Third Test, day two, Rawalpindi
Series level at 1-1
Bashir dismisses Masood for 26; Ahmed removes Rizwan, Salman & Jamal
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As ever we got messages calling for Ben Foakes to be recalled after an England wicketkeeper dropped a catch. It happens every time without fail.
I checked the stats. Foakes has dropped 15 catches in his England Test career.
Image source, Getty ImagesI've just watched the Jamie Smith drop of Saud Shakeel again. It was a really tough chance with big deviation. The ball hit him on the shin rather rather gloves.
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Really looking forward to the afternoon session, still in the balance, Pakistan's innings hinges on Shakeel staying at the crease with the tail. England on the other hand have Ahmed, game on!
Tom, Belfast
Just joining us? We're part-way through an extended lunch because of Friday prayers.
The afternoon session will begin at 09:30 with 187-7, 80 runs behind England's first-innings score.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Times' Simon Wilde on Ollie Pope's future: "Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley both average low 30s. I don't think the management care, if they can get a quick 70 and set the opposition back.
"We look at hundreds but I don't think they look at hundreds in the same way. Pope has played influential innings.
"In English cricket there are not enough top-order players but loads who bat four, five, six or seven.
"Joe Root doesn't want to bat number three. The good players don't want to do it so you are left with the players who have to do it."
Image source, Getty ImagesPress Association's Rory Dollard, speaking about Ollie Pope's future: "Inevitably there is always one batter who is under the microscope. It is Ollie Pope at the moment. My reading on it is he will be starting in the Ashes barring injury. Given the amount of capital they have invested in him, I don't think England are ready to go back on that.
"I wonder if the captaincy came at an unhelpful time for him. I wonder if he needed to be dead focussed on his own game. He had to do it here as well when Stokes was ruled out.
"He could do with a good summer against India next summer."
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Eifion isn’t the only person following from Japan. My wife and I have been following the feed whilst hiking the Nakasendo Trail in the Kiso Valley on our honeymoon. Hoping that Pakistan might be bowled out whilst we go for a dip in the onsen!
Tom, Narai
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Rawalpindi
Tazeem Ali, the young bowler from Warwickshire, just happens to be on holiday in Pakistan. He is bowling in the middle at lunch and has been in the nets in previous days.
It is a comment on the England environment that they have embraced him and he is being coached by the senior team.
Image source, Getty ImagesSounds like a good time for a score check from Pune.
New Zealand have progressed to 46-1, meaning they lead by 149 runs.
Washington Sundar has taken the one wicket to fall - that of Devon Conway who was out lbw for 17.
The Black Caps are scoring at more than four runs per over as they look to press on from this commanding position.
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Not sure if can beat Japan, but following from the Indian himalayas near the end of a four-day trek, my Indian guides are more interested in the collapse to New Zealand though!
Will
If the Ashes were in two weeks I wonder who England would take as their second spinner.
Rehan Ahmed feels more Bazbally.
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Leach has done great this series and clearly still has life left in him. But with England’s aim of building for the future should they drop him and focus on Bashir and Ahmed? If those two keep developing and England nurture them, we could be looking at one of the best spin partnerships of all time if they stick together for the next 10-15 years.
Tim, London
Image source, Getty ImagesCricinfo Pakistan writer Danyal Rasool on the hosts' pitch preparations: "Pakistan are trying to maximise home advantage but feel slightly guilty about it. Here they didn't have the luxury of a recycled pitch here so had to try something different. It hasn't helped their seamers have all gone off the boil.
"It works in the short-term but I am not sure what the long-term plan is."
Is Eifion the only person following this from Japan I wonder...
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Keeping up to date on three weeks holiday/family visit in Japan. All sorts of time differences! Phone handy for an expected slog to give Pakistan a decent target to chase!
Eifion, Kyoto
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
WinViz before Rehan was introduced today: 58% to Pakistan, 41% to England.
WinViz after Rehan's spell: 61% to England, 39% to Pakistan. That is a swing of almost 20%.
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Image source, Getty ImagesRehan Ahmed wrestled this Test back towards England during that morning session.
Pakistan were starting to gain the upper hand before England's 20-year-old leggie took three quick wickets.
He broke the crucial partnership by having Muhammad Rizwan lbw on the sweep and followed by dismissing Salman Ali Agha and Aamer Jamal.
Salman was lbw and Jamal bowled via an inside edge.
At lunch Pakistan are 187-7, still 80 runs behind. It really is well-poised.
Saud Shakeel is the crucial man. He was dropped by Jamie Smith on 26 earlier but it was a really tough edge to take.
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Rehan Ahmed... England's new 'Makes Things Happen' cricketer?
For a long time, that looked like being Pakistan's session but Rehan Ahmed came on and changed all of that.
With an extended lunch break ahead of us prior to the afternoon session, it's time to bring in our very own game-changer. Here's Matthew Henry.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Saim Ayub, bowled Noman Ali Crawley, caught Saim Ayub, bowled Noman Ali | 29 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 67.44 |
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Noman Ali Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Noman Ali | 52 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 61.90 |
Pope,leg before wicket, bowled Sajid Khan Pope, leg before wicket, bowled Sajid Khan | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21.43 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Sajid Khan Root, leg before wicket, bowled Sajid Khan | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 83.33 |
Brook,bowled Sajid Khan Brook, bowled Sajid Khan | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 35.71 |
Stokes,caught Salman Ali Agha, bowled Sajid Khan Stokes, caught Salman Ali Agha, bowled Sajid Khan | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 54.55 |
Smith,caught Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Zahid Mehmood Smith, caught Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Zahid Mehmood | 89 | 119 | 5 | 6 | 123 | 74.79 |
Atkinson,caught and bowled Noman Ali Atkinson, caught and bowled Noman Ali | 39 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 54.93 |
Ahmed,bowled Sajid Khan Ahmed, bowled Sajid Khan | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 64.29 |
Leach,stumped Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Sajid Khan Leach, stumped Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Sajid Khan | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 76.19 |
Bashir,not out Bashir, not out | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20.00 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 3, leg byes 1, total 7 Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 3, leg byes 1, total 7 | ||||||
Total,267 all out 68.2 overs Total,267 all out 68.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sajid Khan | 29.2 | 4 | 128 | 6 | 4.36 |
Noman Ali | 28.0 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 3.14 |
Zahid Mehmood | 10.0 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4.40 |
Salman Ali Agha | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
56 for 1 (13.6 overs) | Crawley |
70 for 2 (18.5 overs) | Pope |
80 for 3 (20.6 overs) | Root |
98 for 4 (25.5 overs) | Duckett |
98 for 5 (26.4 overs) | Brook |
118 for 6 (32.1 overs) | Stokes |
223 for 7 (59.4 overs) | Atkinson |
241 for 8 (62.3 overs) | Smith |
258 for 9 (66.2 overs) | Ahmed |
267 for 10 (68.2 overs) | Leach |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah Shafique,leg before wicket, bowled Bashir Abdullah Shafique, leg before wicket, bowled Bashir | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 51.85 |
Saim Ayub,caught Root, bowled Leach Saim Ayub, caught Root, bowled Leach | 19 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 52.78 |
Shan Masood,caught Pope, bowled Bashir Shan Masood, caught Pope, bowled Bashir | 26 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 37.14 |
Kamran Ghulam,bowled Atkinson Kamran Ghulam, bowled Atkinson | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33.33 |
batting,Saud Shakeel,not out batting, Saud Shakeel, not out | 72 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 54.55 |
Muhammad Rizwan,leg before wicket, bowled Ahmed Muhammad Rizwan, leg before wicket, bowled Ahmed | 25 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 54.35 |
Salman Ali Agha,leg before wicket, bowled Ahmed Salman Ali Agha, leg before wicket, bowled Ahmed | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.11 |
Aamer Jamal,bowled Ahmed Aamer Jamal, bowled Ahmed | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 50.00 |
batting,Noman Ali,not out batting, Noman Ali, not out | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 40.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 7 | ||||||
Total,187 for 7 62.0 overs Total,187 for 7 62.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leach | 23.0 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 2.95 |
Atkinson | 7.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2.00 |
Bashir | 22.0 | 2 | 70 | 2 | 3.18 |
Root | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Ahmed, bowling | 9.0 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 2.77 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
35 for 1 (9.3 overs) | Abdullah Shafique |
43 for 2 (12.1 overs) | Saim Ayub |
46 for 3 (13.4 overs) | Kamran Ghulam |
99 for 4 (35.2 overs) | Shan Masood |
151 for 5 (49.3 overs) | Muhammad Rizwan |
155 for 6 (51.5 overs) | Salman Ali Agha |
177 for 7 (57.6 overs) | Aamer Jamal |
