Summary

  • 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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Live Reporting

Matthew Henry

  1. Pak 419-6

    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.

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

    Salman Ali Agha is going to be aggressive against Jack Leach, isn't he?

  3. Pak 414-6

    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.

  4. 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.

  5. Pak 406-6

    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.

  6. Pak 405-6

    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.

  7. 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.

  8. Pak 405-6

    Salman Ali Agha charges down and thumps Jack Leach for another four! Was there a chat in the Pakistan dressing room at lunch?

  9. Pak 401-6

    Salman Ali Agha drives the first ball of the session from Jack Leach for four to bring up Pakistan's latest landmark.

  10. Pak 397-6

    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

  12. 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.

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    India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on X: A draw on the cards at Multan??

  14. 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

  16. How's stat?!

    Soham Sarkhel
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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.

  17. What happened in the morning session?

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    The 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.