitment out there as Cook outside-edges this fuller length delivery that was bowled outside off. However, it again dies on its way to the keeper
150.3 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, another short and wide delivery from Rahat Ali, but Cook can't reach it. He misses out on the cut and it beats the bottom edge on its way to the keeper. He played away from the body there
150.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, this one angles back into the left-hander, Cook keeps it out off the back foot
150.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, short and wide from Rahat Ali, Cook cuts it to cover
Rahat Ali [20.0-1-56-0] is back into the attack
149.6 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, more conventional this time. It was a looped up delivery turning in on off, swept away to deep mid-wicket
149.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, a lunge forward before tapping the ball into the pitch
149.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, the second attempted reverse sweep in the over. Misses out with this one though as the delivery was a bit too full and is hit on the pad. Impact well outside off
149.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, behind the line and blocked
149.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, clipped to mid-wicket
149.1 -
Babar to Cook, 2 runs, bolt from the blue. Little exaggerated? Nah, quite relative. Alastair Cook brings out the reverse sweep to a flighted delivery, helps it away behind backward point
148.6 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, stayed a touch low from a back of a length, Root adjusts on the back foot and tamely punches it to that man at cover again
148.5 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, back of a length delivery in the outside off corridor, Root gets right behind the line and punches it to cover
148.4 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, everything is right up there from Imran. Well pitched up around off, Root looks elegant on the on-drive but doesn't get a lot of power behind it. Mid-on runs around to field
148.3 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, fuller length delivery just outside off, pushed to point
148.2 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, tails back in sharply and targetting middle, Root was a bit surprised but does well to adjust by getting his front pad out of the way and bat down in time to defend
148.1 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, good length delivery obdurately blocked after a stride forward
147.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, lunges forward to this tossed up delivery outside off, the ball turns slightly and takes the inside edge but then goes on to crash into the pad before dying into the dirt
147.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, gently clipped away to square leg
147.4 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, Cook labours to the other end on what might have been a tight call. But even the fielder is slow to get across. Makes it comfortably
147.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, now from over the wicket. Well flighted delivery turning away from leg, Root defends it with the turn towards point
147.2 -
Babar to Root, 2 runs, slower through the air and drifting in on the stumps from round the wicket, Root sinks low and sweeps it behind square
147.1 -
Babar to Root, 2 runs, pushed through the air and sliding on middle, Root goes deep in the crease and whips it away through mid-wicket
146.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, goes harder with the push, gets the timing all wrong. Bounces away to short cover
146.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, changes the angle of attack moving to round the wicket. Another delivery pitched right up around off, forward and stonewalled to short cover
146.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, closes the bat face and pushes this full delivery to mid-on
146.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Cook thinks about a single after nudging it wide of mid-on, what's Root's response. No. Not in this heat
146.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, a good stride forward to get closer to the ball, blocked to cover
146.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, angling away just outside off on a fuller length, has Cook feeling for it and induces a thick outside edge. Dies along the carpet to gully. Another soul-shattering moment
Coming to the lbw shout against Root, hawk-eye shows the ball was bouncing over and wide of leg stump. Bouncing over, really? Perhaps rightly so. The impact was quite high up on the pad
145.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, makes some room and gently punches to backward point
145.5 -
Babar to Root, 2 runs, shortish and flat outside off, Root has ample time on the back foot and cuts it through the cover region
145.4 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, cut away to the man at deep point
145.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, a stretch forward and guarded safely
145.2 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, sliding into the pads, whipped away to deep backward square
145.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, do we have a review coming? Oh, Pakistan have used up all of them. A rare instance where the ball beat the bat. Was the arm-ball which skidded on after landing on off, Root was perhaps playing for some turn and was beaten on the inside edge of his forward defence. Snaking down leg? Inside edge? Need more replays
Zulfiqar Babar [48.0-17-96-0] is back into the attack
144.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, FOUR, half-volley to a batsman sitting on a double hundred. Cook leans into the drive and sends it straight back down the pitch. Mid-off thought about giving chase, nah!
144.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Cook is trusting this pitch - has all reason to - and pushes away from the body to mid-off
144.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 2 runs, pitched up around off stump, Cook uses his bottom hand and flicks it wide of the man at mid-on. Ambles back for a second. Thankless job this fielding is under the hot sun
144.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery around the fourth stump line, Cook props forward and offers a defensive push to mid-off
144.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, solidly behind the line on the back foot and pushes it to mid-off
144.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, hammered into the pitch from the crease, was a length ball angling across off
Imran Khan [19.0-4-52-1] is back into the attack
The Umar Gul-esque Imran Khan is handed the ball
143.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, looks to thread this with powerful wrists but finds mid-wicket
143.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, curling nicely into middle and leg, Cook wrists it wide of mid-on
143.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 2 runs, sliding in on the pads, Cook rocks back and whips it through the vacant mid-wicket region
143.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, floated up on middle, pushed to mid-on
143.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, a hint of turn this time, Cook adjusts by opening the face of the bat slightly in defence
143.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, tossed up and drifting into off, meets a wooden barrier before again going down on the pitch
11 dog-tired bodies, 2 exhausted yet eager bodies, and 2 nearly dozed off bodies make their way out to the middle in the presence of a 100-odd bodies. The sunshine stand continues to be ostracized and Malik will run towards it as he starts proceedings
With fluid strides, Wahab Riaz waltzed through the crease and pounded life out of a barren track. He eventually induced an inside edge off Cook, only for Sarfraz Ahmed to shell it. Zulfiqar Babar plugged away and joined the dots. However, he still doesn't have a wicket to his name. As England whittle away at the lead, the game looks like it is meandering towards a tame draw. Join us back in one hour to catch all the post-lunch action...
Cook's overnight partner, Joe Root, played with a sense of purpose and cracked his 14th fifty. Whenever presented with an opportunity to play strokes, Root's bat sparkled with stylish solidity to bisect the gaps in the field. On the other hand, the hosts bowled incisively in the first hour, but couldn't make the breakthrough.
In what turned out to be a wicketless session, Alastair Cook continued to play with rhythmic perfection and compiled his third Test double century. He is only the third English cricketer after Denis Compton and Ted Dexter to crack a double hundred against Pakistan in Tests. Cook was steadfast in his defence and waited for the loose ball on offer to put it away.
Oh, it's over. The session that is, not the blockathon. Cook gets a handshake from Sarfraz on his way back.
142.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, lunges forward to smother the no-turn
142.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, pushed through quicker on a length outside off, Root offers a defensive push towards cover off the back foot
142.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, well flighted around off, Root keeps it out of harm's way
142.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, half-forward and blocked
142.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, very full and floaty on middle, Root digs it back towards the bowler
142.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, flatter trajectory drifting into off, Root goes back and taps it to the right of slip
Zulfiqar Babar [47.0-16-96-0] is back into the attack
141.6 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, good length delivery around the fourth stump line, Cook thwarts it towards short cover after getting forward
141.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, there and thereabout around off, forward and defended
141.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, fraction fuller than a good length, stonewalled towards mid-on
141.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, in the blockhole, Cook digs it back to the bowler
141.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, on a fuller length around off, stockaded into the pitch
141.1 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, pitched up and angling across the right hander, Root eases the drive wide of mid-off. I hear some clapping, oh the 400 is up
141.1 -
Riaz to Root, no ball, there we go, I was wondering if Riaz had bowled a single one today. Now he has. Back of a length delivery, steered to point
140.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 2 runs, loopy low full toss drifting in, Cook moves across and paddles it away fine, add another two to his total
140.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, draws the batsman forward this time, Cook offers a rampart
140.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, pushed through a bit quicker, Cook makes room and gently cuts to backward point
140.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, slower through the air on middle and leg, swept away to deep backward square
140.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, sliding into the pads, he nudges it wide of mid-on
140.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, flatter outside off, chopped hard to point
139.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, just brilliant from Riaz. What spirit. Keeps bending his back and is still troubling the batsmen. Good length delivery angling away outside off, Root looks for a tentative poke but the angle beats his outside edge
139.5 -
Riaz to Root, no run, in the blockhole and shaping away from Root on the over the wicket angle, he tries to reach out for the ball but misses
139.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Root finds the man at gully while trying to run it down towards third man with an open bat face
139.3 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, angling into middle and leg, flicked away through the square leg region
139.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, on a length outside off, occluded to short cover
139.1 -
Riaz to Cook, 2 runs, this man keeps going on and on. And on and on and on. Another daddy hundred for the English skipper. 3rd double hundred overall. This has given him a lot of satisfaction. Punches the air in delight. Fuller length delivery bending back in on the pads, he flicks it away wide of fine leg and hurries back for the second. A couple of Pakistani players clap in appreciation. A hug with Root, a look at the sky holding his right ear. So calm he is. The crowd are up on their feet to applaud what has been a monumental effort. And he still isn't done. Is he human?
138.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, FOUR, a boundary, wakes a couple of people in the crowd from their slumber. Shimmies down the track and whips this flighted delivery - powerful wrists - wide of mid-on. Deep mid-wicket gives a futile chase
138.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, bit more air given and drifting across off, thwarted off the front foot
138.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, flatter on the stumps, Root stays back in the crease and tucks it to mid-wicket
138.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, gently clipped to mid-wicket
138.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 2 runs, dragged down short on the stumps, pulled away behind square, easy jog back for a couple before fine leg tidies up
138.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, the 100-run partnerships keep churning up. Slightly short outside off, Cook smears his cut behind square, backward point runs across and cuts it out with a slide
A slip and silly point keeping Cook company
137.6 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, strays on the pads, Cook clips it neatly to deep mid-wicket
137.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, slightly back of a length delivery around the fifth stump line, obdurately blocked towards cover
Riaz has a widish slip and a leg-slip and is bowling from over the wicket...
137.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, a hint of reverse with the bail tailing in, the line is wrong again though, down leg and Cook fails to connect with his glance
137.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, read below
137.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, good length on the stumps, shielded
137.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, yorker length but the line is wrong, down leg
A couple of friendly matches going on outside the ground. Cameraman is tempted to zoom in on them
136.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, a dance down the track getting close to the pitch, clips it gently to mid-wicket
136.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, pushed through on the stumps, kept out off the back foot
Malik stays round the wicket even to Root. Leg-slip in place
136.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, flatter outside off, cut away to sweeper cover
136.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, a bit of extra bounce from a length, catches Cook high on the bat while he was committed to the front foot defence. No silly point
136.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, loopy delivery drifting in full on middle, Cook wrists it to mid-on
136.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, hedged into the off-side
135.6 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, dug in short on the stumps, Cook swivels and then pulls to fine leg, retains the strike with that run
135.5 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, full and on the pads, flicked to deep square leg, just a single
Ramiz Raja is adding some color to the proceedings with his innovative commentary. He invents a new fielding position by calling a fly-slip, "flying slip". At least Ramiz is trying to liven up the game!
135.4 -
Riaz to Root, FOUR, superbly done. Short outside off, Root saw it late but ramped it over the slip fielder. Got it over by arching his back and then played it intentionally in the air. Nicely on top of the ball too
135.3 -
Riaz to Root, 2 runs, short outside off, Root pulls behind square and Shan Masood does well to run to his right and put in the slide to cut it off, two taken
135.2 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, dabbed to deep backward point, for a single
135.1 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, angled in on off stump, clipped to deep square leg, for a single
134.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, shimmies down and nudges it past Shoaib Malik for a single
134.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, Root pre-meditates the sweep and nearly gets out. It was tossed up outside leg but Root had made up his mind to play the shot irrespective of where it pitched, missed and the ball turned past leg stump. Oohs and aahs from Shoaib Malik and Pakistan
134.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, tossed up outside off, slight turn away, Cook defends softly wide of the lone slip, in control and a single
134.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, stays a bit low but Root punches it to long-on off the back foot
134.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, nudged off the back foot to backward square leg
134.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Root takes a step out and blocks
Shoaib Malik [17.0-2-48-0] is back into the attack
133.6 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, good length outside off, Cook defends from the crease to cover
133.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, swings in a little, but Cook is forward and driving with a full face of the bat to mid-on
133.4 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, full outside off, Root angles this down to third man, with an open face
133.3 -
Riaz to Root, no run, pitched up outside off, Root gets forward and pushes to point with an open face
133.2 -
Riaz to Root, no run, good length and angled in from round the wicket, Root defends off the back foot to cover
133.1 -
Riaz to Root, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Root gets forward and neatly drives to sweeper cover, the chase is given by Misbah and they take a couple
Wahab Riaz [23.0-1-90-2] is back into the attack
Time for a second drinks break. England chipping away at the deficit and have looked in no trouble in the last 30 minutes or so
132.6 -
Rahat Ali to Root, 1 run, length outside off, Root punches off the back foot through cover
132.5 -
Rahat Ali to Root, 2 runs, short outside off, Root cuts that wide of backward point and gets a couple to square third man
132.4 -
Rahat Ali to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, wristed back to Rahat Ali
132.3 -
Rahat Ali to Root, no run, slightly fuller outside off, Root shows the full face of the bat to push to mid-off
132.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, angled in on off stump, nudged off the back foot to deep backward square leg
A leg-slip in
132.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, back of a length and Cook is rock-solid off the back foot
131.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, tossed up outside off, pushed to short cover
131.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, clipped to square leg
131.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, stays back and punches wide of cover for a quick single, well-run by the batsmen
131.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, flat and outside off, dabbed straight to the fielder at backward point
131.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, well tossed up outside off, luring Cook into the cover drive, Cook though lets it go
131.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, turning in, Root gets back and whips it to deep backward square leg
130.6 -
Rahat Ali to Root, 1 run, good length outside off, dabbed away with an open face to third man, for a single
130.5 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, full and angled in on the stumps, clipped to deep mid-wicket
130.4 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, again angled in and down leg, clips Cook's pads and Sarfraz dives to his right to collect
130.3 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, short of length outside off, punched to mid-on off the back foot
130.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, back of a length outside off, punched to mid-off
130.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, down leg, Cook flicks and misses
129.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, nudges it to square leg
129.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, FOUR, Root gets to fifty. Another batsman making runs on this dead track. Reverse sweep to get there. Saw it was outside off and knew no-one was there behind square on the off-side, switched his hands and swept it away
129.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 2 runs, full on the stumps, flicked to deep square leg, easy two
129.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, flighted outside off, driven off the front foot to sweeper cover
129.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, driven to mid-off
129.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, high full toss on the stumps, clipped to deep mid-wicket. Root isn't happy for not putting that offering away
Shoaib Malik [15.0-2-38-0] is back into the attack
128.6 -
Rahat Ali to Root, 1 run, dug in short outside off, Root pulls to deep mid-wicket
128.5 -
Rahat Ali to Root, no run, angled across outside off, Root dabs to point
128.4 -
Rahat Ali to Root, no run, Root shuffles across outside off and then defends, the ball stays near his feet and he softly taps it away with his bat, out of harm's way
128.3 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, angled in on the stumps, clipped to deep mid-wicket
128.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, back of a length and comes back in a little, Cook defends from the crease to short cover
128.1 -
Rahat Ali to Root, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Root stays low and tries to angle it, does so but not off the middle of the bat, gets a single to third man
127.6 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, softly nudges off the back foot to square leg and that is an easy single
127.5 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, another full toss and flicked to deep mid-wicket, as Cook moves to 187
127.4 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, down leg again, swept firmly to deep backward square leg
127.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, down leg, swept straight to the fielder at short fine
127.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, leans forward and pushes it to short cover
127.1 -
Babar to Root, FOUR, full toss from Babar and Root puts him away, gets forward and flicks wide of mid-on, once he got it past the fielder it was always four
126.6 -
Rahat Ali to Root, 1 run, back of a length outside off, dabbed down to third man
Short cover in
126.5 -
Rahat Ali to Root, no run, another solid forward defence to a length delivery outside off
126.4 -
Rahat Ali to Root, 2 runs, Shafiq does well from point to dive to his right and then half-stop that firm square drive from Root, pitched up outside off, Root leant into the shot and hit it firmly but Shafiq saved some runs. Gets up, chases and throws it back as well
126.3 -
Rahat Ali to Root, no run, angled across Root who gets forward and defends solidly to cover
126.2 -
Rahat Ali to Root, no run, pitched up outside off, Root gets forward and mistimes the drive to mid-off
126.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, angled in on the pads, clipped to deep mid-wicket, for a single
Rahat Ali [16.0-1-43-0] is back into the attack
125.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, flat and quick, Root nudges to leg off the back foot
125.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, silly point takes one on his leg, driven firmly and it ricochets off silly point to short mid-wicket
125.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, very full from Babar and Root flicks to the left of short mid-wicket, Shafiq dives across to stop the single
125.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, quicker and Root shimmies down, flicks but finds short mid-wicket
125.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Root gets forward and defends solidly
125.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, clipped to short mid-wicket
124.6 -
Imran Khan to Root, 1 run, Imran Khan is bending the ball back in nicely, Root gets a thick inside edge on the flick to deep backward square leg
124.5 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, late swing in, the reverse, Root does well to get the bat down in time to drive that back to Imran Khan
124.4 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, Imran Khan goes for the inswinging yorker, turns out to be a low full toss down leg, Root flicks and misses, good stop by Sarfraz diving to his left
124.3 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, stays a bit low outside off, punched to short cover
124.2 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, angled in and Root solidly blocks to short cover
124.1 -
Imran Khan to Root, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Root stands tall and punches square of the wicket, tag-team work keeps it to a couple
123.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, slower and nudged to short leg
123.5 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, flat outside off, stabbed away wide of backward point for a single
123.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, now stretches forward to block to the right of the bowler
123.3 -
Babar to Root, FOUR, Root is looking to be positive and takes on Babar, it was outside off and he swept it over mid-wicket, hit well and no-one out there in the deep for that shot, easy four
123.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, drifting in on off, Root handles that off the back foot
123.1 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, turning in, nudged off the back foot to deep square leg, for a single
Time for a drink. Pakistan have made things happen in that first hour. Cook should've been out to Riaz but Sarfraz dropped him. Then Imran Khan has had Root in trouble with his inswingers. Inside edges have missed the stumps and luck hasn't gone Pakistan's way. Riaz and Imran Khan have been impressive, while Babar has plugged away. But need to hold onto the chances they have created
122.6 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, Root mistimes the cut and the ball rolls to backward point
122.5 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, Root came down the track to counter the inswing, flicked and missed, rapped on the pad, he is well down the track and Hawk-Eye shows it was clipping leg - so umpire's call and Root will survive. Imran Khan was so excited that he signalled for the review, looking at Sarfraz. Then Misbah came forward and took it. Never going to be given since Root was so far down the track
Imran Khan wants a review for an lbw appeal. He is busy signalling for one. He can't do that. It has to come from the captain. The signal that is. Misbah has a word and then goes for it. Root is on the walk and well down the pitch, will be a wasted review and it is. I think the heat is getting to Imran Khan and Pakistan. Waqar Younis isn't happy and is seen waving his hand in the dressing room. I presume he isn't happy that the review was taken
122.4 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, another good delivery, nips back in and Imran Khan is up in appeal for an lbw, but there is a thick inside edge onto the pad from Root on the forward defence. Imran Khan got excited but the ball ran off the thick edge behind square
122.3 -
Imran Khan to Root, FOUR, Root gets lucky as the inside edge runs wide of the stumps. Misbah is exasperated. Full outside off, swung in a bit, Root came forward for the cover drive but the ball took a thick inside edge and missed the stumps before running away to the fine leg fence. More misery for Pakistan and Imran Khan
122.2 -
Imran Khan to Root, FOUR, Imran Khan overpitches outside off and Root puts him away, gets forward and laces the drive through cover. High elbow and all that, Misbah gave chase but the ball won the race
122.1 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, nips back in and catches Root on the pad, he missed the flick, but it was going down so the stifled appeal dies down pretty quickly
121.6 -
Babar to Cook, FOUR, fabulous sweep shot! Gets outside off and then rolls his wrists to keep the shot down, beat deep backward square leg as the ball raced away. Always in control of the shot
121.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, spin and sharp spin for Babar, turns in from the rough and Cook takes it on the thigh pad after getting outside off, he wasn't able to handle the amount of spin there
121.4 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, flighted outside off, driven in the gap at cover for a single
121.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up outside off, Root drives firmly and hits silly point, the ball ricochets to short cover
121.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, comes down the track and clips but finds mid-on
121.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, very full outside off, Root drives without any timing to short cover
120.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, pushed off the front foot to that man
A silly mid-off in now
120.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Imran Khan is hitting nice lines and lengths here, confidently defended towards mid-off
120.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, on the stumps, Cook shows the full face of the bat and defends it towards mid-on
120.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, good length on off, punched back down the track
120.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Cook hasn't looked very solid today. He gets beaten to one that is angled across, pushed out tentatively and nearly nicked off. Imran Khan bowled it nicely, getting the angle going
120.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, short of length and angled across off, Cook defends it back to the right of Imran Khan
119.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, even the length is full, Root prefers to defend that from the crease, towards short cover
Three men around the bat
119.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up on off and Root gets forward to block it down the track
119.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, now comes down the track and defends it back to Babar
119.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up outside off, pushed to backward point
119.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, that is a good delivery, slight turn around off, Root though played it well, defending with soft hands to the off-side
119.1 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, tossed up and Cook gets outside the line of off to sweep powerfully to deep backward square leg
Zulfiqar Babar [42.0-15-77-0] is back into the attack
118.6 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, again Root tries to unsettle Imran Khan by advancing, but the ball nips back in and catches the inside edge onto the thigh pad
118.5 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, good length outside off, punched to the right of point
118.4 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, Root takes a step out and nudges it to short mid-wicket
Just a lone slip for Imran Khan
118.3 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, fullish outside off, Root gets forward and defends, the ball bounces into the ground and then into his helmet grille, no alarms as Root flashes a smile
118.2 -
Imran Khan to Root, no run, good length outside off, punched to short cover
118.1 -
Imran Khan to Root, 2 runs, length ball down leg, Root flicks it from there and gets it down to deep backward square leg, for a couple. The fielder from fine leg had a lot of ground to cover and did well to run around and field
Imran Khan [15.0-3-39-1] is back into the attack
117.6 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, dug in short outside off, Root controls the pull to fine leg, kept it down
117.5 -
Riaz to Root, no run, short of length and comfortably defended to short cover that time
117.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, lovely delivery and Riaz beats Root on the drive, full and angled in towards off stump, Root drives and misses. Not far from nicking off. Riaz bows his head down and holds his knees - utterly heart-breaking but still he is up for it
Root pulls out at the very last moment and gives his trademark boyish grin. Riaz takes it in the right spirit and smiles back. A gentle word or two being spoken between the two. Not sure any other fast bowler would've reacted like how Riaz did there, to what Root did. Especially in this heat and on this deck. Imagine McGrath instead of Riaz!
117.3 -
Riaz to Root, no run, full outside off, good line and length from Riaz, Root shoulders arms
117.2 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, shortish down leg, Cook swivels on the pull and gets it down in front of the diving leg gully, the fielder can't stop it cleanly and they take a single
117.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, full outside off, Cook pushes off the front foot to mid-off
116.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, very full, pushed to silly point
116.5 -
Babar to Root, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Root sweeps it in the air but in the gap to deep backward square leg, Rahat Ali gets around and keeps it to a couple
116.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, flat and outside off, Root rocks back to punch to point
116.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, flighted on off stump, defended to silly point
116.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up from Babar and Root is right forward to block
116.1 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, Cook gets back and punches it through cover for a single
115.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Root is solidly behind that one
115.5 -
Riaz to Root, 2 runs, outside off, Root opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man, by the time the fielder comes around, they take a couple of runs
115.4 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, low full toss, clipped past leg-slip and a single to fine leg
115.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, slower delivery on off, Cook shows the full face of the bat and defends off the front foot to mid-on
115.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, much more comfortable and confident that time, gets forward and drives on the rise, but to mid-on
115.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, another loose shot from Cook. Went after a short and wide delivery outside off, missed the cross-batted shot, the ball went under the bat. Close to the bottom edge
114.6 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, high full toss on the pads, Cook flicks to deep mid-wicket, for a single
114.5 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, keeps a bit low around off, Root goes deep in his crease and nudges it through mid-wicket for a single
114.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, gets forward and nudges softly back down the track
114.3 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up and Root is forward defending again
114.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, gets forward and defends to short cover
114.1 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, swept powerfully to deep backward square leg
113.6 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, Sarfraz has put down Cook. Not an easy chance though. A thick inside edge from Cook as the bat came down at an angle to an inswinger, Sarfraz went to his right on the dive and got a glove but couldn't hang on. That is another life for Cook . His second one in the innings. Riaz must be wondering about life, the universe and other things currently
113.5 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Root runs it down to third man with an open face
Now goes round the wicket
113.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, yorker length outside off, was the slower delivery as well, Root jams it out to point
113.3 -
Riaz to Root, no run, short of length outside off, Root pushes off the back foot to point, straight to the fielder
113.2 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, full and down leg, clipped to fine leg
113.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, angled in on the fourth stump line, Cook remains as solid as ever in his front foot defence
112.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, Root stays back and then pushes to backward point, wanted to come forward initially but since the length was short, went back
112.5 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, turning in, Cook clips it past short leg for a single
112.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, tossed up and turning in, Cook defends to short leg
112.3 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, comes down the track and flicks wide of mid-on, Misbah moves sharply and then dives to keep it to a single
112.2 -
Babar to Root, no run, tossed up on the stumps, pushed to mid-on
112.1 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, very full from Babar and Cook just eases a drive wide of mid-off for a single
A point to note here is that the first session today is for two-and-a-half hours
111.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, nice front foot punch from Root, timed that really well but found short cover
111.5 -
Riaz to Root, no run, pitched up outside off, Root opens the face of the bat on the square drive but finds point
Two slips and a short cover for Root
111.4 -
Riaz to Root, 2 runs, angled across Root who defends with an open face wide of gully, who dives to his right and parries it away, they take a couple
111.3 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, angled in on the pads, clipped to fine leg, for a single
A slip and a leg-slip in
111.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, going down and Riaz's appeal for lbw is turned down. Nipped back in off the seam and caught Cook on the crease, he missed the flick but comfortably missing leg
111.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, Riaz tries the yorker first up, but gets it wrong, slips in a full toss down leg, Cook flicks and misses, fumbled by Sarfraz but Cook is content to stay on strike
110.6 -
Babar to Root, no run, on the stumps, nudged off the front foot to mid-on
110.5 -
Babar to Root, no run, from round the wicket to Root and it is tossed up outside off, Root defends with an open face to backward point
110.4 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, now gets the sweep going, gets outside the line of off and sweeps powerfully to deep backward square leg, just a single as it is straight to the fielder
110.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, slower and on the stumps, Cook pushes softly towards mid-on
110.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, and again but this time towards short cover
110.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, tossed up and Cook is forward to defend
The players are out in the middle. Remember that since today is Friday - the lunch break will be for an hour to accomodate the prayers. Babar to start the day from over the wicket to Cook
Waqar: "It's pretty dead if you ask me the truth (the pitch, what else). We were hoping it will turn a bit more, more variable bounce. Full credit to England and particularly Alastair Cook. Reverse swing comes into play in these sort of conditions. But as a fast bowler you need the ball to carry to the wicket-keeper which is not happening. It was a big setback. We were not expecting him (Yasir Shah) to get injured at the stroke of the Test match. It's just a little spasm and he is already bowling in the centre, so I think he will be fit for the next Test. The toughest part is to gear up the players at the start of the day - it's warm, no it's actually hot. Look, to be honest, yes we needed a third spinner in the squad. I guess we'll be careful next time. We have to keep hoping. Need a good spell. Maybe Wahab or Babar can turn things around this morning. He's having a few issues with his run-up probably so we'll try and sort it out (when asked about Wahab's no-ball spree)."
"There are some cracks but they are rock-solid, hardly anything for the fast bowlers or spinners to work with. It's a ROAD," quips Bumble in his pitch report
Ali: "If we can get a decent lead, you never know about the last day. Was very excited about the chance to open the batting. At 8 and 9, it's quite different, this allows me to play like a proper batsman. After bowling 30 overs and fielding for 2 days, I was pretty happy with the way I batted. I have my gameplan at the top of the order - not driving too early. It's been tough. Didn't feel like I would get a wicket so it was tough. Lack of pace and bounce on the first couple of days doesn't give anything and they played straight. Very difficult pitch to bowl on. Even though I am senior to him (talking about Rashid), he has bowled a lot more overs than me. We both share off each other. The first day he bowled a little bit slower and the second day he learned and quickened up the pace. He is fantastic, his powers of concentration (captain Cook) - we all can learn a lot from him. I am going to do a bit of training in the nets today."
Okay, let's talk some cricket shall we. Do we have the slightest of possibilities of a result here? Honestly, just can't see that happening. The pitch has showed no signs of breaking up. If anything, it will get even slower making it easier for the batsmen to adjust. Will England try to force the issue today? Can't see them losing from here so might as well have a crack. Bat all day at a brisk rate, get a lead and then who knows about day 5. Optimistic, eh? For all we know, Pakistan might knock them over quickly ridiculing all my imaginative plots. But they've got to get past that machine of a man first.
Day 4: It's only day 4? Feels like I have seen a month's worth of batting already. But nevertheless, after a lot of self-talk to gee myself up, this is an enthusiastic Sagar Chawla - sharing commentary duties with Srivathsa and Bharath - moulded up in a special level of attrition to bring you all the happenings (or the lack of it) from the Sheikh Zayed stadium. Spent the night (the productive part of it) looking at alternatives to describe a front foot defence after running out of options yesterday. Fully braced now. Bring 'em defences on!
If, like me, you too are interested in how to play a solid front foot defence, join us back tomorrow for all the in-depth coverage. Till then, it's goodbye!
So, unless we have the most stunning turn of events - the equivalent of India winning the upcoming football World Cup - we all know where this is heading. Yes, I am trying to jinx this. But on a serious note, full credit to the England captain. How can a human have this level of concentration to continuously leave deliveries outside off even after being well set. The mind boggles. Pakistan slogged away manfully in the field but not much to write home about.
Two wickets fell in this session. Hallelujah! On a day where Test cricket died a thousand deaths on a dead pitch in front of a dead atmosphere (used purely for effect - there were quite a few people in today), Alastair Cook dead-batted Pakistan as England launched a deadly fightback. The English opener notched up his 28th Test ton and was ably assisted by a relieved Bell for the most part before he lazed one to backward point off Riaz at the fag end. Nightwatchman Wood was sent in to see out the day but that move didn't work as Riaz was once again rewarded for his spirit.
Now, that is stumps then for Day 3. Riaz has given every ounce of his energy on this batting paradise and he deserves the plaudits for it. On the other hand, Cook, with a touch of calm countenance cracked his 28th ton. As he made his way back to the pavilion, Riaz and Younis shook hands with Cook. Undoubtedly a day of attritional cricket.
109.6 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, drifting down the leg-side, Cook works it to deep backward square leg
109.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, brushes Cook's pads and goes to the keeper, who appeals but to no avail
109.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, slower delivery on the stumps, Cook defends
109.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, Riaz is still steaming into the crease as the last delivery was bowled close to 90mph. Cook though, calmly tucked this length delivery into the on-side
109.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, down the leg-side, Cook attempts to tuck it around the corner and misses
109.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no ball, I can't believe this as Riaz bowls his 9th no-ball of the day. It has turned into a bad habit that he needs to eradicate. Coming back to the ball, it tailed in a touch, Cook defended it off the back foot
109.1 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, good length delivery from Riaz, Root steers it off the back foot to backward point
108.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flighted delivery from Babar, defended
108.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Babar imparts a bit of side-spin on this tossed up delivery, Cook looks to turn it into the on-side. It perhaps missed the inside edge of the bat on its way to FSL, who makes an attempt to take it with one hand, but to no avail
108.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery from Babar, Cook is equal to the task as he comes up with a solid forward defence
108.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, slower through the air, Cook turns it away in front of square on the on-side
108.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flatter from Babar, Cook defends it off the front foot and into the off-side
108.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, drifting on the pads, Cook tucks it to leg slip
107.6 -
Riaz to Root, no run, fuller length delivery from Riaz, Root pushes it to cover
107.5 -
Riaz to Root, 2 runs, back of a length delivery that is drifting on the pads, Root clips it to deep backward square leg. The fielder in the deep runs across the circumference and hunts it down. Meanwhile, Root collects a couple of runs
Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease
107.4 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, out Bowled!! Riaz gets just reward for some aggressive fast bowling. With a threatening gait, Riaz bangs this one short, Wood looks to chop it to backward point, gets an inside edge onto the stumps. His feet moved nowhere there and as a result, was caught in the crease. This is a window of opportunity for Pakistan to put the tourists under some pressure. Mark Wood b Riaz 4(7) [4s-1]
Riaz to Mark Wood, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
107.3 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, Wood comes forward and defends this one solidly
107.2 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, full and on the stumps, Wood pushes it to mid-on
107.1 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, from round the wicket, Riaz bowls it on a length and it angles away from the right-hander, Wood comes half-forward and pushes at it. He gets an outside edge to the second slip fielder, but this time, around, it falls in front of Younis
106.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook pushes this delivery back towards the bowler
106.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook defends this one off the front foot
106.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook looks to tuck it into the on-side, but gets a leading edge into the off-side
106.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, this one goes down the leg-side, Cook looks to tuck and misses. It brushes his back pad and the keeper appeals for a catch, but to no avail
106.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, yet again a solid forward defence to a tossed up delivery
106.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook comes forward and defends this it down the pitch
Zulfiqar Babar [36.0-13-67-0] is back into the attack
105.6 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, FOUR, now that is gut-wrenching moment for Riaz. After bowling short balls, he pitches it up, Wood drives it with his feet rooted to crease, it goes towards Younis at second slip, who looks to take the catch with both hands, but in the end, just leaves it without attempting to catch it. It was a clanger for sure. It runs away to the boundary boards and that would have put more salt into Riaz's wounds
105.5 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, replica of the previous ball. Short delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
105.4 -
Riaz to Mark Wood, no run, Riaz bangs it short and keeps it outside off, Wood leaves it alone by tucking his bat inside the line of the ball
Mark Wood, right handed bat, comes to the crease
105.3 -
Riaz to Bell, out Caught by Hafeez!! Finally we have a wicket!! It is Bell, who loses his concentration and gets out. It was a fuller length delivery and was bowled outside off, it tempted Bell into playing the drive on the up. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't keep it down and the fielder at backward point took the catch with both hands. I see a few smiling faces in the Pakistani camp as they waited very long for this wicket. It must have felt like an oasis in the desert. Bell c Hafeez b Riaz 63(199) [4s-5]
Riaz to Bell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
105.2 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Bell covers his sticks and leaves it alone
105.1 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, Riaz ambles into the crease and bowls it outside off, Bell drives it in front of square on the off-side
104.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, very full, Cook tucks it to short mid-wicket
104.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, from over the wicket, Shoaib Malik tosses it up, Cook defends it into the on-side
104.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, floaty ball and on the stumps, Bell pushes it off the back foot to mid-on
104.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, tossed up delivery from Shoaib Malik, Bell blocks
104.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Cook nudges it to backward square leg
104.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, from over the wicket, Shoaib Malik bowls it slower through the air, Cook bunts it down to silly point
103.6 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, very full and on the pads, Cook flicks it neatly to deep backward square leg
103.6 -
Riaz to Bell, no ball, 1 run, Riaz bowls yet another no-ball. In fact, that is his 8th no-ball of the day. You don't want to do that in this searing heat. Coming back to the ball, it was on the pads, Bell tucks it into the on-side for a single
103.5 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, Riaz keeps it in the one square foot window outside off, left alone to the keeper
103.4 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, Bell dabs this back of a length that was bowled outside off to gully
103.3 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, well, we have some action. Riaz entices the drive from Bell, he comes half-forward, drives at a length delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge
103.2 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, good length delivery from Riaz, Bell comes forward and pushes it to backward point. Riaz looks tired and that can be seen by the speeds at which he is bowling. He is bowling a yard slower
103.1 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, short and wide, Cook cuts it to sweeper cover off the back foot
Wahab Riaz [15.0-1-66-0] is back into the attack
102.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, on the stumps from Shoaib Malik, Bell blocks it with his bat and pad tucked in together
102.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, Bell wrists this very full delivery back towards the bowler. He moves to his right and stops it
102.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, this time, Shoaib Malik gives it more air, Bell comes forward and blocks
102.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, flatter delivery from Shoaib Malik, Bell meets it with a compact back foot defence
102.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, again Shoaib Malik keeps it on the stumps, Bell goes back and blocks
102.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, flatter and on the stumps, defended back towards the bowler
101.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, I have said this now many times today. Here we go again. Babar tosses it up and Cook neatly turns it towards FSL
101.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook tucks this tossed up delivery into the on-side
101.4 -
Babar to Cook, 2 runs, Cook comes forward and neatly drives this tossed up delivery to cover for a brace
101.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, floaty delivery from Babar and turning in a bit, Cook nudges it towards FSL
101.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery from Babar, Cook comes forward and defends
101.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook yet again tucks it towards FSL
100.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, replica of the last delivery as Shoaib Malik tosses it up, Bell meets it with a forward defence
100.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, tossed up delivery from Shoaib Malik, defended off the front foot
100.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, Cook neatly nurdles this one to deep square leg
100.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, a bit of width on offer, Bell goes back in the crease and essays his favourite shot - the cut. It goes to deep backward point and they collect a single
100.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, Bell takes this one on the full and drives it back towards the bowler
100.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, defended off the back foot
99.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook's mind seems to work like a computer as he yet again turns this delivery that was slower through the air towards FSL
99.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, slower through the air, Cook turns it behind square on the on-side
99.4 -
Babar to Bell, 1 run, Bell tucks this delivery that was tossed up to square leg
99.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, slower through the air, Bell looks to bring out the sweep, but fails to connect. There is a stifled appeal for Lbw, but it was going down the leg-side
99.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Bell defends this tossed up delivery into the off-side
99.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, slower through the air, Bell pushes it into the on-side. Thinks of taking a single, but decides against it
98.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, Cook punches this one off the back foot into the off-side
98.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, FOUR, Cook is showing his ability to play through the cover-region today. He advanced down the track and took this one on the full to drive it through deep extra cover along the carpet for a boundary
98.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery and outside off, Cook again comes up with a forward defence
98.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, Cook defends this tossed up delivery to silly-point
98.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, quicker through the air, defended off the front foot
98.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, FOUR, Cook doesn't usually essay the drive through the cover-region. However, this time around, Cook comes onto the front foot to a delivery that was bowled slower through the air, finds the gap and it runs away to the boundary boards. The fielders at cover and mid-off give the chase but to no avail
97.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, flatter delivery, Bell defends it solildy
97.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Bell defends this one to silly point
97.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Bell uses his feet, doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, the bat turns his bat, gets a leading edge that falls in front of the bowler
97.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, slower through the air, Bell defends with his bat and pad tucked in together
97.2 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, to square leg, Cook comes forward to this flatter delivery and turns it to square leg
97.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook tucks this one to FSL
For the umpteenth time in this game there is a problem with the sight-screen.
96.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, a bit of drift for Shoaib Malik on this delivery, Bell defends it off the front foot
96.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, slower through the air, Bell comes up with a forward defence
96.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, Bell goes back in the crease and defends
96.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, Bell tucks this one behind square, but can't steal a single
96.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, slower through the air, Bell gets close to the pitch of the ball and defends with his bat and pad tucked in together
96.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, Cook comes forward and pushes this flatter delivery to cover point for an easy single
95.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Bell shows his second line of defence this time to defend this one that was bowled outside leg
95.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Bell defends this delivery that was slower through the air
95.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, finally we have some action in the middle. This one pitches outside the line of leg-stump and spins sharply past the outside edge. Bell was tentative in his forward defence there and was surprised by the turn. Barely missed the off-stump by a whisker
95.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Bell uses his feet and gets close to pitch of the ball and defends
95.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Bell goes back in the crease and defends this delivery that was bowled outside leg
95.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, from over the wicket, Babar bowls it on middle and leg, defended
94.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, flatter and outside off, Cook pushes it to backward point
94.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, Cook comes forward and defends this one into the off-side
94.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, slower through the air and outside off, left alone to the keeper
94.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, Bell tucks this one to mid-wicket off the back foot
94.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, full on the pads, Cook nudges it to fine leg
94.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, Cook defends this one off the front foot to short mid-wicket
Shoaib Malik [9.0-1-23-0] is back into the attack
93.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Bell defends this one off the front foot
93.5 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, Cook completes his 150. Once Cook gets in he has that uncanny ability to convert it into a big one. Who can forget his stupendous knock of 235 Not Out against Australia in Brisbane in 2010. He raises his helmet and acknowledges the crowd and his teammates. Coming back to the ball, Cook flicks this one around the corner for a single
93.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook turns this slower delivery into the on-side
93.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook turns this one away to mid-wicket
93.2 -
Babar to Cook, 2 runs, Oh! Boy! On this flat deck, Alam has dropped a catch and it is Cook. Well, who wants to be a bowler? Cook used the sweep shot to this flatter delivery that was bowled outside off, he got a top-edge and it went to the man at deep square leg, who tried to take the catch with two hands after running in from the boundary, just popped out. The forlorn look on Pakistani players' faces encapsulates the dejected mood in the camp
93.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flatter and on the stumps, turned to FSL
Players will have a drink! No, nothing of note whatsoever. I am trying to think of something, one ball which deviated, one loose shot but drawing a blank. Yeah, the review in the previous over was as close to getting some action as we have come.
92.6 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, very full on the stumps, Cook flicks it down to fine leg
92.5 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, good length delivery on the pads, nudged away to fine leg
92.4 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, no strangle down the leg-side coming to Pakistan's rescue! Another one banged into the pitch, some real effort from Riaz. To get the batsman hurried takes some doing. Bell is very late on the pull and misses. Very close to the gloves but we can never know for sure
Misbah ponders over a review for caught-behind, yes we will go upstairs! No no-ball. Ooh, did I hear a sound? Seems like a faint one as the ball passes the glove. But is it conclusive enough? No. The original decision is upheld
92.3 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, short into the body, pulled away to deep square leg
92.2 -
Riaz to Cook, FOUR, the thick outside edge this time. Went hard on the cut and that was the key, flies over the slip cordon
92.1 -
Riaz to Cook, FOUR, ah, a boundary! Attaboy, Cook. Slightly short outside off, Cook pounces on it. Traces the middle of the bat on his cut behind square
91.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, is this really not going on loop?
91.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, looped up on middle and leg line, down into the pitch it goes again off the bat
91.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, tossed up on middle, another vertical bat
Switches to over the wicket
91.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, this is very repetitive. Floated up, batsman forward, blocks
91.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, knocked away with soft hands into the off-side
91.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, nicely floated up on off stump, Bell is well forward to block
90.6 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, oh apologies! This time he is drawn into a loose drive to a fuller length delivery outside off. Went at it half-heartedly and the ball whizzes past the outside edge
90.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, oh Cook, why so stubborn? Keeps leaving deliveries outside off
90.4 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, back of a length outside off, dabbed away to third man
90.3 -
Riaz to Bell, FOUR, a perfect riposte! Cracks it through the covers. Got on top of the bounce using his wrists and cuts it away nicely
90.2 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, oooh, a steepler. Surprised Bell as it got big on him. Banged into the pitch, lifts nicely around head-high, Bell was hurried into his pull and beaten on the top edge through to the keeper
90.1 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, back of a length delivery angling away, Bell guides it to backward point
The cameraman pans to a crane outside the ground. "Get them in here", Ian Botham on air - suggesting to dig up the pitch
89.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, slower through the air around off, Cook plants his front foot across and nudges to backward square leg
89.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, turned away to short leg
89.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, stretched forward and thuds the ball into the pitch
89.3 -
Babar to Cook, 2 runs, floated up around off, Cook gets a thick bottom edge while looking to sweep and the ball runs away fine
89.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, even Cook's concentration is disturbed. Looks to pull a ball which wasn't short enough. To compound his misery, it stayed low as well beating his bottom edge. Luckily for him, the line was outside off and it didn't turn back enough
89.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, works this flighted delivery behind square on the on-side and looks for a single, is sent back
88.6 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, gets around hip high from short of length, Cook plays a short-arm jab to deep square leg
88.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, a firm back foot defence from the crease to short cover
88.4 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, pitched up around the fourth stump line, Bell eases into the push through covers
88.3 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, Riaz gets the bumper over head high. Don't ask me how. Bell gets under it
88.2 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, angling away in the channel outside off, tapped to cover
88.1 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, short outside off, cut away to deep point
Wahab Riaz [12.0-1-47-0] is back into the attack
87.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, and again. A big stride forward to block
87.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, another compact forward defensive to a teased up delivery
87.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Babar pulls his length back forcing Bell to go on the back foot to block
87.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, again well forward to block
87.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, drifting in closer to the stumps, is this the same man huffing and puffing before lunch, defends with utmost ease
87.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, stretches forward and knocks this tossed up delivery into the off-side
86.6 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, back of a length delivery around off, an imposing back foot defence
86.5 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, 1 run, doesn't quite get hold of the pull this time, the ball scruffs along the grass to deep square leg
86.4 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, crashed off the front foot but straight to point
86.3 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, FOUR, Bell has scored a fifty! His debit keeps coming down. Short on the body, no real threat, he transfers his weight on the back foot after coming forward and pulls it in the air behind square. Long-leg was interested but the ball escapes him into the boundary. Keep 'em runs coming, Abu Dhabi
86.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, cut away behind square, deep point sprints across and keeps the batsmen to a single
86.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, on a length outside off, Cook pushes away from his body and middles the ball to cover
Rahat Ali [15.0-1-37-0] is back into the attack
Chants of Pakistan, Pakistan jeetega! Yeah, sure
85.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, flat outside off, stabbed away to point
85.5 -
Babar to Cook, 3 runs, quicker on the stumps, Cook gets inside the line of the ball and nurdles it fine, sends it finer than he originally might have wanted to as he got a thick inside edge
85.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, turning in on a length from outside off, Cook looks to smash the sweep but misses and is hit on the front pad. The impact was outside off
85.3 -
Babar to Bell, 1 run, brought out the paddle even before the ball was delivered, was bowled slow outside off, he helps it down to fine leg
85.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, almost an action replay of the previous ball, well defended
85.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, drifting in on middle, Bell blunts it into the pitch after a stride forward
Zulfiqar Babar [27.0-10-54-0] is back into the attack
Babar will have a crack with this newish ball now. Round the wicket with a slip and FSL
Kudos to the crowd for keeping their enthusiasm up
84.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, on a length outside off, bunted to cover
84.5 -
Imran Khan to Bell, 3 runs, angling into the pads on a fuller length, Bell's powerful wrists come into play as he whips this deliberately in the air over mid-wicket, the ball holds up before the boundary and is hunted down
84.4 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, full again in that channel outside off, tapped to cover
84.3 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, this is difficult. A difficult watch. Another delivery bowled in the mid 80s (mph), gets to the batsman around mid-60s, Bell pushes it to mid-off
84.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 1 run, clipped away to deep mid-wicket
84.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, pitched up just outside off, Cook frivolously drives to mid-off
83.6 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, slightly short, Cook chops it wide of a diving backward point towards the deep fielder
83.5 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, if Bell is looking anxious outside off, watching Cook is just soul-shattering for the bowlers. He is leaving them alone
83.4 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, 1 run, banged in short, hardly gets up around chest high, Bell rolls his wrists to keep the pull along the ground towards fine leg
83.3 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, Bell is looking so eager to get bat on ball, a couple of deliveries which he ends up jabbing at without the intention of scoring
83.2 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, angling away on a back of a length, stabbed towards point
83.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, fuller length delivery just outside off, Cook drives it wide of mid-off who runs across to field
Too bored from the cricket, Ramiz is now indulging in some tea-vendor pun
82.6 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, now this one just refused to get up from a length, was outside off, Bell crouches low at the last moment to knock it towards cover
82.5 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, slightly short outside off, Bell finds backward point with his cut
82.4 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, back of a length delivery which jagged back in a touch from outside off, Bell is cramped for room on his back foot defence but just manages to eke out an inside edge onto the pad. Even if he hadn't, it was always going over - to the naked eye at least
Imran turns hopefully towards his captain, Hafeez (at slip) gestures there is bat involved
82.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 1 run, on a length on Cook's pads, flicked awya through the vacant mid-wicket region
Something has got the crowd going (not the cricket for sure) as there is a lot more noise emanating from the stands.
82.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, angling away from the left-hander, Cook holds the bat aloft
82.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, this pitch is so slow and low. Imran runs in and hits a back of a length, hardly gets up before meeting Cook's punch towards mid-off
81.6 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, on a length in the channel outside off, Bell watches it cautiously through to the keeper after covering his sticks
81.5 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, the 100-run partnership comes up. The nth one in this match. Many more to come surely. Cook brought up the landmark with a smear down to deep point
81.4 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, very full, nearly in the blockhole outside off, Cook digs it out to short cover
81.3 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, snaking down the leg-side, Cook shuffles across and misses his flick.
The umpire is again looking at Rahat's followthrough. He's already had one official warning
81.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, on a length around off stump, Cook gets well forward and offers a defensive push to mid-off
81.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, some movement but again the line is too wide to evoke a shot
Rahat Ali [13.0-1-33-0] is back into the attack
Bumble holds a battered older ball (the earlier one) in his hand like a child playing with a toy.
80.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 1 run, clipped away to deep mid-wicket
80.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 2 runs, Babar chases after the ball from mid-on with giant strides, much like his run-up. It was a fuller length delivery around off which Cook wrists elegantly wide of the man
80.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, well down the leg side, Cook misses with his attempted glance
80.3 -
Imran Khan to Bell, 3 runs, fraction fuller than a good length around the fourth stump line, Bell might have played for some movement as he was looking to push into the off-side, the ball goes on straight, takes a thick inside edge and runs away through square leg. Easy three before fine leg runs around to cut it off
80.2 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, closer to the stumps on a length, Bell pushes it on the walk to mid-on. His feet went nowhere
80.1 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, a hint of swing! Hmm. The line was well outside off though and Bell lets it go
Imran Khan [12.0-3-28-1] is back into the attack
The new ball has been taken! But do the pacers have any breath left? Let's see. Here's Imran Khan (not that one). Two slips positioned
79.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, shimmies down the track getting close to the pitch of this tossed up delivery, wrists it down to long-on
79.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 2 runs, created a bit of room by going leg-side, cuts it away through the cover region. Didn't use a lot of bottom hand, the focus was on finding the gap
79.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, gently rolls his wrists to turn this in front of mid-wicket
79.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, flatter on the stumps, Bell blocks from the crease
79.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, nudged away to that man close in on the leg-side
Now switches to over the wicket. FSL and short mid-wicket in place
79.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, nicely flighted delivery on middle, Bell props forward to defend
78.6 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, oooh, was slightly in the air but died down quickly. Cook is early into the drive but gets away with it
78.5 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, flatter and shorter outside off, another mistimed cut to point
78.4 -
Shafiq to Bell, 1 run, both teams just going through the motions, playing for the new ball which is 8 balls away. Floated up outside off, pushed through the cover region
78.3 -
Shafiq to Cook, 1 run, fired in on middle and leg, Cook nudges a single through mid-wicket
78.2 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, once again Cook fluffs his cut and chops it down to backward point
78.1 -
Shafiq to Bell, 1 run, flatter and turning into off, milked down to deep mid-on from the crease
77.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, looped up above the eye-line, was a juicy full toss which Cook tamely pushes to mid-off
77.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, uses his long reach to get close to the ball and blunts it down
77.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, flat on the pads from round the wicket, nurdled round the corner after going deep into the crease
77.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, quicker through the air, very full, Cook threads the off-side ring with a gentle drive to sweeper cover
77.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, another checked cut shot along the ground to cover-point
77.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, the keeper likes this. Not sure why. Looped up well wide of off, Cook lets it go
76.6 -
Shafiq to Cook, 1 run, drifting in with the arm on the pads, gently flicked wide of mid-on
76.5 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, my eyes are tiring seeing Cook defend so nonchalantly but his focus is unwavering
76.4 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, pushed through the air outside off, Cook dabs it to backward point
76.3 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, the line was slightly outside off this time, knocked in front of cover
76.2 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, another stretch forward to block it down the pitch
76.1 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, nothing off the pitch, skids on straight after pitching, Cook keeps it out
Round the wicket angle of attack with one slip
75.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, very full and drifting across off, Bell squeezes out the drive to cover
75.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, straightens a touch on the off-break which lands on a length on middle, Bell covers the spin before offering a vertical bat
75.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, checks his cut shot to sweeper cover as the ball just held up on him
75.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, well flighted delivery lands on a length around off, Cook is not flustered at all with his defence
75.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, drags it short, Bell makes room and jumps deep looking to force it through extra-cover, mid-off runs around and slides to cut it off
Round the wicket to Bell, a slip, leg-slip and FSL in place
75.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, fullish outside off, driven to sweeper cover
The Pakistani players are aimlessly dragging themselves out. Yasir Shah was put through the drill during the break. Covered a few laps round the ground. Sports a big smile as the camera pans on him. Malik is rehearsing his action at the top of his mark. "Challo, chalo bhaiyaon (Come on brothers)", is the shout from the keeper. They better do. And we are underway
Okay, leave aside the rambling and let's talk cricket. Alastair Cook is fast cementing his place as one of the top Test opening batsmen. Just a normal day in the office, and another hundred in the bag without breaking a sweat (no, literally). At the other end, Bell has been feeding off his skipper. Continues to grow in confidence. Was all nerves and jitters when he walked out to bat before the lunch interval. Different story now. Pakistan have been persistent - both with pace and spin. But nothing to show for. Time to sip on my coffee for now. Join us after the break..
Save the bowlers. This is the hue and cry coming out from the UAE. Now that we have seen both teams batting, nearly three days into the Test, it's safe to say that the pitch in the Sheikh Zayed stadium is officially dead. May the deceased... what am I getting into? Don't blame me. Read the scoreboard.
Well, that is Tea then. Cook has twinned flawless technique and some eye-catching strokes to keep Pakistan's bowlers at bay. He went on to amass his 28th Test ton. A handshake from Younis and Misbah patted Cook on his back, as the players leave the field.
74.6 -
Shafiq to Bell, no run, slower through the air, Bell defends it off the front foot
74.5 -
Shafiq to Cook, 1 run, Cook again shows his ability to use the crease by going back and wristing this shorter in length delivery to deep mid-wicket
74.4 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, Cook uses his reach to come forward and drives this one to short cover
74.3 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, again Cook comes well-forward to defend this flatter delivery
74.2 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, Cook brings out the forward defence to this flatter delivery. Cook goes right back or comes well-forward while defending and that helps his cause in Asian conditions
74.1 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, this one stays low, Cook keeps his eyes on the ball and defends
Asad Shafiq [4.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
73.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, very full from Shoaib Malik, Bell defends it from the crease
73.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, Cook brings out the sweep shot to this delivery that was bowled slower through the air. He hits it straight onto Shan Masood's helmet fielding at FSL. The physio comes in just to check whether Masood is fine. Well, Masood is walking off the field. For a moment it seemed as if he was fine. Maybe a few minutes rest during the tea break will help him to recuperate from the blow
73.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, tosses this one up, Cook punches it to short cover
73.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, Shoaib Malik gets this one to spin away from the left-hander, Cook is surprised by the extra turn and almost pushes it back towards the bowler. In fact, he under-cut it, but it still spun
73.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, from round the wicket, Shoaib Malik tosses it up, Bell wrists it to long-on
73.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, slower through the air and on the pads, Cook turns it to square leg
72.6 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, angled in and on the stumps, Bell turns it into the on-side
72.5 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, well, Pakistan appeal for a strangle down the leg-side, but it came off the thigh pad and it didn't carry to Sarfraz, the keeper. Coming back to the ball, it was going down the leg-side, Bell failed to connect. Despite, the keeper diving to his left, he couldn't pouch the catch
72.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 1 run, on the pads, Cook moves across the stumps and tucks it to deep square leg
72.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, length delivery from Imran Khan, Cook defends it off the back foot
72.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, FOUR, short delivery and asking to be hit. Cook waits on the back foot on a slow deck and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. It crashes into the boundary boards. This is a stroke that Cook is famous for ever since he cut and pulled his way to 3 centuries in Bangladesh in the Under-19 World Cup in 2003-04
72.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, length delivery and outside off, Cook stands tall and defends it off the back foot. Cook's judgment outside off is just exemplary
71.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, tossed up delivery and bowled on a fuller length, Cook drives it to mid-off and takes a quick single
71.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 1 run, on the pads, Bell doesn't need a second invitation as he expertly tucks it to deep mid-wicket
71.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, Shoaib Malik tosses this one up and keeps it in the channel outside off, Bell drives it in front of square on the off-side
71.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, Cook brings out the sweep shot and shovels it to deep backward square leg. Imran Khan in the deep misfields, but no damage done
71.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, Cook uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the ball and blocks it into the on-side
71.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, slower through the air, Cook comes well-forward and defends
Shoaib Malik [4.0-1-9-0] is back into the attack
70.6 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, Imran Khan gets a bit of reverse back into the right-hander and attacks the stumps, Bell comes up with a solid defence
70.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 3 runs, fuller and tempting the drive outside off, Cook drives this one slightly on the up through the cover-region and adds three more runs to his tally. Misbah from cover hunts it down
70.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, good length delivery from Imran Khan, Cook punches it back towards the bowler
70.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery from Imran Khan, Cook comes forward and drives it to short cover
70.2 -
Imran Khan to Bell, 1 run, length delivery and outside off, Bell neatly dabs it to third man
70.1 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, this one angles into the right-hander, defended to mid-off
69.6 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, another huge appeal from Pakistan for LBW. Remember, Pakistan don't have a review left. This one tailed back into the left-hander late, Cook again looked to drive and it hit his front pad before it hit his bat. The umpire reckons it was outside the line of off-stump and replays show that it would have missed the off-stump
69.5 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, 1 run, good length delivery from Rahat Ali, Bell shows his ability to play late and guides it to third man
69.4 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, length delivery from Rahat Ali. On this slow wicket, Bell has ample time to punch it to cover
69.3 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, Rahat Ali loses his line as he bowls this one on Bell's pads, he looks to work it to fine leg, but misses
69.2 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, from round the wicket, Rahat Ali keeps it in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper
69.1 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, length delivery from Rahat Ali, Bell punches it to backward point. Opposition teams have turned this strength of Bell into weakness in the past. South Africa with Morkel and Kallis did that in 2012
68.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, on the pads from Imran Khan, Cook tucks it to mid-wicket
68.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Imran Khan belts out an appeal for LBW, but it sounded woody and replays show that he got an inside edge there. It was a fuller length delivery from Imran Khan, Cook looked to drive and got an inside edge onto the pad
68.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Imran Khan keeps it in the channel outside off, Cook comes forward and drives it in front of square on the off-side
68.3 -
Imran Khan to Bell, 1 run, Imran Khan offers a bit of width. Bell goes back in the crease and dabs it to point, who misfields and as a result, they take a single
68.2 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, good length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, defended off the back foot. Bell defended that with his bat and pad tucked in together. It shows that he is slowly coming back to form
68.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 1 run, from mid-crease, Imran Khan bowls on Cook's pads, he neatly tucks it to fine leg
Imran Khan [9.0-3-17-1] is back into the attack
67.6 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Bell leans into the drive, but can't beat the fielder at cover
Rahat Ali has been officially warned for running on the pitch. This is bad news for him and Pakistan
67.5 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, fuller length delivery that tails back in a touch, defended off the front foot
67.4 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, Rahat Ali gets this one to tail back into the right-hander, Bell manages to tuck into the on-side
67.3 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, Bell uses the late cut often. Here too, he waits for the ball, plays late, but it goes to the fielder at first slip on one bounce. He fires in the throw and effects a direct-hit, but the batsman was in
67.2 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, Rahat Ali keeps it in the channel, left alone to the keeper
67.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, length delivery and outside off, Cook dabs it to point. The fielder fires in the throw at the striker's end. He effects a direct-hit, but it ricochets off the stumps and they take an overthrow
66.6 -
Babar to Cook, leg byes, 3 runs, Pakistan have gone up for a review for LBW. They are checking for the no-ball, but he is fine. There is no bat involved. Impact is in-line, however, it is missing the leg-stump and Cook survives. Well, Cook must have had his heart in his mouth as that seemed like a good review. It was a tossed up delivery from Babar, Cook used the sweep shot and failed to connect. Luckily for him, the Hawk-Eye tracking predicted that it was missing the leg-stump as the ball was spinning down. Misbah wasn't too keen on the review but the bowler and the keeper convinced him to go for it
66.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook comes forward and tucks it to short mid-wicket
66.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook uses the sweep shot, but the FSL fielder moved quickly to his left and stopped it
66.3 -
Babar to Bell, 1 run, again Bell waits on the back foot and late-cuts this to backward point for a single
66.2 -
Babar to Bell, 2 runs, width on offer and Bell goes back in the crease to essay a delectable cut shot and beat the fielders positioned at backward point and cover-point with needlepoint perfection. The fielder at cover-point hunts it down. Bell adds two more runs to his tally
66.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, on the stumps from Babar, Bell pushes it in front of square on the on-side
65.6 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery that angles back into the left-hander, Cook drives it to mid-on
65.5 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, 1 run, back of a length delivery from Rahat Ali, Bell tucks it to mid-wicket
65.4 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
65.3 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, yet again Bell tries to chop down a length delivery outside off and gets a bottom edge on the bounce to the keeper
65.2 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, Rahat Ali keeps it in the corridor outside off, Bell defends it into the off-side
65.1 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, Bell has the habit of playing a half-hearted cut shot outside off. He almsot paid the price for it as he gets beaten on the outside edge to a delivery that was bowled outside off
64.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Babar continues to bowl slower through the air, Cook is equal to the task as he brings out the forward defence
64.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook comes forward and defends this one confidently
64.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, again slower through the air, Cook comes forward and drives it back towards the bowler
64.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, very full delivery, Cook tucks it into the on-side
64.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, low full toss this time from Babar, Cook drives it to short mid-wicket
64.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery from Babar, Cook turns it behind square
The players will take drinks. Captain-o-captain! What a rock he is for England at the top of the order. You are in England, he gets the runs. You are in Australia, Cook is there. In Asia, he averages close to 60. What a fine, fine player! Surely right up there if not on the numero uno position of Test batsmen. At the other end, Bell too is starting to look more assured. Pakistan are about to find out what a hard day's slog is like. Time to give it back for the visitors!
63.6 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, angling away well wide of off, Bell covers the stumps and lets it go through to the keeper
63.5 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, back of a length delivery angling away outside off, once again an English batsman finding difficulties in looking to cut, due to the low nature of the bounce. Chops it into the pitch off a thick inside edge
63.4 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, pitched up just outside off, Cook closes the bat on impact and sends the push wide of mid-on
63.3 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, left alone. Just goes on to show the concentration powers of this man. Most centurions would have looked to unload a booming drive. Not Cook
63.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, drags his length back and his line closer to off, punched off the back foot to the right of mid-on, the fielder gets across quickly
63.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, well outside off, left alone
Cook now has 8 hundreds in Asia in 37 innings with an average close to 60. An astonishing feat for an overseas player. He is also second on the list of leading run-scorers in Asia for overseas batsmen, only behind Kallis.
62.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, and again. Nicely behind the line, no turn so no worries
62.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, drifting in on off, Bell is steadfast in his defence
62.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, fullish, knocked into the off-side
62.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Bell premeditates the sweep, plays it gently but the FSL fielder is very agile and makes the stop
62.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, nicely floated up, the dip yanks the ball on a length, Bell gets it high on the bat in defence
62.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, flatter delivery drifting in on off, Bell makes room and punches firmly but straight to cover
Zulfiqar Babar [24.0-8-51-0] is back into the attack
61.6 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, again way too wide to evoke a shot, basically a warm-up over to start a new spell
61.5 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, this line is not going to trouble Cook, especially Cook on a hundred, lets it go
61.4 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, 1 run, runs this down with the angle down to third man
61.3 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, angling across the right-hander, defended to cover
61.2 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, FOUR, so good to watch. This is Bell's beauty. Short and wide, was there to be punished. But there is a difference between other players cutting the ball, and Ian Bell cutting the ball
61.1 -
Rahat Ali to Bell, no run, shaping away from Bell on a length outside off, left alone
Rahat Ali [8.0-1-24-0] is back into the attack
60.6 -
Riaz to Cook, FOUR, is this it? The ball is racing across the turf, Imran is in pursuit, and he gives up! Alastair Cook has a hundred to his name in all countries he has played. This is his career's 28th ton. What a run-machine! Had his bare patch before the World Cup. But now he's back and how. Removes his helmet and waves the bat to his mates. It was a fuller length delivery just outside off, this time Cook was not going to miss out. Nails the drive through extra-cover. Bell holds him in a warm embrace as well. Well played skipper!
60.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, pitched up on off stump, Cook's feet barely move as he looks to push it down, the bat turns in his hands and he slices the shot to short cover along the carpet
60.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, across and forwards, defensive push to mid-off
60.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, the line is well outside off, length is full trying to tempt Cook. He might have seen hundred written all over the cherry but is prepared to wait. Makes an assertive leave
60.2 -
Riaz to Bell, 3 runs, a hint of reverse away from the right hander from over the wicket, Bell nicely leans towards the ball and caresses the drive through the cover region. Shan Masood gives chase, puts in a slide and just about flicks the ball back in before smashing into the ad cushions
60.1 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, slightly back of a length delivery outside off, Cook steers it to deep point. A boundary away now
Back over the wicket to Cook, two slips, gully in readiness
59.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, a similar delivery and a similar defensive push towards point
59.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, drifting in on off stump, Bell knocks it into the off-side with soft hands
59.4 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, pushed through the air wide of off, cut away to deep point
59.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flatter on the pads, Cook clips it past FSL, the fielder might have cut the pace off getting some part of the body in the way, then hounds the ball down cutting off the single
59.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, floated up on the stumps, defended back down the pitch
59.1 -
Babar to Cook, 2 runs, sliding away from Cook, shortish, Cook latches onto it, goes deep in the crease and cuts it through extra-cover. With this couple, Cook completes 1000 Test runs for this year.
58.6 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, on a good length around the fifth stump line, Bell blocks it from the crease
58.5 -
Riaz to Bell, FOUR, not convincing at all from Bell. He is flirting with length deliveries which are holding their line outside off and that too with an open face. A thick outside edge goes along the ground and beats gully's dive to run away
58.4 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, Riaz is a bit all over the shop to the left-hander, short and wide outside off, Cook mistimes his cut, there is a fielder positioned deep on the off-side
58.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery on middle from round the wicket, Cook works it to mid-wicket
58.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, angling away on a shortish length outside off, Cook was late in getting the bat across for the cut with his feet chained, the ball is past him before he does
58.1 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, another edge drops short, this time of Hafeez at first slip. Riaz is getting it to straighten on the angle, has Bell fishing at it around the fifth stump line and finds the edge, the fielder can only make a half-stop
57.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, pushed through a little quicker, Cook goes back and nudges it to FSL
57.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, looped up on middle, turned away to FSL defensively
57.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, too leg-side on this occasion, Cook goes deep and works it to leg-slip
57.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, well tossed up on middle, Cook defends it down the pitch
57.2 -
Babar to Cook, FOUR, there is an ocean of space in the off-side, and Babar slides it across Cook with the length being short, Cook might think it's Christmas already, gets into the 90s with a cut
57.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, drifting across middle and straightening on a length, Cook uses his wrists to work it to the left of the bowler
56.6 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, the Riaz over and a half comes to a close. The round the wicket angle proved to be much more disciplined. Length ball outside off, Bell stabs it to point flat-footed
56.5 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, much better. Covers his off-stump and leaves it untouched
56.4 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, a genuine outside edge despite Bell looking to open the bat face. A good length delivery angling in on the fifth stump line, Bell gropes at it looking to run it down fine. Not the best ideas. The outside edge dies down to second slip
56.3 -
Riaz to Bell, no run, now from round the wicket, on a length in the outside off channel, Bell sees it closely and lets it go
56.3 -
Riaz to Bell, no ball, Misbah gives a puzzled expression. This guy's laidback reactions are worth their weight in gold. In this heat, Riaz is not helping his body, oversteps this time. Might have been wide had he not
56.3 -
Riaz to Bell, wide, errs in line big time once again, not coming out properly from the wrists, well outside off
56.3 -
Riaz to Bell, wide, uh oh! Not been the best of starts to a new spell. This is angling away well outside off, Reifell stretches his arms out
56.2 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, on a length just outside off, was not there to be cutting, so quite logically Cook is cramped for room and ends up chopping it through the cover region
56.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no ball, 91mph, oversteps again, a constant problem for Riaz today, on a fuller length and Cook pushes to mid-off
56.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, 89 mph, very full on off, Cook brings the bat down straight and digs it out
Wahab Riaz [9.0-1-28-0] is back into the attack
Wahab on. Watch the speedometer!
55.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, lands very full to trouble Bell outside off, he pokes it on the bounce to silly-point
55.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, beautifully curling in on middle, Bell defends with pad and bat close
55.4 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, came twinkling down the track, Babar might have seen him and erroneously fired a full toss on the pads, whipped away through the mid-wicket region
55.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, turns this with this spin towards FSL
55.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, a big lunge forward, gets right on top of the ball and the bat comes down ominously
55.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, sliding on after landing on middle and leg, Cook offers a defensive push from the crease towards mid-on
Babar adopts the over the wicket line of attack to Cook. A slip, leg-slip and FSL for him
54.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, wrists this to the left of short mid-wicket who bends low to stop
54.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, flatter on middle, straightens a bit from round the wicket, Bell is right behind it from deep in the crease
54.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, drifting in full into the pads, gently flicked through square leg
54.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, again a defensive right from the coaching manual, bat in front of pad, head on top of the ball
54.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, straightish this time, a rock-solid thumping defence
54.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, nice drift in and then the turn away from a length, Cook opens the face on his defensive bat to guide it towards cover
53.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, teased up on off stump, Bell gently drives it back to the bowler
53.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, a carbon copy of the previous ball almost, watertight front foot defence
53.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, again a good stride into the dipping ball, taps it into the pitch
53.3 -
Babar to Bell, FOUR, now Bell gets the sweep away. Has looked so much better after the break. It was well dished up just outside off, Bell fetches it and times to perfection through square leg
53.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, this time a stretch forward to smother it
53.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, curls (read drifts) in nicely with the arm around middle, Bell goes deep in the crease and drops it at his feet
52.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, a firm push towards mid-off after lunging forward
52.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, slightly shortish, Cook makes room and gently punches to point
52.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, well tossed up on a length around off, not much turn, knocked into the off-side
52.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, FOUR, Cook has used the sweep to good effect. Remember him playing this way on his tour of India as well. Very important to be proactive against the spinners. Lands on a length outside off, Cook shovels it away through mid-wicket
52.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, nicely bowled, Cook gets his defence pretty high up on the bat but the ball goes straight into the ground
52.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, very full, Cook squeezes out the drive to cover
51.6 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, well flighted delivery lands on a length outside off, Cook gets his front foot across and sweeps it away fine to backward square
51.5 -
Babar to Bell, 1 run, slanting into the hips, a sigh of relief for Bell as he gets to the other and with a nurdle behind square
51.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, quicker through the air angling in from outside off, left alone
51.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, well forward and taps it to silly point
51.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, another leave and this time the cry was louder from the keeper. And this was closer too to off-stump. Drifts in beautifully through the air, Bell didn't cover his off pole before shouldering arms and just gets lucky
51.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, flatter through the air outside off, gently dabbed away to point
50.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, quicker on the stumps, Cook is nicely forward in blocking
50.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, 3 runs, pushed through the air and drifting across off, Bell jumps back and goes leg-side, times the punch nicely through extra-cover. The man at mid-off gives a lethargic chase and tidies up
50.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, flatter on the stumps, Bell is back to defend
50.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Bell, no run, floaty delivery which is converted into an overpitched one by an advancing Bell, jams out a nervy drive to cover
Round the wicket to Bell as well
50.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, 1 run, drifting into the pads, nudged away through the mid-wicket region
50.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, stayed low a touch, was shortish and Cook had rocked back to cut, the slowness of the pitch allows him to adjust and check his shot to cover
Two slips and a silly point for Malik
49.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Babar has it on a string currently. There and thereabouts around off, nice and loopy, a compact forward defensive
49.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, plays back to this slider outside off, keeps it out of harm's way
49.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, much more authoritative from Bell so far, again a nice stride towards the ball before offering a straight willow
49.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, a yelp in agony from the keeper, but that was well outside off stump after Bell shouldered arms
49.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, loopy fullish delivery just outside off, gently driven to short cover
49.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, nicely drifting in on off from round the wicket, Bell gets forward to defend
The stand covered in the shadow is stuffed up nicely with some HUMAN presence as the players amble out to the middle. The Bell examination resumes.
The slow left-arm orthodox, Babar, bowled tidily and got the odd one to turn. Wahab Riaz generated good pace and reversed the old ball. On this docile wicket, Pakistan's bowlers need to keep up their discipline. For England, they will hope that Cook can get a big hundred. Join us back for the post-lunch session in another 40 minutes.
For most part of the session, Cook and Moeen looked at ease against the home team's attack. Cook used his reach to either go right back or well-forward. His opening partner, Moeen, showed poise and balance to keep Pakistan at bay. It was Imran, who caused a few problems for both openers by using the crease and creating awkward angles outside their off-stump. Eventually, his perseverance paid rich dividends as Moeen edged one to Sarfraz Ahmed, the keeper. Ian Bell then survived a few anxious moments just before lunch. Bell was reprieved once, as Shan Masood shelled a sharp chance off Zulfiqar Babar's bowling.
Alastair Cook's determined graft and assuredness at the crease gave England plenty to cheer about in the first session. The tourists are slowly but steadily chipping away at the lead. At the other end of the spectrum, Imran Khan provided the initial incision for the hosts by picking up the scalp of Moeen, and ended the 116-run stand between him and Cook.
48.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, easily left alone by Cook as the ball goes to Sarfraz. The players walk off for lunch
Last ball before lunch
48.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, driven to Misbah and well stopped
Misbah moves forward a few paces from short cover
48.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, again flight and Cook pushes it to the left of Shoaib Malik
48.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, lots of flight on that, Cook gets forward to drive to short cover
48.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, on the pads, nudged to backward square
Two slips and a silly point in. Shoaib Malik from round the wicket
48.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Cook, no run, angled in on the stumps, Cook gets forward to defend and the ball hits the splice, but falls down quickly in front of silly point
Shoaib Malik, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
We will get one more over before lunch
47.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, flighted on off, Bell is solid in his front foot block. Easily negotiated that over
47.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, too quick and on off stump, Bell goes back and dabs to point
So far no trouble for Bell this over
47.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, again flat outside off, Bell handles that off the back foot
47.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, this is flat and fast on middle and leg, Bell gets the bat in front of the pad and defends
47.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, tossed up outside off, Bell pushes it to silly point
47.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, on off stump, Bell defends to silly point
46.6 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, good length outside off, Cook defends to cover and looks for a quick single but it isn't there as the fielder moves across
46.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, good length outside off, Cook defends to mid-off
46.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, full and angled in, clipped to mid-wicket
46.3 -
Riaz to Cook, FOUR, fraction short outside off and Cook is quick to latch on, doesn't shift his weight on the back foot, the initial movement is forward and he stays there to crunch the cut through cover. The ball teases the fielder before going into the ropes
46.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, angled in and it is met with a broad defensive blade by Cook as he came forward
46.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, shortish outside off, Cook mistimes the cut and the ball rolls to cover
45.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, drifting in with the arm, Bell gets a thick inside edge on the forward defence, the ball runs to short fine. Babar testing Bell
45.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, again skids off the deck, Bell wants to play off the back foot, bit of drift in as well, Bell defends off the back foot
45.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, flat and on off, Bell goes back to defend
45.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, full and kept out by Bell
45.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Bell is very nervy out there, comes down the track and pad-bats it, Shan Masood at silly point had little time to react as the ball came to him and shells the chance. Difficult one, but should've been taken. It hit his thigh and then he tried to grab the rebound but couldn't. A chance gone
45.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, on off stump, angled in, Bell defends from the crease to silly point
44.6 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, full outside off, Cook flicks and finds mid-on
44.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, good length outside off, Cook gets forward and defends to cover
44.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, stayed a bit low on off stump, Cook keeps it out to short mid-wicket
44.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no ball, Riaz oversteps and Cook that go outside off
44.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, hangs back and pushes to short cover
44.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, Cook is beaten outside off as he shuffles across to cover for the defensive shot and the ball straightens past the edge. It came in with the angle and then held its line. Cook generally leaves those ones alone but was sucked into pushing out at that. Nearly a feather
44.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, full outside off, left alone
Wahab Riaz [7.0-1-23-0] is back into the attack
43.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Misbah, the bowler and the keeper have a chat about an lbw appeal. They don't go for it eventually. Bell took a step out to defend that, struck on the pad first, then the bat and it wasn't far away from the diving silly point's left. Impact may have been just outside off and since Bell was down the wicket, that could've gone against the Pakistanis as well. Replays show that the impact was outside off
43.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, again too full and Bell is solidly forward to block
43.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, very full and Bell keeps it out
43.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, beautiful delivery and beats Bell outside off, it angled in and then after pitching turns a little bit to go past the nervy half-poke of the batsman. Lovely bowling and had Bell rooted to the crease
43.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, Babar is interested. For an lbw appeal. He thinks it was pad first but it wasn't to be. Replays show that it struck the inside edge a nano second before it hit the pad. Very close that one but Pakistan don't even consider a review
43.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, tossed up outside off, Bell gets forward to block
42.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, wide of the crease and full outside off, left alone
Changes the angle and goes round the wicket
42.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, the sucker delivery, tempter outside off, but Cook doesn't fall for it
42.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, slower delivery on the stumps, the offie, Cook defends easily
42.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, short of length outside off, Cook softly taps it off the back foot to mid-on
42.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, Cook on the shuffle but gets the bat in front of the pad and pushes to mid-on
42.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, fullish outside off, Cook shuffles across and defends to mid-off. Played with a full face of the bat
41.6 -
Babar to Bell, no run, keeps that final delivery out too as he gets the bat in front of the pad
41.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, on off stump, Bell is solidly behind that
41.4 -
Babar to Bell, no run, drifting into middle and leg, Bell gets a thick inside edge to short fine
41.3 -
Babar to Bell, no run, skidded off the pitch on off, Bell read it and defended it off the back foot
41.2 -
Babar to Bell, no run, angled in towards middle, Bell defends it back down the track
Two slips and a short leg in for Bell
41.1 -
Babar to Bell, no run, tossed up outside off from round the wicket, Bell gets forward to block
Zulfiqar Babar [14.0-3-37-0] is back into the attack
40.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, good length on middle and leg, tucked to mid-wicket
40.5 -
Imran Khan to Bell, 1 run, oooh! Bell gets off the mark in a streaky way. Full outside off, Bell drives away from the body and the thick inside edge isn't far from hitting the leg stump
40.4 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, angled in and targetting off, Bell is solid that time on the block
40.3 -
Imran Khan to Bell, no run, Bell is tentative first ball and the outside edge dies in front of Hafeez at first slip. Good length outside off, straightens and catches the edge, luckily for Bell it didn't carry
Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
40.2 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Sarfraz Ahmed!! A WICKET! Would you believe that? You have to for Imran Khan has struck. He is letting out a roar with arms stretched wide. Can feel for him. It was a good delivery, in the corridor of uncertainty, around the fourth stump line, angled across, made Moeen Ali play, a tentative poke and the outside edge settles in Sarfraz's gloves as he goes low to his left. The Pakistanis can sense a sigh of relief. And that too for taking just one wicket. Moeen Ali c Sarfraz Ahmed b Imran Khan 35(131) [4s-2]
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
40.1 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length on the stumps, Moeen Ali is right behind that
39.6 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, quicker and Cook is forward to defend to silly mid-off
39.5 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali gets forward and eases a drive to sweeper cover, for a single
39.4 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up outside off, Moeen Ali gets forward to block
39.3 -
Shafiq to Cook, 1 run, full on the pads, milked to deep square leg, for a single
39.2 -
Shafiq to Cook, FOUR, dragged down short and that allows Cook an easy route. He rocked back and short-arm pulled it wide of mid-on. Belted that one away
39.1 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, 1 run, on the pads, nudged to square leg
38.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, AN OUTSIDE EDGE! but it doesn't carry to Misbah at 2nd slip. Imran Khan induced the edge as Cook defended from the crease, since there is no life in the pitch, it went down and Misbah did well to prevent any runs as he stopped it with a dive to his left
38.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, good length outside off, Cook shuffles across to block to leg
Misbah and Imran Khan have a chat
38.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, good length on the pads, tucked around the corner to mid-wicket
38.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, good length outside off, left alone and it doesn't carry to Sarfraz
That has forced Misbah to put in a second slip
38.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, finally a ball beats the outside edge of the bat. The angle from Imran Khan does Cook in, slanted across the batsman who pushed out away from the body and it was close to taking a feather. A rare moment of indiscretion from Cook
38.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, angled across on a good length, Cook shuffles across and pushes to mid-off
37.6 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, slower and Moeen Ali is forward to block
37.5 -
Shafiq to Cook, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, flicked to deep backward square leg, for a single
37.4 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, 1 run, flat outside off, all the time in the world for Moeen Ali to rock back and punches it to mid-off
37.3 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, on the stumps, Moeen Ali is calm and defending
37.2 -
Shafiq to Cook, 1 run, full on leg stump, Cook nudges it wide of mid-on. Very easy this!
37.1 -
Shafiq to Cook, no run, on middle and leg, Cook nudges to mid-on off the back foot
36.6 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, a tidy maiden nothing more that as Moeen Ali shows the full face of the bat to defend to mid-off
36.5 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on middle and leg, tucked to mid-wicket
36.4 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length on the stumps, Moeen Ali stands tall and punches to mid-off
36.3 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on off stump, Moeen Ali defends to point from the crease
36.2 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, full outside off, Moeen Ali leans into a fine cover drive but straight to the fielder
36.1 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on the stumps, Moeen Ali is behind that to block
Imran Khan [5.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
Time for drinks this time as the first hour is done. Like yesterday, no chance has been created in that first hour. Not even a half-a-chance. The batsmen are very comfortable and the only likely bowler to create any sort of impression has been Babar. He got the ball to turn and spin, had Cook in a spot of bother on the sweep at least twice. Riaz will be another one to look out for but he is restricted to bowling short spells in this heat
35.6 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, 1 run, too short and flat again, easily nudged off the back foot wide of mid-on
Short leg moves to silly point now
35.5 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, the ball drops on Moeen Ali a bit as he lunges out to push, in the end he gets it to the left of point
35.4 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, again flat and punched back to Shafiq
It was supposed to be drinks after the last over, but they wanted to squeeze one more over in. That's why Shafiq is bowling
35.3 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, full on the stumps, defended to the left of Shafiq who runs across to field
35.2 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, punched back to Shafiq
Slip and a short leg in as Shafiq comes from round the wicket
35.1 -
Shafiq to Cook, 1 run, shortish outside off, Cook cuts square of the wicket, for a single
Asad Shafiq [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
34.6 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, good length outside off, Moeen Ali gets forward to defend to short cover
34.5 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, FOUR, poor bowling from Rahat Ali and he has been too leg-sideish this spell. Another one down leg, gently glanced to fine leg by Moeen Ali, he beats Babar at deep backward square
34.4 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, loopy short delivery, Moeen Ali was looking to pull, then decided that it was too short and pulled out of the shot
34.3 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, the Barmy Army are up as England bring their 100 up. On the pads once more and flicked to deep square leg
34.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, short of length outside off, Cook pushes off the back foot to cover
34.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 2 runs, very full on the pads, clipped to deep backward square leg, Babar gives the chase and they take two
33.6 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, now plays another sweep to deep backward square leg, this time to the fielder, only a single
33.5 -
Babar to Cook, FOUR, that is a fabulous sweep shot. There was FSL, backward square and deep backward square but he has timed that so well and placed it right between the three of them. Got outside off and then nailed it powerfully. Along the ground as the ball rockets past the square leg umpire. That is how to play the sweep
33.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook was initially shaping to sweep that one, then decided against it and gently nudged it past FSL
33.3 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, flighted outside off, Moeen Ali kneels down and sweeps along the ground to deep square leg, for a single
33.2 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up outside off, Moeen Ali gets forward and defends solidly
33.1 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, Moeen Ali shoulders arms to one that doesn't spin back in enough, lots of oohs and aahs from behind the wicket
Chants of "Pakistan jeetega" doing the rounds at the ground
32.6 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, short of length on off stump, easy for Cook as he punches to mid-on
32.5 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, an uncertain leave from Cook, the bat went close to the ball as he looked to play, then at the very last moment he pulled it in
32.4 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali wanted two after punching it through cover but Cook sent him back. The fielder got to the ball quickly and released it, so Cook didn't want to take any chances
Just the lone slip in now for Rahat Ali
32.3 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, fullish around the fourth stump line, Moeen Ali gets forward and drives it back to Rahat Ali's right
32.2 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on off stump, Moeen Ali defends to mid-off
32.1 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket
31.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, an appeal for lbw from Babar and the keeper but it dies down pretty quickly. Turned in sharply from the rough and rapped Cook on the back foot, on the thigh pad. He was playing a stroke and the impact might have been just outside off. Also height was a factor. Pakistan don't even consider a review
31.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, well tossed up from Babar, Cook is forward to block
31.4 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, this is very easy for Moeen Ali. Sees the tossed up delivery outside off, knows there is a gap at cover and just defends into that gap to take a single
31.3 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, Cook pushes that through cover and takes the single as the ball goes in the gap
31.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, very full and jammed back down the track
31.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, doesn't turn in enough to hit off, so Cook can leave and does so
30.6 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, Moeen Ali is timing them well but finding the fielders. Here he leans into a lovely off-drive but mid-off gets across to slide and stop
30.5 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, pitched up outside off, Moeen Ali was into the drive, the bat face opened on impact and the ball rolls to point
30.4 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, down leg, Moeen Ali gets inside the line and lets it go. May have been the slower delivery as well for it bounced in front of Sarfraz
30.3 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length outside off, Moeen Ali unfurls a lovely back foot square drive but can't beat point. Lavishly played but didn't hit the gap
30.2 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, angled in towards off and middle, Moeen Ali flicks and finds mid-wicket again
Since today is a public holiday, the crowd have come in
30.1 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, very full on middle and leg, clipped straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
29.6 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, plays with the turn and milks a single wide of short mid-wicket
29.5 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, now takes a step out and finds Misbah at silly mid-on
29.4 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, flighted outside off, Moeen Ali eases it to mid-off
29.3 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Cook takes it from there and sweeps it to deep backward square leg
29.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, turns in and Cook is hit outside the line of off as he shouldered arms to that. Sarfraz was the only one who appealed but it never was going to create an impression on the umpire
29.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, short and spinning in, Cook rocks back and cuts, but can't beat short cover
28.6 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, angled in towards the pads, Moeen Ali flicks softly to short mid-wicket
28.5 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, darted in full but down leg, Moeen Ali fails to lay bat on the flick, missed out there
28.4 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, full outside off, Moeen Ali mistimes the drive to short cover after getting forward
28.3 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, full outside off, left alone
28.2 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length outside off, pushed off the back foot to mid-off
28.1 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, FOUR, Rahat Ali errs in line first ball and it is put away by Moeen Ali. Slightly full on middle and leg, Moeen Ali got forward and clipped it past mid-on. Nice timing on that and the ball raced away. He looks so elegant when he times them
Rahat Ali [4.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
27.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, now right forward and defending
27.5 -
Babar to Cook, FOUR, superb cut shot. It wasn't short and wide, bounced in fact, but Cook went deep and powered the shot past point. The fielder gave chase but the ball won the race. Footwork was key there as Cook used the depth of the crease to fine effect. Made the ball look like an ordinary one, when it wasn't
27.4 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, tossed up and Moeen Ali gets forward to drive to mid-on, for a single
27.3 -
Babar to Cook, byes, 1 run, and again Cook has missed the sweep. He is pre-meditating and Babar is spinning it past the shot, turns in and then beats the stroke. Sarfraz is unable to gather cleanly due to the extra bounce and a bye taken
27.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flat outside off, pushed off the back foot to short cover
27.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, turn and bounce for Babar, but the line is outside off, so Cook offers the pad as the first line of defence and then sees it spin into the keeper's gloves
26.6 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, and again. Head right over the ball as Riaz tests the pitch out once more
26.5 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Moeen Ali stands tall to defend
26.4 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, nice back foot punch as Riaz bowls it on a back of a length outside off, Moeen Ali stood tall and got it through cover for two
26.3 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, slower delivery and Moeen Ali is forward to defend to that short straight mid-off
26.3 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no ball, full outside off, doesn't come back in, Moeen Ali lets it go. Again Riaz has overstepped
26.2 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, pitched up and came in a little, Cook just used his wrists and turned it past short mid-wicket, takes a single
26.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, shortish outside off, Cook chops the cut and the ball goes to his left, it was well away from the stumps and still Cook softly kicks it away. Didn't want to take any chances there
25.6 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, more flight and Moeen Ali carefully pushes that to mid-off
25.5 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, again forward and defending to short cover
25.4 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up outside off, Moeen Ali is forward to defend
25.3 -
Babar to Cook, byes, 1 run, another false stroke. Too full to be sweeping and since it is outside off, Cook gets away, doesn't turn in enough to hit off, Sarfraz fumbles and they take a bye
25.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, sharp turn for Babar, Cook saw that it pitched outside off and left it alone, wasn't far from off stump as it turned out of the rough. Oohs and aahs from behind the wicket. That spun wickedly out of nowhere
25.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, shortish outside off, Cook reaches out and cuts but point dives to his left to make a sharp stop
24.6 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, turned to short mid-wicket
24.6 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no ball, oh! That has pinged Moeen Ali on the shoulder. But he seems to be fine as he punches gloves with Cook. Riaz meanwhile has overstepped. This didn't rise much as Moeen Ali thought it would, turned his head sideways and didn't look at the ball, the ball brushed his right shoulder and went towards the slip cordon. A glancing blow. Just missed the helmet too
24.5 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on off and middle, defended to mid-on
24.4 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, a slower delivery outside off, Moeen Ali was a tad early into the drive, but the ball dribbled back to Riaz. Riaz lets out a "oooohhhhh"
24.3 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, full on off stump, Moeen Ali pushes to the short straight silly mid-off
24.2 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, drifts onto the pads, clipped to deep square leg, for a single
24.1 -
Riaz to Cook, FOUR, 50 for Cook and Moeen Ali is there to shake his hand. Easy fifty for Cook - his 45th in Tests. He has looked assured and calm in this innings. No trouble so far. Got to fifty by steering a back of a length delivery outside off wide of gully. No third man and it raced away. Opened the face of the bat on that at the right moment to hit the gap
23.6 -
Babar to Cook, 3 runs, Cook comes down the track and though he isn't to the pitch of that, manages to shovel it over mid-wicket, the ball plugs in the outfield, good running enables the third to be taken
23.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, loopy on off stump, Cook turns it to short mid-wicket
23.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, a forward defence from Cook as Babar is willing to give it flight
23.3 -
Babar to Cook, 2 runs, Cook gets across to off stump, allows the ball to turn in and then gently nudges around the corner for two to fine leg
23.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, tossed up and Cook is forward to block
23.1 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, tossed up and turning in, Moeen Ali gets forward and drives to mid-on, takes the single on offer
22.6 -
Riaz to Cook, 2 runs, very full from Riaz and that allows Cook to just ease a push down the ground for two. Allowed the ball to come and meet his blade
22.5 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, short of length outside off, Cook goes deep in his crease and lets it go
A very short straight silly mid-off in
22.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, Cook won't play at those
22.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, homing in towards off stump, that was bowled at 91mph. Cook gets half-forward and defends to mid-off. Played that solidly
Two slips and a gully in. Shoaib Malik is on the field today
22.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, bit fuller than the last delivery, Cook presses forward and defends to mid-off
22.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, good length outside off, a cautious leave by Cook
22.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no ball, Riaz oversteps first ball. Clear no-ball as Cook leaves a length delivery outside off
Wahab Riaz [4.0-1-10-0] is back into the attack
21.6 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, another sweep attempted, but this was bowled slower and Moeen Ali can't get it away wide of backward square leg, the ball finds Wahab Riaz. A maiden and a good one from Babar to start proceedings
21.5 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, beautiful bowling. This one went straight on, bit of drift in the air as well, Moeen Ali came forward to defend and the ball went past the outside edge of the bat. Ever so close to taking a thin feather
21.4 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, quicker outside off, Moeen Ali had pre-meditated the sweep and since the ball was darted in, it catches the thick inside half and rolls to backward square leg
21.3 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, Moeen Ali stretches forward to block and the ball catches the thick inside half of the bat and rolls wide of the diving FSL. Didn't go in the air
21.2 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, flighted and Moeen Ali is forward to defend to short cover
21.1 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Moeen Ali gets forward to defend solidly
Cook and Moeen Ali walk out to the middle. The Pakistani team is in a huddle with Misbah leading the way. Another hot day - doesn't change much here at Abu Dhabi. Looks like it will be Babar who will start off proceedings with his left-arm spin. Slip and a short leg in as he comes in from over the wicket
Now coming to my favourite part - the weather. Hot, scorching, unreasonable conditions are waiting for the players. It's been real hard work so far and it will be that way. Wonder if Malik has recovered fully after a night's sleep, looked to be exhausted and dehydrated after his marathon. Pakistan surely need his off-spin today. Any one who can roll their arm over would be welcome.
Jayawardene: "Generally trying to help the guys with the gameplan. Just to clear the mindset of how to use these conditions to their advantage. The new guys are quite keen to learn. It's a process, not going to happen overnight and gotta keep working on it. For me, it's just two weeks - a short duration. So I am trying to get involved and contribute in whatever way I can. Mark (England's batting coach Mark Ramprakash) is doing a good job. At different times the approach was quite different, it's about finding new ways and methods. You can't go to the middle with doubts in your mind. Very important to have a clear mindset. In England, it's crucial not to fiddle around outside off stump. The gameplans change in every part of the world. Like I said, it's a process, need to keep working on it. I have worked quite a bit with the spinners, the first couple of days in a Test match are hard for them. I thought Mo (Moeen Ali) bowled quite well - kept it nice and simple. Rash (Rashid) will learn from this experience. He might have had a lot of butterflies in the stomach. It's a good flat wicket. I don't think it will disintegrate. Should slow down if anything. I expect it to stay the same for another day or two. Might see turn on day 5."
"It's flat, there's no reason why England can't bat all day today and all day tomorrow as well," boasts Sir Ian Botham in his pitch report.
For me, Riaz and Babar will be the major threats. How England cope with them might well decide how this goes. This is completely unchartered territory for many of the English batsmen, so it's up to the likes of Cook, Bell and Root to guide the rest through.
Astonishingly, this is Ali's first crack at opening the batting in his first-class career. And what was good to see was his preparedness to adapt as he played out of character suppressing his attacking instinct. Cook looked the more fluent batsman. But, the bowlers will come back fresh today and the duo need to start all over again. Misbah can afford to attack all day with close-in catchers throughout.
Day 3: Good morning folks and welcome to our live coverage as we build up to a massive third day. Yesterday evening, England's rejigged opening duo of Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali did a fine job of surviving the tricky final period up to stumps to bring some calmness and ensure a good night's sleep. A mad hour of play could have spelt doom. It's just a small stride though as the visitors look to make up for lost ground.
So join us tomorrow for what will be a thorough examination of this fairly inexperienced English batting line-up, a plethora of spin, and hopefully some more people in with Thursday being a holiday. See you then.
Looking at the broader picture, the day belonged to Shoaib Malik. Heck, this Test will belong to him whatever the result. He kicked on to register a first ever double-hundred. Just loved his approach today. Knew that every Test run is priceless and doesn't come easy, and despite his team being in such a strong position, there was no shot played in anger. Until he was dismissed of course. Soon after, the declaration was made. The English opening batsmen have had an answer to most things thrown at them. But Wahab Riaz's short burst told me that he will be a handful to deal with.
The first mission accomplished for England, with the openers carrying their bats undefeated. So, an engrossing final session after a couple of drab ones. There was plenty of activity with Pakistan pushing for a declaration. Wickets came in a flurry. I can't believe I just wrote that, but yeah they did and Ben Stokes was the major beneficiary with 4 wickets to his name. 4/57 he finished with. Gosh, numbers can be deceiving. And on the other hand, after 7 years in the first class circuit, debutant Adil Rashid has this to show: 34-0-163-0. Don't worry young lad, you'll have better days. If you are a Rashid supporter, look away now - His figures are the most expensive by any debutant who has gone wicketless.
20.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, kept out by Cook. Well done England. After such a mentally tiring day they have batted out 21 overs without loss. The final delivery was heading towards middle and leg, but met with a broad defensive blade by Cook. The crowd cheer the players off the ground as Cook and Moeen Ali have a chat on their way back. Stumps it is
Last ball of the day
20.5 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, 1 run, again drifts on the pads, clipped through mid-wicket and that will be it for Moeen Ali for the day, he can safely stand at the non-striker's end
20.4 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Moeen Ali stands tall to defend
20.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 3 runs, short of length down leg, clipped to deep backward square leg, for three. Wahab had plenty of ground to cover, ran across and prevented the boundary. Good aggressive running as well
20.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, went for the attempted yorker on off, turned out to be a low full toss which Cook kept out
Slip, silly mid-off, short cover and two catching short mid-wickets in
20.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, full just around the fourth stump line, Cook defends solidly to short mid-wicket
This will be the final over of the day
19.6 -
Shafiq to Cook, 1 run, flat and on middle and leg, Cook defends to the vacant short mid-wicket and sets off
19.5 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, 1 run, flat outside off, punched to sweeper cover for a single
Slip and a silly point in
19.4 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, floated up on off, Moeen Ali gets forward to block
19.3 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, calmly blocked as the ball keeps a tad low around off stump
19.2 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, well bowled. Pushed it through quicker and on off, Moeen Ali got forward to defend and got a thick outside edge but it went to ground quickly and wide of the lone slip
Slip and a short cover in
19.1 -
Shafiq to Moeen Ali, no run, flat outside off from round the wicket, Moeen Ali defends off the back foot
Asad Shafiq, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
18.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, angling away, left alone and appreciation from Sarfraz for Imran Khan for that delivery
18.5 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, full outside off, Cook gets forward and eases a drive to cover
18.4 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, gently turned to mid-wicket as Imran Khan bowls on the pads
18.3 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, 1 run, pushed in front of mid-on for a quick single and the 50-run stand is up. Moeen Ali and Cook have a word and punch gloves in acknowledgement of that landmark
18.2 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, dug in short down leg, no real pace on that delivery, allows Moeen Ali to sit under that as he takes his own time to go down
18.1 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, on off stump, Moeen Ali languidly brings the bat down to block to short cover
17.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, dragged it down short, Cook is quick to rock back and pull but finds mid-wicket. Missed out there
17.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, Cook is forward and defending to mid-on
17.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, very full and Cook pushes it back down the track
17.3 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, floated up and Moeen Ali gets forward to drive to mid-on for another single
17.2 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, flat outside off, Cook hangs back and punches it through cover for a single
17.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, tossed up on the stumps, gently turned to short mid-wicket
16.6 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, good length heading towards off stump, Moeen Ali strides forward to block to short cover
16.5 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, stump to stump line from Imran Khan, Moeen Ali stands tall and blocks
16.4 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, down leg and this time he fails to glance it away
16.3 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, down leg, Moeen Ali flicks past mid-wicket for a leisurely two
16.2 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on off, Moeen Ali gets forward and defends solidly to short cover
A lone slip and a short cover in. Also a gully placed as well
16.1 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, dead straight delivery on the stumps, defended back to the bowler
Imran Khan [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Babar to Cook, FOUR, too full and down leg, easy pickings for Cook who flicks that through mid-wicket for a boundary, beats the chasing fielder. Babar gave that plenty of air but the ball didn't dip on the shot
15.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, flat on off, Cook defends from the crease
15.4 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, down leg, Moeen Ali goes back and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single
15.3 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, gets forward and eases a drive to mid-on
15.2 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, Babar shortened his length on seeing Moeen Ali advance, the batsman pads that away as he wasn't to the pitch
15.1 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, slowish from round the wicket and Moeen Ali reads it off the pitch, defends it back down the track
14.6 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, short of length on off and middle, Cook is nicely in behind that one
14.5 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, 1 run, slower delivery which turns out to be a full toss, clipped gently to deep backward square leg, for a single
14.4 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, good length outside off, Moeen Ali gets forward and defends to point
14.3 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, short outside off, too wide to trouble Moeen Ali who lets it go
Riaz is running in and giving it everything. He is that kind of a performer. A lion-hearted one
14.3 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no ball, Riaz oversteps but he has hit the pads of Moeen Ali. Fired in but the angle would've taken it down leg, Moeen Ali flicked and missed and replays show that there was an inside edge onto the pad as well. So not much going for that then
14.2 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, slower delivery, an off-cutter but down leg, clipped to deep backward square leg, for a single
14.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, good length outside off, Cook angles the bat and then dabs it to backward point
13.6 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, flattish this time, length dragged back, no problems on the back foot for Ali. Pitch is too slow for that
13.5 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, drifting across off, nice and loopy, Ali's defence drops at his feet, not a lot of backspin on the ball to take it towards the stumps
13.4 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, slanting away from round the wicket - change of angle - Cook arches back and punches it through the cover region
13.3 -
Babar to Cook, no run, floated up outside off, Cook plants his front foot across and jams the defence into the pitch
13.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, was a bit too full to sweep, Cook goes through with it anyway, gets it in the air but lands just short of backward square leg
13.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, slowish delivery turning into the pads, clipped away to backward square leg
12.6 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, on a length on middle, safely behind it
12.5 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, bouncer well directed at a swift clip, Ali drops his wrists and sways his head away
12.4 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, short of length delivery which barely gets hip high, Cook plays a short-arm jab behind square and hurtles back for a second before fine leg gets across
12.3 -
Riaz to Cook, 2 runs, angled into the pads this time, whipped away wide of short mid wicket
12.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, and again. To go past the outside edge of Cook twice in two balls takes some doing on a deck like this. Similar line, similar length outside off, once again Cook needlessly has a fish at that and is beaten
12.1 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, Riaz is making things happen in a graveyard. Top, top stuff. On a length around the fifth stump line, at a brisk pace. Cook is drawn into a nothing flat-footed poke, beaten on the outside edge
11.6 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, well floated up just outside off, Ali works it with the turn into the on-side
11.5 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, shuffles across and turns this towards short mid-wicket
11.4 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, flatter just outside off, Ali forces himself forward to block
11.3 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, premeditates the sweep and gets it away tamely through square leg
11.2 -
Babar to Cook, no run, nice flight and guile, the batsman was drawn forward by the flight but it dipped on him meaning that the ball was out of his defensive reach, turns back in and takes the inside edge onto pad. Luckily for Cook it drops on the pitch back to the bowler
11.1 -
Babar to Cook, no run, turning into the hips of Cook, he misses out on his tuck and the ball pops to FSL
10.6 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, on a length on middle, that slingyness from Riaz into play as well, Ali uses his wrists to fend it into the on-side
10.5 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, trying the two-card trick, bumper followed with one right up, Ali's weight was on the back foot, gets only half-forward to push it towards mid-off
10.4 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, another sharp bumper gunning for the badge, Ali ducks
10.3 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, lets this one go through
10.2 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, that was a miss and a play, rather than a play and a miss. The ball had passed the bat before it came down, luckily for Ali the line was outside off
10.1 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, sharp, sharp stuff from Riaz! Ali has a reputation for struggling against the short stuff, and gets a vicious bumper. Gets underneath it in time
Drinks are on the field now! Has been a rather eventless first 10 overs - other than that LBW review against Ali. Both batsmen have looked assured and up for a fight. Still a LONG, LONG, LONG way to go though. The concentration levels need to be right up there all the time
9.6 -
Babar to Cook, no run, turning into the hips, worked away to square leg
9.5 -
Babar to Cook, no run, a soft outside edge as the ball slid on after pitching on Cook's front foot defensive
9.4 -
Babar to Cook, no run, turned forcefully to FSL who stops it with some agile reflexes
9.3 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, gently flicked away with the turn through the mid-wicket region
9.2 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, came twinkling down but flashed his cards too early. The bowler shortens his length and pushes it through quicker. Ali just about keeps it out with the pad
9.1 -
Babar to Cook, 3 runs, flat and turning into Cook's pads, whipped away with strong wrists through mid-wicket
The cameraman pans to a beetle crawling along the turf. With no people in the stands, he's decided that beetles are the way to go
8.6 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, no run, fuller length delivery around off, Ali pushes it to mid-off after propping forward
8.6 -
Riaz to Moeen Ali, wide, a bouncer which loops over Ali's head. Tennis ball bounce. Easy decision for the umpire
8.5 -
Riaz to Cook, 1 run, short ball on the stumps, Cook rolls his wrists to control the pull all the way to deep square leg
8.4 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, similar good length on off, Cook gets a thickish outside edge in looking to open the face of the bat. Gully makes the save with a dive. Clocked 90ks there
8.3 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, on a length much closer to off, defended from the crease
8.2 -
Riaz to Cook, no run, line is outside off and doesn't necessitate a shot
8.1 -
Riaz to Cook, 2 runs, slingy length delivery tailing into the pads, Cook trickles his glance fine and strolls back before fine leg cuts it off
Wahab Riaz, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Riaz marking his run-up!
7.6 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, well outside off with this flatter delivery, Ali covers the line and lets it go
7.5 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, slightly lost his balance after being drawn out by the flight, pushes it safely to the bowler
7.4 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, nicely flighted on a length, this time Ali is solidly behind on the front foot
7.3 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, hmm, interesting. Not shy of taking on the spinner when the opportunity presents. It was teased up just outside off, Ali sinks low and looks for the slog-sweep, might have got it off a thickish top edge but the ball clears the infield comfortably and lands just short of the ropes, plugs on the outfied
7.2 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, well tossed up delivery turning into middle, Ali solidly blocks
7.1 -
Babar to Cook, 1 run, drifting onto the pads, nurdled away behind square
6.6 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, the direction is much better this time. A splice-jarring short of length delivery around off, Ali is on his toes to ride the bounce but gets it high up. Pops up for a bit before falling short of gully
6.5 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, pulls his bat inside the line off the short of length delivery outside off
6.4 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 3 runs, Babar won't be getting any sympathies from the bowler, that's for sure. Bent down lazily to keep out Cook's whip at mid-on, allowed the ball to sneak through before sheepishly chasing it down
6.3 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, FOUR, this is Cook's go-to shot. Failed to get it away a couple of times previously. No problems with this one, nails it square of the wicket
6.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, nothing in the air, nothing off the deck, Cook is firmly behind
6.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, again the lack of bounce messes up Cook's timing on the cut, dribbles away to cover
5.6 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, good stretch forward to tap the ball into the pitch
5.5 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, this over is going on action-replay mode. Every delivery looks to be the same
5.4 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, might have got a thickish inside edge which rolled away to FSL
5.3 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, not much turn with the new ball, no hassles in defence
5.2 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, adjusts the line to outside off, Ali once again gets a nice stride across, gets close to the pitch and blocks
5.1 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, floated up on off, Ali lunges forward in defence
Zulfiqar Babar, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Here comes the real examination. Babar brought on.. Slip, leg-slip and FSL in place
4.6 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, so at ease is Cook in the middle. Sees this early and meets it with a nice broad back foot defence
4.5 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length delivery angling into the body, Moeen stands tall on the crease and fends it towards mid-on
4.4 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, 1 run, fuller length delivery which dipped in on off, Ali plants his front leg across which blocked the way for the bat in coming down, clips pad first in his push. The impact was marginal on off-stump. And we stay with NOT OUT
Rahat likes this. He wants to go upstairs. And his captain concurs. Looked really close in real time. Was pad first, then bat. Replays confirm. The impact looks marginal. Might be umpire's call. Yes. Will stay with the onfield decision
4.3 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, gets on top of the bounce and rolls his wrists to fend it into the on-side
4.2 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, so far so good. Footwork looks assured from both batsmen. Ali is nicely back to defend
4.1 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, gets right on top of the bounce of this short of length delivery and blunts it into the pitch
3.6 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, on a length around off, defended from the crease
3.5 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, 3 runs, again, the exquisite timing produces another three. It's Ali this time. Presses forward and pushes it through the cover region, the fielder hunts it down and flicks the ball back in just inside the ropes after a slide
3.4 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, smidgen fuller than a good length, knocked into the off-side with soft hands
3.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 3 runs, a defensive push, nothing more. Meets it right under the eye and it gallops away down the pitch. Mid-on chases it down
3.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery angling in on off, Cook is looking resolute in his defensive play
Due to the lack of any movement, Imran changes the angle of attack.. From round the wicket now
3.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, back of a length on off, an assertive block from the crease
Three slips waiting behind
2.6 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, on a length around the fourth stump line, a nice defensive push to cover
2.5 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, on the pads of Cook, he likes nothing better. Clips it away neatly behind square. Fine leg sprints it down
2.4 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery closer to the off-stump, defended after getting in a giant stride and with pad and bat close together
2.3 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, well wide of off, Cook covers his off stump, gets a nice stride forward and leaves
2.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 2 runs, stands tall and punches this through the acres of space on the off-side. Played away from his body but the lack of movement makes his case stronger
2.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, this is Abu Dhabi skipper! Doesn't bounce much here. Looks to pull one which didn't bounce a lot from a back of a length. The ball scoots under the inside edge and thuds into the thigh pad
1.6 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, fuller length delivery on middle, Ali meets it with a full face of the bat. Could have so easily flicked it away, very circumspect approach
1.5 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, fraction fuller than a good length around off, a defensive push from the crease to mid-off
1.4 -
Imran Khan to Moeen Ali, no run, on a length on middle, Ali wrists it towards mid-on
1.3 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 1 run, short of length delivery which is too straight again, worked away wide of mid-on with a roll of the wrists
1.2 -
Imran Khan to Cook, no run, slanting away from the left-hander on a length, Cook sees the line and lets it go
1.1 -
Imran Khan to Cook, 2 runs, too straight to Cook, he turns it away past FSL who gives chase, the batsmen pick two in the meanwhile
Imran Khan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Rahat Ali to Moeen Ali, no run, shaping away outside off on a fuller length, Ali thinks about a poke but then wisely opts to let it pass. The Pakistanis are all upbeat. Lots of noise from the slips
0.5 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, 1 run, this was further up with a hint of shape away, gently driven through the cover region`
0.4 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, nice push down to mid-off after covering the swing
0.3 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, well wide of off, left alone
0.2 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, oh hello, hello! Early scare for Cook. Was a back of a length delivery shaping away well wide of off, Cook expected it to bounce a bit more in going for the cut, gets a thick inside edge into the pitch and threatens to bounce back onto the stumps, Cook nearly puts out an arm to deflect it away but then restrains. In the end, the ball safely lands behind the timber. Had Cook went through and got a hand to the ball, he would have been given out handling the ball.
0.1 -
Rahat Ali to Cook, no run, a shocker to begin, well down leg, Cook takes what the only possible option was, lets it go
Cook and Moeen Ali are at the crease. Cook is on strike. Rahat Ali will open the attack
Buttler and Ali are marching out to the centre. Tune in folks, we haven't seen the last of the drama here. Babar will start proceedings.
The person who must be having the biggest smile across his face must be the curator. After all the bashing he has taken, the match has taken a drastic turn. Pakistan have dug a grave. It remains to be seen if bad light, time, or whatever can prevent them from jumping into it. What an absolute brainfade. Did that really happen? At tea, people had dozed off. There was just no possibility of a result. No chance. But yet again, they have managed to achieve the unachievable.
57.5 -
Adil Rashid to Imran Khan, out Caught by Anderson!! Take a bow, Adil Rashid. After all the pounding he took after the first innings, has he spun England to victory? They need 99 to win in 18 overs. The light is fading as well. After more than 4 and a half days of appalling cricket, we have a cracking finish on the cards. Another nicely looped up leg-break on off stump, has Imran fending at it on the front foot. Anderson takes his third catch of the last 15 minutes at first slip after the outside edge was found. Imran Khan c Anderson b Adil Rashid 0(1)
Adil Rashid to Imran Khan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Imran Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
57.4 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, out Caught by Anderson!! Don't go anywhere people. We have a game on here! Sarfraz goes. Adil Rashid has a 4-fer. Looped up leg-break drifting in on off on a length, Sarfraz lunges forward to defend but the ball grips enough to take the outside edge. Anderson at first slip takes a much easier catch. Sarfraz Ahmed c Anderson b Adil Rashid 27(36) [4s-3]
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
57.3 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Sarfraz premeditates the sweep, the length was there to play the shot and powers it straight to deep square leg. Refuses the single though
57.2 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, dragged down short, some useful runs for Pakistan. Sarfraz jumps back and pulls it wide of mid-on
57.1 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, well flighted leg-break turning away from off, Sarfraz lets it go
56.6 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, much to the frustration of England, Sarfraz keeps strike with a dab behind backward point
56.5 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, skips down the track and pushes it back to the bowler
56.4 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, not in control of the sweep, might have got it off a thick top edge. Lands just in front of deep backward square leg though
56.3 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, gets himself in a good right tangle. Had premeditated the sweep, Ali perhaps saw him and fired it fuller just outside off, Sarfraz fails to get bat onto it but just about gets himself outside the line
56.2 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, comes to defend but the bite off the pitch deceives him. He is hit on the thigh pad
56.1 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, turning in sharply outside off, Sarfraz defends it off the back foot
55.6 -
Adil Rashid to Rahat Ali, no run, googly turning in from wide of off, Rahat defends it from high of the bat
Rahat Ali, right handed bat, comes to the crease
55.5 -
Adil Rashid to Babar, out Caught by Anderson!! Boy gee! What have we going on here? Surely Pakistan are not going to throw this one away are they? But the umpire has gone upstairs checking if Anderson has his fingers under the ball. Gosh, this is dodgy. The front on zoomed up replay suggests that the ball might have hit the grass. Anderson claimed the catch straight away. No, it's been given. I, for one, thought that his fingers might not have been under the ball as he plucked it out. But the decision has been made. After taking over 260 deliveries to get his first wicket, Rashid now has three. This leg-break was pushed quicker through the air, the length was full. Babar hesistantly pokes at it with his feet stuck in mud. The slight turn takes the outside edge which scoots low to the left of Anderson at first slip. In a moment of genius, he sticks his left hand down and plucks it almost of the ground. Babar c Anderson b Adil Rashid 1(8)
Adil Rashid to Babar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
55.4 -
Adil Rashid to Babar, no run, ooh uppish, just about lands short of the bowler. Babar was lured into the drive and was very early into the shot after the ball dipped on him
55.3 -
Adil Rashid to Babar, no run, floated up leg-break on off, defended back to the bowler
55.2 -
Adil Rashid to Babar, no run, the leg-break turning away from off stump, another leave
55.1 -
Adil Rashid to Babar, no run, googly turning in from well wide of off, Babar might have read it, he might not have read it but he decides to leave. Was too far outside off
54.6 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, 2 runs, top edge on the sweep but it's a thick one. Flies over the head of short fine who gives chase to cut it out
54.5 -
Moeen Ali to Babar, 1 run, flatter and shortish, nudged away through square leg
54.4 -
Moeen Ali to Babar, no run, massive turn for Moeen this. What were you doing for more than four and a half days (talking to the pitch of course). Babar lunges forward but is beaten on the inside edge. The ball lobs up to FSL of the pad
54.3 -
Moeen Ali to Babar, no run, turning in from outside off, Babar turns it to FSL
Zulfiqar Babar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
54.2 -
Moeen Ali to Riaz, out Caught by Bairstow!! More drama in the middle as Riaz too is dismissed. Pakistan now lead by 90 runs and still a shade over 23 overs are left. Now that should make it more interesting. Moeen Ali hits a good length and gets it to turn sharply, Riaz gropes for the ball as he didn't pick it from the hand. In the end, gets a glove onto thigh pad and it goes over to the fielder at FSL, who takes a simple catch. Riaz thinks of going for the review, but decides against it. Riaz c Bairstow b Moeen Ali 1(4)
Moeen Ali to Riaz, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
54.1 -
Moeen Ali to Riaz, no run, quicker and Moeen Ali gets a bit of turn on that delivery, Riaz gets an inside edge back down the pitch
53.6 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Sarfraz Ahmed comes forward and blunts it down the pitch
53.5 -
Adil Rashid to Riaz, 1 run, shorter in length, Riaz waits for it and steers it to short third man for a single
53.4 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, Sarfraz Ahmed punches it off the back foot to mid-off
53.3 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, Adil Rashid bowls it well outside off, left alone to the keeper
53.2 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 2 runs, Sarfraz Ahmed makes room to this delivery bowled on the leg-stump and drives it to extra cover
53.1 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 2 runs, short and wide, Sarfraz Ahmed goes right back in the crease and cuts it to sweeper cover, the fielder in the deep runs to his right and gets to the ball. He fires in the throw. However, Sarfraz Ahmed collects two more runs to his tally
52.6 -
Moeen Ali to Riaz, no run, Riaz comes forward, gets an inside edge that rolls over to FSL
Wahab Riaz, right handed bat, comes to the crease
52.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, out Bowled!! What has Misbah done there? He has thrown his wicket away on a platter. He just lost his concentration for once. He used his feet, looked to slog this tossed up delivery across the line, missed it completely and it knocked over the middle and leg stump. England have a sniff of a chance here. Misbah was absolutely furious with himself. Kicked the turf in disgust and kept shaking his head on the way back. Knows he has given it away cheaply. Misbah b Moeen Ali 51(111) [4s-6]
Moeen Ali to Misbah, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
52.4 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, Sarfraz Ahmed pushes forward to this tossed up delivery, looks to turn it away into the on-side, inside-edges it and it goes past the fielder at short leg. He was lucky there as it could have easily gone straight to the fielder at FSL
52.3 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, a bit of drift on this flighted delivery, Sarfraz Ahmed comes forward and gets beaten on the inside edge
52.2 -
Moeen Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, Sarfraz Ahmed turns this one to short mid-wicket
52.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, slower through the air and outside off, Misbah keeps this sweep all along the turf and collects a single to deep backward square leg
Moeen Ali [4.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
51.6 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 2 runs, straighter one from Adil Rashid, Sarfraz Ahmed shows exemplary footwork by cutting it from the stumps to sweeper cover and adds two more runs to his tally
51.5 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, another floaty ball from Adil Rashid, Ahmed mistimes the drive back down the pitch
51.4 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, Sarfraz Ahmed makes room and drives this loopy delivery to short cover
51.3 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 2 runs, Adil Rashid gets a bit of drift on that one, Sarfraz Ahmed waits for it and steers it to deep backward point for a brace
51.2 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, flighted ball from Adil Rashid, defended off the front foot
51.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, byes, 1 run, tossed up delivery and well outside off, it misses everyone. The hosts take a bye
Drinks are on the field now. England are chipping away at Pakistan's batting line-up. But with just one hour to go for what seems like a long drawn Test match to end, time is running out quickly.
50.6 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, fuller length delivery from Stokes, Sarfraz Ahmed mistimes the drive to short cover
50.5 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, down the leg-side, Sarfraz Ahmed looks to tuck it to fine leg and misses. It brushes the back pad on its way to the keeper, who dives to his left and saves a few runs
50.4 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, defended off the front foot
50.3 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, high full toss from Stokes, Sarfraz Ahmed drives it to point
50.2 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, Sarfraz Ahmed stands outside the crease and defends this fuller length delivery solidly
50.1 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, fuller length delivery from Stokes, Sarfraz Ahmed turn it into the on-side. Sarfraz wanted a single there, but Misbah sent him back
49.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah defends this flighted delivery off the fornt foot
49.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 2 runs, from off-stump, Misbah sweeps this flighted delivery to deep backward square leg. He was in control of that shot as he kept it all along the carpet. In the end, they take two runs. It also brings up Misbah's fifty. He has yet again come to party when Pakistan needed someone to stand up and be counted
49.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, nice drift and turn from Adil Rashid. Misbah comes forward, misses the defence, hits the front pad, but it was going down the leg-side
49.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah blocks this flighted delivery down the pitch
49.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, tossed up delivery from Adil Rashid, defended off the front foot
49.1 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, slower through the air and now, Adil Rashid is trying to bowl more of a middle and off-stump line which is good to see. However, Sarfraz Ahmed neatly drives it to the left of the fielder at mid-off for an easy single. Adil Rashid is also using the crease well
48.6 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, this one angles back into the batsman, Misbah looks to defend from the crease, gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad
48.5 -
Stokes to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, yorker length from Stokes, Sarfraz Ahmed stays on the back foot and pushes it square of the wicket on the off-side
48.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, 1 run, Stokes goes for the jugular by trying the yorker but it turns out to be a low full toss, Misbah neatly works it to mid-on
48.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, a touch fuller from Stokes, Misbah goes back and pushes it to backward point. He was slightly opened up on that occasion
48.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Misbah stands tall on the back foot and gently pushes it to backward point
48.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, full delivery from Stokes, Misbah pushes it to short cover
Ben Stokes [5.0-3-7-0] is back into the attack
47.6 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, short ball from Adil Rashid, Sarfraz Ahmed has ample time to go back and essay the cut shot through cover for a four. That must have eased the pressure on the batsman
47.5 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, Sarfraz Ahmed is hell bent on sweeping every delivery. Sarfraz Ahmed though, could only get an inside edge on that delivery. Thankfully, it rolls towards the left of the batsman
47.4 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, Sarfraz Ahmed pushes this one to short cover
47.3 -
Adil Rashid to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, on the pads, Sarfraz Ahmed interestingly brings out the sweep shot first up. In the end, it runs away to fine leg for a boundary
Sarfraz Ahmed, right handed bat, comes to the crease
47.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, out Caught by Buttler!! England have prised out Shafiq, too. However a draw seems to be the only outcome from this game. It was a lovely delivery from Adil Rashid as he got a bit of in-drift and then it spun past the right-hander. Shafiq was drawn forward, got an outside edge to the keeper. Shafiq though went for the review and on the basis of the audio sound the third umpire decides that he has got an edge on that one. Rashid has found some rhythm here. Shafiq c Buttler b Adil Rashid 6(11)
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Shafiq has taken the review for a caught behind decision. The original decision was out. The front foot is fine. Now, they are checking for the outside edge. He seems to have edged it. They go by the audio sound and in the end, decide he has indeed edged it to the keeper and Shafiq has to take the long walk back to the pavilion
47.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 3 runs, juicy full toss from Adil Rashid, Misbah sweeps it to deep backward square leg. He had to really wait for it. The fielder in the deep runs to his right, puts in the dive and saves a run
46.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, 1 run, another short delivery and yet again Mark Wood bent his back. Misbah brings out the pull shot, but gets a top-edge to deep square leg
46.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no ball, this time, Mark Wood bowls it a lot fuller, Misbah leaves it alone
46.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, Mark Wood is certainly giving everything he has got here. He bangs it short again, Misbah goes for the pull, but it was too high to play the kind of a stroke and gets beaten on the top-edge
46.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, Mark Wood continues with the strategy of banging it short, Misbah rides on the bounce well and nudges it into the on-side
46.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no ball, banged in delivery from Mark Wood, Misbah defends it off the back foot towards silly point
46.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, FOUR, this time around, Mark Wood drifts on the pads, Misbah neatly clips it to fine leg and collects four more runs to his tally
46.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, 2 runs, from round the wicket, Mark Wood bowls it outside off, Misbah waits on the back foot on a slow deck and punches it to deep backward point. The fielder in the deep runs across the circumference and keeps it down to two
46.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on the pads, Shafiq tucks it to deep backward square leg
45.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, FOUR, a real long hop from Adil Rashid, Misbah had ample time to go back there. He waits, waits and waits for it, before pulling it in front of square on the on-side. It crashes into the ad-cushions
45.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, tossed up delivery and outside off. It turns away from the right-hander, but Misbah ignores
45.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, lovely drift and turn on that delivery. It also stayed low. Misbah is caught in the crease as he is defeated by the drift and gets beaten on the outside edge
45.3 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, a bit of turn on that delivery. Rashid got a bit of overspin on it. Shafiq pushes it off the back foot to cover for a quick single
45.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, another tossed up delivery but this one is bowled outside off, defended off the front foot
45.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, no run, a bit of drift on that one for Adil Rashid, Shafiq defends it by showing his second line of defence
44.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, another short ball from Mark Wood, Misbah looks to turn it away into the on-side and misses. There is a stifled appeal for caught behind, but too optimistic
44.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, another banged in delivery, Misbah hunkers it under it
44.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, from round the wicket, Mark Wood digs this one really short. A real effort ball from Mark Wood. He got good height on that. However, Misbah defends it off the back foot towards silly point
44.3 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, leg byes, 1 run, and there comes out the yorker. However, it was drifting on the pads. Shafiq looks to clip it to fine leg and misses. They take a leg-bye
44.2 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, Mark Wood goes back to the old tactic of bowling short and then following it with the odd yorker. Shafiq though, watches the ball carefully out of the hand and hunkers under it
44.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery with a bit of inward movement, Shafiq defends it off the back foot
43.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, again spin from Adil Rashid it is too slow and well outside off, Misbah lifts his bat and lets it go by
43.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, very full from Adil Rashid, Misbah drives it to cover
43.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, this one is bowled outside off by Adil Rashid, Misbah comes forward and pushes it behind square on the off-side
43.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, tossed up delivery and on the stumps, Misbah mistimes the punch to mid-off
43.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, another tossed up delivery but on the stumps, Misbah comes well-forward and blocks
43.1 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, byes, 1 run, flighted delivery and it was bowled outside off, the keeper moves his right and fumbles. In the end, they take a bye
42.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, from wide of the crease, Mark Wood bangs this one short, Misbah looks to pull and misses. It hits his shoulder. The slowness of the wicket defeated Misbah there
42.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, 2 runs, this one tails into the right-hander sharply, Misbah though, digs it out and collects a couple to long-on
42.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, another short ball from Mark Wood, Misbah again stays back and defends to silly point
42.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, from mid-crease, Mark Wood again tests half way down the pitch, Misbah though, hops and defends
42.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, short delivery from Mark Wood, Misbah rides on the bounce and defends it towards backward point
42.1 -
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 3 runs, back of a length delivery and outside off, Shafiq punches it off the back foot. It whistles past the man at backward point. The fielder at backward point hunts it down. However, Shafiq collects three runs to his tally
41.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, very full from Adil Rashid, Misbah gets hurried onto his defence. He though, in the end, digs it out
41.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Adil Rashid gets a bit of drift that one and then it turns away from the right-hander, Misbah leaves it alone
41.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, straighter one from Adil Rashid, defended off the back foot
41.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, another one that is dragged down, Misbah turns it away into the on-side
41.2 -
Adil Rashid to Shafiq, 1 run, shorter in length, Shafiq essays a wristy flick to deep mid-wicket
Asad Shafiq, right handed bat, comes to the crease
41.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, out Caught by Stokes!! Adil Rashid can finally celebrate as he has taken his first Test scalp. It is a prized scalp too and that is of Younis. The man with close to 9,000 Test runs. It was a tossed up delivery from Adil Rashid, Younis Khan looks to slog it across the line, toe-ends it. The ball balloons up in the air and the fielder at cover sets under it and takes it with both hands. Younis Khan c Stokes b Adil Rashid 45(114) [4s-6]
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
40.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, another banged in delivery and because of the slowness of the wicket, it doesn't climb onto the batsman. Misbah looks to hunker under it and it hits his shoulder
40.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, on the stumps from Mark Wood, Misbah turns it away to short mid-wicket. A host of fielders are patrolling on the on-side and Misbah needs to be careful
40.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, from virtually three paces, Mark Wood hits a good length, Misbah stockades it down the pitch
40.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, from a short run-up, Mark Wood angles it into the right-hander, Misbah defends it solidly off the front foot
40.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, another back of a length delivery that comes back in sharply, Misbah looks to defend it off the back foot, gets an inside edge onto thigh pad
40.1 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, FOUR, short and wide from Wood, Misbah waits on the back foot and punches it to third man for a boundary. He got on top of bounce there well
39.6 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, Misbah drives it to sweeper cover for a single
39.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, this time, Misbah comes forward and blocks it out
39.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, Misbah goes back and defends this tossed up delivery
39.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, Younis attempts to slog-sweep, gets it off the inside half of the bat to fine leg for a single
39.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, floated up just outside off, lands in the blockhole, Younis squeezes it into the ground off the toe-end, slip dives forward to catch. Bump ball Jimmy.
39.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, FOUR, tossed up delivery from Adil Rashid, Younis Khan comes forward and mistimes the loft over the fielder at mid-off. It still has enough legs to run away to the boundary boards
38.6 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, drifting down the leg-side, Misbah looks to work it to fine leg and misses. There is a stifled appeal for a strangle down the leg-side. However, it turns out to be an optimistic appeal
38.5 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, fuller length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, defended off the front foot
38.4 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, short ball and good pace on that one from Mark Wood, Misbah hunkers under it. Mark Wood flicks it down the side of the ball. As a result, tends to get a bit of inward movement into the right-hander
38.3 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, fuller length delivery from Mark Wood, Misbah defends it off the back foot
38.2 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, fuller length delivery from Mark Wood, Misbah defends it into the off-side
38.1 -
Mark Wood to Misbah, no run, short of a length and outside off, left alone to the keeper
Mark Wood [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
37.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, another flighted ball, Younis Khan blocks it off the front foot. Rashid got a bit of drift on that one. He is using more of his shoulder now
37.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, Younis Khan goes back and defends this tossed up delivery
37.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, this one hits the rough and turns away from the right-hander, left alone to the keeper. The problem with Adil Rashid is he pitches it on off-stump and then turns it away. He needs to make the batsman play
37.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, this one stays a touch low, Younis Khan cuts it to backward point
37.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, another dragged down delivery, Younis Khan uses the width of the crease to go right back and cuts it into the off-side
37.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, short and wide, Misbah does well to reach for it and cuts it square of the wicket on the off-side
Rashid will start the proccedings with a slip and FSL in place.
Welcome back for the final session of the match. Now, bowlers from both sides have tried their level best. However, the barren deck is winning and it is set to be a draw.
Earlier in the session, due to a terrible mix-up between Younis and Hafeez, the latter was run-out. At that time, the hosts had found themselves in a spot of bother. For England, the pace trio of Anderson, Broad and Stokes put up disciplined efforts and kept the lid on the scoring. Adil Rashid too gave a better account of himself. However, on a barren deck, it didn't prove to be enough. Remember, the match can be called off, if both captains agree in the final hour to do so. Join us in 20 minutes for the final session of the match.
Misbah ul Haq and Younis Khan's determined graft took the hosts ever closer to a draw. However, there was a bit of controversy just before the session ended. Misbah was given out caught at gully by Stokes. Misbah then went up for the review. On review, it showed that there was no inside edge. On the LBW front, the Hawk-Eye showed it was an umpire's call. But as Misbah was originally given out as caught, the decision was overturned.
It's time for Tea. Younis leaves his gloves and helmet on the field to dry before striding off into the dressing room
36.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, FOUR, Anderson must be tiring. Another one dragged down and with width on offer, Younis flashes the cut away. Two absolute gifts for the veteran
36.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, FOUR, rare loose ball. Short and wide, Younis sees it early, gets into position and cracks the cut away through the off-side
36.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, worked away with the angle to short mid-wicket
36.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, a big stride forward and pushed to silly mid-on
36.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, almost an action replay of the previous ball
36.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery angling in on off, Younis comes forward and offers a rampart
35.6 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 2 runs, sliding away across off from round the wicket, Misbah makes room and steers it square of the wicket
35.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, similar flatter delivery on the stumps, Misbah goes back and blocks
35.4 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, pushed through quicker, Misbah stays back and punches to mid-off
35.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, FOUR, cracking shot! Loopy delivery which is very full on middle, Misbah meets it with a full-blooded swipe over mid-wicket. He is having some fun now after all the hard work
35.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, flatter on the pads from round the wicket, turned away to backward square leg
35.1 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, might have got this sweep off a thick top edge and it lobs up behind square. Deep backward square leg chases but can't get there in time and watches the ball drop short
34.6 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, England will feel aggrieved here. Fraction fuller than a good length on off and middle, Misbah gets in a giant stride to defend but plays down the wrong line altogether. The ball beats the inside edge, hits him high on the pad and scoops up to Stokes at gully who dives forward to take a good catch. The umpire gave it out for a catch and hence the confusion. But it comes to a logical conclusion, or so it seems. We are being informed that the umpire had given it out for the catch. But there was no inside edge - so that decision had to be overturned. On the LBW front, it was umpire's call - Hawk-Eye shows that the ball was clipping the bails. Cook, Anderson and Root all line-up to have a word with the umpire who patiently explains the decision
Misbah is not happy with the LBW decision. Decides to go upstairs. Line looks fairly adjacent. But the question is what is he given out for? The umpire raised his finger after the fielder took the catch. Hawk-Eye shows that the ball was clipping the bails. But drama here, the decision has been overturned. We are being informed that the umpire had given it out for the catch. But there was no inside edge - so that decision had to be overturned. On the LBW front, it was umpire's call. Cook, Anderson and Root all line-up to have a word with the umpire who patiently explains the decision
34.5 -
Anderson to Misbah, FOUR, straying on the pads and Misbah waits for it, glances it late and sends the ball fine
34.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, 2 runs, works this one behind square on the on-side
34.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, on a good length around off, Misbah lazily defends
34.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, byes, 1 run, bouncer attempted with the keeper up. Good luck Buttler. Younis ducks under it and the keeper just about gets a hand
34.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery angling in on middle, Younis pushes it to the on-side, to one of the men in the ring
33.6 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, misses FSL much to the fielder's relief with this sweep and sends it to deep square leg
33.5 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, well forward to get close to the pitch and smother the turn
33.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, another sweep and once again FSL is the casualty - hit flush on the helmet. Luckily there wasn't a lot of power behind the shot.
33.3 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, teased up around off, Younis sweeps it along the ground but FSL is in the firing line. Hits him on the shin pad
33.2 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, no run, lunges forward to a length delivery turning back in. The turn beats his inside edge and he is hit low on the pad. Spinning a bit too much and the impact was marginal as well. The appeal was good but the umpire is unmoved
33.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, looped up just outside off, the length was fullish, Misbah looks to hoick it across the line, might have got it off the inside half of the bat, drops short of deep mid-wicket
32.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, stump-to-stump line from Anderson. Younis is unflustered with his forward block
32.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, turned away to short mid-wicket
32.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, a nice stride forward to defend this good length delivery
32.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, another hopeful appeal. Failed on two counts - the impact was slightly outside off and it was too high as well. Back of a length and nipping back in just outside off, Younis shuffles across and cramps himself for room on the back foot defence. Got himself outside the line though
32.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, angling in on a length, Younis' bat turned in his hand as he was looking to push it down, dribbles away to short mid-wicket
32.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, pitched right up on off, firmly driven to silly mid-on. The fielder is right beside the pitch. In fact there is a clutter of men very close on the on-side
31.6 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 2 runs, now the sweep to the other side - the reverse I mean. Doesn't get a clean enough connection but it goes fine
31.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, shimmies down getting close to the pitch and flicks it to mid-on
31.4 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, FOUR, finally, finally Misbah can celebrate a successful attempt at a sweep. Gets it off a thickish inside edge to send it behind Stokes at backward square leg. He gives chase all the way, tries to flick it back inches from the ad cushions but the ball rolls over
31.3 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, see below
31.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, finds the man at backward square leg with his sweep
31.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, Misbah is intent on sweeping everything from the offie now. Has had enough on ball turning back sharply. Gets his foot across but fails to lay any bat. Hit on the pad but outside off
30.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 2 runs, on a back of a length outside off, Younis punches it square of the wicket
30.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, a flat-footed poke into the off-side to a good length delivery
30.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, further up on off, meekly driven to short cover
30.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, gets on his toes and punches this back of a length delivery to mid-off
30.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fraction fuller than a good length and closer to off, Younis gets a stride forward to defend
30.1 -
Anderson to Misbah, 1 run, good length delivery just outside off, guided away through point
James Anderson [6.0-2-13-2] is back into the attack
29.6 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, plants his foot across and sweeps this from a length down to fine leg
29.5 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, pushed through quicker well wide of off, once again bites back off the pitch, Misbah played back to it originally intending to leave it alone. Sees it turn and then looks to bring his bat down in defence. The impact was outside off, so can't be given while playing a shot
Surely England must review that one. No? Hmm. Seemed like Misbah didn't offer a shot. Well, replays have changed my mind. Might have gone for the ball half-heartedly
29.4 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, 1 run, floated up around off, wristed wide of mid-on
29.3 -
Moeen Ali to Younis Khan, FOUR, Pakistan are closing in on the deficit. Well flighted delivery turning in from just outside off, Younis gets down low and deliberately lifts the sweep in the air over square leg
29.2 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, 1 run, premeditates the sweep and gets it away fine, fine leg tidies up
29.1 -
Moeen Ali to Misbah, no run, jumps and bites from outside off, it was pushed through the air and startles Misbah, catches the inside edge and flies wide of FSL who can't reach it
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
28.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, FOUR, a similar delivery and this time Younis puts it away. England were excited for a fleeting moment as the glance was in the air, well wide of leg gully though
28.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, straying on the pads, missed out on the flick. Was always snaking down leg. The replays show that it was clipping leg
Broad likes the appeal. He always does. But no review.
28.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length around the fifth stump line, replays show that the shiny side was on the outside, nothing happened though and it went on straight. Younis gets behind the line and thrusts it to short cover
28.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, planted his front leg a bit too far this time, the ball was tailing back in on middle on a fuller length, hurries to get his bat in front of pad and plays it down the pitch
28.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, a big stride forward towards the line, meets it with a blunty defence
28.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, tailing back in on a yorker length, Younis works it to short mid-wicket
A ring of close-in fielders on the leg-side
The spark which was there has fizzed out from England. Just seem to be waiting now. We all are
27.6 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, slight curl back on the yorker, was gunning for middle stump, Misbah just about gets his bat down in time to keep it out of harm's way
27.5 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, on a length in the channel outside off, doesn't evoke a shot
27.4 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, the off-cutter this time, delivered on a good length outside off, dies on the bounce to the keeper after Misbah leaves it untouched
27.3 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, keeps hitting the back of a length, the line is outside off this time, Misbah stands tall and lazes it towards short cover
27.2 -
Anderson to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery angling in, Misbah turns it to short mid-wicket
Keeper stays back for Misbah
27.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, 1 run, angling into the hips, worked away wide of the man at short mid-wicket
A slip, FSL, gully and short cover in place
26.6 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, finally a delivery which he can leave, accepts the opportunity gratefully
26.5 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, on a good length in the channel, Misbah pushes it on the walk back to Broad
26.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, nearly in the blockhole around off from wide of the crease, Misbah squeezes an inside edge onto pad while looking to dig it out
26.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, that's the biggest stride Misbah will get in all day. Taps the ball beside the pitch
26.2 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, pulls the length back a touch, a half-stride forward from Misbah and knocks it into the off-side
26.1 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, keeps it on a good length around the fourth stump line, a typical languid Misbah defence
Drinks are on the field now. Another interesting session, where due to a terrible mix-up, Hafeez got run-out. However, the two seasoned campaigners, Misbah and Younis have stonewalled England after they lost that wicket. Pakistan have gone nowhere after the dismissal of a fluid Hafeez. But they just need to keep batting time and should be good. Poor old Paul Reiffel pours a bottle of cold water on his head. Braving the heat in the desert..
25.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery from Anderson, Younis defends. It is the 4th maiden over in the last 6 overs of the innings
25.5 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length and outside off, left alone to the keeper. The keeper does well to move to his right and take that one
25.4 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, this one reverses back into the right-hander, Younis wrists it to short mid-on
25.3 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery and on the pads, Younis works it to short mid-on
25.2 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Younis leaves it alone. He is hiding the ball there to make sure that Younis Khan doesn't spot on which side the shine is
The keeper is coming up to the stumps for Anderson.
25.1 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, very full and on the stumps, Younis turns it to mid-wicket
James Anderson [4.0-1-12-2] is back into the attack
24.6 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, from wide of the crease, Broad gets it to angle into the right-hander, Misbah covers the sticks and leaves it alone
24.5 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, good length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Misbah again defends
24.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, Misbah comes forward and blocks this good length delivery down the pitch
24.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, good length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Misbah defends
24.2 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, drifitng on the pads, Misbah looks to turn it away to fine leg and misses
24.1 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, Broad keeps it in the corridor outside off, left alone to the keeper
23.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, Younis dabs it with soft hands to the right of the fielder at slip
23.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, it keeps a bit low, Younis mistimes the drive to short cover
23.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 2 runs, flighted delivery and outside off, Younis drives it on the up to sweeper cover for a brace
23.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, flighted delivery and outside off, Younis gets forward and defends
23.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, quicker through the air, it hurries onto Younis. In the end, he turns it off the back foot into the on-side
23.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, Younis comes forward and defends this flighted delivery
22.6 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, Broad belts out a huge appeal for LBW. It looked pretty close in real time. However, after consulting with Cook, he and Broad decide to not go for it. This one angled back into the right-hander to beat Misbah's inside edge. On replays it shows that it was just clipping the bails. So the decision would have stayed as it was an umpire's call
22.5 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Misbah stays on the back foot and pushes it on one bounce to gully
22.4 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Misbah comes well-forward and defends
22.3 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, fuller and on the stumps, Misbah works it to mid-on
22.2 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, yorker length and outside off, Misbah digs it out
22.1 -
Broad to Misbah, no run, from wide of the crease, Broad angles into the right-hander, Misbah defends it off the front foot
Stuart Broad [4.0-2-4-0] is back into the attack
21.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, nice loop on this delivery, Younis makes room and drives it to mid-off
21.5 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, the googly from Adil Rashid, Misbah punches it off the back foot to sweeper cover
21.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, nice loop on that delivery from Adil Rashid, Younis comes well-forward and drives it to mid-off
21.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, tossed up delivery from Adil Rashid. He gets a bit of drift on this one. Younis defends it with his bat and pad tucked in together
21.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, the straighter one from Adil Rashid, it stayed a touch low too. Younis Khan defends it to FSL
21.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, tossed up delivery and it was bowled on a fuller length, Misbah drives it off the front foot to sweeper cover
20.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, short of length delivery and outside off, Younis pushes it to gully off the back foot
20.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, from mid-crease, Stokes hits back of a length, Younis defends it off the back foot solidly
20.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Younis hops in the air and blocks it off the back foot
20.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, good length delivery that stays a touch low, stockaded into the pitch
20.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, good length ball from Stokes that angles back into the right-hander, Younis moves across the sticks and defends it into the off-side
20.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Stokes continues to join the dots by keeping it in the corridor outside off, left alone to the keeper
19.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, width on offer, Younis goes right back in the crease and cuts it to sweeper cover
19.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, Younis expects the top-spinner there. In the end, it turns out to be a leg-break. It spins past Younis' outside edge, with him coming forward
19.4 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, 1 run, short delivery from Adil Rashid, Misbah rocks onto the back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket
19.3 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, flighted delivery and outside off, Misbah drives it to short cover
19.2 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, fullish googly, Misbah defends
19.1 -
Adil Rashid to Misbah, no run, tossed up delivery and outside off, Misbah defends off the front foot
18.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Stokes bangs it short and this one follows the batsman, Younis ducks under it
18.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Stokes gets it to nip back off the seam, Younis covers his sticks and lets it go by
18.4 -
Stokes to Misbah, leg byes, 1 run, Stokes uses the crease as he comes close to the stumps. Misbah looks to work it away but misses. Rolls away to backward square leg off the thigh pad
18.3 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, back of a length delivery that angles back into the right-hander, Misbah blocks it off the back foot
18.2 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, Stokes bangs it short, but this one stays low. Misbah is equal to the task as he watches it carefully and defends off the back foot
18.1 -
Stokes to Misbah, no run, short delivery and outside off, Misbah easily hunkers under it
17.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, flighted delivery from Adil Rashid, Younis comes well forward and blunts it down the pitch
17.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 2 runs, on the stumps, Younis flicks it to deep mid-wicket with a royal flourish for a brace
17.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, tossed up delivery and outside off, Younis drives it to cover
17.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, leg-break from Adil Rashid, defended to point
Misbah-ul-Haq, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, out Hafeez Run Out!! Oh! Boy! What a terrible mix-up that is? In the end, Hafeez loses his wicket. The last thing you need when you're looking to escape with a draw is a run-out. It was a tossed up delivery from Adil Rashid. He also got a bit of drift on that one. Hafeez pushes it to short cover. Stokes runs across, turns around, picks it up with his left-hand, and fires in the throw with his right-hand. It turns out to be a brilliant direct-hit. Hafeez is nowhere in the picture. He was well short of his ground. Hafeez hesitated and paid the price for it. Hafeez run out (Stokes) 34(55) [4s-4 6s-1]
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
17.1 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, tossed up delivery from Adil Rashid, Hafeez comes forward and blocks
16.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, another short ball from Stokes, Younis jumps in the air and nudges it away into the on-side
16.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Stokes bangs this one short, Younis leaves it alone
16.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Younis hops and defends. Stokes is bowling at 87mph in this sweltering heat
16.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, short and outside off, Younis hops to defend. He splices it to backward point
16.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, fuller length delivery from Stokes, Younis punches it back to the bowler after pressing forward
16.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, FOUR, well, did that carry to Bell at second slip? On replays it is clear that it did but went past the right hand of a diving second slip fielder. It was a back of a length from Stokes, Khan flashed at it and flashed hard. Gets the outside edge which goes quickly through the air and in the end, runs away to the boundary boards
15.6 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez comes forward and neatly drives this tossed up delivery to cover
15.5 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, Adil Rashid gets a bit of overspin on this one, defended off the back foot
15.4 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, Hafeez comes forward and drives this tossed up delivery to cover
15.3 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, shorter in length, Hafeez punches it off the back foot into the off-side
15.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, straighter one from Adil Rashid, Hafeez looks to work it through the on-side and misses. It was going down the leg-side and rolls away behind square on the on-side
15.1 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, tossed up delivery and brings the batsman forward, Hafeez defends
14.6 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, again Stokes hits back of a length and gets it to hold its line, Younis has the habit of shuffling across, getting caught in the crease early on in his innings. That is what exactly happened there as he pushed at it and got beaten on the outside edge
14.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, another short ball from Stokes, but it was too high to cause any problems for the batsman. Younis easily ducks under it
14.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Stokes bangs it short, Younis though, hunkers under it easily
14.3 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, Stokes is bending his back here. This one was a short of a length delivery from Stokes, Younis leaps in the air and blocks
14.2 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Younis punches it off the back foot in front of square on the off-side
14.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery and angling back into the right-hander, defended off the back foot
13.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, a wristy flick from Younis on this shorter in length delivery to mid-wicket for an easy single
13.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 2 runs, again dragged down from Adil Rashid, Younis punches it off the back foot to extra cover. The fielder at short cover dives, but can't make a stop. Good running between the wickets allow them to collect a couple of runs
13.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, tossed up delivery and outside off, Younis drives it to cover
13.3 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, shorter in length and it keeps low, Younis mistimes the pull to mid-on
13.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, tossed up delivery and outside off, Hafeez slaps it to sweeper cover
13.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, leg-break to start with, Younis drives it to mid-off
12.6 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, back of a length delivery and this one holds its line outside off, and whizzes past Hafeez's outside edge. He was caught in the crease there
12.5 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 1 run, Stokes bangs it short and down the leg-side, Younis fends it way to backward square leg
12.4 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, no run, again Stokes tests the middle of the pitch with a short delivery, Younis though, is equal to the task as he defends it off the back foot
12.3 -
Stokes to Hafeez, 1 run, good length delivery keeps a touch low on off, Hafeez adjusts and pushes it to mid-on. An unnecessary throw from the fielder ricochets off the stumps and the batsmen sneak in a single
12.2 -
Stokes to Hafeez, no run, fuller length delivery from Stokes, Hafeez comes forward and defends
12.1 -
Stokes to Younis Khan, 1 run, short ball from Stokes to start with, Younis jumps in the air, gets on top of the bounce, keeps his wrists down and fends it away into the on-side
Stokes will start the proceedings with one slip and a gully in place.
Welcome back for the second session. For a long time, the Test looked set to end in a tame draw. However, Anderson striking twice just before lunch revived England's spirits. Draw still seems to be the likely outcome. But stranger things have happened before in the game of cricket.
With Younis and Hafeez at the crease, Pakistan would still feel confident of drawing the game. However, as the cliche goes, cricket is known for its glorious uncertainties. One has to wait and watch as to what the game has in store for us during the post-lunch session. Join us in another 40 minutes.
Just in the nick of time, Hafeez and Younis Khan calmed down the jangling nerves in Pakistan's camp and guided them to lunch. Hafeez though, survived a close shout for caught behind off Rashid. Earlier, England decided to bat on. Stuart Broad added a few runs to the total before the tourists declared. Interestingly, Anderson, was not pleased when Cook decided to declare.
At the end of day 4, with Alastair Cook stonewalling Pakistan, a draw seemed inevitable. However, after England declared at 598 for 9, with a lead of 75, Anderson struck twice in a single over to give the visitors a glimmer of hope. Anderson bowled with spirit and spunk in his short spell and was rewarded with the scalps of Masood and Malik. In particular, the short ball to Malik was well-directed. He bent his back to get good height on a barren track, and Malik could only fend it to the fielder at short leg.
Hafeez has kept the runs flowing and slightly eased Pakistan's nerves as the players head back to take Lunch!
11.6 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, SIX, here is your answer. Dances down, gets close to the pitch and launches it straight back over the bowler's head. Woah! What timing
11.5 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, nice revs on the ball! Looped up and drifting in on middle, was out of Hafeez's defensive reach as the ball dipped on him, it grips the surface and turns past the outside edge. England go up instantly but Reiffel hasn't seen anything. Very hard to tell. Rashid's wait prolongs..
Cook signals for a review! Hafeez is the man in question and the appeal is for a caught behind. There seems to be a slight deflection as the ball passes bat. Not very conclusive though. He might get away with this one given that the onfield call is NOT OUT. Yes, NOT OUT it stays
11.4 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, loopy leg-break which is too full on off, Hafeez gently drives it to cover
11.3 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, looped on off stump, Hafeez plays it with the turn towards short cover
11.2 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, no run, the ball stays low, was too short though and Hafeez had all the time to adjust on the back foot. Pushes it towards mid-on
11.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, well flighted on the stumps, Younis gets inside the line and nurdles it behind square
10.6 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, FOUR, oh brilliant! This is liquid batting. Wasn't quite a half volley but Hafeez leans into it and eases the drive through the cover region
10.5 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, opens the face and guides this to point
10.4 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, length ball just outside off, Hafeez gets forward and pushes it to mid-off
10.3 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, now more effort into this short delivery, the line was the same - outside off. Hafeez thought about the pull but saw that it was getting big on him, wisely decides to let it go
10.2 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, FOUR, Hafeez continues to look good. He is keeping the runs ticking along and that is important to settle the dressing room nerves. Short ball just outside off, sat up to be hit. Hafeez rolls his wrists to get on top of the pull and cracks it imperiously through mid-wicket
10.1 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery on middle, Hafeez turns it away to short mid-wicket
Quite evident that Rashid is trying to bowl quicker through the air after all the talk about him being too slow in the first innings (on this pitch)
9.6 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, erratic leg-break, well wide of off. Younis gleefully leaves it alone
9.5 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, nicely tossed up around off, Younis lunges forward to smother it down
9.4 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, pushed through the air once more, the line is wide of off which means Younis can let it go
9.3 -
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, 1 run, flatter just outside off, slightly short as well, Hafeez makes room and cuts it away to sweeper cover
9.2 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, 1 run, floated up just outside off, draws Younis into the drive, mistimes it but wide of the man at cover. Rolls away to the deep
9.1 -
Adil Rashid to Younis Khan, no run, quicker through the air and some turn on the leg-break from outside off, Younis covers his off stump and lets it go
Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
8.6 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, 2 runs, a bit too straight on the occasion. Nudged away behind square
8.5 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery angling in on off, Hafeez looks to be in the zone. His feet are moving well. Again gets a nice stride to keep this one out
8.4 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, another ominous forward defensive from Hafeez
8.3 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, pitched up outside off, Hafeez presses towards the ball and gently pushes to short cover
8.2 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, rolls his wrists and gently works this to short mid-wicket
8.1 -
Mark Wood to Hafeez, no run, on a length on middle, blocked off the front foot
Mark Wood, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, well wide of off, and left alone
7.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, pitched up just outside off, cross-seam delivery, Younis knocks it towards short cover
7.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, jammed back towards Broad who does a little turn and throws the ball back to hit the stumps. Younis, watching all this drama, is unfussed. Picks up the bails and puts it back on
7.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, a good stride forward and defended with bat and pad close
7.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, on a length in the channel, Younis pokes at it and guides the ball to point
7.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, straight lines from England. Defended to silly mid-on on the walk
6.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, drags his length back a touch on off stump, Hafeez blunts it into the pitch off the back foot
6.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, on a fuller length and driven to mid-off
6.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, pitched up on off, a firm defensive push towards mid-on
6.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, Anderson is trying all sorts to get past Hafeez. Engulfs the ball in his kerchief and has a shy towards the striker's end. This after Hafeez had dead-batted one back to him. The Professor flashes a broad smile
6.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, FOUR, right approach from Hafeez. Anything loose and he is pouncing on it. This was short and wide, gets on his toes and cuts it hard through the cover region
6.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, on a back of a length, straightish, worked to short mid-wicket
5.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, angling into the stumps on a length, shielded towards silly mid-on after getting half-forward
5.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Younis delightfully lets it go through to the keeper
5.4 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, Younis gets a stride forward and knocks it to short cover
5.3 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, on a good length around the fourth stump line, Younis is more assured in his front foot defence
5.2 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, pitched up and straightens a bit after pitching, Younis was committed to his drive through the covers, the late movement beats his outside edge
5.1 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, shuffles right over to off stump, the ball was angling in on a length, he meets it with a nervy defence. Misses that and he was a goner
4.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, the line is wide of off and Hafeez doesn't bother with it
4.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, a wasted delivery as it is wide of off and Hafeez lets it go
4.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, nearly in the blockhole on the stumps - missed by an inch or so, Hafeez hurries to get his bat down and dig it out
4.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone
4.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, FOUR, Broad at silly mid-on could have done better maybe? It was pitched right up, no swing, Hafeez leans elegantly into the on-drive. The ball rolls away to Broad's left and evades him as he bends clumsily. Mid-off gives chase and puts in a desperate dive close to the ropes but turns out futile
4.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, 2 runs, fraction fuller than a good length around middle and off, Hafeez closes the bat face on impact to work it behind the man at square leg
This pitch is so slow, edges won't be carrying. No real reason for Pakistan to capitulate unless nerves take over
3.6 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, slightly holds its line from a good length outside off, Younis is awkwardly squared up while trying to jab at it, gets a thick outside edge which dies on the way to first slip
3.5 -
Broad to Younis Khan, no run, fraction fuller than a good length around the fifth stump line, Younis is well forward to defend
3.4 -
Broad to Hafeez, 1 run, short delivery into the body, Hafeez swivels on the pull and authoritatively sends it along the carpet to fine leg
3.3 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, on a fuller length, but the line is well wide of off, doesn't evoke a response from Hafeez
3.2 -
Broad to Hafeez, 2 runs, on a back of a length outside off, Hafeez gets on top of the bounce and punches it firmly through the cover region
3.1 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, on a fuller length just outside off, a good stride forward from Hafeez before playing an elegant drive to short cover
2.6 -
Anderson to Younis Khan, no run, well pitched up on middle, Younis hurries to get his front pad out of the way and drives to silly mid-on
Younis Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.5 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, out Caught by Bairstow!! Good grief, Malik is gone for a blob. And I just slipped from my chair. Pakistan, Pakistan, not again! Anderson bangs this into the pitch, a real effort ball, gets it to lift disconcertingly. Malik hops looking to ride the bounce in defence but it keeps getting big on him. Catches the splice of the bat and pops up the simplest of chances to Bairstow at FSL. Shoaib Malik c Bairstow b Anderson 0(4)
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
2.4 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, back of a length delivery around the fifth stump line, poked away to mid-off
2.3 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, much more assertive in his front foot defence to this good length delivery
2.2 -
Anderson to Shoaib Malik, no run, angling in around off on a fuller length, Malik looks to defend with is feet chained, might have played for some away movement as well. The ball catches the inside half of the bat and rolls away to square leg
Shoaib Malik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Two slips, gully, FSL for the first innings double centurion
2.1 -
Anderson to Masood, out Bowled!! Well, well, well. What do we have here? Another failure for Masood but more importantly, hope for England. Good length delivery which refuses to get up from the pitch, Masood was commited to his defence from the crease, the ball catches the toe-end of the bat and backspins to disturb middle stump. He tried to deflect the ball away with his bat but by then it was too late. Jittery, wittery Pakistan now? Masood b Anderson 1(4)
Anderson to Masood, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
1.6 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, veered back in from a back of a length, Hafeez shapes to cut but is cramped for room due to the late movement. Chops it off the inside edge into his pad, the ball rolls away beside the pitch
1.5 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, fraction fuller than a good length just outside off, gently driven to (very) short cover
3 slips, short cover, silly mid-on in place
1.4 -
Broad to Hafeez, no run, on a length well wide of off, Hafeez doesn't bother with it
1.3 -
Broad to Masood, 1 run, rolls the wrists and works it wide of mid-on
1.2 -
Broad to Masood, no run, on a back of a length and angling into Masood, he defends getting right behind the line
1.1 -
Broad to Masood, no run, a gentle good length delivery angling into off from round the wicket, Masood guards it from the crease
Stuart Broad, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Masood on strike. What are the odds on him being given a working over after the manner of his first innings dismissal?
0.6 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, pitched up outside off, firmly pushed off the front foot to cover-point
0.5 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, full outside off, Hafeez shoulders arms
0.4 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, on a good length and holding its line just outside off, Hafeez defends with bat very low, bounces a bit more than he would have imagined and gets it more towards the splice. But no worries as the ball rolls away towards cover-point
0.3 -
Anderson to Hafeez, 2 runs, a hint of shape away on this fuller length delivery outside off, Hafeez covers for it with a nice stride across, leans into the push through the cover region
0.2 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, pulls his length back immediately and his line closer to off, Hafeez defends into the off-side from the crease
0.1 -
Anderson to Hafeez, no run, no swing et al, Anderson floated it up looking for it but nothing there. The ball snakes down the leg-side beating Hafeez's glance
Hafeez and Masood are at the crease. Hafeez is on strike. Anderson will open the attack
Rashid: "Yeah obviously it's nice to get a few wickets. First innings, wasn't feeling great with my figures but that's cricket for you. The wicket was a nice wicket to bat on. Bowlers had to toil hard, once it comes to day 5 the pitch deteriorates. Babar bowled around 70 odd overs without looking threatening. Makes it a bit easier for me as well. You have to stay confident and positive. Moeen is an off-spinner, as a leg-spinner it's difficult to generate the pace of 54-55 mph. I'll stick to doing what I have been doing. Second innings it started turning a bit more, I used the crease more. Once we got the wickets of Younis and Misbah, we knew a couple of wickets can change things. We played exceptionally well here and we will look to take confidence further into the next Test."
Thank you dear Abu Dhabi pitch for upholding the spectacle - which is Test cricket - and not allowing it to fade away into nothingness (which is what happened the last four days). So after all the drama, the thrills and spills of day 5, the series is still 0-0. The teams will head to Dubai where the second Test is to be played from the 22nd. Fingers crossed we get a better 22-yards there. For now, this is Sagar Chawla bidding goodbye on behalf of Srivathsa and Bharath. I'll leave you with a transcription of villain-turned-hero Adil Rashid's interview with Sky Sports to chug on.
Misbah: "Wrong options, especially Younis Khan and me. We could have been there easily for another 10-15 overs and the game was over. Just made the mistakes. When you lose these kind of games it could really destroy your confidence. But it's still 0-0. We can go into the next game - different game, different pitch. We will try to get our basics right. Dubai has been a good hunting ground so we'll try and do well there. England did their homework, even the pitch helped them as there was not a lot of turn and bounce for first four days. Credit should be given to them for the way they batted. To score almost 600 runs is a brilliant performance from them."
Cook: "Well, we would have liked another 3-4 overs to be honest. But that's the way it is. I can't fault the guys on a real flat wicket to hang in there when the other side has scored 500. Only way to get back in was scoring runs which we did. The wicket did start deteriorating and spun quite a bit today. But it's disappointing to be 20 runs short. To get back in the game, we had to get the pressure back on Pakistan - either getting close to them or get past them - and on the final day you never know. It's strange to know that on the last day you can't lose the game and the pressure is on the opposition. Brilliant from Rash (Rashid) - the criticism he got after the first innings I thought was very unfair as it was a very flat wicket. He showed today he is a very fine bowler. We played a good game. Pakistan were sloppy today and we put them under pressure. In the sub-continent, the game always speeds up and you have to stay in it for the first 3-4 days. But at the end of the day the series is still level. Thanks to the supporters we've had here in Abu Dhabi, they are few and far in between, the Barmy Army but they made themselves heard. It's great as an Englishman to play in front of fans who travel so far."
Alastair Cook is the Man of the Match for his marathon of 263 during which he broke Len Hutton's record for the longest (time spent at the crease) innings played by an Englishman
The presentation is now underway.. Younis gets a plaque from Geoffery Boycott (happy now Mr. Boycott?) for surpassing Javed Miandad and becoming Pakistan's leading run-scorer in Tests
"Watch how the pitch appears to be a monster when England come out to bat," a cynical thought. Cook was having none of that. He fulfilled all his fantasies (cricketing), and defended his heart out. A hundred came, which was inevitably doubled up as it was Pakistan's turn now to experience exile in the desert. While all this was going on, the no. of people with aspirations of bowling spin for a living continued to diminish. No wickets taken by the tweakers in a bewildering 330-plus overs. Malik got the first one. Subsequently, even Cook got bored and threw it away batting on 263. England still wanted to bat on into day 5 with nos 9 and 10 at the crease. Only when they saw some turn and variable bounce did they declare with a lead of 75.
Match summary: Earlier in the match - in an age when Test cricket was fun to watch (again, prepared at tea time *facepalm*) - Stuart Broad's shoulders drooped after his captain lost the toss. And at the end of Day 1, he barely had any shoulders left. Shoaib Malik - recalled into the Test team after over five years - decided to make up for lost time and cracked a sublime ton. The next day, he cracked another ton - his first ever double hundred in Tests as England's bowlers toiled away. While he was going on at one end - Hafeez missed out on a hundred by two runs, Younis Khan became Pakistan's leading Test run-scorer, Asad Shafiq registered his 8th Test ton, and I had a well functioning brain. Eventually Pakistan declared at 523/8.
We all knew what the result was going to be coming into today. But, Pakistan decided to be Pakistan and give us all a humdinger. Quick wickets either side of the Lunch break saw them being reduced to 47-3 giving England a sniff. But the experienced duo of Younis and Misbah seemed to have thwarted all hopes. Younis eventually perished after his team appeared to have been on safe shores as Adil Rashid picked his first Test scalp on his 265th delivery. But someone must have muddled with Pakistan's tea preparation. Misbah decided that it is a draw already so let's have some fun. Came charging down the track to Ali and found his middle and leg stump pegged back. Then started the Adil Rashid show. After having the worst figures by a Test debutant, he picks a fifer to dismantle the Pakistan lower order. England gave it a shot but were always fighting a losing battle against nature.
"Streamers are beaming down from the heavens. Sweets are being distributed all over Abu Dhabi. Good riddance! A few more Tests like this, and Test match cricket - as a species - will cease to exist. Shocking pitch. You can play the next two matches on the same 22 yards and it might just produce a result on the 15th day." This is what the ever-trying-to-be-witty-me had prepared at Tea time. Chop all that now. This pitch finally sprang into action on Day 5 and left us bamboozled. It was the pitch's way of saying "Yeah people, talk nah".
England lose the race against the fading light. A sure-shot draw of a match ends in a draw. The few English supporters who have made the trip are bemused. They now rise to applaud the English batsmen as they walk off the field. Wow, is this the same Test I have been covering from the past four days?
10.6 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, mistimes the drive in front of cover and sets off
10.5 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, just a single, On a length around leg, Root gets his front pad out of the way and bottom-hands the punch to long-on
10.4 -
Riaz to Root, no run, well bowled! In the blockhole wide of off, Root goes chasing after it but misses
10.3 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, uses the crease to manufacture a cut shot to sweeper cover
10.2 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, again full and wide of off, Root slashes at it, only manages to trace the bottom of the bat and the ball flies down to third man
10.1 -
Riaz to Bell, 1 run, fuller length delivery tailing away outside off, Bell plays an un-Bell muscle down to long-off
Light is fast fading. Oxenford takes a reading and decides to continue. It really is dark out there. Another conflab from the Pakistani players. Twelfth man runs in with a couple of bottles of water but the umpire sends him back. All happening. No. Really all happening. Drama in a once dead Test match. We were off at the same time yesterday
9.6 -
Babar to Bell, 1 run, brings out the reverse sweep to counter the line, gets it away to sweeper cover
9.5 -
Babar to Bell, no run, fired in on leg stump, cramps Bell for room and he can only push it back to the bowler
9.4 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, pushed through quicker on the pads, Root goes deep in the crease and nurdles it behind square
9.3 -
Babar to Bell, 1 run, flatter on leg, clipped away through mid-wicket
Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
9.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, out Stumped!! A useful cameo comes to an end. More importantly, a couple more minutes ticked off. Bairstow skips down the track and attempts a wild heave, isn't close enough to the pitch though. The turning ball beats his outside edge and Sarfraz has an easy stumping to effect. Bairstow st Sarfraz Ahmed b Babar 15(10) [4s-1 6s-1]
Babar to Bairstow, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!
9.1 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, full credit to Misbah for not tearing his hair out. Babar floats this up on leg stump from over the wicket, Root tries a slog-sweep but the ball turns catches a thick top edge. Loops up into the leg-side. Both the keeper and bowler go for it and decide to leave it for the other. Seemed to have landed between them but a bit more effort and one of them could have got there
Zulfiqar Babar [4.0-0-23-1] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Riaz to Bairstow, FOUR, England are closing in. Full toss just outside off, Bairstow biffs it down the ground. Long-on gives chase but doesn't get close enough
8.5 -
Riaz to Bairstow, 2 runs, angling away well wide of off on a fuller length, Bairstow reaches out and flays the drive through the point region. Back for a couple before sweeper cover runs around
8.4 -
Riaz to Bairstow, leg byes, 2 runs, fuller length delivery around leg, Bairstow tries to slog it over mid-wicket, might have got an inside edge onto pad, the ball runs away wide of fine leg
8.4 -
Riaz to Bairstow, wide, the keeper yelps in frustration. Full and well wide of off, Bairstow can't reach that despite almost falling over
8.3 -
Riaz to Bairstow, SIX, this is what my friends from the US call the home run. It's massive. Woah. What a hit. Bouncer well over head high, Bairstow has absolutely clanked his pull. Fetches it from way above his head and sends it in orbit over deep mid-wicket
8.2 -
Riaz to Root, 1 run, banged in halfway, Root quickly gets into position to pull but fails to lay any bat. The ball deflects off his right arm in front of point. The umpire thought there was bat involved
8.1 -
Riaz to Bairstow, 1 run, slingy back of a length delivery angling away across off, Bairstow clears his front leg and looks to hammer this over mid-off. The bat face turns as he slices the shot along the ground wide of the man
Wahab Riaz, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
A conference in the middle. It culminates in Riaz being handed the ball. Some more boos from this knowledgable crowd. Some English spectators are furious. "Get on with the game" is the sentiment
7.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 2 runs, dragged down a touch short, Root uses the depth of the crease and swats the pull away wide of long-on
7.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Bairstow, 1 run, now dances down the track and wrists this with the turn to long-on
7.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow goes for the reverse sweep but misses and is hit on the pad, outside the line of off though
7.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, whipped away with the turn through mid-wicket
7.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, no run, looks to absolutely clobber this over mid-wicket, only manages an inside edge onto pad
7.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 2 runs, pushed through the air on the stumps, clipped away to deep backward square leg, it's Riaz down there who lost his footing after fielding the ball allowing the batsmen a second. Misbah gives him the double teapot
6.6 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, the slider on middle and leg, wristed down to long-on off the back foot. Once again Root is furious with himself. Swings the bat into his pad
6.5 -
Babar to Root, 2 runs, a bit more slower through the air around off, Root looks to go inside out over extra cover. Slices the shot on impact due to the turn. The ball lobs up but well wide of long-off
6.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, Babar is throwing them in now. Too quick and sliding in on middle and leg, Root backs away and punches to short cover
6.3 -
Babar to Root, 2 runs, darted in on a fuller length around middle, powerful wrists from Root as he whips it wide of long-on
6.2 -
Babar to Bairstow, 1 run, shortish delivery cut away to sweeper cover
6.1 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, fired in full on off from round the wicket, Root mistimes his drive to long-on
5.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Bairstow, no run, pushed through the air and turning back in from wide of off, Bairstow shuffles across and looks to clip it with the turn, there is too much of it though and it beats the inside edge to collide with pad. Got himself outside the line of off. Pakistan wanted to take the review after the time had elapsed, but the umpires shot them down, asking them to get on with it
The floodlights are on in Abu Dhabi! The spectators have found their voices as well.
Jonathan Bairstow, right handed bat, comes to the crease
5.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, out Caught by Hafeez!! Malik has a second. Oh, these big shots are not coming off. Dragged down short by Malik, Stokes rocks back and pulls it down deep mid-wicket's right, Hafeez did well, as he ran around and held onto a good catch as he dived to take it. Not easy but made it look so. Stokes c Hafeez b Shoaib Malik 2(4)
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
5.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, no run, fired in down leg, Stokes attempts to sweep it fine but is too early into the shot, the ball catches him on the glove and rolls away towards short fine
5.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, Root shimmies down the track and gets too close to the pitch this time, just about gets the drive away to long-on
5.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 2 runs, pushed through quicker on a fuller length around off, Root plays across the line muscles it wide of deep mid-on. Scampers back for a second
5.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Stokes, 1 run, with the line being leg-sidish from over the wicket, Stokes brings out the reverse sweep and connects well to send the ball to sweeper cover
4.6 -
Babar to Stokes, 1 run, loopy fullish delivery just outside off, Stokes jams out the drive to mid-off
4.5 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, flatter and sliding in on off, Root swats it away to deep mid-on
Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease
4.4 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Shoaib Malik!! Ali falls for the cause. Had to try and get the big shots in. Holes out in the deep. Again tossed up wide so that the batsman can't have a clean swing. Ali still tries to fetch the slog after coming down the track, miscues it straight to deep mid-wicket. Moeen Ali c Shoaib Malik b Babar 11(12) [4s-1]
Babar to Moeen Ali, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
4.3 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, fired in very full on middle, Root squeezes the drive to deep mid-on. Admonishes himself for not doing more with it
4.2 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, floated up well wide of off, made sure it was out of Ali's slogging arc as he came down the track, Ali just about fetches his swipe of the toe-end, and sends it to deep mid-wicket. Ball lands well in front of the fielder
4.1 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, slightly short and drifting in around off, Root goes leg-side and cuts it to sweeper cover
3.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, turning into the pads, Root flicks it wide of mid-wicket
3.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, FOUR, a horrible delivery. Short and wide, Root crashes the cut away through the vacant cover region. Sweeper cover was too square
3.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Moeen Ali, 1 run, darted in on leg, milked down to long-on
3.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Moeen Ali, no run, sees the batsman come down and pulls his length back, Ali can't do anything more than wristing it to the left of the bowler, Malik moves across and stops it. Saved a single
3.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Moeen Ali, no run, slowish, shortish on leg, Ali can't get it past the bowler
3.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, pushed through the air on the stumps, clipped away through mid-wicket
2.6 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, arm ball sliding in on middle, Root makes room and steers it away wide of point. There was a huge appeal for LBW, but the bat just came down in time and connected in front of pad
2.5 -
Babar to Root, 2 runs, an ugly hoick to a flighted delivery which was turning away after landing on middle, gets a thick leading edge which teasingly lobs over mid-on and lands well behind the fielder
2.4 -
Babar to Root, no run, this slider has been dabbed away to backward point
2.3 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, well flighted and turning into the pads, Ali clips it through mid-wicket after a shimmy down the track
2.2 -
Babar to Root, 1 run, flatter delivery sliding in on off, Root jumps back and whips the pull away wide of mid-on, deep mid-wicket sprints round and keeps the batsmen to a single
2.1 -
Babar to Root, no run, a mouth-wateringly tossed up delivery well wide of off, Root is lured into an expansive drive, he has no other option. The ball grips and turns past his outside edge
1.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Root, 1 run, pushed through quicker outside off, the ball skids on after pitching, pushed through the point region off the back foot
Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, out Lbw!! Why, Jos why? He wasted a few precious minutes and hurt his own team with the review. If he didn't get an inside edge then there should have been no scope of a review. Flatter delivery turning in on the stumps, Buttler goes back and looks to pull but the length was not short enough. The ball scoots under the bottom edge and thuds into the pad. Impact was in line of off. Ridiculous review! Buttler lbw b Shoaib Malik 4(5) [4s-1]
Shoaib Malik to Buttler, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
More drama. Buttler - given out LBW - has decided to review the decision. Doesn't look as though there is an inside edge. Third umpire wants to be absolutely sure though. "Precious minutes are being ticked away," Athers on air. Hawk-Eye shows three red lights. Absolutely crashing into middle and leg.
1.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Moeen Ali, 1 run, darted into the pads, clipped away through square leg
1.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Moeen Ali, FOUR, Malik is giving it a lot of flight. Don't ask me why. Ali shimmies down getting close to the pitch and lofts it back straight of a widish long-on
1.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, low loopy full toss on the pads, whipped away wide of mid-on
1.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up just outside off, Ali aims for a booming extra-cover drive accounting for some turn, the ball skids on, catches the inside half of the bat and rolls away to the right of the bowler
Shoaib Malik, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Some boos are ringing round the ground, obviously Pakistan's got to waste every ounce of time they can
0.6 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, flatter delivery skidding in outside off, Buttler goes back and across and steers it to point
0.6 -
Babar to Buttler, wide, fired in well wide of off. Pakistan are rattled
0.5 -
Babar to Buttler, FOUR, and Buttler is away! Well flighted delivery drifting in on off, reverse-swept behind backward point. The fielder gives a futile chase
0.4 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, Babar sees Buttler coming down the track, tosses it a lot slower through the air, pulled his length back as well forcing a defensive prod
0.3 -
Babar to Buttler, no run, sliding onto the pads, Buttler misses out with his attempted tuck, was snaking down leg
0.2 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, 1 run, bit slower through the air, Ali doesn't allow it to misbehave by reaching out with the sweep, all along the ground to deep square
0.1 -
Babar to Moeen Ali, no run, sharp turn from outside off, it was pushed through the air and exploded off the pitch, Ali looks to turn it away into the off-side but fails to lay bat. The ball deflects away off the thigh pad
Moeen Ali and Buttler are at the crease. Moeen Ali is on strike. Babar will open the attack