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
Eng 155-2
Joe Root misses with a sweep to end the over and Pakistan go up.
I think it was for lbw and he was well outside the line but Shan Masood reckons he might have got bat on it - and it did pop up to a fielder.
Upstairs we go.
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Does anyone else like Stokes at 3 and Woakes slotting back in at 7, with Smith as the allrounder at 6?
Dave, remaining unconvinced with Pope at 3.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I don't know how that's not hit the stumps.
It's a daisy cutter and it is so close to hitting the leg stump. It goes through Rizwan's legs who can't believe it.
Ben Duckett gets lucky.
Ben Duckett is clocked on the helmet as a ball from Noman Ali pops up out of the rough as he went to sweep.
He waves away the concussion test and then reverse-sweeps firmly through point for two.
The England opener is onto 83 and that was nearly it as he missed with a reverse sweep and the ball misses leg stump by millimetres!
Noman thought he had a wicket, instead it's three byes.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesThe last seven times Pope has gone past 20 in away Tests.
29 - Today
39 - 3rd Test v India, Rajkot
23 - 2nd Test v India, Visakhapatnam
23 - 2nd Test v India, Visakhapatnam
196 - 1st Test v India, Hyderabad
49 - 1st Test v New Zealand, Mount Maunganui
42 - 1st Test v New Zealand, Mount Maunganui
Ollie Pope has converted only one of the last seven times he's gone past 20 to a fifty-plus score in away Tests.
A hint of width from Sajid Khan and Ben Duckett throws his bat at it.
The left-hander gets a thick outside edge but the ball runs away to to deep third boundary.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
That's the first maiden over bowled from a Pakistan spinner in this Test series.
Frustration all round from the penultimate ball of Noman Ali's over.
It's short and wide so Joe Root tries to cut but it stays low and scoots through to Muhammad Rizwan.
Root's frustrated not to thump it to the fence, Pakistan are disappointed he didn't nick it. Maiden over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Salman Ali Agha has done well to anticipate that sweep shot.
He has moved to where the ball should be hit, but Ben Duckett hit it too fine.
Root 6, Duckett 76
It might not be easy to start against spin on this pitch but Ben Duckett is showing what's possible when you get set.
He skips down and thumps Sajid Khan back over his head for four before cutting square for two.
Sajid does get one to spin past the outside edge before Duckett reverse-sweeps for four more to end the over.
The slip fielder read it but the England man didn't get all of it so the ball goes finer - pretty much where slip was before he moved...
Joe Root is a fine player of spin but it is never easy starting against spin, especially when the pitch is just starting to turn as this one in Multan finally appears to be doing.
The England number four gets through the over from Noman Ali comfortably enough, though, flicking through leg for two.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe latest ICC player rankings are out and Harry Brook has jumped up to joint second in the batting rankings on the back of his triple century last week.
Joe Root still leads the way at the top but Brook has climbed 11 places to join New Zealand's Kane Williamson in equal second.
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal is fourth and Australia's Steve Smith fifth.
Here comes Joe Root, fresh from a career-best score in the first Test.
But he gets a decent ball first up, turning back from outside off to take an inside edge that runs into the leg side.
Root gets two for that then reverse-sweeps fine for a couple more.
Plenty of noise around the bat now, though, after a successful over for Sajid Khan and Pakistan.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Ollie Pope is shaking his head.
It has pitched outside the off stump and he's covering his stumps. It has turned a long way.
Having seen the wicket on the replay it was very similar to the ball before. Ollie Pope instead of sweeping the ball tried to nudge it outside the off stump.
Pope b Sajid 29 (Eng 125-2)
Bowled through the gate.
It's superb bowling from Sajid Khan, tossing the ball up outside off, into the rough and encouraging the drive.
Ollie Pope went for it but the ball ripped back sharply to hit off stump. Big turn for Sajid and Pope can't believe it.
It's Ollie Pope sweeping this time and he hammers this one through mid-wicket.
At the boundary in no time and that's the fifty partnership.
Andy Zaltzman
Statistician on Test Match Special
When Ben Duckett reached fifty he had scored 34 of his runs from sweeps, reverse sweeps and scoops.
Close.
Ben Duckett misses with a reverse sweep and the England opener overbalances as the ball spins past him.
However, he is able to recover and get his back foot planted before Muhammad Rizwan demolishes the stumps.
And again. Bat-pad this time from Duckett but there is no short leg so it's a single rather than a chance.
Trail by 250
Jitters? What jitters? Back-to-back boundaries for Ollie Pope and they should help the infamously frenetic starter settle down.
The first is a fine cover drive as Aamer Jamal overpitches and that is followed up by a crunching, dimissive pull shot when the seamer overcorrected on length.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst
Well, Lee, CricViz’s PitchViz model assesses the characteristics of individual pitches using ball-tracking data and is based on a lot of constituent traits - for example, the pace of the pitch, the consistency in bounce, swing movement and seam deviation - and gives it a rating out of 10.
The higher the PitchViz number, the harder it is to bat.
| 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 |
Smith,caught Saim Ayub, bowled Noman Ali Smith, caught Saim Ayub, bowled Noman Ali | 21 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 38.18 |
Carse,caught Saud Shakeel, bowled Sajid Khan Carse, caught Saud Shakeel, bowled Sajid Khan | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.79 |
Potts,bowled Sajid Khan Potts, bowled Sajid Khan | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 60.00 |
Leach,not out Leach, not out | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 100.00 |
Bashir,caught Shan Masood, bowled Sajid Khan Bashir, caught Shan Masood, bowled Sajid Khan | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 47.37 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 7, leg byes 1, total 12 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 7, leg byes 1, total 12 | ||||||
Total,291 all out 67.2 overs Total,291 all out 67.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aamer Jamal | 6.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 6.50 |
Sajid Khan | 26.2 | 1 | 111 | 7 | 4.21 |
Noman Ali | 28.0 | 5 | 101 | 3 | 3.60 |
Zahid Mehmood | 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 |
248 for 7 (57.2 overs) | Carse |
256 for 8 (59.4 overs) | Potts |
262 for 9 (60.6 overs) | Smith |
291 for 10 (67.2 overs) | Bashir |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah Shafique,caught Smith, bowled Bashir Abdullah Shafique, caught Smith, bowled Bashir | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21.05 |
Saim Ayub,caught Pope, bowled Bashir Saim Ayub, caught Pope, bowled Bashir | 22 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 56.41 |
Shan Masood,caught Pope, bowled Bashir Shan Masood, caught Pope, bowled Bashir | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 61.11 |
Kamran Ghulam,leg before wicket, bowled Leach Kamran Ghulam, leg before wicket, bowled Leach | 26 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 66.67 |
Saud Shakeel,leg before wicket, bowled Leach Saud Shakeel, leg before wicket, bowled Leach | 31 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 60.78 |
Muhammad Rizwan,caught Root, bowled Carse Muhammad Rizwan, caught Root, bowled Carse | 23 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 53.49 |
Salman Ali Agha,caught Stokes, bowled Carse Salman Ali Agha, caught Stokes, bowled Carse | 63 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 131 | 70.79 |
Aamer Jamal,bowled Leach Aamer Jamal, bowled Leach | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.09 |
Noman Ali,caught Stokes, bowled Bashir Noman Ali, caught Stokes, bowled Bashir | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.33 |
Sajid Khan,caught Smith, bowled Potts Sajid Khan, caught Smith, bowled Potts | 22 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 51.16 |
Zahid Mehmood,not out Zahid Mehmood, not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 9, leg byes 5, total 17 Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 9, leg byes 5, total 17 | ||||||
Total,221 all out 59.2 overs Total,221 all out 59.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leach | 17.0 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 3.94 |
Bashir | 19.0 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 3.47 |
Root | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 |
Carse | 9.0 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 3.22 |
Potts | 5.2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3.56 |
Stokes | 5.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
9 for 1 (5.3 overs) | Abdullah Shafique |
25 for 2 (9.5 overs) | Shan Masood |
43 for 3 (14.6 overs) | Saim Ayub |
77 for 4 (20.5 overs) | Kamran Ghulam |
114 for 5 (31.5 overs) | Muhammad Rizwan |
145 for 6 (42.4 overs) | Saud Shakeel |
150 for 7 (44.6 overs) | Aamer Jamal |
156 for 8 (46.1 overs) | Noman Ali |
221 for 9 (58.2 overs) | Salman Ali Agha |
221 for 10 (59.2 overs) | Sajid Khan |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,stumped Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Noman Ali Crawley, stumped Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Noman Ali | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 37.50 |
Duckett,caught Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Sajid Khan Duckett, caught Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Sajid Khan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Pope,caught and bowled Sajid Khan Pope, caught and bowled Sajid Khan | 22 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 57.89 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Noman Ali Root, leg before wicket, bowled Noman Ali | 18 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 52.94 |
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled Noman Ali Brook, leg before wicket, bowled Noman Ali | 16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 76.19 |
Stokes,stumped Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Noman Ali Stokes, stumped Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Noman Ali | 37 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 102.78 |
Smith,caught Shan Masood, bowled Noman Ali Smith, caught Shan Masood, bowled Noman Ali | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 60.00 |
Carse,caught Salman Ali Agha, bowled Noman Ali Carse, caught Salman Ali Agha, bowled Noman Ali | 27 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 84.38 |
Potts,not out Potts, not out | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 90.00 |
Leach,caught Abdullah Shafique, bowled Noman Ali Leach, caught Abdullah Shafique, bowled Noman Ali | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11.11 |
Bashir,caught Abdullah Shafique, bowled Noman Ali Bashir, caught Abdullah Shafique, bowled Noman Ali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 3, leg byes 2, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 3, leg byes 2, total 5 | ||||||
Total,144 all out 33.3 overs Total,144 all out 33.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sajid Khan | 17.0 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 5.47 |
Noman Ali | 16.3 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 2.78 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
1 for 1 (0.3 overs) | Duckett |
11 for 2 (3.2 overs) | Crawley |
37 for 3 (12.2 overs) | Pope |
55 for 4 (15.3 overs) | Root |
78 for 5 (19.3 overs) | Brook |
88 for 6 (21.6 overs) | Smith |
125 for 7 (27.2 overs) | Stokes |
138 for 8 (31.3 overs) | Carse |
144 for 9 (33.2 overs) | Leach |
144 for 10 (33.3 overs) | Bashir |