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

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    England and not dismissing the lower order: a Tail as old as time...

    Peter, Durham

  2. Pak 262-7

    Trail by 5

    At last a bit of excitement for England at least, as two lbw decisions against Noman Ali are turned down. Shoaib Bashir was on one knee pleading for the second but Chris Gaffaney remained unmoved.

    An inside edge was the issue with the second one.

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

    Pakistan are starting to irritate England more and more here.

  4. Pak 257-7

    Trail by 10

    Noman Ali has managed to grind his way into the 40s now.

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    So England seem to have decided they can't afford to give away runs quickly, and have settled into allowing five easy risk free runs an over. And it's not worked for the last 60 run partnership. So why are they just continuing doing the same thing?

    Ian

  6. Pak 251-7

    England have taken the new ball right away and tossed it straight to Jack Leach.

    They need to make quick use of it.

  7. The new ball - something England have been waiting for for the past 40 minutes, I reckon - is now available.

  8. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Statistician on Test Match Special

    This is Saud Shakeel's fourth century in Test cricket, his first against England and only had four fours, all of which were after reaching 50.

  9. Pak 251-7

    Trail by 16

    72 of the runs in Saud Shakeel's hundred have been singles. That's a lot of nudging and not a lot of big-hitting.

    Zaltz is getting very excited because that might be a record.

  10. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Saud Shakeel should be very proud of that innings. Very tame celebration as well, it looks like he's not done yet.

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

    It's been an exemplary performance by Saud Shakeel, one of maturity and patience.

  12. 100 runs

    100 for Saud Shakeel

    And there's the century!

    Saud Shakeel celebrates as he has batted - calmly and with minimal fuss.

    It has kept Pakistan right in the game.

  13. Pak 245-7

    Saud Shakeel is on strike on 99 now. The field comes in to stop the single...

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    Pakistan don’t have a lead yet, Stevo, Cheltenham. Not sure you could argue England did any worse at this stage.

    John, Newcastle

  15. Pak 242-7

    Shakeel 98, Noman 36

    Ben Stokes just laid flat on his back after this missed chance.

    He is stood close because of the lack of bounce we have seen.

    The edge went high and to his weaker hand. Not many would catch it but Stokes is probably annoyed he didn't.

  16. dropped catch

    Noman dropped on 35

    Joe Root is on...

    And the first ball there's a chance! Noman Ali edges one and for the first time in the day there's bounce.

    It goes up and over Ben Stokes at slip and he can't quite cling on as he dives one-handed.

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    There's many things to love about this England side, particularly on the entertainment side, but the continued almost giving up on attacking tail end batsmen once they've been in 25 minutes isn't one of them.

    Ade

  18. Pak 241-7

    Trail by 26

    Noman Ali sweeps for four now to add to England's problems. Ben Stokes, perhaps with that frustration building, hurls the ball at the stumps as this pair go for a single.

    It has missed by a fair way but had Stokes hit it would have been out.

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

    This is comfortably Saud Shakeel's best innings of the series so far.

  20. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Saud Shakeel is toying with England here. They cannot stop his flow of ones and twos.

    It's been a really fine effort.