England reach 96-1 at stumps in reply to Pakistan's 556 all out
Zak Crawley unbeaten on 64 and Joe Root on 32
Root needs 39 more runs to become England's all-time leading Test run-scorer
Ollie Pope superbly caught at mid-wicket for two-ball duck to leave England 4-1
Pope was promoted to opener after Ben Duckett takes blow to left thumb while taking catch
England hope Duckett's injury will settle down overnight and no scan is planned currently
First Test, day two, Multan
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England get a bit of encouragement in their plan to bore out Saud Shakeel as the Pakistan left-hander almost chops the ball down onto his stumps.
Chris Woakes is mixing it up with slower balls and they're just drooping through to Jamie Smith, bouncing once and hitting him in the chest.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Salman Ali Agha is going to be aggressive against Jack Leach, isn't he?
Shakeel 68, Salman 15
Despite Saud Shakeel playing the long game, further evidence that Salman Ali Agha fancies putting his foot down comes as he sweeps Jack Leach hard to the fence.
He got a long way forward and very low. It's a shot that makes my hamstrings wince.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Saud Shakeel has been very patient so far in his innings. He's leaving every single delivery here now and quite happy to do so.
England, with one wide slip lurking, are going to try to tempt Saud Shakeel into something silly with Chris Woakes is lobbing the ball up wide outside off stump.
It's not a tactic England use often.
Shakeel lets all six deliveries go by.
Shakeel 67, Salman 10
Adele's Skyfall is being belted out in Multan - not a sentence I expected to write.
England probably won't mind an aggressive Pakistan at this stage. They keep saying they're all about the wickets.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Pakistan will look to up that run-rate after lunch. They are ticking a little over three at the moment, but would want it to be somewhere around 4.5 per over.
Salman Ali Agha charges down and thumps Jack Leach for another four! Was there a chat in the Pakistan dressing room at lunch?
Salman Ali Agha drives the first ball of the session from Jack Leach for four to bring up Pakistan's latest landmark.
It's not often England get sympathy from Melbourne.
The players are back out after lunch.
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Throwing the next new ball to Daniel to race in and get through his overs quickly in the mid 30s temperature and sapping harsh sunshine.
Andrew Gell, Melbourne
Does anyone love cricket as much as Ravichandran Ashwin? If he's not playing he's watching.
He'll be after my job when he retires. He'd probably be better at it too.
Image source, Getty ImagesIndia spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on X: A draw on the cards at Multan??
Daniel makes a fair point.
Meanwhile I've been told these BBC cricket live pages were discussed at a stag do on Saturday.
I want to find that stag.
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England always say they want to give themselves enough time to win the game. How about getting through their overs more quickly? In eight and a half hours of cricket they've only bowled 112 overs, with nearly half of those being spin as well. Let's have a more 'Bazball' approach to over rates!
Daniel
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Prior to that Muhammad Rizwan dismissal, Pakistan had great success coming down the track to the England spinners, scoring 61 runs off 21 deliveries.
This was only the third time Rizwan has stepped out to a spinner in his Test career with his score at zero. Interestingly, all three of them have come against Jack Leach.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe day began in slow and difficult fashion for England.
Nightwatch Naseem Shah hung around for more than 90 minutes despite being hit on the head and missing a few.
He even hit the spinners for three sixes before becoming Brydon Carse's first Test wicket when flicking the Durham quick to leg slip.
The pitch has shown little sign of offering greater help to the bowlers but England were given a bit of a gift when Muhammad Rizwan hit Jack Leach straight to mid-off.
69 runs were scored before lunch for the loss of two wickets.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Jack Leach has been the most consistent of bowlers. He hasn't played for England throughout the summer, but he's come to Pakistan and said he'll be ready whenever he's needed and he has been ready.
Chris Woakes has bowled nicely today as well, and the other fast bowlers have also toiled away and done a job as it's not easy out there.
A coffee and bagel? How cultured.
The first half of that session was tough going for England. They'll be feeling okay after the second.
The two wickets have kept them hanging in.
Right then, while the England bowlers take time to refresh and regroup, it's probably wise for me to do the same.
Not sure they'll go with the same coffee and bagel approach I'm planning but each to their own.
In the meantime, I'll leave you in the very capable hands of Matthew Henry.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah Shafique,caught Pope, bowled Atkinson Abdullah Shafique, caught Pope, bowled Atkinson | 102 | 184 | 10 | 2 | 265 | 55.43 |
Saim Ayub,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Saim Ayub, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 40.00 |
Shan Masood,caught and bowled Leach Shan Masood, caught and bowled Leach | 151 | 177 | 13 | 2 | 260 | 85.31 |
Babar Azam,leg before wicket, bowled Woakes Babar Azam, leg before wicket, bowled Woakes | 30 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 42.25 |
Saud Shakeel,caught Root, bowled Bashir Saud Shakeel, caught Root, bowled Bashir | 82 | 177 | 8 | 0 | 274 | 46.33 |
Naseem Shah,caught Brook, bowled Carse Naseem Shah, caught Brook, bowled Carse | 33 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 40.74 |
Muhammad Rizwan,caught Woakes, bowled Leach Muhammad Rizwan, caught Woakes, bowled Leach | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.00 |
Salman Ali Agha,not out Salman Ali Agha, not out | 104 | 119 | 10 | 3 | 168 | 87.39 |
Aamer Jamal,leg before wicket, bowled Carse Aamer Jamal, leg before wicket, bowled Carse | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 70.00 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi,bowled Leach Shaheen Shah Afridi, bowled Leach | 26 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 53.06 |
Abrar Ahmed,caught Duckett, bowled Root Abrar Ahmed, caught Duckett, bowled Root | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 37.50 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 5, byes 1, leg byes 4, total 14 Extras, no balls 4, wides 5, byes 1, leg byes 4, total 14 | ||||||
Total,556 all out 149.0 overs Total,556 all out 149.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 23.0 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 3.00 |
Atkinson | 25.0 | 5 | 99 | 2 | 3.96 |
Carse | 22.0 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 3.36 |
Bashir | 32.0 | 3 | 124 | 1 | 3.87 |
Leach | 40.0 | 5 | 160 | 3 | 4.00 |
Root | 7.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1 (3.4 overs) | Saim Ayub |
261 for 2 (59.5 overs) | Abdullah Shafique |
263 for 3 (62.3 overs) | Shan Masood |
324 for 4 (84.3 overs) | Babar Azam |
388 for 5 (105.4 overs) | Naseem Shah |
393 for 6 (108.5 overs) | Muhammad Rizwan |
450 for 7 (125.2 overs) | Saud Shakeel |
464 for 8 (128.4 overs) | Aamer Jamal |
549 for 9 (145.5 overs) | Shaheen Shah Afridi |
556 for 10 (148.6 overs) | Abrar Ahmed |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Shaheen Shah Afridi Crawley, caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Shaheen Shah Afridi | 78 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 113 | 91.76 |
Pope,caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Naseem Shah Pope, caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Naseem Shah | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Salman Ali Agha Root, leg before wicket, bowled Salman Ali Agha | 262 | 375 | 17 | 0 | 601 | 69.87 |
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Aamer Jamal Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Aamer Jamal | 84 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 117 | 112.00 |
Brook,caught Shan Masood, bowled Saim Ayub Brook, caught Shan Masood, bowled Saim Ayub | 317 | 322 | 29 | 3 | 418 | 98.45 |
Smith,caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Naseem Shah Smith, caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Naseem Shah | 31 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 129.17 |
Woakes,not out Woakes, not out | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 106.25 |
Atkinson,caught Babar Azam, bowled Saim Ayub Atkinson, caught Babar Azam, bowled Saim Ayub | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
Carse,not out Carse, not out | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 150.00 |
Extras, no balls 7, wides 3, byes 8, leg byes 5, total 23 Extras, no balls 7, wides 3, byes 8, leg byes 5, total 23 | ||||||
Total,823 for 7 declared 150.0 overs Total,823 for 7 declared 150.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaheen Shah Afridi | 26.0 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 4.61 |
Naseem Shah | 31.0 | 0 | 157 | 2 | 5.06 |
Abrar Ahmed | 35.0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 4.97 |
Aamer Jamal | 24.0 | 0 | 126 | 1 | 5.25 |
Salman Ali Agha | 18.0 | 0 | 118 | 1 | 6.55 |
Saim Ayub | 14.0 | 0 | 101 | 2 | 7.21 |
Saud Shakeel | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
4 for 1 (1.2 overs) | Pope |
113 for 2 (24.3 overs) | Crawley |
249 for 3 (49.4 overs) | Duckett |
703 for 4 (136.1 overs) | Root |
779 for 5 (144.2 overs) | Smith |
797 for 6 (147.2 overs) | Brook |
799 for 7 (147.4 overs) | Atkinson |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah Shafique,bowled Woakes Abdullah Shafique, bowled Woakes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Saim Ayub,caught Duckett, bowled Carse Saim Ayub, caught Duckett, bowled Carse | 25 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 71.43 |
Shan Masood,caught Crawley, bowled Atkinson Shan Masood, caught Crawley, bowled Atkinson | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 50.00 |
Babar Azam,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Babar Azam, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 33.33 |
Saud Shakeel,caught Smith, bowled Leach Saud Shakeel, caught Smith, bowled Leach | 29 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 87.88 |
Muhammad Rizwan,bowled Carse Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Carse | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 52.63 |
Salman Ali Agha,leg before wicket, bowled Leach Salman Ali Agha, leg before wicket, bowled Leach | 63 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 139 | 75.00 |
Aamer Jamal,not out Aamer Jamal, not out | 55 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 145 | 52.88 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi,caught and bowled Leach Shaheen Shah Afridi, caught and bowled Leach | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 71.43 |
Naseem Shah,stumped Smith, bowled Leach Naseem Shah, stumped Smith, bowled Leach | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 6 Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 6 | ||||||
Total,220 all out 54.5 overs Total,220 all out 54.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 12.0 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 3.41 |
Atkinson | 14.0 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 3.28 |
Bashir | 6.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5.33 |
Carse | 16.0 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 4.12 |
Leach | 6.5 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 4.39 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.1 overs) | Abdullah Shafique |
29 for 2 (7.6 overs) | Shan Masood |
41 for 3 (11.6 overs) | Babar Azam |
41 for 4 (12.1 overs) | Saim Ayub |
59 for 5 (18.1 overs) | Muhammad Rizwan |
82 for 6 (24.2 overs) | Saud Shakeel |
191 for 7 (48.4 overs) | Salman Ali Agha |
214 for 8 (54.2 overs) | Shaheen Shah Afridi |
220 for 9 (54.5 overs) | Naseem Shah |