ENG beat PAK by an innings and 55 runs | Pakistan vs England, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Test Match - Commentary

So, job done with the ball but now England will have to bat well to ensure they win yet another session. For Pakistan, they will try and get as many wickets they can to have something to cheer about at the close of play. Join us for the post Tea session in a while.

Anderson and Broad silenced their critics for the time being as they rattled the Pakistan top order. Woakes gave them handy company as each of them picked up three wickets. Woakes and Broad did the damage at the start and Anderson did the job post Lunch. Debutant, Curran swung the ball early on but got his reward later on. Dominic Bess was not needed for the home team.

A stubborn Pakistan tail adds 95 runs for the last three wickets to get their total close to 175. England started the day with perfect line and lengths. They got four scalps before Lunch and pegged Pakistan back. Post that the seamers continued from where they left and had the visitors strangled at 79-7. However, Mohammad Amir played his shots and Shadab Khan got to his third fifty in four Tests. He played like any top order batsman would and saw that Pakistan don't get all out well inside the second session.

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. OUT! Pakistan are all out for 174. Curran gets his first international wicket and gets a big hug from Root. Bowls this full on middle and leg, Khan looks to hoick this over mid-wicket. Doesn't get it off the meat and finds Jennings in the deep, who takes a simple catch. Actually the shot was on, with the angle from round the wicket enabling it. But since the ball moved in after pitching, Shadab ended up dragging it straight to the man in the deep.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Abbas. Abbas shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Abbas. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Abbas. Length ball outside off, the ball jags back and hits the the back pad of Abbas. They appeal but the umpire stays put. They think of the review but decide not to make use of it. Impact clearly well outside off.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Abbas. Outside off, Abbas fails to put bat on ball.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Abbas. Abbas lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Abbas. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.

Broad time! Stuart Broad is brought on to dismiss Pakistan. Can he do it?

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. FOUR! Effort ball from Curran on off, Khan pulls but doesn't get hold of it. Gets just enough though as the ball trickles away to the deep mid-wicket fence.

Sam Curran to Mohammad Abbas. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

Sam Curran to Mohammad Abbas. Outside off, Abbas is beaten and misses the line of the delivery.

Sam Curran to Mohammad Abbas. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

Sam Curran to Mohammad Abbas. Edged but well short to the keeper. Length ball around off, Abbas gets across and looks to play to it the leg side. Gets a very soft edge well short of Jonny.

Sam Curran to Mohammad Abbas. Length ball outside off, Abbas looks to get bat to ball but misses it.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. Length ball on middle, Khan blocks it solidly.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. Hits this towards mid on.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. FOUR! Fifty for Shadab! His third in three games and what an important knock this is. Short ball from Woakes, Shadab waits for it and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Takes his helmet off and kneels down to touch his forehead onto the ground, as a gesture to thank the Almighty. Well played, lad!

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. Shadab drives this through the covers.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Khan deliberately lofts it over the slip region for another boundary. The ball has crossed the ropes. The umpire signals four runs.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. A short delivery has been pulled away to deep square leg but Shadab decides against the run.

Sam Curran to Mohammad Abbas. Outside off, play and miss from Abbas. As a result, Khan has the strike for the next over.

Sam Curran to Mohammad Abbas. Good ball and well played. Low full toss from Curran and Abbas does well to keep it out.

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. The batsman has been struck on the pads as he looked to play that off the front foot. It rolls to the leg side and the batsmen pick up a single.

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Shadab cuts hard at it over gully. The fielder at deep backward point had no clue about it and the ball runs away to the boundary.

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. Khan gets behind the ball and defends it.

Mohammad Abbas is the last man in.

Chris Woakes to Hasan Ali. OUT! Finally England get the breakthrough they needed. The short ball ploy has worked for them and Hasan is the one to depart. Serves this full on middle and leg to follow-up on a bouncer in the previous ball. Ali is early in closing the bat face and ends up getting a leading edge back to the bowler. Woakes takes it above his head and walks back in no celebration. These two added 43 runs and it could prove to be fatal in the course of the match.

Chris Woakes to Hasan Ali. Digs this one short, Ali does well to duck under it.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. Driven towards the mid off region. They pick up a single. They are doing it well so far.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. FOUR! Drags this length back on off and Shadab punches this through cover-point for back-to-back boundaries. Partnership worth 42 now.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. FOUR! And a boundary to start the over. This is now the highest partnership in this innings. Woakes bowls this on leg, Khan flicks this through square leg and the ball continues to flirt with the ropes.

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. Bangs this short and Khan hooks it to the leg side for one.

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. Back of a length ball, Khan pushes this to the off side.

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. FOUR! Superb. This partnership is starting to get annoying for the English. Curran hurls this wide outside off, Khan drives this crisply through covers.

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. Punched off the back foot by Khan.

Sam Curran to Hasan Ali. The short of length delivery has been cut away through square on the off side. Single taken.

Sam Curran to Shadab Khan. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.

Sam Curran is brought back for his second spell.

Chris Woakes to Hasan Ali. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails.

Chris Woakes to Hasan Ali. FOUR! Too tough to call that dropped. Fuller ball outside off, Ali slashes hard at it and the ball goes just over the third slip fielder who managed to get finger tips to it. Not enough to stop the ball from meeting the fence.

Chris Woakes to Hasan Ali. FOUR! Strays this down leg and Ali just helps it on its way for another boundary. More than handy runs these.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. Guides this past the gully fielder for a run.

Chris Woakes to Hasan Ali. Overpitches this one and Ali drives this crisply through covers. The fielder hares from the infield and saves a certain boundary. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. The ball takes the outside edge goes through the slip region. One run added to the total.

James Anderson to Hasan Ali. FOUR! SHOT! Just a gentle push. Fuller ball on off, Ali leans forward and pushes this through mid off for the third boundary of the over.

James Anderson to Hasan Ali. Edged and just short! Length ball on middle and leg, Ali plays at it with a straight bat. He gets a soft edge which falls just short of Jennings at fourth slip.

James Anderson to Hasan Ali. FOUR! More in control this time and Hasan will add four more to his name. Outside off, Ali carves this along the surface through backward point for a boundary.

James Anderson to Hasan Ali. FOUR. Fuller this time around off, Hasan cuts it uppishly over gully and the ball touches the ropes.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Played to the point region by Shadab. One run added to the total.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. 8th over on the trot for Anderson. He bowled 7 in the morning and is back again with a long spell. Khan gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.

Chris Woakes to Hasan Ali. Similar ball to end the over. Length outside off, Ali feels at it to get beaten.

Chris Woakes to Hasan Ali. Hurls this on a good length outside off, teases Ali with it and Hasan plays at it only to miss it.

Chris Woakes to Hasan Ali. Angles this down leg, Hasan goes after it but cannot put any meat to it.

Chris Woakes to Hasan Ali. We have seen plenty of this today. Good length ball outside off, Hasan gives room and looks to poke at it but fails.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. Full ball on leg, Khan whips it towards square leg for a single. Thinks of the second but is sent back by his partner.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. Good length ball around off, Shadab taps it to the off side.

James Anderson to Hasan Ali. Beaten! Anderson comes up with a beautiful outswinger outside off, Ali tries to drive but misses. A wicket maiden!

Hasan Ali is the new man in.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. OUT! Gone this time! Amir was pushing his luck way too much and finally edges one behind. Anderson keeps his composure and continues to bowl in the region outside off. The seam is pointing a bit towards first slip and as a result, the ball follows that route after pitching. Out of habit, Amir throws his bat at it and gets a faint edge behind to Bairstow. He makes no mistake and Pakistan lose their eighth wicket. Interestingly, four catches have been taken in this match so far. First one was at third slip, second was at second slip, third one at first slip and now the keeper takes it. A nice curve. Meanwhile, it continues to go pear-shaped for Pakistan.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. A little bit of width on offer outside off, Amir swishes and misses.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Full and around off, Amir pushes at it and gets a faint edge which doesn't carry to gully.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Shortish and on off, defended off the back foot by Amir.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Good length ball on off, punched off the back foot to covers.

Chris Woakes to Mohammad Amir. Great delivery, moving away to open Amir in his stance who edges it behind. It goes wide of gully and they cross.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. A low full toss this time, it's been worked through mid-wicket for three runs.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. Outside off, on back of a length, Khan forces it towards point.

Chris Woakes to Mohammad Amir. Shortish, targeted at the batsman, Amir helps it to square leg for a run.

Beach ball on the field! Jennings does a favour by returning it to the crowd. The cricket game resumes after a bit of halt.

Chris Woakes to Shadab Khan. Length ball on off, Shadab gets forward to defend but it takes the outside half of the bat and rolls in the gap towards point. A single.

Chris Woakes to Mohammad Amir. Plays it down towards point for a single.

Chris Woakes is back into the attack.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Khan chances his arms and tries to slap it over the point region. But it takes the top edge and flies over gully for a boundary.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Slants in a length ball on off, straightening a bit, Khan defends it from the crease.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Angling into the batsman, from a length around off, Amir covers the line and blocks it safely to the off side. It rolls in the gap and they cross.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Shortish and outside off, Amir pokes inside the line and misses.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Just outside off, Amir tries his best to put bat on ball but misses.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Oohh...that went over the middle stump. Anderson hurls across a length ball just outside off and it curls back in sharply. Amir sticks back to defend but misses as it travels over the stumps.

Stuart Broad to Shadab Khan. Full and swinging back into the batsman, Khan flicks but finds the mid-wicket fielder.

Stuart Broad to Shadab Khan. Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Stuart Broad to Shadab Khan. FOUR! Nice looking shot by Shadab. He leans forward to a full ball outside off and drives it through the line. Not quite from the middle of his blade but still it races through the gap between short cover and mid off. Curran gives it the chase but fails to pull it back. 100 comes up for Pakistan!

Stuart Broad to Shadab Khan. Drifting down the leg side, Shadab tries to flick it off his pads but fails to connect.

Stuart Broad to Shadab Khan. A tempter by Broad. Bowls this one wide outside off, inviting the batsman to have a go, Shadab decides not to chase it.

Field placements amuse the viewers to no ends. Here we have Nasser Hussain having a look at the current set up. Earlier in his innings, Amir flashed hard at one and ended up getting a thick outside edge over the slip cordon for a boundary. As a reaction to that, Joe Root instilled a third man, not at the ropes but a good 15-20 yards inside it. The on-air experts feel that it's a good attacking field from the English skipper. Mr. Hussain asks Michael Holding whether he would have an 8-1 off side heavy field for that. The latter replies in the negative before adding that four slips and that fly third man should suffice. He wants the bowlers to attack the stumps and thus, the edges being only a consequence of that, rather than aiming for the edges and setting field according to that.

Stuart Broad to Shadab Khan. Back of a length ball on off, Shadab goes on the back foot and punches it on the off side. Not in the gap though.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Amir survives! An away-swinger outside off, Amir tries driving it but misses.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Just a hint of away movement from around off, Amir once again fails to put bat to ball.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Once again Anderson probes around off with a good length delivery. Amir pushes inside the line and misses.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. On and around off, a good length delivery. Amir feels for it and gets beaten.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. On a length around off, defended off the back foot to the off side.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Where is the ball? Khan goes for a booming cover drive but fails to middle his shot. It takes the inside edge and rolls towards square leg. They cross for a run.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Amir. Unplayable! Even for a top order batsman. Angling in around off and shaping away just a bit, Amir goes hard at it and misses.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Amir. Almost got through. After bowling a few outswingers, Broad decides to bring one back into the left-hander. Amir picks this one and blocks it solidly.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Amir. Just a bit short in length and outside off, shaping away after landing, Amir leaves it untouched.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Amir. On a good length and outside off, Amir plays at this one and taps it down to gully.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Amir. Another delivery leaving the batsman outside off, this time Amir holds on, watches the line closely and shoulders arms.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Amir. Play and a miss! Broad continues to operate from 'round the wicket for the left-hander. Bowls an outswinger outside off, Amir throws his bat at it and misses.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. FOUR! Anderson errs in his line and serves a full ball down the leg side. Khan just picks it off his pads and neatly deflects it down to fine leg for a boundary.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Flashes and flashes hard! Anderson delivers an outswinger outside off, Amir watches some width and goes after it. Ends up edging it behind where Buttler flies to his right at gully but fails to get any hand to it. The third man is standing up a bit, might be called a fly slip and he fields the ball. A single taken.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Some extra bounce and movement from a length around middle, Shadab fails to work it away and is hit on the thigh pad. It deflects towards square leg and they steal a leg bye.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Driven through the covers by the batsman. Two runs added to the total.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Ouch, that would have hurt. This one jags back into the batsman from a length around off, Khan fails to block and is hit on the box.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Amir. Lucky not to have edged it! Broad angles this one in from around the wicket, around off, Amir is squared up completely while trying to play at it and the ball moves away to beat the bat. Cracking stuff!

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Amir. On a length and outside off, left alone.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Amir. FOUR! Lucky boundary! Amir chances his arms to a delivery outside off and edges it over gully for a boundary.

Stuart Broad to Mohammad Amir. Broad delivers another gem! Full in length and nipping away from the batsman, too good for a lower order batsman. Amir tries playing but misses.

Stuart Broad to Shadab Khan. Fullish and on middle, it's clipped away towards fine leg for a run.

Stuart Broad to Shadab Khan. Good length ball around off, shooting off the surface, Shadab pushes it and misses.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. FOUR! A proud way to get going for Amir. He just nonchalantly lofts this pitched up delivery over the bowler's head for a boundary. End of a successful over from Jimmy.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Back of a length this time, Amir has to get on to his toes to keep that out.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Hurled well outside off, left alone by Amir.

James Anderson to Mohammad Amir. Amir stands tall and defends this one from the crease.

The next man in for Pakistan is Mohammad Amir. Surely he wouldn't have dreamt of batting on Day 1 of this Test.

James Anderson to Faheem Ashraf. OUT! Another one bites the dust! England seem to have had a sumptuous meal and it is showing in the way they've come out all guns blazing since then. Anderson steams in from over the wicket and lands it on a length around middle and leg. It shapes a wee bit inwards after pitching, beating the defensive bat of Ashraf. He is pinged in front of the stumps and the umpire has no hesitation in upholding the appeal. So the dropped chance in the previous over doesn't come back to haunt the Englishmen. The tourists are in a danger of getting rolled over before even two sessions into this Test.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Shadab gets going with one rolling towards point off the outer half.

Stuart Broad to Faheem Ashraf. What a delivery! Unplayable. Broad continues form round the wicket and brings a length ball into the batsman. Ashraf tries playing the line but gets beaten by the away movement. Terrific over.

Stuart Broad to Faheem Ashraf. Dropped by Malan! Oh dear, Root intervened there from third slip and blinded Malan. A length ball around off, Ashraf tries to defend from the crease with a straight bat but it flies off the outside edge towards second slip. Root thought of catching it with a dive to his right but pulls out at the last moment. That put off Malan at second slip who gets low to catch it but fails to hold on. First drop in the slip cordon, till this ball they were neat and tidy. Why are those two fielders standing so close?

Stuart Broad to Faheem Ashraf. Magnificent delivery. On a good length around middle and moving away, Ashraf is opened up in defense and he gets an outside edge behind. Luckily for him it rolls towards gully.

Stuart Broad to Faheem Ashraf. A confident drive off the front foot but straight to the cover fielder.

Faheem Ashraf is the new batsman.

Stuart Broad to Usman Salahuddin. OUT! No involvement of bat and it's clipping the leg stump. Salahuddin will have to go back to the pavilion. This is quality stuff from Broad. Bowls it from wide of the crease and slants in a length ball around off. It moves back in sharply after landing and catches Salahuddin on the pads as he falls over a bit in his bid to keep it out. They appeal and the finger has gone up. Salahuddin wants this to be reviewed and the replays roll in. The bowler is just fine with his landing and the Ultra Edge confirms no inside edge. Further on, it shows the impact to be in line and the ball to be kissing the leg pole. Pakistan continue to slip.

Usman Salahuddin is adjudged lbw! He has referred it. Is there some bat involved?

Stuart Broad to Usman Salahuddin. A length ball around off, Salahuddin is forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Play and a miss! Anderson plays mind games there. Bowls it wide outside off and lures the batsman to have a go. Shadab throws his bat at it but fails to make any connection. Top over by Jimmy!

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Hurls one on a length outside off, holding its line, Khan watchfully lets it go.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Movement there again, angling into the batsman on a fuller length, Shadab flicks it on the leg side but finds mid-wicket.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

James Anderson to Shadab Khan. Beaten! On a good length around off, straightening a bit, Khan feels for it and gets beaten.

Shadab Khan is the new batsman. He played a handy knock at Lord's in the last Test match and Pakistan are in desperate need of one again.

James Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed. OUT! Stumps shattered! Anderson finally gets a wicket to his name and is all smiles. A lovely inswinging delivery, it's angled on middle and Sarfraz without covering the line has played all over it. Probably tries to work it away on the leg side but it sneaks past him to destroy the stumps after brushing his back pad. A short stay at the crease for the captain where he almost scored run a ball. Five down now with not even 100 on the board.

Stuart Broad to Usman Salahuddin. Solidly blocked off the front foot to end the over.

Stuart Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed. Slants in a full length ball on middle, Sarfraz works it in the gap at mid-wicket and crosses.

Stuart Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed. FOUR! Over-corrects his line there, bowls it full and wide outside off, Ahmed nicely gets on the front foot and drives it confidently through covers.

Stuart Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed. Another delivery drifting down the leg side, Ahmed tries his best to flick but misses.

Stuart Broad to Usman Salahuddin. Picks a full ball from his pads and tickles it fine on the leg side for a run.

Stuart Broad to Usman Salahuddin. Around off on a shortish length, Salahuddin covers the line and blocks it to the off side.

Stuart Broad to bowl from the other end.

James Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed. Some inward movement there, from the middle stump line, Ahmed gets across to work but misses.

James Anderson to Usman Salahuddin. This one is very straight from Anderson, Usman tries to play at it late but misses. It goes off his pads to the leg side and they take a leg bye.

James Anderson to Usman Salahuddin. Angling into the batsman, on a length and skidding in, Salahuddin fails to work it away and is hit high on the pads.

James Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed. Shaping away from the batsman, Ahmed keeps it out on the off side off the leading half of his blade. They cross for a single.

James Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed. Ahead of a length outside off, Ahmed plays a mistimed drive towards the fielder at cover-point.

James Anderson to Sarfraz Ahmed. Starts with a good length delivery in the channel around off, Ahmed gets on the back foot and punches it through the gap at cover-point for a couple of runs. Positive start to the session.

It was so refreshing to watch some vintage Test match action in the morning session after the overdose of Twenty20 cricket where the bat dominated the ball. Pakistan's top order lacked the skill and application, and as a result, find themselves in a precarious situation. The conditions might ease out in the afternoon, they say, but I can't see any sun to do that. Can the visitors make a comeback? Let's wait and watch. James Anderson is up and running with three slips in place...

...Day 1, Session 2...

Toss - it often is a factor that ends up deciding the course of the game more often than not, though it is not designed to do so. Pakistan would be wondering whether they did the right thing by batting first in this game. They would have been vindicated when the sun decided to show up to greet them onto the field. But when the English bowlers make the cherry talk, you only listen and that's what the Asian side ended up doing. Some shots that they could have done away with made their presence, resulting in the wickets of Imam ul Haq and Haris Sohail. Now isn't the time to ponder over the correctness of the decision. It's time to fight with your backs against the wall. Sarfraz Ahmed and Usman Salahuddin would resume their battle post the break. Join us for that at 1340 local time.

James Anderson and Stuart Broad have made their legend by hunting in a pair, leaving batters clueless often. They had the perfect start as well, bowling unchanged for 14 straight overs, with the latter having a couple of wickets to show. That three of the four wickets involved some safe slip catching goes on to assert the importance of that aspect, something that England lacked in the first Test. The 32-run stand was the most that the tourists could gather at one time till now. Chris Woakes and Sam Curran also hunted in pairs. The latter kept the batsmen quiet as the former reaped its rewards. Curran's start to Tests was immaculate to say the least. Woakes could have got another, had the thin edge of Usman Salahuddin spotted. The newbie was on 0 then.

Happy English faces at the first major interval in this game! Just like the English weather in general, which is tough to predict, and often changes quickly, their bowling had two distinct phases to it. One, where they prodded the edges and beat them numerous times but ended up with not much to show and the other, wherein they extracted bounce and landed it in the right areas to send four Pakistan men back to the pavilion.

Stuart Broad to Usman Salahuddin. Well outside off, Salahuddin takes a stride forward and lets it go. That's it for the session! LUNCH, DAY 1!

Should be the last ball before Lunch.

Stuart Broad to Usman Salahuddin. Sprayed down the leg side, Usman looks to pick up some easy runs but fails.

Stuart Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed. Angling in on the pads, flicked away to fine leg for one.

Stuart Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed. Full outside off, driven to mid off.

Stuart Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed. FOUR! Overpitched outside off, Ahmed gets a stride forward and drives it through covers. Bess gives it a valiant chase and slides, but fails to keep the ball in play.

Some issue with the sightscreen. Sarfraz Ahmed isn't happy with it and hence there's a slight halt in play.

Stuart Broad to Sarfraz Ahmed. Full and well outside off, left alone by Ahmed.

Chris Woakes to Usman Salahuddin. Well outside off, left alone.

Chris Woakes to Usman Salahuddin. Fuller around off, defended off the front foot.

Chris Woakes to Sarfraz Ahmed. Ahmed clips this away through square leg to get going.

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is in next. Three slips in place.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. OUT! Oh dear! Pakistan doing as Pakistan does! Shafiq gets walking and the tourists go deeper into trouble. Woakes delivers it on a length around off, Shafiq HAD TO play at this. Looks to defend it and ends up getting a thick outside edge. The ball goes to Alastair Cook at first slip at a comfortable height. But with the kind of catching form that he is in, he juggles once before ensuring that he doesn't drop it. Second wicket for Chris, he's having a good comeback to the side.

Chris Woakes to Usman Salahuddin. Of all the sweet things in the world, first runs in Test cricket would be something that would find a mention in the list. This is full on middle, Salahuddin flicks it through mid-wicket and gets one less than a boundary to open his account in Tests.

Chris Woakes to Usman Salahuddin. Usman gets behind the line of the delivery before blocking it.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Lovely bowling. Full and outside off, inviting the batsman to play at it. Shafiq fails to resist pushing at it and does so. The ball moves away to miss the outside edge by not much.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Fuller on off, defended off the inner half towards mid on.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. FOUR! Authoritative! Shafiq has carried on his form from Lord's. This is banged short, he goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Fuller on off, blocked with a stride.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. This is too wide for Shafiq to have a go at it.

Stuart Broad is back for another spell.

Chris Woakes to Usman Salahuddin. Outside off, left alone.

Nasser Hussain on air talks about James Anderson's lengths. He reckons that when the pacer was new to the international circuit, he used to pitch it up. But now, when he has a glance at Anderson's pitch-map, he's seen dragging his length back. This length is ideal according to the former English skipper. He asks for Wasim Akram's opinion on air, the Pakistan great responds saying that swing will be more only when the ball is pitched up. As a result, according to him, Anderson is bowling a bit too short for his liking. Wonderful insights.

Chris Woakes to Usman Salahuddin. Edged? No! On a length and climbing, Salahuddin gets into a bit of a tangle as he looks to block. The keeper takes it without much ado but the second and the third slips appeal. The on-air commentators reckon that it came off the batter's shirt. Oh hello! Everybody is mistaken as there is a spike seen as the ball passes the glove of the batsman. It makes the tiniest of contacts there. England have missed a trick here. A slice of luck for the newbie.

Chris Woakes to Usman Salahuddin. Full on middle, driven to mid on.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Shafiq flicks it to fine leg and crosses over.

Chris Woakes to Usman Salahuddin. Salahuddin misses the flick and gets it off his thigh pad to the on side. A leg bye taken.

Chris Woakes to Usman Salahuddin. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Sam Curran to Asad Shafiq. FOUR! Streaky yet effective. Shafiq looks to punch this one off the back foot but ends up getting it off the outside edge. The ball beats gully to his left and goes away to the fence.

Sam Curran to Asad Shafiq. Fuller outside off, driven straight to the man at covers.

Sam Curran to Asad Shafiq. Wide outside off, left alone.

Sam Curran to Asad Shafiq. Full toss in a bid to search for the swing, Asad drives it on the up to mid off.

Sam Curran to Asad Shafiq. Shafiq blocks this one from the crease.

Sam Curran to Asad Shafiq. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Usman Salahuddin will have the first feel of Test cricket. He makes his way to the middle with his side in mushy waters.

Chris Woakes to Haris Sohail. OUT! Talk about the commentator's curse or anything. A phase of no wickets (70 balls) has now ended. Woakes delivers the goods. This is a crucial one, reckons Wasim Akram on air. It lands on a length and angles away. All this while, it seemed as if Sohail had figured out which ones he needs to play and which he needn't. Misjudges one and that proves fatal. He had his sticks covered and then feels for this delivery. The outside edge is taken and the ball goes straight to Dawid Malan at second slip. The jubilation on the hosts' faces cannot be missed. Pakistan in a bit of a bother.

Chris Woakes to Haris Sohail. Very full outside off, Sohail withdraws his bat and lets it be.

Chris Woakes to Haris Sohail. Haris now covers his stumps and lets the harmless delivery pass unhindered.

Chris Woakes to Haris Sohail. Good fielding. Sohail drives it towards the right of mid off and thinks of a run. Broad gets to the ball quickly and stops it with a dive. Thus, the batter's plan has to be aborted quickly.

Chris Woakes to Haris Sohail. Just fuller than good length around off, Sohail gets forward and pushes it through covers for a couple. After some initial nervous moments, he seems to have settled well here.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Back of a length delivery angling in, Asad gets inside the line and taps it towards backward square leg for one.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. Nice swinging ball that starts from around middle and leg and ends up around off. Driven off the front foot to mid off.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. On off, defended with a straight bat.

Sam Curran to Asad Shafiq. Hurled on the pads, worked away through backward square leg for one.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. Back of a length delivery angling across Sohail, he has his weight on the back foot as he opens his bat face. Gets it through point as Buttler from front of it chases it. Dives near the ropes to save a run for his side. It's taken upstairs for confirmation and the replays prove conclusive.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. Sohail stands tall and defends this one with a straight bat.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. Yorker aimed at the off pole, dug out back towards the bowler from the crease.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. A maiden from Woakes now. Hurls this one outside off, Shafiq lifts his blade to let the keeper do the rest.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Well outside off, Shafiq lets it be.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Full on off, defended off the front foot.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Another appeal! Height the factor yet again. Length delivery around off and moving in a touch, enough to beat the defensive bat of Shafiq. Raps him high on the front pad. The home side appeals to no avail. Would have missed the stumps altogether.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Full and down the leg side, AS misses the flick.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Shafiq sees this length ball in line of the stumps out with a back foot defense.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. Beauty! Curran spears this around the good length region around off. It comes back in nicely. Catches Sohail, who attempted to block it, in the crease on the back thigh pad. The ball then rolls towards the slip cordon even as the players appeal. Nope, says the umpire.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. Full outside off, Sohail just times and places his off drive through cover-point. Gets a brace for the effort.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. Length ball around off, kept out from the crease.

Sam Curran to Asad Shafiq. Wonderful delivery. This one nips in sharply after landing. Asad does well to get bat to that. Gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket to rotate strike. The stand is now worth 23.

Sam Curran to Asad Shafiq. A low full toss angling across, Shafiq lunges and drives it towards mid off, a mistimed one that.

Sam Curran to Asad Shafiq. Hurled down the leg side, Asad misses the flick.

Chris Woakes to Haris Sohail. Well outside off, left alone by Haris. End of a good testing over by Woakes.

Chris Woakes to Haris Sohail. Testing stuff. Sohail is half-forward to this length ball angled across him. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

Chris Woakes to Haris Sohail. On a length around off and middle, defended from within the crease.

Chris Woakes to Haris Sohail. Ahhhhhh, appeal the slip cordon! On not getting the umpire's nod, Bairstow and Root have a chat about taking it upstairs before deciding against it. To start with, it's a top delivery. Lands on a length around middle and squares Sohail up in defense. Seems to be some sound there as the ball passed the blade. Snicko shows nothing. So a good call from the hosts to not refer it upstairs.

Chris Woakes to Haris Sohail. Woakes continues over the wicket for the southpaw. Sohail watches the ball sail through into the keeper's gloves.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. On the pads, flicked away round the corner for one.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. FOUR! Delectable! The joy of seeing a southpaw bat against someone who can swing the cherry is immense. This is overpitched outside off, Sohail gets a stride forward and drives it superbly through covers. Nobody in the field stood a chance of cutting that off. Decent start from the newbie, apart from this last delivery.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. Hurled outside off, left alone by HS.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. Lovely stroke. Full outside off, Sohail drives it through covers. Gets a couple as a result.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. Straighter ball outside off, left alone by Haris.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. A low full toss around middle and leg, in an attempt to bowl full to seek swing. Sohail clips it towards mid on for nothing.

Sam Curran to Haris Sohail. And Curran lives up to his billing by Mr. Botham! Runs in from over the wicket and bowls it full on off. There is that outward swing available and Sohail does well to block it.

First look at Sam Curran! It's a double change from the hosts. Here goes the left arm pacer, predominantly a swing bowler, says Ian Botham on air.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Getting carried away is Shafiq! This delivery is much like 14.2. Short and wide outside off, Shafiq hops and looks to slap it yet again. Gets beaten on the outside this time.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Another harmless ball outside off, Asad lets it be.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Hurled outside off on a length, left alone.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. FOUR! Delightful! Full and outside off, overcorrection to the previous one. Shafiq gets his front foot to the pitch of the ball and plays a lovely cover drive. Talk about looking elegant, getting his front foot moving and that high elbow position...

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. FOUR! Short, wide and put away! Back of a length outside off, there's enough room on offer. Shafiq doesn't waste the opportunity to pick up a boundary. He hops and slaps it in front of square on the off side. Gets it well over the infield and the ball goes away to the fence.

Chris Woakes to Asad Shafiq. Begins with a delivery bowled on a length just fuller than a good length outside off. Shafiq gets half-forward and leaves it alone.

It's time for Chris Woakes to have a go with the ball now. This is the first bowling change for the hosts since morning. Sums up the fact that Anderson and Broad bowled 7 straight overs apiece.

The first drinks break has been taken.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Jaffa! Good length ball around off, Sohail pokes at it and almost gets an edge to it.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Full ball outside off, Shafiq opens the face of the bat and guides it towards gully. Buttler there, gets a hand to it and parries it towards covers where Bess cleans it up. The batsmen cross.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Beaten for movement. Length ball around off, Shafiq plays and misses.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Down leg, Asad still goes after it but cannot make contact.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Seventh over on the trot for Broad. He serves this in line of the stumps and Shafiq defends it well.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Anderson has not got his lines well after the first over. Bowls another one way outside off for Sohail to make any contact.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Outside off, Haris shoulders his arms to this one.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. On middle and off this time, Sohail blocks it solidly.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Back of a length ball on leg, Sohail looks to tuck it away but fails. The keeper collects it and appeals but was the only one doing so.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Length ball way wide outside off, easy leave for Sohail.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Comes in from round the wicket and serves it full and wide down leg. Sohail misses his flick but Jonny does well to collect it.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Similar ball, Asad is solid in his defense.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Length in line of the stumps, Shafiq gets behind the ball and defends it.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Plays this to the cover-point region off the outer half and gets to the other end.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Better line from Broad, makes Sohail play at it but cannot make contact with the ball.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Outside off, easy leave for Sohail.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. The ball is too wide on the off side for Haris to make any contact.

James Anderson to Asad Shafiq. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

James Anderson to Asad Shafiq. FOUR! Shot of the day! Shafiq in total control of it. Pitched up full by Anderson outside off, Shafiq gets forward to the pitch of the ball. He then executes a nice drive through covers for a boundary.

James Anderson to Asad Shafiq. Pushed to the cover region by Asad.

James Anderson to Asad Shafiq. Length ball on off, Anderson gets a little more bounce on this as the ball hits Shafiq on his thigh pad.

James Anderson to Asad Shafiq. Outside off, Shafiq shoulders his arms to it.

James Anderson to Asad Shafiq. Shafiq defends this from within the crease towards the off side. He sets off for the run but is rightly denied by his partner, as Woakes from covers gets to the ball quickly.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Full and outside off, Sohail looks to play at it but cannot put bat to ball.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Length ball on off, Shafiq gets a leading edge towards covers for a run.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. In line of the stumps, Shafiq gets behind the ball and blocks it well.

Stuart Broad to Asad Shafiq. Defended off the front foot by Shafiq presenting the full face of the bat.

Asad Shafiq is the next batsman in.

Stuart Broad to Azhar Ali. OUT! Broad gets another one in his first spell and is asking the Pakistani batsmen serious questions. Comes in from over the wicket and bowls it fuller outside off. The ball nips back in sharply and Ali is beaten for the inward movement as he strides out to block this. Misses the ball as it hits him on the front pad. Broad is up in a celebratory appeal. The umpire raises his finger and England are jubilant. Ali has a word with Sohail about the review but is dissuaded by his partner. Did the right thing as the Hawk Eye detected three reds there. Also, this is Broad's 50th Test wicket against Pakistan. Jaffa to get that one.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Ali gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards the leg side and they take a leg bye.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Interesting. Ali jumps across to the left when the bowler is in his run up. Anderson then delivers this outside off on a fuller length, Azhar just shoulders arms.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Outside off, left alone.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Ali misses his flick as the ball hits him on his thigh pad.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. FOUR! Half a chance for England but Buttler cannot hold onto it. Broad gets Sohail to nick one by bowling this wide outside off. Sohail looks to drive this with a straight bat but gets a fat edge over the slip cordon. Buttler at gully, jumps high to his right but can only get his fingers to it. The ball races away to the fence.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. FOUR! Second one for Sohail. Broad comes running in from round the wicket and hurls in full around off. Haris gets forward and looks to drive. It goes from outer half through backward point to the boundary.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Full and wide outside off, too far for Sohail to make contact.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Overpitched ball on off, Sohail drives it through covers for a brace.

Stuart Broad to Azhar Ali. Comes in from over the wicket and angles one in on middle and leg. Ali gets it off the inner half towards fine leg for one.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Full and outside off, Sohail plays and misses.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Outside off, perfect length for Sohail to play at but the ball just beats his outside edge.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. FOUR! First one of the day but not the way Pakistan would have liked it. Anderson teases Sohail with a good ball around off, Haris plays at it with soft hands and gets an outside edge. The ball sneaks through the gap between the slip cordon and gully for a boundary. Buttler did put in a dive from the latter position but failed to prevent the run flow.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Wide outside off stump, Haris leaves it alone.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Steams in from round the wicket and serves it outside off, Sohail shoulders his arms to it.

Stuart Broad to Azhar Ali. Full on middle and leg, Ali flicks it away but finds the man at mid-wicket.

Stuart Broad to Azhar Ali. Length ball, Ali lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Stuart Broad to Azhar Ali. Azhar has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Stuart Broad to Azhar Ali. Full again, angling in, Ali gets forward and taps it to gully.

Stuart Broad to Azhar Ali. The batsman fails to put bat on ball.

Stuart Broad to Azhar Ali. Full ball around off, Ali plays it to backward point for nothing.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. What was that? Banana swing! Full and outside off, the ball swings in a great deal and pitches just next to the stumps. Sohail lets it go and finds that the ball has moved in a lot. Bairstow jumps to right and collects it nicely.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Haris shoulders arms to let that one through.

James Anderson to Haris Sohail. Back of a length ball on off, Sohail leaves it alone.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. First run on the board for Pakistan after 26 dot balls. A loud cheer in the crowd as Ali reaches the other end. Anderson bowls it around off and middle, could have been curtains for Ali had he not got that off the inner half. The ball goes towards mid-wicket and Azhar decides to take the fielder on. Succeeds as the shy at the bowler's end misses.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. The ball is too wide on the off side for Ali to make any contact.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Good length ball around off, the ball swings after pitching and Ali does not play at it.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Fourth maiden on the trot for England. They've kept Pakistan under a leash here. This is bowled full outside off, Sohail is stuck in the crease in his attempted drive. Gets beaten on the outside edge to make us feel he is looking a bit nervous.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Lovely! Landing just outside off, Sohail is forced to play at that. But the ball seams away just a bit to beat the southpaw all ends up.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Now Broad comes around the wickets and hurls it full and wide outside off. Sohail just lets it be.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Full and outside off, left alone.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Full and wide outside off, well away to force Sohail play at that. Now, the umpire has a look at Broad's landing and lets him know, friendly, that he's treading the danger area.

Stuart Broad to Haris Sohail. Full and just outside off, Sohail takes a half-stride and shoulders arms.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. On the fifth stump line, Ali lets the keeper take it.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Broad needs to get it a little straight to make Ali play these. Bowls another one outside off, no trouble for Azhar.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Length ball outside off, Ali points his bat skywards and lets it go.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Outside off, easy leave for Azhar.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Ali shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Haris Sohail walks out next to bat.

Stuart Broad to Imam-ul-Haq. OUT! First blow for Pakistan and just the start the Three Lions wanted. Stuart Broad is the man with the breakthrough. He was unlucky earlier in the over but gets his man this time. Serves it full outside off, Imam reaches out for this one off his front foot. It's a loose drive away from the body early in the game. All he manages is to get a thick outside edge and the ball flies to third slip where Root takes a good high catch to his left. The skipper is up in celebration along with the rest of his side and rightly so. It's worthy to note that the slip cordon was a bit of a problem for the hosts in the previous game. Thus, a positive start this time for them.

Stuart Broad to Imam-ul-Haq. Misses his line and serves this down leg, Imam goes for the flick but doesn't make any contact.

Stuart Broad to Imam-ul-Haq. Length outside off, too far to let Imam play at it.

Stuart Broad to Imam-ul-Haq. Outside off, left alone.

Stuart Broad to Imam-ul-Haq. NOT OUT! Imam survives an early scare and height it was. Broad bowls one at a back of a length on middle and leg, Imam hops and misses his flick to get hit high on the pads. They appeal in unison and the umpire takes no time in raising his finger. Imam decides to take the review immediately. Maybe there could be an inside edge there as he didn't consult his partner. Replays show us that the ball would have gone over the stumps. That looked closer than that to the naked eye.

An early breakthrough for England? Imam is given LBW by the umpire and he decides to take it upstairs. Is there an inside edge? Height could be an issue as well. Umpire's call? Let's see...

Stuart Broad to Imam-ul-Haq. Broad starts with bowling one on a good length outside off, easy leave for Imam.

Stuart Broad to share the new ball from the other end. Three slips and a gully for him too.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Maiden to start with from Anderson. And what a peach to end the over. Serves it outside off, it moves away after pitching, Ali plays and misses.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Azhar Ali chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Full outside off, Ali shoulders arms to this.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Drags it a tad back on a good length on that fifth stump channel, Ali lets the ball go to the keeper.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. Full again, this time outside off and Azhar does the wise thing to leave it alone.

James Anderson to Azhar Ali. What a cracker of a ball to start with! Pitches it full in search of swing and gets exactly that. It is just around off, Azhar flirts with it and almost gets a feather to it.

The players come out with a guard of honor from the children who hold both countries' flags high. The English players take the field and Imam ul Haq and Azhar Ali will fight the morning session. James Anderson is given the new ball and will hope he finds some swing. Three slips and a gully to start with. Let's play!

TOSS - Pakistan win the toss and opt to bat first. One forced change for them as Babar Azam is replaced by Usman Salahuddin, who makes his Test debut. Continuous poor form for Mark Stoneman has given Keaton Jennings a chance to prove his mettle. The young Sam Curran, who also becomes the 7th youngest for England to play red-ball cricket and Chris Woakes too make it to the XI. Mark Wood and Ben Stokes(injured) make the bench.

The only fret for Pakistan would be the absence of Babar Azam who suffered a blow in the first Test. Ideally, this is the best chance for the visitors to win a Test series in England since 1996. Hello and welcome to our coverage of the second Test between Pakistan and England. If the form of the current players is not worrying enough, England have a certain injury concern to look after. The Three Lions have not been in their best shape in the recent past and need to up their game if they want to avoid a series defeat. For Pakistan, they will look to continue to dictate in all departments like they did in the previous Test.

Right then! Overcast conditions, a new red ball and James Anderson. Sounds familiar? It would sound bad to Pakistan. They wouldn't want a repeat of the first innings show. How will they fare? Azhar Ali and Imam ul Haq will be out soon and we will know. Don't go anywhere.

Dominic Bess, what a start this bloke has had to his Test career! It's hard to believe that bowling is his primary skill. Walking out as a nightwatchman, he stroked his way to 49 before being undone by a Shadab Khan beauty. However, the leggie has just that one scalp to show. Faheem Ashraf was largely disciplined and succeeded in picking three to his name. The other seamers chipped in with a couple each.

Poor Jos Buttler, he runs out of partners before he can better his Test best score, let alone a ton. He batted brilliantly and sent the Pakistan bowlers on a leather hunt, thereby helping his side extend the lead. The vitality of his innings wouldn't have been much if not for the platform that most of the earlier batters set. The scorecard will tell you that nobody apart from him got a big score. But the 40s from Alastair Cook, Joe Root and Dominic Bess are as important in the context.

Hasan Ali to James Anderson. OUT! That's all! Now you know the value of having a proper batter on strike instead of a tailender. Angled across him on a length, Anderson can do nothing but edge it. He gets squared up in an ugly manner. The ball goes straight to Haris Sohail at first slip, who makes no mistake. England getting bundled out means that, after both the sides have batted once, ENGLAND HAVE A 189-RUN ADVANTAGE!

Hasan Ali to James Anderson. FOUR! Who wants Buttler on strike when Anderson can accumulate runs! A low full toss outside off, Anderson just opens the face of the bat to slice it through point for a boundary.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. FOUR! It's a boundary but Pakistan won't mind, one guesses. Buttler succeeds in finding the gap through covers and gets a boundary. Importantly for Pakistan, Anderson will face the first ball of the next over. 15 runs and a wicket off this one.

Since the ball had gone out of the stadium, a replacement has been brought in. Can Pakistan deny Buttler the strike for the next over?

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. SIX! Ho, ho, ho! It's a magnificent strike! Full length ball is all Buttler requires. He clears his front leg and banishes it straight over the bowler's head for half a dozen. 350 up for England. New ball please...

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Chance gone down? Maybe half or just short. Buttler whips it from the crease off the inner half off his blade. It goes aerially towards deep square leg. Salahuddin gets to his right and then dives. But the ball lands just short and deflects it off his hands to the fence behind.

Faheem Ashraf to James Anderson. Anderson looks to play it away from the body but gets a thick outside edge to third man for one.

Faheem Ashraf to James Anderson. Length ball angling away, Anderson has a feel for it but misses.

James Anderson is the last man walking in. Can he give Buttler some company, long enough for him to reach a ton? Or till England's lead reaches 200?

Faheem Ashraf to Stuart Broad. OUT! Apple and knife - when they come together, the former has to get cut. In a similar vein, when a bouncer and Broad come face to face, the latter has to depart more often than not. Ashraf bangs this short, Stuart goes for the pull. Makes a decent-enough contact. Abbas from fine leg takes some steps to his right and takes a nice low catch getting forward. Remember, these aren't easy ones. The lead stands at 170 at the moment for a side that isn't Pakistan.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Almost gone! Buttler looks to smash it over mid on bit gets it off the inner half. Lands just short of the man there.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Beautifully done. Fuller outside off, Buttler gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it just past mid off. He has done so off the meat of the blade. He's looking unstoppable at the moment, as he moves to 66.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Despatched! Short in length around off and middle, Buttler hangs back and executes the pull. Rolls his wrists over that to ensure that it stays grounded and travels to the deep backward square leg fence.

Hasan Ali to Stuart Broad. Length ball going away from off, Broad camps back and carves it through backward point for one. Huge cheers accompany the run.

Hasan Ali to Stuart Broad. Fuller in line of the stumps, Broad hangs on the back foot. Hops and blocks.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Buttler's intent is crystal clear. He clears his front leg and clubs it through mid-wicket. Just gets one that takes England's lead to 161.

Hasan Ali to have a go now.

Faheem Ashraf to Stuart Broad. Full on off, driven straight to covers.

Faheem Ashraf to Stuart Broad. Full and swinging away, Broad looks to play it through the off side but gets beaten. It swings further on the way to Sarfraz.

Faheem Ashraf to Stuart Broad. Ashraf follows the short one with a full one. Broad is hanging on the back foot and ends up getting an inside edge onto the pads.

Faheem Ashraf to Stuart Broad. Nasty bouncer! It is in line of the stumps, Broad has done well though. He keeps his eyes on that and jumps to evade it.

Faheem Ashraf to Stuart Broad. Back of a length delivery, pushed to the off side.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. In line of the stumps, Buttler walks down and hoicks it through mid-wicket for one.

Mohammad Abbas to Stuart Broad. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Fuller on middle and leg, flicked away through mid-wicket for one.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. SIX! What a way to get to a 8th Test fifty, his second consecutive one! Abbas bangs it short and that's enough for Jos. He swivels and pulls but ends up getting it off the top edge. The ball sails over fine leg for half a dozen. Gee, I envy how people manage to predict some things. Just before the over began, my colleague commented that Buttler will get to the 50-run mark with a biggie. He does.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Make Buttler's score as 49 in your records! This is as good a shot as he has played all throughout his stay. Gets a nice half-volley outside off, he walks into the stroke. Plays the drive and bisects the gap between mid off and covers.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. On a length outside off, pushed towards covers from the crease.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, Buttler walks across and aims to defend it. But the ball doesn't climb and goes from under the bat to the keeper.

Can Buttler complete his fifty in this over? Will he become the first batter from England to hit one in this innings? There have been 3 40s so far including Jos'.

Faheem Ashraf to Stuart Broad. Back of a length delivery, nipping in. Stuart misses the clip. The ball goes off the front pad to the off side.

Faheem Ashraf to Stuart Broad. Lovely drive for nothing. Full and slanting away, Broad gets low and plays it to covers.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Fuller and angling in from outside off, Buttler works it away through square leg to get to the other end.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Fuller outside off, Buttler looks to work it to the on side. Ends up getting it off the leading edge towards mid off.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Length ball outside off, Jos gets across and blocks.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Outside off, left alone.

Faheem Ashraf to have a bowl now.

Mohammad Abbas to Stuart Broad. Broad hops and pushes it to the off side for nothing.

Mohammad Abbas to Stuart Broad. Outside off, left alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Fuller on the stumps, Buttler walks down and across and flicks it away through mid-wicket for one.

Mohammad Abbas to Stuart Broad. On a length around middle and leg, Broad gets going with one as the ball takes the inner half of the blade and rolls through backward square leg.

Mohammad Abbas to Stuart Broad. Length ball on the pads, Broad misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. An appeal from the visitors is turned down.

Stuart Broad walks in next.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. OUT! End of the newbie's stay in the middle! Not a memorable birthday for Sam Curran with the bat. First up, it's a good ball. All through the previous over, Abbas was beating the outside edge of Curran's bat. Here yet again, he doles one full and slanting away. Sam cannot resist playing the drive. He ends up getting a thick outside edge that barely carries towards second slip. Asad Shafiq at that spot gets low to his left and takes it with a tumble. Even as his mates rush to him in elation, he signals that he is unsure if it carried. It is taken upstairs with the soft signal being Not Out. Now time for the replays. On an initial angle, it seems as if the ball has just managed to bounce in front of the waiting hands of Shafiq. But some more looks at them confirm that he had his fingers underneath and that the ball bounced off it into his hands. As a result, the TV umpire goes against the soft signal and ends Curran's stint. England are 5 short of being ahead by 150.

Is that it for the birthday boy? Curran has edged one to second slip. Shafiq gets low to his left and takes it but isn't sure if it carried. Hence signals the same to the umpire who take it upstairs. The soft signal given is Not Out...

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Jos stands tall in the crease and blocks.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Another unplayable delivery! Length ball starting from around leg, beating the defensive blade of Buttler and landing in the gloves of Ahmed. Oh these narrow escapes!

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. This ball is blocked from the crease with a straight bat.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. There's something about being a bowler that you will have to find out for yourself, says Nasser Hussain on air. Amir is visibly in pain yet dishes out this jaffa. Lands it on a length around middle and gets it to move away viciously. Buttler just has a tame poke at it and fortunately for him, doesn't edge it.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Length ball on middle and leg, Buttler stays put in the crease and defends.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, left alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Nice ball to end the over. Angling away from over the wicket, Sam has a feel for it but gets beaten on the outside.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Length ball on off, punched off the back foot to the off side.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. This ball is blocked from the crease.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Beauty to come back from Abbas. Lands it on a length around off and middle, it jags back in. Beats Curran, who looks to defend, on the inside.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. FOUR! It's my birthday and I'll have my own party, says Sam Curran. Gets a full delivery outside off, he gets forward and executes a beautiful looking cover drive. The ball rushes through cover-point and gets to the fence in a trice. This gets Nasser Hussain on air beaming about his batting, saying his highest score in First Class cricket is 96.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Around middle and leg, defended from the crease.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Another one going to the keeper, Jos lets it be. 12 runs off the over.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Fuller and outside off, left alone.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Four Leg Byes! Amir strays on the pads and pays the price again. Fuller and on the pads, Buttler misses the flick. The ball goes off his pads to the fine leg fence, even as the bowler and the keeper put up an unsuccessful appeal. Pitching outside leg, says Hawk Eye later.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. FOUR! One of the classiest fours you will see in the sport. Full and outside off, Jos takes a stride forward and caresses it through covers for a boundary. He's got moving quickly this morning, moves to 43.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Fuller in line of the stumps, pushed back to the bowler. Amir gets low in his followthrough to his left and stops it. Still has a flinch on his face as that left shoulder seems to be stinging.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Some swing right away for Amir. He strays on the pads with that and Buttler just tickles it away fine down the leg side for the first boundary of the day. Immediately after he delivered that, Amir clutches his left shoulder in pain. He's down on his knees writhing. Not sure if this is a new injury or something that he has carried on. He is good to go for now though.

Mohammad Amir, as expected, will have a go from the other end. Coupled with overcast conditions, this seamer could be hard to contend with for the hosts.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Cruel ball! Angling away on a length, Curran looks to push it sans any feet movement. Gets beaten on the outside. Not what he would have wanted as a birthday present.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Birthday boy Curran pushes this fullish ball around off from the crease to the off side.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. First run of the day. Short ball, pulled away to deep square leg for one.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Fuller this time outside off, a hint of movement away. Buttler goes back to block but gets it out of the outer half towards point.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Length delivery on off, blocked from the crease.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Huge appeal straightaway! Abbas runs in from over the wicket and lands it on a length outside off. Buttler moves across and looks to defend but misses. The ball strikes him on the pads which sets off Pakistan in an appeal. The umpire stays unmoved. Sarfraz has a chat with his bowler but doesn't go upstairs. Good call in the end as it would have gone over the top of the stumps. Part reason could also be attributed to the fact that Buttler was down the track a bit. Good start for Pakistan on Day 3.

The players and the umpire are out in the middle. Gloomy pictures greet us this morning. Michael Holding on air reckons that Pakistan should enjoy these conditions to bowl. Jos Buttler will face the first ball of the day from Mohammad Abbas. Here we go...

Often termed as the moving day, today might actually end up showing us which way the game could be headed. One of the most fascinating things in cricket is to watch Pakistan operate with the ball. We surely have more of that as starters. How long will they be on field today? Wish we had an answer to that immediately. For now, let's hope the weather permits play and we have a worthwhile Sunday filled with some riveting action.

The start of play was marred by rain yesterday, at the moment there's no rain but we're hearing that it is very dark out there. England have a 128-run advantage to begin with. Buttler and promising debutant Sam Curran would aim to extend it big. It is interesting to note that no English batter has yet scored a fifty in this innings. This means that Pakistan haven't been all that bad with the ball.

A journalist had written that he had heard Sarfraz Ahmed tell Hasan Ali to be alert for a catch and then, fluff! Ali had let a chance soon go abegging. Jos Buttler was on 4 then, he's unbeaten on 34 now. Just one of those things that didn't go Pakistan's way on Day 2. Welcome to our coverage of the third day's play of this second and final Test match between England and Pakistan on at Headingley, Leeds.

... DAY THREE, SESSION ONE ...

So, even though we had rain at the start, it was an interesting day's play. Pakistan will hope that they clean up the tail and come out to bat within the first session itself. England will like Buttler continues to toy with the visitors. Overcast conditions on Day 3 as well. We just hope the rain gods have other plans. Join us on Sunday at 1100 local (1000 GMT). Goodnight and cheers!

Pakistan were not all that bad with the ball. They picked up wickets at important phases and didn't allow England to build a daddy partnership. They got the skipper early and in the last session got 4 wickets to claim one piece of the pie. Amir was perfect with the old ball and he got it to swing, picking up 2 scalps. Ashraf too, bagged a brace and the rest chipped in with a wicket each.

Another day which belongs to the hosts. Nobody got big scores but it was enough to take their lead to 128. Rain washed away the entire first session today. Just when we thought we wouldn't get any more action, it started to ease and the patient fans got their penny's worth. Root and Bess countered from the beginning and were looking good. The skipper once again threw away a start, missing out narrowly on a fifty. Malan then gave Bess company, getting 62 runs together. The latter who was on course to get back-to-back fifties, fell just one short. Bairstow, Woakes and Buttler stuck in and made handy contributions towards the end. The ODI keeper is still there and England will hope he adds as many as possible with the tail.

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. Curran defends the good length delivery, just outside off and ends another day's play. STUMPS ON DAY 2!

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. FOUR! He is no rookie, mind you! First, he tackles the short ball with some skill and now, he puts the full ball with another authoritative shot. Ali backs the short ball with the fuller one on the stumps but doesn't get the result he would have hoped for. Curran presents the full face of the bat and punches it through mid off, the fielder there had no chance of stopping it. The lead swells to 128 with just one ball remaining in the day.

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. FOUR! This is some shot from the debutant! Ali won't be too happy. He bowls it short into the body and Curran gets on top of the bounce and pulls the trigger. The ball barely touches the ground as it zipped to the square leg boundary. The lead is getting dangerous for Pakistan now.

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. Short of a length angling into the batsman and Curran gets behind the delivery nicely to defend it.

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. Shows the full face of the bat to the shortish delivery and blocks it from the back foot.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Shuffles down the pitch and lets one through to the keeper.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Full and outside off, Curran pushes it to the cover region and steals a single.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. BEAUTY! Bowls from around the wicket, angling into the batsman and straightens after pitching. The left-hander tries to block the delivery from his crease but it whizzes past his outside edge.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Bangs in and misses his radar with his line. The ball goes way down the leg side and Sarfraz jogs to his right to collect it.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. FOUR! Streaky but these count. Bowls a good length delivery outside off, Curran goes for the booming drive from his crease. He gets an inside edge and the ball races away for a boundary behind the wicket.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. A bumper outside off from Abbas which goes well over head height. Curran sways away to let it pass.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Buttler chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. Does well to keep the yorker at bay.

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. Curran misses the line of the delivery and gets beaten.

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. Stays back in his crease and defends it.

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. The ball has taken the inside edge of Curran's bat and goes down the leg side. They pick up a single.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Sam plays it to the point region.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Driven through covers by Curran.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Curran gets hit on his thigh pad.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Defended off the front foot by Buttler presenting the full face of the bat.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Buttler drives it to the mid on region

Hasan Ali to Sam Curran. Curran gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. That ball has taken the inside edge of Buttler's bat and onto his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. That ball has struck the Buttler on his thigh-pad.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. On a good length outside off, Curran tries to play the delivery from his crease but fails to put ball on bat.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Looks to defend the good length delivery but the swing takes it away from him and beats his bat.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Gets behind the shortish delivery and guides it straight to the point fielder.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Widish delivery, the batsman shoulders his arms.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. Similar length, gets into the three stumps and the batsman blocks it.

Mohammad Abbas to Sam Curran. On a good length just outside off and the batsman gets behind the line of the delivery to defend it.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Maiden for Amir. Bowls it outside off, Buttler does not play at it. Sam Curran will face the next over.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Outside off, too far to make Buttler play at it. Pakistan need to try and keep Sam on strike.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Pitches it up again, Buttler pushes it to mid off.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Length outside off, Buttler shoulders his arms.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Outside off, this time an easy leave for Jos.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Fuller ball outside off, Buttler plays across the wrong line and gets beaten.

Debutant Sam Curran is the new man in.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. OUT! Woakes looked edgy throughout his stay and finally managed to get one to the keeper. Abbas bowls it on a good length, angling it into the batsman and straightening it from middle and off. Woakes hangs his bat at it from the crease and gets a faint edge. Sarfraz takes an easy catch behind the wickets and England lose their seventh wicket. Can Pakistan polish the tail quickly?

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Bumper form Abbas, Buttler shuffles and swivels and guides it to the fine leg fielder. Another run added to the total.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Stays tall and punches the short of a length delivery to the off side.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Walks down the track and punches the ball to covers. He is trying to counter the swing with his movement.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. On a good length outside off, Buttler lets it go pass to the keeper.

Mohammad Amir to Chris Woakes. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Mohammad Amir to Chris Woakes. Full and outside the off stump, Woakes punches the ball to the off side.

Mohammad Amir to Chris Woakes. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Mohammad Amir to Chris Woakes. FOUR! Full and on middle and leg, Woakes goes at it with hard hands and manages to get a thick bottom edge. He gets enough on the ball as it races to the mid-wicket boundary. The fielder form short mid-wicket and square leg gave it a chase but they were never going to stop it.

Mohammad Amir to Chris Woakes. Pitches on length and jags back in with pace. Woakes tries to get something on the delivery but fails to do so. The ball hits his thigh pad and drops on the off side.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. On Buttler's hips, who does well to flick it to square leg and takes a single.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. On a good length, swinging into the batsman who misses to get bat on ball from the front foot. The ball thuds into his pads, appeal from behind the wicket but the umpire is unmoved.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. On a good length outside off, Woakes is happy to let it go.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. Guides the good length delivery to point.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. Woakes gets forward to keep out the fuller ball.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. Beaten! Just outside off and on a good length. Woakes hangs his bat and gets beaten.

Mohammad Amir to Jos Buttler. Chooses to leave the ball outside off.

Mohammad Amir to Chris Woakes. Punches the good length delivery on the up to the cover fielder who doesn't collect it cleanly. The ball rolls wide of mid off and the batsmen change strike.

Mohammad Amir to Chris Woakes. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mohammad Amir to Chris Woakes. Punched off the back foot to point.

Mohammad Amir to Chris Woakes. Angled away on a good length. Woakes fails to get bat on that.

Mohammad Amir to Chris Woakes. On a short of a length angling away from the batsman who stands tall and defends it.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. On a good length, just outside the off stump. Buttler drives it straight to the mid on fielder.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, defended with authority.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Gets behind the shortish delivery and blocks it with the straight bat.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Keeps it outside off, Buttler is happy to let it pass.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Goes for a wide one but misses.

Mohammad Abbas to Jos Buttler. Abbas brings it into Buttler who gets an inside edge on to his pads.

Faheem Ashraf to Chris Woakes. OOH! This jags back in ferociously and almost kisses the off stump. Woakes thought he had it covered but the natural angle and the inswing almost made him regret his decision. In the end, it's a good leave.

Faheem Ashraf to Chris Woakes. The batsman goes after a wide one and misses.

Faheem Ashraf to Chris Woakes. Outside off, Woakes lets it go.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Too full from Ashraf and Buttler shuffles across his stumps and flicks it wide of the mid-wicket fielder. Three runs added to the total. Buttler looking better and better with every shot.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact.

Faheem Ashraf to Chris Woakes. Outside off, Woakes gets bat to ball and collects the single from the third man region. EDGY!

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. England's lead is 100 now. Another good length delivery outside off and hard hands from the batsman. Gets a thickish outside edge but the fielder at third man recently deployed at the boundary keeps it under one.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. FOUR! Outside off on a fullish length. Woakes goes hard at the ball and gets a thick outside edge. Once it goes past the gully fielder, there was no stopping it. Second boundary of the over.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. Short of a length angling in to the body. The batsman gets behind the delivery and defends it.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. On a good length and the ball jags back in sharply and hits the batsman on his pads.

Mohammad Abbas to Chris Woakes. FOUR! Full, on middle and leg, Woakes picks it and send it to mid-wicket boundary. Abbas hasn't bowled too well in this innings and he has started again with a loose one.

Mohammad Abbas into the attack.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Outside off, left for the keeper.

Strange! Pakistan take the second new ball with one ball of the over left. Can they bowl them out today with the new cherry?

Faheem Ashraf to Chris Woakes. On a good length and jagging back into the new batsman. Woakes does well to guide the ball to the fine leg region for another single.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Short of a length angling into the body. Buttler swivels and guides the ball to deep square leg and takes a single.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. He is keeping it outside off for Buttler, who didn't offer a shot.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. A touch too wide and the batsman stays away.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Pitches outside off and comes in with the angle. Jos is happy to let it pass.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Tossed up outside off, knocked through covers for one.

Shadab Khan to Chris Woakes. Flatter on the pads, worked away through backward square leg to get off the mark.

Shadab Khan to Chris Woakes. Flatter on the stumps, defended from the crease.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Punched off the back foot through covers for one.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Flatter outside off, cut away towards point.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Almost straight to the man! Khan serves it on a shortish length on the stumps, Buttler goes back to punch it through mid on. Ends up getting it off the inner half and on the bounce to mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes makes his way to the middle now.

Drinks are on the field. Pakistan's drink might just taste sweeter with the latest scalp. They have managed to pick up three wickets post the Tea interval. Bairstow and Buttler looked good but they have just brought England 86 runs in front. How will the last phase before the close pan out?

Faheem Ashraf to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! Faheem Ashraf has the last laugh! He almost got Bairstow LBW in his previous over. Now after getting hit for a couple of boundaries, he sends the English wicketkeeper back to the pavilion. He goes wide of the crease and angles it in on a length. Jonny stands tall and looks to block. But all he manages to do is edge it straight to the keeper, where Sarfraz Ahmed doesn't commit a folly. England's lead is 14 short of getting to the triple figure mark. Well, this wicket could well influence Pakistan's decision to opt or not for the second new ball.

Faheem Ashraf to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Bairstow is just toying with the field now. A third man was in place as a response to the previous boundary. Jonny gets a length ball and he punches it through covers for another boundary. Wonderful.

Faheem Ashraf to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Easily done. Length ball outside off, Bairstow hangs back and lets it come. After that he just opens the face of the bat to guide it past gully. Once that man is cleared, a boundary it is.

Faheem Ashraf to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball outside off, moving in a touch. Jonny chops it towards cover-point and shouts WAIT.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Short in length outside off, Buttler fetches his pull and gets it in front of square on the leg side to get to the other end.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Full outside off, Jos blocks.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Hit straight to the man at covers off the front foot. The second new ball is due in an over now.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Flatter on the stumps, punched towards mid on.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Floated full outside off, Bairstow gets around it and drives it crisply through covers. Hasan Ali sweeping in the deep tried to reach it but ended up being second best.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. A forward defense displayed to this one in line of the stumps.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Floated outside off, pushed towards covers.

Faheem Ashraf to Jonny Bairstow. Pushed towards covers for one.

Faheem Ashraf to Jonny Bairstow. NOT OUT! Huge cheers across the ground as soon as the Ball Tracking was shown. MISSING THE STUMPS! Excellent use of the DRS. Faheem runs in from over the wicket and lands it on a length outside off. It is angled in as well. Looking at the initial landing, Bairstow decides to take a stride forward and shoulder arms. The ball, however, moves in a great deal as if there was a magnet pulling it. Ends up hitting Jonny's front pad's flap. The tourists appeal and umpire Bruce Oxenford upholds it. England's Test keeper and the ODI keeper have a chat and decide to take it upstairs. Hawk Eye comes on and gives relief to Jonny and cheers to the crowd.

Gone? Bairstow offers no shot and is given the marching orders. But he has a chat with his partner and takes it upstairs.

Faheem Ashraf to Jonny Bairstow. Jonny goes back and plays it towards point.

A huge Mexican wave is on at the ground. Sometimes, when the game seems to be moving monotonously, such incidents can spur everybody up.

Faheem Ashraf to Jonny Bairstow. Full and angling in on middle and leg, pushed towards mid on.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Length ball around off, Jos walks down and across and flicks it through mid-wicket for one.

Faheem Ashraf to Jos Buttler. Full on off, kept out with a straight bat.

Faheem Ashraf is brought on for another burst.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman gets a bottom edge on that one.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Eased away through the cover region for one more.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. This one is pushed straight to covers.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Googly around off, pushed down the ground through mid on for one.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Buttler goes back and punches it off the back foot through covers for one.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Tossed up outside off, powered straight to covers.

Hasan Ali to Jonny Bairstow. Jonny stays in the crease and blocks that one.

Hasan Ali to Jonny Bairstow. This one is kept out off the front foot.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Lovely. Short ball, Buttler pulls it away through mid-wicket. Faheem from deep square leg rushes to his left, dives and makes a half-stop. The ball goes further away from him. He gathers himself, then gets to the ball and returns it. In the interim, three runs were taken.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Nice comeback. Ali lands it on a length outside off, it nibbles away ever so slightly. Buttler hangs his bat at it but gets beaten.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. FOUR! And next up he plays a delightful stroke, Jos Buttler. Overpitched around middle and leg from Ali. Jos maintains his balance and pushes it down the ground past mid on. The timing is such that the ball goes to the fence in a trice.

The physio is out in the middle to tend to Jos. He has some drinks and seems pretty good. He's good to go now.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Ooof! That's pinged Buttler on the back of the helmet. Thank god for that protection on the back. What's with these attacking English batters? We saw Malan get a blow on his helmet earlier and here's Jos now. Goes for the pull and takes his eyes off the ball. Misses it completely to get rapped on the protective gear behind the helmet below the right ear. The ball then rolls towards point. Buttler signals a thumbs up to say he's alright.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Served in line of the stumps, Bairstow keeps it out awkwardly.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. This one is punched off the back foot to the off side.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Tossed up on middle and off, Buttler clears his front leg and drives it all along the ground to long off for one.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Floated outside off, pushed towards long off for one.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow goes back and punches it towards covers.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Fuller outside off, Buttler gets it off the outer half towards gully.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Outside off, left alone.

Footy skills! The ball rolled towards the umpire, after it became dead. Bruce Oxenford displayed his football skills by lifting it up a la rainbow style in that sport.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Full ball on off, defended with a straight bat.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Length ball well outside off. Buttler lets it be and watches it sail into the keeper's mitts.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Jos keeps this one out with a straight bat.

Hasan Ali to Jos Buttler. Fullish around off, defended from within the crease.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Jonny goes back and punches this to mid on for nothing.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Flighted ball on off, defended with a lunge.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Full toss is a gift. And not many reject gifts just like that. Bairstow takes it and smashes it down the ground for a boundary. Shadab perhaps is losing his control now.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Floated outside off, pushed through covers for one. Buttler moves to 13 off just 11.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Quicker and shorter in length around off. Buttler goes back and punches it to mid off.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Tossed up outside off, driven to covers.

Hasan Ali to Jonny Bairstow. Maiden to start the spell for Ali. This is outside off, Bairstow lets it be.

Hasan Ali to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off on a length, left alone.

Hasan Ali to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off on a length, cut away towards point.

Hasan Ali to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball outside off, Bairstow has a feel for it but gets beaten.

Hasan Ali to Jonny Bairstow. Jonny stays on the back foot and blocks.

Hasan Ali to Jonny Bairstow. Full on off, driven to mid off.

Hasan Ali is back into the attack. Can he make up for the drop?

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Driven towards the mid off region. 12 runs off the over, with a potential wicket-taking chance gone down.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Outside off, driven towards covers.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Clever this time. Quicker and flatter outside off, Jos goes back and steers it through gully for another boundary. Third boundary in the over.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Put down by Ali! Not someone you would want to give another chance, specially in the mood that he is in currently. Buttler clears his front leg and looks to hoick it over mid-wicket. Ends up getting it off the inner half of his bat to Ali there, who stretched to his right after kneeling down and gets a hand to it but fails to hold on. The power in that shot is evident from the fact that the ball has still gone to the fence.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Quicker googly on the pads, Jos misses the flick and wears it on the pads.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Jos Buttler is a good player of spin. He showed that to the world in the Indian T20 League, he's showing it to us now. Khan floats this one generously outside off. Buttler reaches out to that and smashes it through covers. Neither the man at covers nor did the one at mid off stood a chance of cutting that off.

Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman gets a bottom edge on that one.

Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow. Worked away towards square leg from the crease.

Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow. Four Byes! That swung prodigiously! Amir spears it full and starts it from around leg. The ball tails further down the leg side, missing Bairstow's attempted flick. Ahmed behind dives but can't do more than getting a finger tip to that.

Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow. Hurled on a length outside off, left alone.

Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow. Full on the stumps, driven towards mid on.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Tossed up outside off, driven powerfully to the man at covers.

Shadab Khan to Jos Buttler. Floated on off, defended with a lunge.

Jos Buttler is in next.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. OUT! Well, well! Every run matters in cricket and every mark matters in academics. This would be a harsh realisation for Bess, who falls just one short of what would have been another half century for him. Shadab floats this one outside off, the length is a bit short. It rises a bit more than expected. Bess goes back to punch but fails to account for the extra bounce. The ball goes off the outside edge and lands in Asad Shafiq's hands at slip. Bess was brought into the side as a bowler but he is yet to pick up a wicket and has almost two fifties in two innings. Can Pakistan wrap this up soon?

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. FOUR! Streaky yet effective. Takes Bess to one short of his second Test fifty. Khan tosses it outside off, Dominic takes it on the full. Looks to play the cover drive but ends up getting a thick outside edge past slip for a boundary.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Floated outside off, driven to covers for none.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Flatter on the pads, worked away round the corner for one.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. SAFE! Pitching is the problem, as it is outside leg. Amir bowls this one from over the wicket, it moves in a bit after landing. Bess misses the defense and the ball strikes him high on the front pad. The Pakistan players appeal but the umpire stays unmoved. Height seems to be a factor initially. But the Hawk Eye shows that the ball pitched outside leg. Matter over, review lost.

Late call to go up for a review from Pakistan! Perhaps Amir insisted on it. There's a huge LBW appeal against Bess which was turned down. Height seems to be the factor.

Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball on the hips, Bairstow rides that extra bounce well and tucks it to fine leg to get off the mark.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Shortish outside off, cut away square on the off side for a single.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. FOUR! Yes, it was a double bluff! Amir delivers this one fuller and outside off. Bess has his weight on the back foot. Yet, he reaches out to this one and nails the cover drive. Gets a boundary that takes him to 44.

Change in field. A deep square leg in place. Bouncer coming up or a double bluff?

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Almost an action replay of the previous one. Played to point from the crease.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Bess stands tall, lets the angled-away ball come to him and steers it towards point.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. A touch shorter this time, Bairstow goes back and mistimes his punch to covers.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Jonny lunges and buries it onto the ground.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Loopy ball outside off, Bairstow bunts it from the crease.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Flipper around off, Bairstow presents a straight defensive bat to that.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Tossed up outside off, driven to covers.

Shadab Khan to Jonny Bairstow. Slower through the air outside off, there is a bit of spin away. Jonny reaches out and blocks.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Nicely blocked off the front foot. So a wicket-maiden for Amir.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Angling away from Bess, pushed towards covers for nothing.

Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller on the pads, Bairstow misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball then rolls to the on side even as Pakistan put in a stifled appeal that is unsuccessful. Leg bye signaled as the batters change ends.

Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow. Full on off, pushed to the on side off the front foot.

Mohammad Amir to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller on off, Jonny presents a straight defensive bat in defense.

The next man in for England is Jonny Bairstow. He got a jaffa in the previous game. Amir was the bowler then, he's gonna have a go at the English keeper again.

Mohammad Amir to Dawid Malan. OUT! Easy peasy! Pakistan get the breakthrough right after the break. Amir's introduction bears fruit immediately. He goes wide of the crease and angles it in from outside off. Malan is stuck in his crease with his bat hanging out. The ball does the needful of taking the outside edge and flying towards first slip. Haris Sohail there makes no mistake in gobbling that up. Perhaps there was some extra bounce, as the batter's action later suggests. The lead stays at 26.

Mohammad Amir to have a go from the other end.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Slower through the air outside off, Bess lets it come to him and guides it to backward point.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Flighted delivery around off, Bess blocks with a lunge.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. 200 up for England! Malan flicks this away through backward square leg and gets to the other end to bring the landmark. The lead swells to 26.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Tossed up around off, Malan goes back and wrists it away to mid-wicket.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Quicker this time, worked away to the on side for nothing.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Begins from around the wicket and floats it full around off and middle. Malan pushes it back towards the bowler.

We're back for the final segment of play. Bess' batting heroics in the last Test notwithstanding, here's playing another one here. He's ten short of his second Test fifty. Dawid Malan gives him company. There are 32 overs left in the day's play. Shadab Khan to bowl the first of those.

... DAY TWO, SESSION THREE ...

Malan took his place in the middle and started tentatively. Meanwhile, yesterday's nightwatchman, Dominic Bess was resolute to make Pakistan suffer. He, along with his left-handed partner, put the foot on the pedal and kept chipping away with runs. They have added 61 runs for the fourth wicket and steered their team to a better position. The lead has grown to 25 runs now and both the batsmen should look to bat for another session to take the upper-hand in the game. Pakistan, on the other hand, need a lot of wickets. See you on the other side.

Another session goes to England! It was a late start to the day's play and everyone thought it would be difficult for the home team to bat under the overcast conditions. But they have proved their critics wrong. Bess and Root were pro-active in the beginning and gathered runs wherever the opportunity presented itself. They were going great guns but Amir had a set plan in his mind. He kept on probing Root outside the off stump and eventually made him edge one to the keeper.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Good length ball around off, Bess covers his stumps and blocks it well. That's TEA, on DAY 2.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Short again from Ashraf on off, Bess stands tall and gets it off his glove into the ground.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Played to the point region by DB.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Short again, this time Malan pulls it in front of square. There's a man patrolling the deep square leg region. They cross.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. OUCH! He got hit from Hasan Ali in Lord's and again here today from Ashraf. Faheem digs it short on middle and leg, Malan goes for the pull but misses the ball. Gets hit on the back of the helmet but no damage done.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Faheem comes running in from over the wicket and serves it on a good length around off. It moves away after pitching and Malan points his bat skywards to let it go.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Half tracker and the batsman flicks it off his pads for another single.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. A lot of spin from outside the off. Malan tries to get to the pitch of the delivery but it misses his bat and goes down the leg side. It then goes off Ahmed's gloves towards short fine leg.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Floater from Shadab and Malan plays it from the front foot and into the ground.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Punches the shortish delivery off the back foot and takes a single towards the cover region.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Shoulders his arms to the delivery outside off.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. A short of a length of delivery just outside off and the batsman punches it back off the back foot.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Another shortish delivery into his rib cage. Malan does well to block it on the on side.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. A bit too straight from Ashraf, on the stumps and the batsman blocks it .

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. A touch fuller this time and makes the batsman play, who plays at it from his crease to the off side.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. On a good length outside off, Malan lets the ball go.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Another wrong 'un, Bess picks it up and plays it back to the bowler.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Some turn for Khan, gives this air on off, Malan turns his bat to the leg side and gets one.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Tossed up leg break, Malan gets forward and taps it to short mid-wicket.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Wrong 'un, Bess works it to the leg side.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Tossed up ball on off, Bess hits it to mid off.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Leg break from Shadab, Bess tries to cut it late but gets a bottom edge towards the slip region.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. FOUR! Boom! Miss, miss and middled! Lead goes up to 20. Malan is feeling the ball nicely now. Faheem bowls it full outside off and Malan presents the face of the bat. He gets a big stride forward, middles the ball and it races to the cover boundary.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. On a good length and swinging away, Malan keeps his bat away from the line.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Similar length but a touch too wide. Malan goes for the drive but doesn't get the connection. The ball goes to the cover fielder.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Short of a length angling across the batsman who defends it to the off side.

Faheem Ashraf is back into the attack.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Googly outside off and nicely blocked by Bess. He reads the ball nicely and plays it with a straight bat.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Played the tossed up delivery to the point region.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Uppish! Bess looking to guide the flighted ball through the cover-point region but doesn't get the connection.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Third in a row, just outside off. Bess pushes it to the cover fielder.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Another flighted one. Bess defends it back to the bowler.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Nicely floated outside and Malan plants his foot down to the pitch of the delivery and guides it to the mid on region for a single.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. The batsman appears to have been struck on the thigh pad. One run added to the total. Leg byes signalled by the umpire.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. FOUR! England in control now. Abbas is too full, on off this time, Malan drives it gloriously through covers. Four more to his name and it brings up the 50-run stand for these two. It's come in quick time too.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Flicked away in the gap. Easy runs for Bess. Shuffles across and whips it through mid-wicket. The fielder from deep square leg mops it and prevents the boundary. Three runs taken by the batsmen.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Full outside off, defended with an open face towards gully.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Too wide from Abbas, Bess cuts it uppishly past point for a brace.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. FOUR! Floated ball down leg, Malan paddles this fine to the fine leg region. No fielder there and the ball trickles away to the ropes. Deliberately done from Dawid.

Shadab Khan to Dawid Malan. Played through mid-wicket by DM.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Picks the ball, gets in position early and paddles it towards square leg for a run. ENGLAND LEAD BY 1.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. BEAUTY! Leg break on middle and leg, spins away after pitching. Bess pokes at it but it beats him.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Tossed up again, Bess hits it towards backward point.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Loopy full toss on off, Bess drives it but finds the fielder at short covers.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Outside off, easy leave for Malan.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Almost dragged on! Length ball on middle and off, Malan looks to blocks it but gets an inside edge to it. The ball hits his back leg and dies down.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Around off on a good length,Malan is solid in defense.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Good length ball outside off, Malan takes a step forward, gets behind the ball and bunts it out.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Nicely flighted once again on the stumps and the batsman defends it to the off side.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. A touch short and outside off, the batsman goes for the square cut but finds the fielder.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Another tossed up delivery and Bess drives it to the mid on fielder.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Loud appeal from the fielding team for LBW but the umpire declines. The batsman was looking to play the sweep but misses the ball as it hits his pad. Risky!

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Similar loopy delivery from Shadab but the batsman fails to put bat to ball.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Flighted delivery on off and Bess pushes it straight to the cover fielder.

Shadab Khan is into the attack.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Scores Level! Bess drives the full ball towards covers. Shadab there dives to his right but ends up parrying it towards mid off. Thus, a single results.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Almost squared him up but Bess does well to play it with soft hands and keep it down.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Played through mid-wicket region from the good length. England trail by one run now.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. FOUR! Shot! Nice and easy. Width on offer from Abbas and Malan stretches forward to get to the pitch of the delivery, gets his bat in line and slashes it hard. The ball finds the middle of his willow and turns the fielders into audience as it races away through the cover-point region. Four more runs added to the total and now they trail by just two runs.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. FOUR! Gets one from the middle! Ashraf bowls this on a good length, Bess stays in his crease and punches it through covers. A boundary results.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Ohh! Pitched up ball around off, Bess gets on one knee and looks to drive it. Gets a big inside edge onto his pads.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Hit to the mid on region for nothing.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Even better ball reckons the on-air commentator. This one though is a little straight and maybe there's a hint of reverse swing. Lands it on that fourth stump channel, Bess looks to defend it, only to see the ball going into the gloves of Ahmed past the outside edge of his bat.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Play and miss! How did that miss the outside edge! Good length ball hurled around off. It moves away after pitching. Bess goes for the drive and is beaten all ends up.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Straight in line, defended from the crease.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Full on leg, worked towards the on side.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Guides this ball from around off past gully towards third man for a single. The trail now reduces to 10.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. FOUR! Lovely balance and sweetly timed! Abbas goes full again, Bess gets under the ball and pushes it gently along the surface down the ground. Even with the rain today, the outfield shows no sign of being slow.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Full in line of the stumps, Bess hits it back to the bowler with a straight bat.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Fuller ball on middle and leg, Bess plays it towards mid on.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Stays in his crease and blocks it out.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Full and on the stumps and Malan drives it straight to the fielder at mid on.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. A touch fuller and on the stumps. The batsman blocks it towards mid on.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Short of a length and angling away from the batsman. Malan gets a bottom edge but no harm done.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. On a fuller length, angling away from the batsman. Malan drives it from the inside half of the bat towards mid on.

Drinks break has been taken. England started the play with some intent, got some quick runs but lost their captain in the process. Despite losing his wicket, they have brought the deficit down to just 15 runs. For Pakistan, Amir looked hungry for wickets, kept the ball in the same channel and got his due in the form of Joe Root's wicket. They would like to keep picking wickets to stay in the hunt.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Opens the face of the bat to guide the good length delivery but finds the point fielder.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Outside off, on a similar length and Bess defends the ball from the back foot.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. These straight and short of a length deliveries shouldn't create too much trouble for Bess. He gets behind the line of the delivery and keeps it down easily.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Goes around the wicket for the left hander and gets a touch too straight, on his pads. Malan tries to get inside the line but the ball misses his bat and thuds into his pad and rolls to the on side. A leg bye taken.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Outside off and it goes straight. Bess opens the face of the bat and glides it to third man for one.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Serves this on leg again, Malan rocks back and works it to the leg side.

Faheem Ashraf to Dawid Malan. Stays in the crease, hops a bit and bunts the ball down.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Bowls this on middle and leg, Bess hangs back and punches this in the gap towards mid-wicket. Malan responds and they complete the run.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Back of a length ball on leg, Bess tucks it away to mid-wicket.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Similar ball, defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Faheem Ashraf to Dominic Bess. Lands it around off, Bess takes a step forward and blocks it.

Faheem Ashraf is introduced into the attack.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. On a good length and Malan guides it to the mid-wicket region.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Touch too wide. The batsman leaves it for the keeper to do the rest.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Mohammad Abbas to Dawid Malan. Four Leg Byes! Abbas errs in line, goes too straight and on the pads of the batsman. Malan tries to tickle the ball fine but didn't get anything on it. The ball hits his pad and races to the fine leg fence.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. Ouch! That would've hurt. Length ball angling in, Bess looks to defend it. He gets an inside edge and the ball hits his right elbow. The ball then rolls away to the on side and they cross over. Dom grimaces after that but he's good to go.

Mohammad Abbas to Dominic Bess. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mohammad Abbas gets the ball in his hand.

Hasan Ali to Dawid Malan. FOUR! Too full from Ali and Malan makes full use of it. This is bowled full outside off and Malan smashes it through covers for a boundary.

Hasan Ali to Dawid Malan. Whipped to the mid on region but finds the fielder.

Hasan Ali to Dawid Malan. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. On a full length and Bess goes poking at the delivery to get a thick outside edge. The ball rolls between gully and the slip cordon and goes towards third man. One run added to the total.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Driven through mid on from the front foot.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. FOUR! Beautiful! How good is that from Bess? No half measures with his short making. Ali bowls it on a short of a length, angling in to the body of the batsman. Bess gets on his toes and punches the ball from the middle of the bat through covers. He got a half century in his last match. Can he better his best?

Mohammad Amir to Dawid Malan. Similar delivery and almost the similar shot. Not easy for the new batsman in, on a gloomy day, against the fiery Amir.

Mohammad Amir to Dawid Malan. He is not reading Amir's swing too well. Gets outside half of his bat off the fuller delivery but manages to keep it down.

Mohammad Amir to Dawid Malan. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Flicked off his pads towards the square leg region. Another run added to the total.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Angled into his body and Bess gets behind the line of the delivery nicely.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Unlucky! Amir almost gets another wicket. Lands one from over the wicket on a good length around off. Forces Bess to play at it. The ball shapes away a tad and kisses the outside edge of Dominic. Sarfraz jumps forward to take it but the ball falls well short of him. Bess looks back and breathes a sigh of relief.

Hasan Ali to Dawid Malan. Malan goes for the wide one but misses the ball. It stays a touch low as well.

Hasan Ali to Dawid Malan. Short of a length and on his ribs, Malan punches it to the mid-wicket fielder.

Hasan Ali to Dawid Malan. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Hasan Ali to Dawid Malan. Good leave this. Too close for comfort but a good leave nonetheless. Ali angles it away from the batsman and makes it jag back in from short of a good length.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot off his pads. One run added to the total.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Bowls it straight on a good length and Bess misses the line of the delivery.

Mohammad Amir to Dawid Malan. Gets closer to the batsman on the same line and Malan was squared up as the ball misses his bat and hits him high on his thigh pad.

Mohammad Amir to Dawid Malan. Stays in his crease and the feet don't move. Malan gets his bat on ball and gets it through the point region. Two runs added to the total.

Mohammad Amir to Dawid Malan. OOH! Almost another. Too good for the new man, Dawid Malan. He stays inside the line to play the good length delivery but it pitches and goes away. No chance for the batsman to get anything on it.

Dawid Malan is the new man in.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. OUT! Amir gets his man! Huge, huge wicket for Pakistan. Root was looking good out in the middle but consistent bowling in the same channel has brought the demise of English skipper. Coming to the delivery, Amir bowls it a touch full, angling away from the batsman. It moves away after pitching. Root expects it to come in and hence looks to push at it. But since the ball moved away, it took a very thin edge and landed in the safe mitts of Sarfraz Ahmed behind. The English skipper walks back, five short of a deserving fifty. England trail by 36.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Similar delivery and Root does well to defend it this time.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Angled away, enticing Root with the length. He goes for it but misses the ball.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Tad fuller and Root punches it towards cover-point and scampers for a single.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Similar length and the batsman is happy to let it pass.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. On a fullish length and Root defends it nicely.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Bowls it touch short. The batsman gets on top of the bounce and punches it from the backfoot through covers for another single.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Short of a length, outside off and Bess gets his bat away from the line of the delivery.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Full and onto his pads. Root stays in his crease and punches the ball through wide long on. The fielder chases the ball but can't prevent the batsman from taking three.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Another delivery angled away from him and Bess gets into good position to punch it to cover-point.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Stays low and punches the delivery to mid-wicket.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Bangs it down the pitch, into the body and Bess tries to duck under it. The ball didn't bounce much and hit him on his right shoulder. Root checks on his player but no harm done.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Goes touch full and wide but not enough to entice Bess with a shot.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. On a good length angling away from the batsman. Bess leaves it for the keeper.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Touch short and into the body of Root, who does well to dab it towards square leg for a single.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Short ball from Ali down leg, Bess tucks it to the leg side for nothing.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. FOUR! Beautifully done from Bess! Short and wide from Ali, Bess waits for it and cuts it over backward point. No fielder in the deep and the ball meets the ropes.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Pitched up ball around off, Root taps it in front of him and the ball lobs towards covers. Shadab jumps and restricts the batsmen to just one.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Fuller in length, Root taps it in front of him.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. On middle and off, Root covers his stumps and blocks it.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. Around off, Bess pokes at it but cannot get bat to ball.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. FOUR! Shot of the day! England are scoring quickly already. Pitched up ball from Amir on off, Bess gets low and drives it in the gap between mid off and covers for a beautiful boundary.

Mohammad Amir to Dominic Bess. The batsman works it down the leg side.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Overthrows! Root plays it with soft hands towards cover-point and hares to the other end. The fielder from covers gets to the ball and has an unnecessary shy at the keeper's end but misses. Ashraf gets to his right from square leg to back it up, but the ball deflects off his shin towards deep mid-wicket. This gives the batters time to steal a couple more.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Nice line from Amir. Lands it on the good length area, Root plays and misses.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Peach! Good length ball around off, it swings away after pitching and Bess is caught in his crease.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Full again outside off, Root drives it past backward point. The fielders from gully and cover go chasing it down. Shafiq from the former position parries it to Shadab, and they save one for the side.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Delicate glance by the batsman through the fine leg region.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Four Byes! Strays this down leg, Root shuffles and looks to flick it. Doesn't put bat to ball, Sarfraz too, cannot collect it after the dive and the ball speeds to the fine leg fence.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. This was intentional from Bess. Opens the face of the bat at the last moment and guides it past gully. The fielder from gully chases it and restricts the batsmen to three runs.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Bowls it full on middle and off, Bess is solid in defense.

Hasan Ali will bowl from the other end. Can he generate some swing?

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. FOUR! First one of the day. Not intentional but effective. Fuller ball from Amir on off, Root gets a soft outside edge and the ball flies past third slip. No third man and the ball runs away. The crowd goes 'Roooooooot!!!'

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Gets behind the ball and blocks it out well.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Straight in line of the stumps, defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Better from Amir. Serves it on that good length area around off. Root goes for the drive but is beaten.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Drags his length back and hurls it around off, Root punches it to the off side.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Comes in from over the wicket and pitches it full around off, just a hint of swing and Root leaves it alone.

All set! The players and the umpires have made their way out to the middle. Still overcast and cloudy conditions there and a lot of wind. Pakistan will hope they get some swing to play with. Dominic Bess and Joe Root walk out to resume their innings. Mohammad Amir to run in with the ball.

1420 local time (1320 GMT) update - OFFICIAL! The wait is finally over. The players are out warming up and the covers are completely off. Play is going to start at 1445 local time (1345 GMT), that is in 25 minutes.

1355 local time (1255 GMT) update - Patience helps! We have good news for you. Things are starting to brighten up here. The outer covers are coming off. Post Lunch there was an inspection and there will be a further inspection at 1420 local time (1320 GMT). Don't go anywhere.

... DAY TWO, SESSION TWO ...

1300 local time (1200 GMT) update - Time for LUNCH! Yes, a just reward, if one may put it, for playing the game - a waiting one. So rain consumes a session of this Test match. Will this please Pakistan? How would England be feeling? Perhaps you could ask your studious friend about how he would have felt, when someone who largely seemed to while away time turned out to be the topper. We'll be back with more, post the interval.

1200 local time (1100 GMT) update - Well folks, we've nothing positive for you from Headingley. The mizzle continues, restricting the umpires' visit to the middle just a mere formality. We could have an early Lunch, although a confirmation to that effect is awaited. Stay tuned for further updates.

1100 local time (1000 GMT) update - Rain, rain and only rain. Clearly, no cricket. That's what we have for you currently. The ground is covered and on that, there are puddles of water. Should take some time clearing. We'll keep you posted.

Action in England would be incomplete without some intervention from the weather around. Rains are forecast for a large part of today. We can well be braced for a stop-start kind of a game. Sarfraz Ahmed's men would not entirely loathe, if the situation thus arises, for it would provide his seamers the extra aid that they would love. An interesting wet day is on cards. Current update is that IT IS DRIZZLING AND THE SQUARE IS UNDER COVERS. Stay with us.

It is weekend and you're at the right place if this is the digital mode of entertainment you've chosen. We're glad to have you with us. Alastair Cook's wicket minutes before the close of play of Friday would have been the right tonic that Pakistan would've loved. Expect them to come out rigorously today. Behind all the runs and wins that we associate with England, a great deal of callowness hides. A frail middle order holds the key. They still trail by 68 with 8 more wickets in the bank.

Stories. They have a lesson for all readers. They give a lesson to the world. Often, folklores contain brilliances, that are made when a pushed-back-to-the-hilt situation arises. Comebacks are scripted on the basis of these. We've had such an inspirational tale here. England have been far from success in the recent past. With a series loss looming large due to the loss at Lord's, the seniors in the side (Anderson, Broad, Cook, Root) decided to take matters in their hands to hand them the advantage on Day One of this second Test.

... DAY TWO, SESSION ONE ...

Not a bad start to the final Test, isn't it? Expect both sides to come hard with refreshed intent as they look to gain one-upmanship over the other. As the ball gets older, reverse swing comes into the picture. And who better than Pakistan to exploit that. They still have a cover of 68 runs to play with. Also, with the way the England side is shaping up, all it takes is a wicket or two to open the floodgates. Will a familiar script pan out on Day 2? Or do we have a novel concept in store for Saturday. Your weekend's gonna be rocking. Join us then at 1100 local time (1000 GMT) for all the action. Till then, take care!

Although they got to do what they wanted, Pakistan were bundled out for a seemingly paltry score. This happens often to sides who come calling on English shores. It was a result of a relentless James Anderson and Stuart Broad bowling with discipline and vigour. Add Chris Woakes to the mix, the potent English trio picked up three apiece to keep the batters from the Asian side quiet. That only Shadab Khan scored over fifty has a tale to tell. The young leggie is having a ball with the bat in Tests, as he has hit a troika of fifties in consecutive matches. What the first innings also did is send the social media into a tizzy regarding the Pakistan captain's decision to bat first.

Both the southpaws looked assured during their stay and hence, would be ruing their missed opportunity to get significant personal scores. Joe Root is still unbeaten in the middle, with nightwatchman Dominic Bess for company. The skipper would want to get a big score on board, having missed out numerous chances to get a Test ton. Pakistan weren't all too bad with the ball as they did get significant purchase to often trouble even the seemingly set batters. The only thing is, they don't have as many wickets to show for their efforts.

Remember, the toss didn't go the hosts' way this morning. Sarfraz Ahmed won his first toss as a Test captain and had the choice to do what he wanted. That was the only rub of the green for them, perhaps. His choice saw them end up with 174. Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings knit a 53-run stand for the opening wicket, in reply, a mark that the English reached after 12 long innings intervening. Faheem Ashraf gave Pakistan the initial breakthrough while the former England captain missed out on his fifty narrowly, falling thirteen balls before the close of play. Hmmm... what a number that is.

Test cricket is just like life, Michael Holding had said once. You can't relax that you've done your best on one day. You need to be good over a period of five days to own the game. England will be well wary of this fact. It won't be wrong to say that this day has been theirs. After coming to Headingley 0-1 down, this is the apt beginning that they've eked out.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Bumper to end the day. It's aimed at Bess' head. The spinner ducks under it to let Sarfraz take that. That brings us to the CLOSE OF DAY 1!

Last ball of the day coming up. A silly mid off in place apart from a short leg and a short mid-wicket.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Very full outside off, dug out to the cover region. Another delivery to go...

Catching mid-wicket in place now.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. That ball has struck the batsman on the thigh pad.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. This delivery is pushed to covers from the crease.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Fuller on the pads, Bess misses the flick and wears it on the pads. A muted appeal is made which dies down on its own.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Full and slanting on the pads, clipped away through square leg for one. Up to Bess to see the day off now.

Should be the final over of the day.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Another googly around off, pushed towards covers.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Huge appeal! Wrong 'un around off, Bess gets low to defend for the conventional spin. But this goes the other way and hits his unmentionable area. The players appeal to no avail. Could be a painful hit as he is seen squatting now.

Shadab Khan to Dominic Bess. Loopy ball outside off, Bess covers the stumps and gets low to block it.

Shadab Khan to Joe Root. Floated outside off, driven through covers for one.

Shadab Khan to Joe Root. Root gets behind this and keeps it out.

Shadab Khan to Joe Root. Floated around middle and off, bunted off the front foot.

Hasan Ali to Dominic Bess. Hurled outside off, left alone. End of a successful over from Ali.

Dominic Bess walks in at no. 4 for England. So, they opt to go with a man, who got a fifty on Test debut, as a nightwatchman. Will he manage to see the day off?

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. OUT! Oh man! Another Test match fifty is not to be for Alastair Cook. Of all the ways of getting dismissed, the former skipper chooses the tamest of modes to go back. Hasan Ali bangs this short down the leg side. The southpaw looks at this as an opportunity to get some easy runs under his belt. He ends up being a bit early into the shot as a result of which, the faintest part of his gloves is taken. Sarfraz Ahmed behind doesn't miss taking that one, even as the umpire raises the dreaded finger. Cook walks away in disappointment, while Ali does his celebratory thing. The trail is down to 70.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Root glides this one through cover-point for one.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Full outside off, driven through covers.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Hurled around middle and leg, Cook gets it off the inner half through backward square leg. A single is taken that brings up the 50-run stand between the current and the former skipper of England. The former skipper is just 4 short of his personal fifty. Applause at Headingley.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Fuller around off and middle, pushed towards mid off.

Hasan Ali is back for another burst.

Shadab Khan to Joe Root. Floated outside off, Root lunges and opens the face of the bat. Gets the ball past slip for a couple. Good running that.

Shadab Khan to Joe Root. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Shadab Khan to Alastair Cook. Flicked away through mid-wicket for a single that brings up 100 for England. They are just 74 runs away from Pakistan's first innings score.

Shadab Khan to Alastair Cook. Cook goes back and turns it away to the on side.

Shadab Khan to Alastair Cook. Shadab is as generous as he can with his flight on this occasion. Cook drives it off the inner half to mid on.

Shadab Khan to Alastair Cook. Khan comes round the wicket and loops it up around off. Cook flicks it to short leg.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Short length ball angling away, Root goes back and pats it towards point.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. On a length outside off, punched towards covers for a quick single.

Sorry, sorry, sorry, says Cook after he makes Amir abort his run-up. Perhaps some movement in front of the sightscreen distracted him.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Beautifully played. Amir spears it full and straight around middle and leg, such is Cook's balance that he flicks it nicely. The man from deep mid-wicket rushes to his right, tumbles and saves a couple.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Full outside off, pushed off the front foot towards covers.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

We are already into the extended half an hour of the day. 8 overs are yet to be bowled after this one.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Angled in on a length around off, Cook hops and blocks.

Shadab Khan to Joe Root. Slower through the air around middle, flicked away to mid-wicket. Decent start from the spinner.

Shadab Khan to Joe Root. Nicely tossed up around middle and leg, the ball spins in a touch as Root blocks with a lunge.

Shadab Khan to Alastair Cook. Floated full around middle, flicked away through mid-wicket for one.

Short leg coming in now.

Shadab Khan to Alastair Cook. Shorter in length this time, Cook clips it away through square leg.

Shadab Khan to Alastair Cook. Looped up around middle, Cook whips it away to mid-wicket.

Shadab Khan to Alastair Cook. Shadab starts from over the wicket and serves it outside off. Cook goes back and after the ball spins in a bit, he punches it towards covers.

Spin for the first time in this Test match. Shadab Khan it is. It will be interesting to see if he gets some assistance from the surface.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Similar delivery, Root covers his stumps and leaves it alone.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Amir comes from round the wicket and bowls it well outside off, Root lets it go.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Fuller in line of the stumps, whipped away to mid on. There's a slight misfield there and that allows Cook to cross over.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Outside off, Cook guides it through backward point for a couple.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Taken, but edged? Nope! Amir hurls this down the leg side. Cook aims to flick it but it goes off something to Sarfraz's right. There is some sound as well when it so happens. The keeper leaps to his right, takes it and puts in an appeal but to no avail. Snicko shows that it came entirely off the pads.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Full on off, driven back to the bowler.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. This is well outside off to draw Joe's interest.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. FOUR! A bottom hand whip, says David Lloyd on air. This is hurled fuller on middle and leg, Root flicks it nonchalantly through mid-wicket. A boundary results.

Deep backward square leg in place now.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Bowled outside off, Root shimmies a bit and drives it off the inner half back towards the bowler. Frustration for the bowler is evident as he hurls a throw to the keeper in the direction of the batter.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Outside off, left alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Length ball outside off, Alastair goes back and defends. But he does so with an open face of the bat after the ball comes to him. The ball rolls towards gully, where Shadab gets a bad bounce. The ball goes through him, enabling Cook to cross over. It is notable that Abbas had switched sides here.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Bowled on the good length around middle and off. Cook lunges and blocks it towards covers.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. A hint of shape away as Root stays in his crease. He gets behind the line and pats it towards point.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. This time Joe stays in his crease and pushes it towards point.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Swing galore! But that's after it passes the batter. Root feels for it but gets beaten. Ahmed has to dive full stretch to his right to take that.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. FOUR! Pure timing. Pitched up around off, Root gets down his bat at an angle. The open-face shot makes the ball beat gully to the left and goes away to the third man fence.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Full outside off, Root gets his stride out and drives it through cover-point. The ball goes races over the practice pitches and allows Joe to take two.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Beaten again! Length ball angling away from Root, he gets squared up in his attempted defense. The ball goes not too far from the outside edge of the blade.

Man on the hook for Root.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. On the pads, clipped straight to mid-wicket. 8-4-17-0 so far for Abbas.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. On a length swinging away from Cook, too wide to interest the experienced southpaw.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Hurled well outside off, left alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Full on off, pushed towards covers.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. FOUR! Some days your bad balls get you wickets while on others, your good ones go for boundaries. Abbas bowls it on a length around middle and leg, Cook gets into a bit of a tangle as he looks to block it. But he ends up getting an inside onto the pads and the ball trickles away to the fine leg fence. The bowler is on his knees in disbelief.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Length ball on middle and leg, Cook gets behind that and pushes it back.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Length ball moving away, Root covers the movement and blocks it to the off side.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Around off and middle, pushes towards covers.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Jaffa! That's a lovely delivery and that's where Amir needs to be. He delivers a terrific delivery around middle that nips away after pitching. Root looks to defend assuming it to come in. Since the movement was away, he gets beaten all ends up.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Length ball outside off, Cook stands tall and opens the face of the bat to guide it square on the off side. Imam hunts it down from covers and keeps it down to one.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Well outside off yet again, a bit of shape away. Cook doesn't bother playing at that.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Full and outside off, Cook leaves it alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Root yet again walks across before shouldering arms to this one well outside off. Another maiden over.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Root gets inside the line and hits it to the man at mid on.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Well outside off, Joe lets the keeper take it in his mitts.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Straighter outside off, left alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Root puts his head down and blocks this towards covers.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Served on a length well outside off, Root walks a couple of steps down before trying to defend. The cherry nips away and beats the outside edge of the skipper, before going on the bounce to the keeper.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Angling in from outside off before moving away. Cook has nothing doing with it and just lets the keeper do the rest.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Hurled well outside off, AC lets it be.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. A scream for nothing! Amir gets fuller in length this time but aims it around leg. A hint of inswing there. Root misses the flick and the ball goes to the on side. A leg bye is stolen as the bowler and the keeper appeal, only for the latter to then suggest to the former that it was slipping down leg.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Around middle and leg, pushed towards covers from the back foot.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Length ball around middle and off, Joe guides it to gully. Post that he signals to somebody over the sightscreen to sit down.

Mohammad Amir to Joe Root. Starts with a length ball that lands around leg and slants away towards middle and off. Root stands tall and pushes it to the off side for nothing.

Mohammad Amir is back on for another spell.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. On a length around middle and leg, Cook defends. A maiden from Abbas, a good one that.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Beaten on the inside! A touch fuller than the previous one, Cook anticipates it to swing away and goes for the drive accordingly. But the ball goes straight on and passes the inside edge of his bat.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. This is bowled on a length that is shorter than good length. Alastair gets behind it and pushes it to the on side for nothing. Umpire Bruce Oxenford has a look in the region of Abbas' followthrough.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Punched off the back foot straight to the man stationed at covers.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Well left! Cook leaves it on length. It is landed around middle and moves in a bit. Cook withdraws his bat to let it pass. And it does so just above the stumps for Sarfraz to dive and collect that to his right.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. On a length around middle and off at 78.5 mph. Cook keeps it out to the off side.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. A bit short around off and middle, pulled away in front of square on the leg side to face the first ball of the next over. The trail now comes down to 99.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. Faheem lands it on a length and gets it to nip in sharply. Cook hops to tuck but fails and wears it on the thigh pad.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. Fuller around middle, pushed to mid on.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. Ashraf now comes around the wicket and bowls it around off. Cook presents a straight blade to push it to mid on.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. FOUR! Cook's balance for England in this summer has been excellent, quips Nasser Hussain on air, before Wasim Akram continues to lavish more praise on that. Such a beautiful stroke that. Ashraf lets out a full length ball slanting across the southpaw, Alastair gets his front foot nicely forward and drives it wonderfully through covers for a boundary. Moves to 30 with that.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. Hurled on a length around off and middle, Cook hops and pushes it towards mid off. Nothing gained.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Aiming at the off pole on a length, Joe stands tall and defends it with a straight bat.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Hit straight to the man at covers.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Abbas straightens his line and gets closer to the stumps. Root shows the full bat face to block.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. FOUR! That's twice now that Root has looked in the direction towards gully. He was standing outside the crease to negate any movement on offer. On getting the width that he desired, he just steered this one to the third man fence for a boundary. Good batting this.

Mohammad Abbas to Joe Root. Bowled well outside off, left alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Lands it on a length around middle and leg, it seams away after pitching. Cook plays it with soft hands but the ball goes off the outer edge towards gully. The man there dives and prevents a certain boundary, though he fails to prevent the rotation of strike.

Well, Mohammad Abbas is brought on. We saw Amir rolling his arm on the field but it's not him now.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. Full on the pads, clipped away through mid-wicket to retain strike.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. Around the good length area in line of the stumps, Cook moves back a touch and brings a straight bat down to push the ball in the direction of mid off.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. Full and angling away outside off, Cook lets it be.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Amir is seen warming up. Could be summoned to separate this pair of Cook and Root.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. Confident stride. Full outside off, driven straight to mid off.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. Full and outside off, Cook makes sure that the ball is not in line of the stumps and lets it go.

Faheem Ashraf to Alastair Cook. Cook is hanging on his back foot and hence, Ashraf slides this fuller in line of the stumps. But the southpaw gets his bat down in time to negotiate that one.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. FOUR! Wow! This guy can hit boundaries to all parts of the ground without being unorthodox. This time, he uses the room on offer outside off to guide it well past gully for a boundary.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Back of a length delivery outside off, Root misses the defense. The ball goes off his back thigh towards point for nothing. A muted appeal follows.

Hasan Ali to Joe Root. Superbly played. Root gets a stride forward as he executes a delectable cover drive. He bisects the gap between mid off and covers. The player from the former position hunts it down and keeps it down to two.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Very full on the pads, flicked away straight to the man at fine leg. Cook is looking good so far. He got a nice half century in the first innings of the previous Test. Can he emulate or better that performance?

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Around off and middle, Alastair defends it from the crease.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Full on off, defensively played towards covers.

Faheem Ashraf to Joe Root. Outside off, left alone.

Faheem Ashraf to Joe Root. Full outside off, pushed towards covers.

Faheem Ashraf to Joe Root. Hurled in line of the stumps, Joe stands tall and blocks.

Faheem Ashraf to Joe Root. FOUR! Lovely way to open your account. Ashraf yet again delivers it in a straight line. Root just flicks it away easily through mid-wicket. The ball speeds away to the fence.

Faheem Ashraf to Joe Root. Fuller on middle, driven towards mid on.

Faheem Ashraf to Joe Root. On a length well outside off, Root lets it go unharmed.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. That's the area you should bowl, says Michael Holding on air. Full and angling away from Cook, it lands around middle and off. Cook had to play at that. But the ball goes past the edge of the blade before going to Sarfraz. Almost similar to the way Jennings was dismissed. A wonderful maiden over to follow the one in which the opening wicket fell.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Pitched up to the batter, AC drives it to mid off.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Back of a length around middle and leg, Cook goes back to bunt it. Gets an inside edge onto his thigh.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Around off and middle on a fuller length, Alastair presents a straight bat in defense.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. This time Cook pushes it defensively towards covers.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Fuller in length around middle, Cook lunges and blocks it with a straight blade.

Joe Root is in next.

Time for the last drinks break for the day! England, England, England! That's how this period of play post Tea has panned out. Cook's opening partner, apart from his form as well, was a much debated and talked about topic in English cricket. The current pair of Jennings and the former skipper were doing well to quell those talks. Pakistan did probe around with the new ball in the first half an hour or so but post that, they couldn't do anything significant. The wicket of the young opener just before the break should just work wonders for the Asian side.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. OUT! Pakistan finally get their man. A resolute opening partnership from Jennings and Cook is broken. For England, this is the best they have seen in a long time. Ashraf comes in from over the wicket and lands it around middle and off. The ball moves away a bit and catches Jennings off guard who looks to defend it but gets an outside edge straight to Sarfraz who takes a simple catch. Now, can Pakistan build on this opening that they've got?

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Keaton drives it to covers but straight to the man stationed there.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Jennings shoulders his arms to this one.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. KJ lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Shouts of two as soon as he hits it. Faheem pitches it up, Jennings flicks it through mid-wicket in the gap for an easy couple.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Bouncer down leg, Jennings ducks to evade it.

The umpires have taken out their 8-shape gauge to check whether the ball is fine. No problem with it and the ball is given back to the bowler.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Fuller ball in line of the stumps, Cook gives it back to the bowler.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. AC gets behind the ball and blocks it.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Cook stays back and taps it to the on side.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. The batsman has driven it to mid off.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Outside off, left alone.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Good length ball on middle, Cook plays and misses.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Covers the stumps and hits it to the off side. No run.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Interesting leave from Jennings. This ball lands on leg, and comes back in. Keaton points his bat skywards and does not offer any shot. The ball strikes him on the back thigh pad. The players appeal but height was certainly an issue.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Presents the full face of the bat and taps it in front of him.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Back of a length ball, Jennings blocks it from his crease.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. FOUR! Authoritative! Brings up the fifty partnership between these two openers and they are really looking in good nick. This has come after 12 innings. Ali pitches it up outside off, Cook strides forward and creams it through covers. Incidentally, the last 100-run stand for the opening wicket too was stitched by these two. Can they do it again?

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Lovely ball from Ali, forces Cook to go for the drive. The ball moves away a bit and the southpaw gets beaten.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Good leave from Cook. Ali pitches it on length, it comes back a bit and Cook watches it go through to the keeper.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Pitched up and Cook drives it for the mid off fielder to collect.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Outside off, no trouble for Jennings as he leaves it alone.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Lands this around off, Jennings plays and misses.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. FOUR! STREAKY! Inside edge and away to the fence. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Jennings plays a chinese cut and the ball goes over the leg pole to the fine leg boundary. The partnership now moves to 47.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Outside off, left alone.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Keaton lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Around off, Jennings looks to play this to the off side but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Wide and outside off, it was there to be hit. Cook cuts it well but finds the man at backward point. Dot ball.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Gets this off the inner half towards mid on.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Fuller this time and around middle and leg, Cook plays it to mid-wicket.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. FOUR! Misses his line and duly gets punished. Bowls this wide outside off, Cook has enough time to free his arms and cuts it through point for a boundary.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Hasan Ali to Alastair Cook. Strays this down leg but Cook still goes after it. Does not make any contact.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads. No damage done.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Jeannings drives this through the covers.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Lands this outside off, easier for KJ to leave it alone.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Comes from round the wicket and serves it around leg. Jennings is beaten and the ball strikes his leg. The Pakistan players appeal but the umpire is quick in saying no. They have a chat and opt not to take it up. A good decision as the ball had pitched outside leg.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.

Faheem Ashraf to Keaton Jennings. Beauty to start with. Hurls it on a good length just wide of the off pole. Jennings looks to defend it with a straight bat but gets beaten.

Faheem Asharf is introduced into the attack to bowl from the other end.

Hasan Ali to Keaton Jennings. Goes for the flick but misses it. The ball rolls to the leg side and they take the leg bye.

Hasan Ali to Keaton Jennings. Jennings takes a step ahead to defend but gets an inside edge onto this pads.

Hasan Ali to Keaton Jennings. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Hasan Ali to Keaton Jennings. FOUR! A bit short but outside off, Jennings who is well in control cuts it in the gap through backward point for his fourth boundary.

Hasan Ali to Keaton Jennings. Flicked away by Jennings as Hasan misses his line. Gets it in the gap to deep square leg and they come back for the second run.

Hasan Ali to Keaton Jennings. Starts of with a good one. Good length ball just outside off, Jennings flirts with it but misses.

First change for Pakistan. Hasan Ali is brought on to bowl.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. In line of the stumps, Cook gets behind the ball and is solid in defense.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Outside off, no need to pay at these.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. FOUR! Makes it look so easy. Third one for Cook. Amir drifts this down leg and Cook flicks it away through mid-wicket. A boundary results.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. FOUR! SHOT! Beautifully played and does not bother running for it. Overpitched from Abbas and Keaton leans ahead and drives it in the gap through covers. This opening partnership has now equaled their best in Tests for the year.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Length ball just outside off, the ball comes back in but is well watched and left by Jennings.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Around off, Jennings pushes this to the off side.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Around off, Jennings covers his stumps and blocks it solidly.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Outside off, left alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. No swing for Abbas as Jennings leaves it alone outside his off stump.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Alastair shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Outside off, Cook does not bother playing at it.

Mohammad Amir to Keaton Jennings. Just short. Shouldn't have played at that one. Jennings looks to steer this towards the slip cordon. But the ball goes off the edge and falls well short of the third slip fielder. He cannot stop the ball and the batsmen take a run.

Mohammad Amir to Keaton Jennings. Gets forward and drives this towards point.

Mohammad Amir to Keaton Jennings. On that fifth stump channel, Jennings watches the ball as it goes to Sarfraz.

Mohammad Amir to Keaton Jennings. Pitched up ball on off, pushes solidly to covers.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Length ball on off, Cook points his bat skywards to let it through.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Around off, Cook gives it to the man at point.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. In line of the stumps, the chef has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Length ball on middle and leg, Cook plays this to the mid-wicket fielder.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Outside off, Cook covers his stumps and lets the ball go to the keeper.

Mohammad Abbas to Alastair Cook. Played to the point region by the batsman.

Mohammad Amir to Keaton Jennings. Good length ball on off, KJ looks to have a go at it but cannot get any bat to it.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Cuts this towards the point region and jogs to complete the run.

Interesting! Problems of being a bit too tall. Ben Stokes was sitting in the balcony to have a nice view of how his mates are going on with their batting. But his position was just above the sightscreen. As a result, Cook signaled him to bend down in order to not get distracted. He bent down and then peeped to see if the ball had been bowled, to then get up and go inside the dressing room. Tall tales!

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. PEACH! On that fourth stump channel, forcing Cook to play who gets his blade out but gets beaten.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. AC lets this ball go outside his off stump.

Third man in place as a follow-up to the previous boundary.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. FOUR! Playing with the field is Cook. Amir hurls this on a good length outside off, Cook opens the bat face and guides it past the fourth slip for another boundary. They are really looking good.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Full and wide outside off, Cook leaves it alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. FOUR! Elegantly done! A tad full from Abbas and Jennings drives it crisply through cover-point to get his first boundary. A steady start so far from the home team.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Gives this ball to the gully fielder to collect.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Around off, Jennings closes the bat face early and gets a soft edge towards the off side.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Length ball outside off, Jennings does not offer a shot to this.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Full and outside off, Keaton leaves it alone.

Mohammad Amir to Keaton Jennings. Pushes this to the cover region and gets a single. They are running really well here.

Mohammad Amir to Keaton Jennings. FOUR! Fuller ball outside off, Jennings guides it wide of gully and the ball has enough legs to get get to the rope.

Mohammad Amir to Keaton Jennings. Too far for Jennings to make any contact.

Keaton Jennings was had a word with by the square leg umpire in the previous over. The reason was that he was deemed to be getting close to the danger area on the pitch. The opening batter is standing well outside the crease, due to which, his stride forward comes really close to the danger area. There's more to worry in the game than this for Jennings, says Nasser Hussain on air.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Frustrating for the bowlers here. Runs from the first three balls already. Cook plays this off this back foot towards point and gets another run.

Mohammad Amir to Keaton Jennings. Jennings is up and running. Length ball wide outside off, Jennings opens the face of the bat and guides it far from the gully fielder. The fielder in the deep cuts it out and the batsmen run three.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Length ball on off, Cook taps it to the off side with soft hands and sprints to complete the run. Good running.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Full this time outside off, Jennings lets the ball go to the keeper.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Length ball outside off, gets it to move away a bit, Jennings is happy to leave it alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Outside off, left alone.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. Jennings shoulders arms to let that one through.

Mohammad Abbas to Keaton Jennings. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. FOUR! That's the length and Cook gets an edge through the slip cordon. Full and outside off, Cook looks to defend it but gets an outside edge as the ball flies past third slip. So the former skipper gets going with a streaky boundary.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Outside off, hint of away swing and Cook leaves it alone.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. PEACH! Excellent from Amir! Makes Cook play at it and almost gets his outside edge. Serves it on a good length around off, Cook plays and misses.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Angles this down leg, Cook works it to mid-wicket for a dot.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Ohh!!! Edged but falls short of the man at second slip. Serves this fuller on off, Cook pokes at it and gets a soft outside edge that lands just short of second slip.

Mohammad Amir to Alastair Cook. Comes in from over the wicket and bowls it on a good length outside off, Cook shoulders his arms to it.