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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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Multan
You just wonder if cooler heads could have prevailed in what was almost certainly a chaotic England dressing room during that innings break. Pope has had enough on his plate for almost two days and has never before opened in first-class cricket. Root has opened lots in Test cricket. I know it was a stunning catch, but...
Beautifully played by Joe Root.
Shaheen Afridi overpitches and Root shows it the full face of the bat, through the vacant mid-off region for four.
Big appeal for lbw last ball and it looked close if Root didn't get any bat on it... no review so Pakistan must think he hit it.
Yep, inside edge to save England's premier batter.
One former England skipper is closing in on another...
Alastair Cook: 12,472
Joe Root: 12,405
Graham Gooch: 8,900
Alec Stewart: 8,463
David Gower: 8,231
That Aamer Jamal catch gets better with every viewing. He just plucked it out of the air when it seemed sure to fly past him.
Anyway, Joe Root is in at three and gets off the mark with a three first ball.
Full from Naseem Shah and Root just eases it through the covers.
Shot! Zak Crawley punches the last ball of the over gloriously through the off side for four.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesOllie Pope's luck has not carried on here in Pakistan. When you are not in form and can't score, things like that seem to happen to you. He's been dismissed by an absolute screamer by Aamer Jamal.
Pope c Jamal b Naseem 0 (Eng 4-1)
Image source, ReutersWhat a catch! Unbelievable from Aamer Jamal.
Short from Naseem Shah and Ollie Pope is onto it in a flash.
He makes a good connection with the pull shot but it's in the air and Jamal dives from mid-wicket to take a stunning one-handed catch.
The England skipper, promoted to open in Ben Duckett's absence, goes second ball.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
That was a lively first over and pretty hostile from Pakistan - some genuine pace from Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Full but far too wide from Shaheen Afridi and Zak Crawley opens the face of the bat to get England up and running with a boundary.
Nicely played.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
It's nice to see Zak Crawley back at the top of the order for England after missing out since a broken finger against West Indies.
Full and straight from Shaheen Afridi first up, trying to swing the ball back in to the right-hander.
I could have written that out before the match even started.
We all knew it was coming, Zak Crawley included, and he is forward to defend.
Stop your speculation, we have actual news, and even with Bazball, sometimes the most obvious solution is the one they plump for.
Skipper Ollie Pope is promoted from number three.
England will hope Ben Duckett can bat later in the innings.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
For Ben Duckett to pick up something like that in the last ball of the innings is bad. It didn't look good at all.
When Zak Crawley and whoever his opening partner turns out to be emerge, England are likely have a little more than an hour and a half to bat before stumps.
How will they approach it? We know how they went about it a couple of years back. Same again and this could be a very watchable passage of play.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnyway, Salman Ali Agha finishes unbeaten on 104 from 119 balls. A superb knock for him.
It was only really when he was left with number 11 Abrar Ahmed that he suddenly seemed unsure how to play it. Before that he was excellent.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThere is a certain player in the team who has 90-odd score whilst opening the batting in Test matches…
Phil - Belfast
I'd say it is now highly unlikely that Ben Duckett will open the batting for England.
Who will open in his place? We won't have to wait too long to find out.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
Image source, ReutersBen Duckett has caught it but he's definitely hurt his thumb though. He's waving towards the dressing room and he's hiding it. This could be difficult - one of England's openers might not be able to bat. Oh dear!
Abrar c Duckett b Root 3 (Pak 556 all out)
A bouncer works - for the spinner!
It's not all good news for England, though, as Ben Duckett looks to have done himself some damage in taking the catch at slip.
Joe Root banged it in short, Abrar Ahmed tried to guide it away but puts it into the hands of Duckett.
Well, more accurately, onto the end of the thumb of Duckett and he looks in real pain.
| 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 |