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by Sam Drury & Matthew Henry

  1. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Statistician on Test Match Special

    This is now England's highest partnership away from home against Pakistan, beating the 233 that Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett put on for the first wicket in Rawalpindi two years ago.

    That was England's first 200-run partnership against Pakistan outside England.

  2. Eng 483-3

    Trail by 73

    Weary is the word in Multan.

    Batters, bowlers, fielders - I'd imagine the umpires too in this heat - are all looking, well, shattered.

    We've got about 13 minutes left in the day and it's hard to tell who wants the time to pass quickest.

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    Bit of a race on! Who will be first to a double century? My money is on Abrar Ahmed

    John, Leicester

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

    Joe Root is struggling with cramp, as he would be. He's batted all day out in that heat. There will be no better feeling for him than when he gets into that ice bath after the end of play.

  5. Eng 481-3

    Starting with a no-ball probably wasn't in Naseem Shah's plan when he asked for one more over.

    He gets through it but without troubling either of the England pair.

    Drinks are brought on again at the end of the over with Joe Root and Harry Brook out on their feet now.

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    Andy Zaltzman
    Statistician on Test Match Special

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    Australia great Shane Warne bowled a 24-over wicketless spell at Old Trafford in 2005 and Abrar Ahmed's is the longest wicketless spell against England since then.

  7. Naseem Shah has managed to persuade Shan Masood to give him a sixth over in the spell.

    Some effort in the Multan heat, especially when you've been in the field for 96 overs.

  8. Eng 478-3

    England's Joe Root and Harry BrookReuters

    Credit to Abrar Ahmed, he's kept Harry Brook and Joe Root quiet in his last couple of overs.

    The fact both batters are exhausted helps but the Pakistan spinner has stuck to his task well in a very challenging situation.

  9. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Harry Brook was waiting till the last moment when the ball released from Naseem Shah's hand to advance down the pitch and that gave him the ability to absolutely hammer it through the covers.

    England are 80 runs behind with half an hour left to play.

  10. Eng 476-3

    Brook 133, Root 170

    Naseem Shah is back for the fifth over of what has been a really superb spell, hoping his efforts are finally rewarded.

    Nope, it's not to be and Harry Brook pours salt into the wound by charging his last delivery and dismissively slapping it to the cover boundary.

    Great spell from Naseem, almost certainly over now and 0-22 from those five overs come nowhere close to doing it justice.

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    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    Naseem Shah has generated an average seam movement of 0.73 degrees in this spell – the most by any Pakistani seamer in any spell in this match so far.

  12. Eng 471-3

    Another over goes by in the blink of an eye, which will be a relief for Abrar Ahmed.

    He manages to keep England to just a pair of singles from it.

  13. Eng 469-3

    Another big appeal for lbw to end the over but this time there was clearly two sounds.

    Massive inside edge from Joe Root.

    The England man and Naseem Shah have a chat, which looked friendly enough, between overs.

    The Pakistan bowler must be wondering what he has to do to get another wicket.

  14. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    You'd feel hard done by as a bowler; when you have toiled and waited for a ball to nip off the seam for 92.5 overs and you find one to a batter on 168. It's a lovely ball by Naseem Shah, but it's just clipping the top of the leg stump.

  15. Not out

    Eng 469-3

    No wonder Naseem Shah was pleading. He knew the on-field call could be crucial.

    And so it proves. Umpire's call. Hitting a decent chunk of leg stump but not enough for the home side.

    Who'd be a bowler in Pakistan?

  16. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    Naseem Shah thinks it's worthy of a review, but they've only got one left. Pakistan are going to review it.

  17. Pakistan review

    Eng 469-3

    Naseem Shah is pleading with the umpire after getting the ball to nip back and hit Joe Root on the front pad.

    This could be close...

  18. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    If you write off Test matches early in these parts of the world, you are in peril. It's a different game here. There's still plenty of life in this one.

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    Since the middle of that one-day series v Aus, Harry Brook's batting has been exceptional. Like with Root it's happened since he dialled down the risk by 10% and has gone from a bit frantic to aggressive but fully in control. Just shows how fine the line can be but they are good enough players to score fast and on the front foot without being silly.

    Jim, Bucks

  20. Eng 468-3

    Trail by 88

    England are going to go after Abrar Ahmed, that much is clear already.

    Harry Brook hammers a drive through extra cover for the second boundary of the over.

    And for a bowler with figures of 0-170, it must almost feel cruel that two batters in such good nick just won't leave him alone.