Summary

  • Third Test, day two, Rawalpindi

  • Series level at 1-1

  • England close on 24-3, trailing Pakistan by 53, after Duckett, Crawley & Pope fall

  • Pakistan punish England after tea to take first-innings lead of 77

  • Hosts finally bowled out for 344: Shakeel 134, Sajid 48*, Noman 45; Ahmed 4-66

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Sam Drury

  1. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Rehan Ahmed was really impressive. The googly he bowled to Aamer Jamal was perfect, textbook delivery.

  2. Still no sight of Rehan Ahmed in the attack after lunch. Gus Atkinson continues...

  3. Pak 206-7

    Sneaky from Soham, trying to tempt a wicket there. We see you.

    Five singles come in this Shoaib Bashir over, however, and England need a bit of magic.

  4. How's stat?!

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    Since the start of 2022, the last three wickets have averaged 20.1 runs per partnership against England.

    That is the highest against any Test team in this period.

    This partnership is worth around 24 runs now, time for a wicket?

  5. Pak 201-7

    Trail by 66

    England have changed to the short-ball ploy with Gus Atkinson continuing. It's going to take a lot of effort from Atkinson to get the ball to bouncer anywhere near the batters' heads, given his bowling on the equivalent on a sandpit.

    Ollie Pope is there close sniffing a catch but there's nothing doing in this over.

  6. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    The wind is causing a problem with the sightscreen. There's a breeze moving the sheet around.

  7. Pak 198-7

    Trail by 69

    It was the right line from Shoaib Bashir. If he can keep it there the chances won't be far away.

  8. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    You can understand now why Noman Ali reviewed that straight away.

  9. Not out

    Frustration for England.

    There's a spike on UltraEdge and umpire Sharfuddoula has to overturn his decision.

  10. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    A little bit quicker from Shoaib Bashir but an immediate review from Noman Ali.

  11. It looks like Noman Ali has hit this...

  12. Pakistan review

    Is this the breakthrough?!

    Noman Ali is given lbw to Shoaib Bashir but he quickly reviews.

  13. Pak 197-7

    Shakeel 78, Noman 10

    What do termites have against English leads?

    It's another maiden from Gus Atkinson with one ball beating the edge.

  14. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Pakistan are just eating away at that lead like a termite.

  15. Pak 196-7

    Trail by 71

    There was a stat in the previous Test about how only Bangladesh have more difficulty dismissing the tail than England.

    Today would be an ideal time to put that right.

  16. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Gus Atkinson has bowled really well today.

  17. Pak 193-7

    Trail by 74

    Gus Atkinson bangs in a bouncer but this pitch is so slow it goes past Noman Ali at knee-height.

    Ben Duckett is grinning in response. It might have been hip-high for him.

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I like the way Saud Shakeel has just played his game, he's been out there a long time slowly taking that deficit down.

  19. Pak 192-7

    It's Gus Atkinson from the other end after lunch, which is slightly surprising given Rehan Ahmed's success before the break.

  20. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Tidy start so far from Pakistan after lunch.