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

  • 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. 6 runs

    Pak 432-6

    This one is definitely six.

    Don't go anywhere...

  2. Not out and six

    Chris Woakes attempts a six on the boundary ropeGetty Images

    There's only a frame in it.

    The third umpire reckons Woakes' foot was on the ground behind the rope as he retook the catch.

    Woakes is shaking his head.

  3. Oooo. It's closer than I thought.

    Woakes' foot might still be down over the rope...

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

    Has he taken it? He's taken it! That is an incredible catch from Chris Woakes. It's the kind of thing you see in white-ball cricket regularly these days. It's sensational.

  5. Umpire review

    Chris Woakes with a worldie on the boundary?!

    He catches a slog from Salman Ali Agha, feels himself falling backwards, tosses the ball up and then retakes the catch.

    It looked good. The umpires want to check.

  6. 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.

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

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

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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?

  14. 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.

  15. 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

  17. 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.

  18. Ravichandran AshwinGetty Images

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

  19. 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