England close on 239-6, still 127 runs behind Pakistan - day two report
Tourists lose Root, Duckett, Brook & Stokes in space of 14 runs
Duckett leads England reply with brilliant century on spinning pitch
Leach takes 4-114, while Carse impresses with 3-50
Second Test, day two, Multan
It's all go for a moment when Noman Ali tries to reverse sweep Jack Leach.
He doesn't time it but sets off for a single, Brydon Carse comes round to cut it off and Aamer Jamal sends Noman back.
Meanwhile, an off-balanced Carse hurls the ball in, nearly taking out Ben Stokes - who has to jump out of the way at slip - and, at the end of all that, it's a dot ball.
"The best man really said that?"
Image source, Getty ImagesMatthew Potts starts round the wicket to Noman Ali and raps the tailender on the pads.
Strong appeal from England but it looked to be going down leg. Not out and no review.
Actually, closer than I thought. Ball-tracking shows it was clipping leg but it would've stayed with the on-field 'not out' decision anyway.
Maiden.
It's not been wholly convincing from Noman Ali but the left-hander is hanging in there for Pakistan and pushes a single to long-on to get off the mark.
Aamer Jamal can't get a single from the one and only ball he faces in Jack Leach's over so England will get another crack at Pakistan's number 10.
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Wondering if Pakistan have gone into this match a pace bowler light and too spin intensive with seven spinning options who will want extended spells to get rhythm.
Chris, Oldbury
Image source, ReutersGood again from Aamer Jamal, staying leg-side of the ball and angling it to the left of backward point for four.
In trying to pinch a single and keep strike, he nearly drags on next ball and Matthew Potts puffs out his cheeks in frustration when the ball misses the stumps.
Still, it'll be Noman Ali on strike at the start of the next over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
The intriguing thing for me is not the reverse swing, but how Pakistan are going to bowl on this pitch with one seamer?
Are we gong to see the captain, Shan Masood bowl a few? I'm looking forward to seeing England when they get out in the middle.
You feel Aamer Jamal will have to score the bulk of the runs for Pakistan from here.
He makes a decent start in that regard by pulling a short ball from Matthew Potts through the leg side for four.
Not much pace or bounce so a bouncer was always a risk from Potts.
The left-hander Noman Ali is in at 10 for Pakistan and is beaten on the outside edge by Jack Leach.
That ends a wicket maiden for the England spinner. He now has 3-100 from his 33 overs.
Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on Test Match Special
The close fielders are working for England.
They were waiting for someone to scoop the ball like that. Sajid Khan playing with hard hands and his brief stint comes to an end.
Khan c Root b Leach 2 (Pak 309-8)
Chipped to short cover.
Jack Leach strikes in the first over after drinks and England are just a couple of wickets away from wrapping up the innings.
The ball just stopped a little in the pitch so Sajid Khan was through the drive far too early and ends up lifting the ball into the grateful hands of Joe Root.
Image source, Getty ImagesJust waking up? England have taken two big wickets this morning.
Brydon Carse continued to impress by nicking off Muhammad Rizwan in the third over of the day while Salman Ali Agha edged behind off Matthew Potts.
Runs off the middle of the bat have been hard to come by. The pitch still seems dead with a bit of slow turn and very little bounce.
We've only had a handful of spin from Jack Leach with the seamers looking more threatening.
That could be a worry for Pakistan who have picked just one pace bowler in their XI.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
England will be happy with the first hour of play.
Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts have impressed me in this Test match.
England managed to get the ball reverse swinging yesterday and they will be hoping to do the same today.
Matthew Potts had a few words for Salman Ali Agha just before that wicket in his last over before wagging his finger at him after the dismissal.
The match referee might be interested in the latter. We shall see.
Potts is left chuntering at himself after giving Sajid Khan a single to start this over before Aamer Jamal adds a pair of twos.
That'll do for the first hour. It's time for drinks.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Multan
Olly Stone is back with the England side, running the drinks. Multan last week, back to Norfolk for his wedding on Saturday, Multan again today.
England are into the bowlers now with Sajid Khan in at nine.
He plays and misses at his first ball from Jack Leach then prods awkwardly at the next.
Ben Stokes promptly puts a gully in but Khan manages to get off strike with another unconvincing prod that bounces between slip and gully.
Matthew Potts will get a look at the new batter at the start of the next over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
The England boys are up and about!
Salman Ali Agha has played that shot nicely today, but England have plugged the gap.
It's another good catch from Jamie Smith and the seamers in this Test match have been impressive.
The more you go into this game you ask yourself, why have Pakistan only gone into this game with one seamer?
Salman c Smith b Potts 31 (Pak 302-7)
Tries to run it down again but this time it's nicked behind!
Salman Ali Agha had been batting very nicely but he's undone by a bit of extra bounce from Matthew Potts.
There is a hint of width from the England seamer, Salman attempted to find that deep third boundary again but the ball got big on him, flicked the edge and Jamie Smith takes the catch.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Salman Ali Agha is playing it well.
I would like England to plug the gap by putting in an extra fielder, which they have done.
That will stop Salman opening the bat and guiding it down the third region.
Salman Ali Agha is toying with England.
Twice in the last over from Brydon Carse, twice more to start this one from Matthew Potts, he just runs the ball down to a vacant deep third boundary with ease.
Ben Stokes solution? A man on the boundary? Nope, plug the gap with a gully.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah Shafique,bowled Leach Abdullah Shafique, bowled Leach | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 25.00 |
Saim Ayub,caught Stokes, bowled Potts Saim Ayub, caught Stokes, bowled Potts | 77 | 160 | 7 | 0 | 226 | 48.13 |
Shan Masood,caught Crawley, bowled Leach Shan Masood, caught Crawley, bowled Leach | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42.86 |
Kamran Ghulam,bowled Bashir Kamran Ghulam, bowled Bashir | 118 | 224 | 11 | 1 | 306 | 52.68 |
Saud Shakeel,caught Smith, bowled Carse Saud Shakeel, caught Smith, bowled Carse | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 28.57 |
Muhammad Rizwan,caught Smith, bowled Carse Muhammad Rizwan, caught Smith, bowled Carse | 41 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 42.27 |
Salman Ali Agha,caught Smith, bowled Potts Salman Ali Agha, caught Smith, bowled Potts | 31 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 58.49 |
Aamer Jamal,bowled Carse Aamer Jamal, bowled Carse | 37 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 53.62 |
Sajid Khan,caught Root, bowled Leach Sajid Khan, caught Root, bowled Leach | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.22 |
Noman Ali,caught Carse, bowled Leach Noman Ali, caught Carse, bowled Leach | 32 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 52.46 |
Zahid Mehmood,not out Zahid Mehmood, not out | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9.52 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 3, total 12 Extras, no balls 2, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 3, total 12 | ||||||
Total,366 all out 123.3 overs Total,366 all out 123.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Potts | 26.0 | 9 | 66 | 2 | 2.53 |
Carse | 20.0 | 6 | 50 | 3 | 2.50 |
Leach | 38.3 | 2 | 114 | 4 | 2.96 |
Bashir | 28.0 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 3.03 |
Root | 6.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 |
Stokes | 5.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
15 for 1 (7.3 overs) | Abdullah Shafique |
19 for 2 (9.4 overs) | Shan Masood |
168 for 3 (55.6 overs) | Saim Ayub |
178 for 4 (60.5 overs) | Saud Shakeel |
243 for 5 (84.2 overs) | Kamran Ghulam |
264 for 6 (92.6 overs) | Muhammad Rizwan |
302 for 7 (100.6 overs) | Salman Ali Agha |
309 for 8 (103.5 overs) | Sajid Khan |
358 for 9 (117.1 overs) | Aamer Jamal |
366 for 10 (123.3 overs) | Noman Ali |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Noman Ali Crawley, caught Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Noman Ali | 27 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 75.00 |
Duckett,caught Salman Ali Agha, bowled Sajid Khan Duckett, caught Salman Ali Agha, bowled Sajid Khan | 114 | 129 | 16 | 0 | 184 | 88.37 |
Pope,bowled Sajid Khan Pope, bowled Sajid Khan | 29 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 78.38 |
Root,bowled Sajid Khan Root, bowled Sajid Khan | 34 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 62.96 |
Brook,bowled Sajid Khan Brook, bowled Sajid Khan | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 100.00 |
Stokes,caught Abdullah Shafique, bowled Noman Ali Stokes, caught Abdullah Shafique, bowled Noman Ali | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.00 |
batting,Smith,not out batting, Smith, not out | 12 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 36.36 |
batting,Carse,not out batting, Carse, not out | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10.53 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 7, leg byes 0, total 11 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 7, leg byes 0, total 11 | ||||||
Total,239 for 6 53.0 overs Total,239 for 6 53.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aamer Jamal | 6.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 6.50 |
Sajid Khan | 19.0 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 4.52 |
Noman Ali | 21.0 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 3.57 |
Zahid Mehmood, bowling | 6.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4.50 |
Salman Ali Agha | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
73 for 1 (12.1 overs) | Crawley |
125 for 2 (23.3 overs) | Pope |
211 for 3 (41.3 overs) | Root |
224 for 4 (43.1 overs) | Duckett |
225 for 5 (43.6 overs) | Brook |
225 for 6 (44.2 overs) | Stokes |
