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
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First Test, day two, Multan
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Saud Shakeel looks in good touch this morning, unfurling a couple of lovely drives in the Gus Atkinson over.
The first is well stopped but the second gets through and brings him three.
England are then frustrated as Naseem Shah gets off strike with a single next ball before Shakeel gets one late in the over to keep strike.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Naseem Shah can hit it, he is a good white-ball batter.
He's trying to drive it, but it doesn't matter if he gets out. He has already done his job which was to bat out the rest of yesterday.
Image source, ReutersVery good first over from Chris Woakes but Naseem Shah survives... just.
The England seamer goes past the edge a couple of times, most notably with a beauty that moves away from Naseem late.
Wasted on a tailender.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on X
Image source, TwitterDay two in Multan.
On 5 Sports Extra now.
Here we go then.
The players are back out. Chris Woakes will bowl the first over of the day with nightwatchman Naseem Shah on strike.
Saud Shakeel is the other Pakistan batter. We're ready to go.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
The conditions and the way the pitch played in the first two sessions yesterday are as tough as it gets.
It was baptism by fire for Brydon Carse, asked to come in and make an impact on a very docile pitch.
But the beauty of Test cricket is that it is a long drawn-out game. You are not done and dusted in one or two sessions.
If England suddenly get the ball hooping now, questions will be asked.
Let's be honest, plenty already have been but having the great man on hand to offer advice is certainly no bad thing.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Multan
Image source, Getty ImagesJimmy is here. Repeat. Jimmy is here.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I thought England had a decent day.
Clearly Pakistan are in the driving seat and they had the better day of the two teams.
But it was a window into the team environment, when you have the first two sessions England did where they only took one wicket, I've played in teams before where the last session becomes a shemozzle.
What England didn't do yesterday was throw the towel in.
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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Multan
Image source, Getty ImagesThey call Multan the City of Saints.
There were times on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan that England must have hoped for help from the patron saint of taking wickets.
An inexperienced attack, the most docile pitch, sun burning hot enough to make statues sweat and a Pakistan captain determined to make up for 10 consecutive winless home matches.
This was as tough as it gets.
Still, England stood up. Despite skipper Shan Masood plundering 151, supported by Abdullah Shafique’s 102, the tourists stuck at it.
Image source, Getty ImagesEarly wickets are the order of the day for England.
Chris Woakes' wicket to remove Babar Azam late last evening was a big one and with the second new ball just six overs old, they'll hope to nip another couple out quickly and get stuck into the Pakistan bowlers.
Given how tough it was on day one, restricting Pakistan to anywhere below 450 would represent a job well done for the tourists.
It was a day of toil for England's bowlers in Multan yesterday.
Up against sapping heat and an extremely flat day one surface, they just had to keep running in and stay disciplined.
They did just that and despite Pakistan racking up 328-4, the tourists remain well in the game.
Century-makers Shan Masood and and Abdullah Shafique were the stars of day one but what does day two have in store?
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
batting,Crawley,not out batting, Crawley, not out | 64 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 94 | 100.00 |
Pope,caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Naseem Shah Pope, caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Naseem Shah | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
batting,Root,not out batting, Root, not out | 32 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 59.26 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 0 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 0 | ||||||
Total,96 for 1 20.0 overs Total,96 for 1 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaheen Shah Afridi | 6.0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 |
Naseem Shah, bowling | 7.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.14 |
Abrar Ahmed | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
Aamer Jamal | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
4 for 1 (1.2 overs) | Pope |
