A night's sleep for Pakistan appears to have settled some nerves after the chaos of yesterday.

Salman Agha has largely hogged the strike so far and his defence seems fairly sound. He successfully fends off a short ball from Gus Atkinson's for a couple then works the ball square for a single.

Aamer Jamal then nudges a single square of the wicket to keep the strike

Brydon Carse starts on a good fourth or fifth stump line, offering very little width

His second delivery gets Salman Agha prodding forward and he's struck on the pad, prompting a half-hearted appeal. However, it sounded like there was some bat on that.

Later in the over he bangs a couple into the pitch - Salman awkwardly defends one then bobs and weaves out the way of the next.

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Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

Ben Stokes on drinks duty again.

He is looking very lean.

He is one of those personalities that if he decides to do something he doesn't do it by half - he has chosen to do that with his fitness.

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Salman Agha happy to leave and defend the remainder most of the over from Chris Woakes before picking a couple of runs with a late dab through gully.

TV cameras zoom in a rather pensive Jason Gillespie up on the balcony of the Pakistan dressing room.

Right, Brydon Carse is being summoned by Ollie Pope.

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Cricviz analyst

WinViz throughout this Test match

• Start of Day 1: Pakistan 61%, England 34%, Draw 5%
• Start of Day 2: Pakistan 74%, England 14%, Draw 12%
• Start of Day 3: Pakistan 67%, England 11%, Draw 18%
• Start of Day 4: Pakistan 3%, England 46%, Draw 51%
• Start of Day 5: Pakistan 0%, England 96%, Draw 4%

Fifty for Salmanpublished at 41.2 overs

41.2 overs

Salman Agha works a freebie from Gus Aktkinson off his hips for four down through fine leg which brings up his half-century.

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BBC cricket correspondent BBC 5 Sports Extra

A badly mistimed pull shot, but Salman Ali Agha picks up a run.

Fourth ball of the over and Salman Agha takes on a short delivery from Chris Woakes and ends up splicing a pull just over a congested in-field.

Had Ollie Pope had someone at orthodox mid-wicket they would have been in business.

Salman Agha has three Test centuries to his name, including one in the first innings of this match.

His others came against New Zealand in Karachi in December 2022 (103) and against Sri Lanka in Colombo in July (132*).

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on BBC 5 Sports Extra

Pakistan are deep in trouble.

The pitch I can report has barely changed, the cracks are firm and haven't opened up as much.

England are on course to conflict a heavy defeat on Pakistan.

Salman Agha is playing the ball late. Very late.

He latches on to a short-ish delivery outside off stump and guides it through the vacant first slip region for four.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on BBC 5 Sports Extra

Pakistan seem to be determined to dig in as they try inch their way to the runs that they need.

I wonder if Pakistan have five overs to survive when the ninth wicket falls wherever Abrar Ahmed would be roused from his sick bed?

Chris Woakes toils through an over with a bit of funky field. Aamer Jamal works his first ball fine for a couple before seeing off five dots.

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Pakistan may be six down but England need just three, rather than four, more wickets to win.

That's because tailender Abrar Ahmed was taken to hospital with a fever yesterday.

He missed all of day four and the Pakistan Cricket Board have confirmed that he won't be involved today either.

Gus Atkinson goes through the first over and Aamer Jamal and Salman Agha see it off without much alarm, picking up a single apiece.

Atkinson's third ball is short and Agha is able to work into leg while Jamal eases the penultimate delivery for his first runs of the day.

Right, Salman Agha and Aamer Jamal are out in the middle.

Gus Atkinson has the ball in hand.

Here we go.

Chris Woakes had a quick chat to Sky Sports before play began and admits he was happy to put is feet up and watch England's batters make hay yesterday: "Very nice viewing. Certainly thank the batters for doing an incredible job and it was needed because 150 overs in the field takes it out of you. Thankfully they delivered a masterclass.

"It was nice to see them do their thing and watch the records fall. Obviously it's been a really good pitch but to do it in the heat and with a level fitness is an incredible achievement.

"We are full of energy and ready to get this job done with the ball now, no matter how long it takes. Even if it's not the first session we'll keep going to get the job done."

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A tantalising day in prospect then.

We cannot promise BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew will get on his his euphonium again to lead the England fans in a rendition of Jerusalem, as he did on day four.

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