What a day for England. After Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler, it is James Anderson who extends England's domination over Pakistan. The visitors are on back foot and struggling as they trail by 559 runs. Day three promises to be an interesting one as well. Do join us back!
OUT! James Anderson is on fire! He now traps Babar Azam in front of the wickets. England in total control and what domination this has been. B Azam lbw b Anderson 11(26)
OUT! James Anderson is making the ball talk! He now has removed both the Pakistan openers. This time Abid Ali is caught at third slip. Pakistan's bad day continues. A Ali c Sibley b Anderson 1(7)
OUT! What a start for England with the ball. James Anderson gets his bunny Shan Masood. He is trapped in front of the wickets. Masood reviews it but all in vain. Masood lbw b Anderson 4(10)
OUT! Shaheen Afridi comes back into the attack and he bowls Stuart Broad. And with that England have declared their innings on a big total. Broad b Shaheen Afridi 15(18)
OUT! Fawad Alam picks his second wicket. Chris Woakes hits it straight to extra-cover. Another soft dismissal this, but Waokes has played his part. Woakes c Yasir Shah b Fawad Alam 40(54)
OUT! Finally Pakistan get rid of Jos Buttler. Soft dismissal this. Buttler pushes it back to the bowler, part-timer, Fawad Alam. Easy catch for him as Buttler departs after a fine knock. J Buttler c and b Fawad Alam 152(311)
That's 150 up for Jos Buttler. Terrific knock this by the left-hander. he continued his good show from the last Test. Meanwhile, England's total has gone past the 500-run mark.
TEA BREAK: That's tea on day two and England's domination sees no end. Jos Buttler is batting on 140 and Chris Woakes has joined him, who is batting on two. Another session that goes England's way!
OUT! Zak Crawley's massive innings comes to an end. He is stumped! And that too against a part-time spinner. Fact remains that frontline bowlers didn't get his wicket. Z Crawley st Rizwan b Shafiq 267(393)
PAK vs ENG Live Score Updates, Day 2: England will hope to pile on the runs while Pakistan look for wickets when play resumes on Day 2 of Pakistan vs England 3rd Test in Southampton. Zak Crawley was the star on Day 1 with the 22-year-old scoring his maiden international hundred and taking England to safety. Crawley ended the opening day of the PAK vs ENG Test on 171 runs and an unbeaten 205-run partnership with Jos Buttler, who is staring at his individual record. The wicket-keeper batsman last scored a Test century in 2018 and will be eager to register a three-figure score. Meanwhile, stay tuned for the live-action of day 2 of the PAK vs ENG third Test. Pakistan vs England 3rd Test 2020 Day 1 Highlights.
Crawley, who became the third-youngest to score a Test century for England after Alastair Cook and Ian Botham, will hope for a maiden Test double hundred and help take Pakistan beyond 500 runs which could help avoid a defeat in this game and therefore clinch the series. The Visitors, on the other, will be out in search for a couple of quick wickets. They began the match in an excellent manner with Shaheen Afridi removing Rory Burns within the opening five overs. Burns was out for the third time in this series to Afridi. On this occasion, he departed after edging to third slip. Pakistan vs England Stat Highlights 3rd Test Day 1: Zak Crawley's Maiden Test Century Puts Hosts in Commanding Position.
Dominic Sibley and Crawley then steadied the ship with some counter-punching strokes. The pair added 61 for the second wicket before Yasir Shah trapped Sibley outside the crease. Captain Joe Root was then dismissed by Naseem Shah with the ball of the day. The delivery was a length ball on the off-stump forcing Root to play. The England captain did and edged to first slip with wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan taking a sharp catch. Shah then returned and ran through Olli Pope before Buttler and Crawley held fort with an unbeaten 200-plus runs stand. England ended Day 1 on 332/4.
Squads
England: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Joe Root(c), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Dominic Bess, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Ollie Robinson, Sam Curran, Mark Wood, Zak Crawley.
Pakistan: Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali(c), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Shadab Khan, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Fawad Alam, Imam-ul-Haq, Kashif Bhatti, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sohail Khan.