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Match report
England's hopes of winning the second Test against Pakistan look all but over after a dreadful third day in Dubai.
Resuming in a strong position at 182-3, the tourists were bundled out for 242 before lunch.
Joe Root, Ben Stokes and the out-of-form Jos Buttler fell victim to Wahab Riaz's pace, before Yasir Shah's leg spin bamboozled the lower order.
By the close, Pakistan reached 222-3, a lead of 358 runs, with Misbah ul-Haq unbeaten on 87 and Younus Khan 71.
"My frustration with England is that they keep having these horrible sessions that lose them the game. Losing seven wickets for 36 runs... it's over. You can say I'm being negative but this game is done."
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Steve C Lawley: After such a horrible day for England let's show some fight tomorrow. The pitch still looks flat and perfectly playable.
Can England make history?
Even if Pakistan declared now, England would be needing to complete their highest successful run chase in Test history. These are the next highest:
332-7 v Australia, Melbourne, 1928-29
315-4 v Australia, Headingley, 2001
307-5 v New Zealand, Christchurch, 1997
Can England make history?
Pakistan's lead is currently 358. I don't want to be a doom-monger but England have never chased that many to win a Test. Only eight teams have managed more in the history of Test cricket.
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stingingnettle: Pakistan provides raw talent, miracles, recklessness and shredded nerves to world cricket. Come and play cricket in Pakistan.
Dave Wall: How many more runs are Rashid & Ali going to feed Pakistan, hoping for them to declare, not my idea of winning.
"There's always a chance. We've seen this side do some good things and then bat horribly. But the chances are so small - the two old men, 78 years between them, didn't look in any trouble against the spinners. England's seamers tried like hell - it's the batting [at fault], there's too many collapses. We lack an opening batsman, Bell and Buttler are playing terrible, Bairstow's playing for his place, Stokes played a poor shot and somehow the desire isn't there. There's too much onus on the bowlers to win us Test matches."
What chance an England win?
So what now? There are two days left in this game, and England's chances of victory must surely rank somewhere between slim and none. A Pakistan declaration beckons tomorrow - expect some fireworks from Younus and Misbah - so the tourists will already be steeling themselves for a battle to save the game.
"Wood was caught at slip off the leg-spinner, straightforward. The standing umpires referred it, the third umpire gave him out and then Wood tried to get the third umpire to change his own decision! It was extraordinary as some of the pathetic batting. From optimism and hope, we lost it in one terrible session. The bowlers then had to come out - Anderson can get the left-hander [Shan Masood] out with an orange, Wood bounced Shoaib Malik and then pitched one up, that was a good bit of cricket."
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Andy in Aberystwyth: A spinner is opening, an opener is languishing in the pavilion, two keepers are playing, but the form batsman (Taylor) is also omitted. Bring back Moores!
"Rashid came in, had one ball then went to slog his second ball over mid-wicket - where the hell's his brains? Play sensibly! Bairstow wasn't that comfortable, particularly against the leg-spinner - he kept trying to his him square through the off side. He nicked one past the keeper, there was one where he was caught at first slip, the third umpire said not out and he got away with it. He then tried to turn the leg-spinner through square leg, he obviously thinks he can bat with only an inch rather than four-and-a-half inches. Too much bottom hand, he should be learning from that."
Pak 222-3 (lead by 358)
Mohammad Hafeez may have fallen for 51 when the impressive Mark Wood returned to the attack, but it went rapidly downhill for England after that as Younus Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq shared an unbroken fourth-wicket stand worth 139.
While chances were few and far between, the best that did arrive - a Misbah edge off Ben Stokes - went untouched by wicketkeeper Jos Buttler as he and first slip Joe Root stood motionless.
"We all came here with anticipation of a good contest on a dry, flat pitch with a little bit of turn. First 20 runs or so looked OK for Root and Bairstow, then Root drove at one going across him and nicked it. Then it was mayhem after that, it all fell apart. Buttler was awful, his feet were nowhere in line and he's playing very poorly. It's not as if it was a great ball."
Post update
Having conceded a first-innings lead of 136, England claimed a couple of early wickets to give them hope of bowling Pakistan out cheaply second time around. But Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid released the pressure with a succession of long hops and full tosses as Alastair Cook strangely opted for something akin to a one-day field.
"What a great day for Pakistan. I felt they were just in front at the start of the day, but the key wicket of Joe Root sprung Pakistan into action as they lost seven wickets for 36 runs. That session, I'm afraid, will cost England the game. A couple of catches went down, they really threw the towel in by mid-afternoon."
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Pakistan 222-3 - lead by 358
First-innings centurion Misbah leaves the field with 87 to his name, Younus has 71, and Pakistan's lead is an already daunting 358. England, as they say, are up against it.
Close of play - Pak 222-3 (lead by 358)
Well, no-one except Misbah is in a rush. Just as he did on the first day, he hits a six in the final over, mowing Root over mid-wicket on one knee. And that's your lot for the day.
"No disrespect to Joe Root, but when he's bowling the final over of day three, with Stuart Broad at leg slip - I've never seen him field there - it's almost as though they've gone 'field where you want'."
Pak 211-3 (lead by 347)
Joe Root, England's third-choice spinner, gets the ball for the final over the day. Absolutely no-one in a rush out there.
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Aftab Ahmed: Pakistan have carried Babar and Malik this match. Azhar Ali and Bilal Asif will make Pakistan much stronger in the third Test.
Pak 211-3 (lead by 347)
England going through the motions, Pakistan likewise. And that only suits one side. A day of utter dominance for the hosts is drawing to a close in painful fashion for England. One over left.
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James Bown: Without wanting to sound Pontingesque, this continual use of sub fielders by England is embarrassing and should be stopped.
Pak 207-3 (Younus 68, Misbah 75)
With Rashid at the other end, the spin twins are on. Which is music to the ears of Younus and Misbah, who were probably playing spin when they were in the womb. Younus dispatches a full toss off the last ball of the over for four. England flagging. Pakistan cruising.
"The way England's body language has been for the last hour or two, it's almost as if they're waiting for the declaration. I'm sure the coach Trevor Bayliss will be having a word."
Pak 199-3 (lead by 335)
Stokes out of the attack - and off the field now. Maybe he's going to stick his head in an ice bucket. Moeen Ali gets a chance to atone for his wayward spell of 5-0-30-0 this afternoon. Five off the over. Easy pickings for Pakistan.
Should England make changes for third Test?
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Mark, Madrid: John in Lytham (14:08) has made the typical "blame the selectors" comment, but they have to show faith in players or selection becomes a revolving door. However, with the South Africa series looming and this series now looking to be lost, maybe it is time to play Taylor and Hales in the third Test and give Buttler a rest, while calling time on Ian Bell's career. Buttler & Bell have done great things for England, but both are struggling and sometimes it is kinder to drop a player than destroy his confidence with failure.
Pak 194-3 (Rashid 16-1-62-0)
There's the googly from Rashid - we've not seen many of them. It does for Younus, who fails to pick it, but that's as good as it gets for England.
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Muhammed Bilal: Misbah and Younus teaching England a lesson here on how to bat. Great stuff!
Beth: I think Pakistan should declare now and have a go at England to see if they get some wickets before the close of play.
Pak 192-3 (lead by 328)
This is Stokes' ninth over - captain Cook obviously hoping his anger will provide the spur for the breakthrough England so desperately need. It's not to be, though, as Younus and Misbah stand firm.
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John, Lytham: From almost winning the last Test & looking a class outfit to a total collapse in this innings doesn't make us a bad side. But doubts are now creeping in as to our ranking. Bell's getting out embarrassingly, Buttler looks a shadow of his positive self, we knew this before the series. A blatant failure for the selectors, they should look at themselves seriously.
Pak 190-3 (lead by 326)
A half-hearted appeal for leg before from Rashid as Younus fails to connect with a sweep. Misbah fares better as he picks up another boundary.
"Misbah's just become the fourth player to score 1,000 Test runs after the age of 40. Jack Hobbs has the most (2,440), then Patsy Hendren (1,901) and Tom Graveney (1,243) - Geoffrey's fifth with 999."
"The keeper's got to go for that. He's got the gloves on. It would be a difficult catch for Root, who's at one-and-a-half slip. The problem with this England side is that when they have a bad session, it's a horrific session which takes them out of the Test match."
Misbah dropped on 56
Pak 185-3 (lead by 321)
A drop! Well, I say a drop. It would have been if Jos Buttler had even gone for it. Stokes drew Misbah forward, finds the edge... and Buttler and first slip Joe Root watch it whistle between them. Buttler's catch, without a doubt. He didn't even move. "Caaatch!" screams Stokes, swiftly followed by an expletive. Just to improve Ben's mood, Misbah laces a half-volley through the cover.
"Why are they having drinks, with 12 overs left and only the extra half-hour left? They're going to be five overs down again, and the umpires are doing nothing!"
Pak 176-3 (lead by 312)
Breaking news. Stop the press. Rashid turns one past Misbah's outside edge. In fluffing the take, Buttler deflects the ball into Stokes' throat at slip. Stokes drops to his haunches, a combination of frustration and despair etched over his sunburnt face. Kind of sums up England's day.
"England have lost both tosses in this series, but hung on and played beautifully until this morning - when like the desert sands, their hopes have evaporated through Alastair Cook's fingers. It's tough for the bowlers now."
Pak 175-3 (52 overs)
Stokes, now in his sixth over, lets out a cry of anguish as a thick edge from Misbah - half deliberate, if we're being generous - scuttles away for four. Misbah has now caught Younus Khan up - both men have 56 to their name.
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Should England make changes for third Test?
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Elliot GC: England should bring back Gary Ballance. Test average of 47, FC average of 52. He was never a number three. He should bat at five.
Jonathan France: I agree changes need to be made. But if they are then they need time (3rd Test & SA series) to stake a decent claim.
Pak 170-3
There are 14 overs left in the day, which means we won't be finishing at 14:00 BST as scheduled. In fact, there's no chance of getting the full allocation in even using the extra half-hour.
"Adil Rashid is on the wrong end of a Misbah assault here. The Pakistan captain is having a wonderful Test, and he leaves his team in a pretty much impregnable position."
50 for Misbah
Pak 170-3 (lead by 306)
Shot! And shot again! Adil Rashid is welcomed back into the attack with two glorious straight drives for six by Misbah. A man using a camera and making a phone call (good multi-tasking) has to take evasive action in the second tier. Misbah has his fifty and Pakistan's lead is beyond 300.
"Bit of an ominous feel for England, they're almost going through the motions here."
Pak 158-3 (Younus 56, Misbah 40)
The lead is inching towards 300. At what point will Pakistan press the accelerator? No rush at all at the moment - there are two days left in this game, which, as we saw this morning, is more than enough time to bowl a side out. Stokes veers on to leg, Misbah adds a single to his score.
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Should Root open the batting?
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Ed Mehen: Because, Nick in Manchester [13:32], he did open the batting before and was very much ineffective. Give it to Hales.
Close!
Pak 157-3 (lead by 293)
That's as close as England have come to a chance for some time. Broad finds enough bounce to locate the shoulder of Misbah's bat as he opened the faces off the back foot, but the ball flies over the waiting slips. Broad adopts the tea-pot stance. When it's not your day...
"Ben Stokes is a wholehearted cricketer who gives it 100% every time, but you can see him cursing as the ball moves past the outside edge."
Pak 154-3 (Stokes 8-2-18-0)
Stokes can't be faulted here, and he almost has the wicket his effort deserves as he finds just enough swing to beat Younus' drive. He follows it up by jagging one back into the right-hander's pads. But ultimately no way through.
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Changes for Sharjah?
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Richard Holroyd: Surely the obvious change England should make is Patel for Buttler. A slow left-armer is always useful, especially if your off-spinner is having a bad day. Buttler is the one player in the side who had not earned his Test place through performances at county level. He has been elevated to Test status too soon. He would benefit from two full seasons of county cricket with Lancashire to learn how to play long-format cricket. Has Bell's time come? He has done little since his century in the West Indies.
Pak 152-3 (lead by 288)
Has anyone got a tape measure? Misbah's bat is impossibly broad. He looks so assured out there. Short or full, he defends stoutly off Broad, who resorts to running up with the ball in his left hand before transferring it to his right in his delivery stride.
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Nick in Manchester: Since Root has effectively been a highly effective opening batsman for the last few months, why not let him open officially?
Pak 151-3
Broad strays down leg and even the best keeper would struggle to take that while standing up. Four byes will hardly improve England's ever darkening mood. Bagsie not sitting next to Stuart Broad on the bus back to the hotel tonight.
"I would have played James Taylor before now, as now he'll have gone two weeks without a knock, which would be very difficult for him and Alex Hales."
Pak 147-3 (Younus 52, Misbah 36)
Stokes' face is getting redder by the ball. It just goes up another notch on the Dulux colour chart when Misbah steers him expertly between slip and gully for four. Can't say I envy the quicker bowlers (come to think of it, any bowlers) in conditions and circumstances like these.
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Younus joins 9,000 club
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Yusuf: Wonder how many of the 9,000 Test runs he made as Younus Khan instead of Younis! Seems to have made a world of difference.
In case you're wondering... known as Younis in his early career, when he joined Yorkshire in 2007, he announced to the UK media that he would like to be known as Younus Khan.
50 for Younus
Pak 143-3 (lead by 279)
Younus, Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test history, brings up his 30th fifty with a leg-glance for four. Candy and baby spring to mind.
"Richie Benaud used to tell me if the opening bowler's not getting the opening batsman out, he's not doing his job. If you get a good ball, you get a good ball. But if you play a bad shot away from your body with no footwork like Buttler and Bell, when are you going to get runs? I would have given Buttler a long rest, they only gave him two weeks off at the end of the summer because he was knackered. He needed longer."
Pak 139-3 (lead by 275)
Where are England's wickets going to come from? A drive to short mid-on or an edge to slip, according to Alastair Cook's fielding positions. Cook himself has had success at the position on the drive in this series, so it's not beyond the realms. It's just that Younus and Misbah look lik they're in for the long haul.
Would you expect any England team changes for Sharjah?
"I think there will be two changes. The way they're going, they're going to lose unless something ridiculous happens. Barring a big score from Buttler or Bell, I think they'll be asked to sit out the last Test. That will allow you to bring in an opening batsman in Alex Hales, and James Taylor at three, with Moeen Ali moving to seven. He's not an opening bat, he showed in Abu Dhabi it's not his natural game."
Scorecard update
Pakistan 139-3 (44 overs) - lead by 275
Batsmen: Younus 30*, Misbah 3*
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Masood 1), 16-2 (Malik 7), 83-3 (Hafeez 51)
England coach Trevor Bayliss looks on, elbows on his knees and jaw jutting out as he munches on some gum. Stokes tests Misbah with some short stuff no breakthrough that England crave isn't looking likely. Let's have a drink, shall we?
"This is where the selectors and the head coach have to come in. They have to study the county scene, look at players and not just how many runs they score, but their footwork and how they leave the ball. Can they make the step up? That's what makes good selection. They need an opening batsman, Bell and Buttler aren't getting runs, Jonny Bairstow's still having to prove himself. But while it's hard to get into this England team, it's even harder to get out of it."
Pak 139-3 (Younus 48, Misbah 32)
"Come on Broady!" is the cry from Jos Buttler, who is standing up to Stuart Broad, the bowler formerly known as England's "enforcer". I'm sure the quick bowler will love to see him stood there. A maiden over.
"It depends on the coach. I don't think Trevor Bayliss would buy into the idea of naughty-boy nets and pointless 'debrief' meetings, where the senior players moan and the junior players just nod a lot."
Pak 139-3 (lead by 275)
Almost all the ground in shade now - and the lights are rapidly going out on England's hopes of winning this Test. The lead stands at 275 as Stuart Broad, his right arm wrapped in a compression bandage, after being struck below the shoulder while batting, comes into the attack in place of Rashid.
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Ollie Smith: Big fan of Rashid but consistency is key here, there are too many bad balls. Where's England's next Swann coming from?
recordlick: England WILL lose this test. Another batting collapse + negative captaincy. When will selectors & captain learn?
Pak 139-3
No shortage of effort from Stokes - and a decent over with only one run off it. All England's seamers have bowled creditably this afternoon, but they've been hamstrung by that shocker of a batting performance this morning. I suspect it won't be the last we hear of that collapse before lunch. Stokes aims a mock kick at the ball in his follow through his big left boot. I think we're all feeling it, Ben.
"He's a champion batsman and a wonderful human being. We had him at Yorkshire for a year. After that catch was turned down off Jonny Bairstow, he just patted Jonny on the shoulder and said 'good luck'. You don't see many Aussies doing that. He's come through some typical Pakistan politics - he's been dropped, come back, been captain, given that up, retired and come back, but he still loves batting for them. He's one of the few people who can fail in a team and keep encouraging the youngsters."
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Younus joins 9,000 club
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Younis passes 9,000 Test runs
Younis punches Rashid through the off side to bring up his 9,000th Test run. At an average of 54.22, lest we forget. Some player.
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Dave: Seems to me that England are resigned to losing this game. Virtually no catchers for Rashid is pointless.
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Pak 135-3
Even goldenarm Stokes can't find a way past Younus or Misbah, who are batting with the ease of dads against kids on the beach.
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Eddie F: At least the football is on. I'll return when England are less abject. What a poor day.
Pak 134-3
The Anderson experiment is over as captain Cook opts for pace in the form of Ben Stokes.
"That's an incredible shot as Buttler and Anderson had both scarpered to the leg side. How did Misbah know they had moved? He must have eyes in the back of his head, as he changed his shot very late."
Pak 134-3 (lead by 270)
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. One of the best things I've seen on a cricket pitch. Misbah shapes to sweep, changes his mind halfway through the shot and opts for a bog-standard forward defensive. Trouble is, wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and James Anderson at slip had charged off to the leg side in anticipation. Two runs courtesy of a faint outside edge and laughs all round. Except Alastair Cook. Not a happy bunny.
"England built pressure on Misbah in the last over when he had a big hack, but they're putting all their eggs in one basket now. The hole they're digging has turned into a crater. Quite simply, they need seven wickets before the end of play - a miracle. 230 would be a big test and the lead is already 267."
Pak 131-3 (Anderson 8-5-9-1)
And there is it. The moment we've been waiting for: Anderson concedes his first four. Sorry, did I get your hopes up? Younus whips through mid-wicket as Anderson strays on to the pads, then survives a shout for lbw as he pushes forward. That appeal smacked of hope rather than conviction from England.
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Pak 126-3 (lead by 262)
The shadow from the stand is covering half of the pitch now. Could that make it tougher for the batsmen? They could be playing in the dark if Rashid continues to bowl long hops like that. Misbah helps himself to another leg-side four before driving to wide long-off with slightly less authority.
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Grounds for England optimism?
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John O: England can still win this match, another good session after tea could be the game changer. Remember the 1st match!
Kevin H: Has to rain at some point in Dubai... Day 5 washout, you heard it here first.
Woodzeebeck Switzerland: Can we not win this tomorrow, against all the odds? Anniversary of Agincourt and all that?
Pak 119-3
England's fielding positions continuing to perplex the Test Match Special crew - and it's hard to disagree with them. Pakistan, their lead now beyond 250, will be delighted not to see any close catchers off the spinners. Anderson at least has a short leg and silly mid-on - not that it matters to Misbah, who bunts England's premier quick bowler over mid-on for an eight-iron of a two.
"It's a catch-22 situation with Rashid as the captain has shown he's not trusted to land the ball in the right area. You don't set fields for bad balls - if you do that, you shouldn't be bowling. Do you have to trust him first, and publicly back him? Yes.
"When Adil's tail was up in the last match, I can't remember him bowling a bad ball. But with this field, his good balls aren't going to get wickets. I used to pull my hair out if [the field meant] my good balls weren't going to take wickets. Get a man in under the nose."
Pak 117-3 (35 overs)
Rashid, fizzing the ball from hand to hand at the top of his mark, can't find a way past Misbah's unfeasibly broad bat. Ooof, that one turned, but it's too wide for the batsman to play at. The Pakistan skipper helps himself to three with a paddle sweep before Younus makes a botched job of a similar stroke.
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Misbah-ul-Haq (61) has just overtaken Younus Khan (60) as the biggest Pakistan six-hitter in Test cricket.
Pak 112-3 (Younus 36, Misbah 17)
England's latest ploy: a man on the drive to Younus off Anderson, right next to the non-striker on the leg-side. Close enough for a chat with Misbah. "How's it going? Any plans later? Got your ticket for the new Bond film yet?" Any suggestions on what they could be talking about? Younus content to play out a maiden.
"Misbah plays the sweep shot well, he gets very low and makes sure the ball stays along the ground. England need to find something from the spin department. I was wondering why Adil Rashid has not been given a short leg, as it hampers his ability to cause problems with the wrong 'un."
Pak 110-3 (Rashid 7-0-27-0)
Rashid is not having the effect he had in the second innings in Abu Dhabi. First he's too full and Misbah sweeps a low full toss for four, then he drops horribly short and the Pakistan skipper pummels him over mid-wicket for six. This is hurting England.
"England need an extra over or two from Wood, who's been their best bowler, and a wicket for Adil Rashid would give him confidence."
Pak 98-3 (lead by 234)
Wood, sweat glistening on his forehead, ends the over looking to the sky as he almost sneaks one through Younus' defence via an inside edge. The batsman's pad comes in handy.
Close!
Pak 98-3
Mark Wood has his hands on his head after Misbah top-edges a pull that lands just short of the onrushing Moeen Ali at fine-leg. Those are the sort of moments England need to go in their favour if they are to get out of this hefty hole.
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Pak 96-3 (Younus 33, Misbah 4)
Rashid twirling, Younus blocking. Good stuff from Rashid - until he drops short off the final ball and Younus cuts to deep cover for a single.
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Christophe Talbotski: I get the feeling this won't be stopped on day five due to bad light...
Pak 95-3
Bowled, Woody. Just the one run off it, but economy is not England's priority at the moment. Wickets are the currency they need to be dealing in. Sorry, that sounded a bit Apprentice.
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Pak 94-3 (lead by 231)
Thanks James. Mark Wood, responsible for two of the three Pakistan wickets to fall, has the ball in hand.
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Right, time for me to hand you back to Justin Goulding for the rest of the day...
Pak 94-3
Rashid's first ball after tea is an absolute horror - short and wide and slashed to point by Misbah for a single. Not an auspicious start. The rest of his over showcases better control, but there's still scant evidence of a wicket-taking threat.
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"Apart from James Anderson, not one of the batsmen was got out. They were trying to get after the Pakistan bowlers too soon. England didn't do the hard enough work to see off Wahab Riaz. A disappointing day. As brilliant as they were yesterday, they have equally as bad today."
Tea report
A dominant Pakistan stretched their lead over England to 228 on the third day of the second Test in Dubai.
Armed with a first-innings advantage of 136, Pakistan recovered from 16-2 to take tea on 92-3 in 26 overs, with Younus Khan unbeaten on 30 and captain Misbah-ul-Haq three.
It continued a marvellous day for the hosts, who bowled England out for 242 before lunch as the last seven wickets tumbled for only 36 runs amid a flurry of reckless strokes.
The exceptional Wahab Riaz finished with 4-66 and Yasir Shah 4-93, while Joe Root - 76 not out overnight - fell for 88.
"It's going to be very difficult for England to win this match. It's a huge lead already. Very rarely do you see a team go past their first-innings score in the last innings of a match. You want to see more application."
Tea scorecard
Pakistan 92-3 (25 overs) - lead by 228
Batsmen: Younus 30*, Misbah 3*
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Masood 1), ,16-2 (Malik 7), 83-3 (Hafeez 51)
"So far this has been the day when the Test got away from England."
Tea interval
Pak 92-3
Younus emphatically on-drives the last ball of the session for four, and that's tea. Not a bad session from England, who took three wickets, but they've not done enough to repair the damage of this morning's horror show.
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Simon in Edinburgh: All England's wickets were taken by a bowler with a four-letter surname. Has this ever happened before?
Pak 87-3 (lead by 223)
This is more like it from Rashid. Keeping the batsman honest, throwing in a few sneaky quicker ones, keeping Younus rather nervously camped on his back foot. Just one from the over.
Pak 86-3 (Younus 26, Misbah 1)
Wood has been outstanding so far in this Test. His match figures are now 5-51. Misbah and Younus pinch a couple of singles off his latest over.
"The celebration said it all - it was an angry celebration from Joe Root. England gifted Pakistan a huge advantage by bating poorly. The wheels came off in the field for 45 minutes but it's good to see they've suddenly got their heads together."
Pak 83-3 (lead by 219)
So, Misbah joins Younus at the crease. Pakistan's two most experienced batsmen, a partnership which has frustrated England already in this series. This is the game right here. England need to break this partnership pronto.
"Excellent catch by Joe Root. Thick edge, went fast, excellent take."
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Hafeez c Root b Wood 51 (Pak 83-3)
Wood has his revenge. Hafeez temporarily mislays his brain after getting his half-century and chases a full, widish delivery that he didn't really need to play at. Pocketed by Root at first slip. England needed that.
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50 for Hafeez
Pak 83-2
Rashid has been hooked. Mark Wood is back, but his first act is to feed Mohammad Hafeez a short ball which allows him to get to his fifty with a booming pull shot. The ball is coming off his bat like a cannonball at the moment. However...
"The Bairstow chance was not an easy one - it's low down to the right."
Pak 79-2
Tell you what, that's the best ball we've seen from an England spinner today, and it's delivered by Joe Root - flatter, quicker through the air, and it turns more than Younus expects and almost trims his off bail. And then there's another minor scare - Root gets a bit of extra bounce and Younus almost turns it into the hands of Jonny Bairstow at short leg. However, next ball it's Bairstow's survival instincts rather than his catching skills which are tested: short from Root, pulled by Younus, Bairstow just about avoiding decapitation.
West Indies will resume tomorrow on 20-1, chasing 244 to beat Sri Lanka with two full days left. But today belongs to Kraigg Brathwaite, and the most unlikely of six-wicket Test hauls.
The spinners have bowled seven overs for 44 so far. The seamers' 12 overs have cost 24."
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Ed Mehen: Ugh. Switching off @bbctms in disgust at @ECB_cricket tactics. Negative. They should attack!
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Pak 68-2 (Hafeez 44, Younus 16)
Time for Spinner Number Three? Oh, go on then. Joe Root is handed the ball. Result: much the same. Too short, too tempting, and Hafeez, who is wielding a formidable piece of tree, clobbers him into the stands. It's all a far cry from England's last trip to the Subcontinent. Whither Swann? Perhaps more to the point, whither Panesar?
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Andy Donley: England had Pakistan 16-2. Now the spinners have given them some batting practice and all of the pressure is dispelled. So poor.
Pak 61-2
Even Tufnell's angry. You know it's going badly when you've riled the Cat. He gets his wish, however, as Alastair Cook brings on Adil Rashid for his first bowl of the second innings. However, it doesn't improve England's fortunes: too short from the leggie and the belligerent Hafeez splatters another boundary.
"This is dreadful from Moeen. And the field is all wrong. It's getting on my nerves now. The wrong spinner is bowling. They need to get quick wickets - and who is more likely? Rashid might go for runs but England need to get people out."
Pak 54-2 (lead by 190)
Earlier we had shades of Ground Force as some men rushed out onto the outfield with a bucket of sand to fill a divot in the pitch, now Younus Khan comes over all DIY SOS as the Pakistan physio rushes out with a hammer with he uses to perform some running repairs to his bat.
And then it's Moeen's turn to get the hammer treatment - full toss, bludgeoned back over his head by Hafeez. Moeen flatlining here...
"It's ridiculous because this stadium is beautiful, but there's never anyone here for Tests."
Pak 45-2 (Hafeez 27, Younus 10)
Can't help feeling England have got the wrong bowlers on here - Stokes and Moeen look about as penetrative as a damp J-cloth. Another poor delivery from Stokes: wide, inviting, and hammered to the fence for four. Alastair Cook's side are in danger of squandering the momentum of those two early wickets.
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David Lloyd taps into his inner Fred Trueman in this video. Well worth a watch.
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Pak 41-2
Moeen gets a grip on his previously leaky run rate - just two singles off that over.
"No interest from Stokes at all [in that appeal]."
Pak 39-2 (lead by 175)
Kaboom! Stokes drops short and Hafeez is on it like a cheetah on a dawdling gazelle, swivelling brutally and crashing it to the fence. There's a bit of an appeal for caught behind off the next ball when Hafeez swishes, but the bowler isn't convinced.
"The one thing these spinners don't have is a stock delivery. It's a bit hit and miss..."
Pak 35-2 (Hafeez 18, Younus 9)
Moeen continues - bit of a drag-down first ball and he's shovelled into the leg side by Younus, but there's no run. Ooh, another bad apple from the barrel - and this time Younus is less merciful, sending short leg's life flashing before his eyes with a brutal pull for four. Mo then overcompensates and offers a floaty one up outside off stump, which is pummelled through the covers for another boundary. Bad over that.
If you're a Pakistan fan, or a masochistic England fan, you can listen again to those seven England wickets fall this morning, courtesy of TMS's commentators, via BBC Radio 5 live's In Short page.
Drinks break
Pak 27-2
England shuffle the deck again and Ben Stokes is summoned to have a bowl. He begins with a maiden, and it's time for drinks.
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Chris, Manchester: Worrying stat from Michael Vaughan (09:30) - here's another. Excluding Cook and Root, England's highest averaging batsman in the last 12 months is Gary Ballance and he was dropped from lack of form.
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Pak 27-2 (lead by 163)
Wowzer - Hafeez eyes up the first ball of Moeen's over and slugs it straight into the stands for a maximum. Sub fielder Chris Jordan has to leap over the rail and fetch it from Row G.
"I hope Wood's body is going to stand the rigour of these Test matches. He's full-on with everything he does. He doesn't have to play every game, they've got Plunkett and Finn, although Finn's gone home."
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Pak 18-2 (Hafeez 10, Younus 0)
I like this from Wood - he's running in like his life depends on it and arrowing that ball at a full length on off stump, not letting Younus Khan get away.
"Pakistan have had a wonderful morning, England awful, but they've got a couple of wickets so Pakistan need to just bat. It's simple, isn't it? They should be 300 ahead by the close, game over. But they're a funny side to watch, my Pakistani friends never know how their team is going to play."
Pak 18-2
Good start from Mo - just the two runs from a tight over.
"Malik was sat on the back foot with the short ball but when Wood pitched it up he didn't get as far forward as he should have done. He's an average cricketer but he's not a special cricketer."
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Malik b Wood 7 (Pak 16-2)
A huge, delighted shout of 'Wooodddyyy!!!' from behind the stumps and that can only mean one thing - England's imaginary-horse-riding talisman has struck! Full from the Durham man, Malik driving loosely, inside edge, graphic scenes of anti-stump violence. Wood is having a very, very good Test match.
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Pak 12-1 (Hafeez 8, Malik 3)
James Anderson keeping it tighter than the jeans on an X Factor boyband. A fourth consecutive maiden for England's attack leader.
Over in Colombo...
Kraigg Brathwaite should stick to bowling. The West Indies opener, who took a career-best 6-29 earlier today, has fallen lbw to Dhammika Prasad for three to leave the Windies 20-1 chasing 244 to beat Sri Lanka in the second Test in Colombo. The heavens have since opened, and they're taking an early tea.
Pak 12-1
Alastair Cook switches it up immediately and introduces Mark Wood, probably England's best bowler in the first innings. Malik is off the mark with a crisp flick off his pads. Meanwhile...
"They definitely need to bowl Pakistan out for less than England scored in their first innings - 150-160 gives you a shout."
Pak 8-1 (lead by 144)
You'd have thought that may be the last we see of Shan Masood in this series. Azhar Ali is going to be back for the third Test and he could well be the man to make way, after three failures in four innings. Anderson keeps Hafeez honest.
"If England are to win this game, they need a super-human bowling effort. They haven't had easy conditions to bowl in on this tour, but this is where they should take wickets."
Pak 8-1 (Hafeez 7, Malik 0)
So, a small victory for Jos Buttler after a nightmare morning. Like successfully locating your car keys after you've stubbed your toe getting out of bed, put your shirt on inside out and spilt cornflakes down your tie. Hafeez pulls Broad smartly to the square-leg fence to get off the mark.
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Dukkhaboy: The out breath of relief from Jos Buttler enough to power all of Birmingham for a week.
Pak 1-1
Shoaib Malik, who made a double century in the first innings of this series but has a couple of low scores since then, is the new man.
"It was Jimmy's wobble-seam bowl. Sometimes it nips across and sometimes it goes straight. That was a very good delivery and Jos Buttler made amends. That was a harder catch - well taken."
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Masood c Buttler b Anderson 1 (Pak 1-1)
Well that's something! Buttler redeems himself, and ensures his earlier drop counts for little. James Anderson, who's had Shan Masood on toast so often he's practically got him in a jar with a gingham lid, picks up the Pakistani opener for the fourth time in this series with a delivery angled across him that proves irresistible. Smartly taken by Jos diving to his left. Now, can England nip out a couple more early doors?
"It wasn't a difficult chance. It was a dolly. For an international keeper, that's a 9.9-out-of-10 catch."
Dropped catch
Pak 1-0
Stuart Broad to open up from the other end, and there's instant drama! Masood chases one down the leg side, gets a flick on it, and poor old Jos Buttler shells a relatively simple chance. The ball doesn't go into his hands, his head very much does. Broad sinks to his haunches in incredulity. Just what England needed. Never mind eh?
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James Bamford: Nothing like the comforting embrace of an England collapse to start the weekend.
Pak 0-0
After that morning session, England's lunch will have tasted pretty bad, though perhaps not quite as bad as the mid-morning microwave curry currently being enjoyed by an unnamed colleague on the cricket desk. The excuse? We're on Asian time. Questionable at best. Anderson starts off with an uneventful maiden.
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Were ready to go again in the Dubai heat. Who will be England's Kraigg Brathwaite? (I never thought I'd say that.) Well, we're about to find out. James Anderson has the ball...
Brathwaite the demon bowler
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Cricinfo: The last time an opener took better Test figures than Kraigg Brathwaite was a long, long time ago - Frank Worrell in 1957.
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Thank you Justin - another lethal session in the hotseat from you. Well, what a morning that was. England were so nicely placed at the start of play, but that Joe Root wicket was crucial - he's like the foundation block in England's Jenga tower of a batting line-up at the moment. Remove him, and suddenly the whole thing starts to wobble...
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I think I've done more than my fair share of damage to this England innings. It's time I handed over to James Gheerbrant.
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Francis Edwards: Jos Buttler is not out of form, he's out of talent. He has no technique and his footwork is very poor! Get him out!
Taylor Buller: If Buttler gets 100 2nd innings he'll be a hero, let's not forget how bad Bairstow can be behind the stumps! He is hardly proven.
Jon Heaver: Buttler needs a break! Rest of winter off. Barstow to keep, J Taylor in to bat at 5. Bell to be given a reprieve (for now).
"You very rarely change a winning team, but Ian Bell's on a knife-edge. He's been technically poor, a ball like he had yesterday shouldn't be getting a player of his quality out. With the second innings, and the result, this is a big three days for Ian Bell."
Graeme Swann adds: "I'm worried about the ball that got him out yesterday. Dale Steyn bowls four of those an over. He shouldn't be at second slip either, but I think they don't want to move him out of there and dent his confidence even further."
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Andy Hellier: Frustrated with England's batting this morning, but a wake-up call they needed. Cook and Root papering over cracks.
The demon bowler... Kraigg Brathwaite?!
Take a bow, West Indies opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite. Before today, his part-time off-spin had brought him one wicket in 23 Tests at an average of 137 - and three in 81 first-class games (average 67).
Today, he's ripped through Sri Lanka's second innings in Colombo, taking 6-29 from 11.3 overs. With the hosts bowled out for 206, West Indies need 244 to win - and they're still only halfway through day three.
"The last top-order player other than Cook and Root to make a century was Adam Lyth, 13 Test innings ago, and he isn't even in the touring party."
What a difference a day makes
It's been a better day for the Australian batsmen who are auditioning for a place in the Test side. Yesterday, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Bancroft and Joe Burns made 0, 1 and 5 respectively for a Prime Minister's XI against the New Zealand tourists in Canberra.
Today, on the same ground, against the same opposition but playing under the banner of a Cricket Australia XI, Bancroft made 42, Burns retired out for 102 and captain Khawaja is 111 not out. 24 hours is a long time in cricket...
"England have got two players who are struggling technically. Bell's definitely got an issue on that fourth-stump line. Someone like Dale Steyn is going to have him on toast. Jos Buttler against off stump has been really poor and he's not lining the left-armers up."
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Steve Clark: How many more chances are Bell and Buttler going to get before the selectors realise that they're simply not up to it anymore?
John Monks: Time to stop picking on reputation. Bell and Buttler dreadfully out of form. England slumping out of this match?
Ed Foster: Surely time is up for Jos Buttler. He hasn't scored a run all year. Get Jonny B behind the sticks.
Blame the batsmen?
Pakistan bowled splendidly in that session, particularly Wahab Riaz, who took three wickets during a blistering spell to finish with 4-66. But how many of the batsmen can escape blame for their choice of shots? Joe Root: driving loosely. Ben Stokes: forcing needlessly. Jos Buttler: flat-footed drive. Adil Rashid: horrible mow across the line. The damage had long since been done by the time Mark Wood and James Anderson succumbed.
"I just love watching Pakistan cricket. They've just got that ability to change the game, to take one wicket and gather momentum from it. In these conditions, if you have one bad hour it can go a long way towards losing you the Test match, and losing you the series."
While the players take lunch, on TMS, Ed Smith is now speaking to ex-Wisden editor Scyld Berry, now of the Daily Telegraph, about his new book "Cricket: The Game Of Life".
Lunch report
So, a desperate morning session for England - from such a promising overnight position of 182-3, they've seen their chances of winning this Test match reduced to rubble by a devastating morning's bowling from Wahab Riaz and Yasir Shah.
How important does the wicket of Joe Root seem now? England were going nicely for the first 20 minutes before their golden boy chased a wide on from Wahab Riaz and was out for 88. From then on, they collapsed, with Wahab bulldozing his way through their flimsy middle order with a breathtaking spell of fast bowling. He had Ben Stokes caught behind, then removed the woefully out-of-form Jos Buttler for a duck in similar fashion.
Then it was over to Yasir Shah. He bamboozled England's lower order with his leg spin. Adil Rashid was out attempting a horrible mow, Jonny Bairstow's tortuted vigil was ended by an LBW decision, and Mark Wood was caught at slip.
The upshot is that England have conceded a 136-run lead in the first innings and have a heck of a fight on their hands to save this Test.
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Lunch scorecard
England 242 all out (75.2 overs) - trail by 136
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (Moeen 1), 14-2 (Bell 4), 127-3 (Cook 65), 206-4 (Root 88), 212-5 (Stokes 4), 216-6 (Buttler 0), 218-7 (Rashid 0), 223-8 (Bairstow 46), 233-9 (Wood 1), 242 all out (Anderson 4); Not out: Broad 15*
"It's been one of those really bad sessions that can turn a promising tour into a really desperate situation."
Lunch
England 242 all out
They started the session on 182-3 amid talk of a first-innings lead. They ended it all out for 242, having lost their last seven wickets for 36 runs as they conceded a deficit of 136. Pick the bones out of that.
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England 242 all out - trail by 136
What. A. Mess.
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Anderson c Sarfraz b Khan 4 (Eng 242 all out)
Goodnight Charlie. Anderson makes a hash of a Khan bouncer and the ball takes the shoulder of the bat and loops tamely to Sarfraz. Jimmy's shoulders were slumped before the ball even reached the keeper.
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Eng 242-9
Replays seemed to show the ball did not hit the ground when it cannoned into Masood's foot, but the close-up view cast some doubt on it and Broad survives.
"I think it's gone straight on to the foot and is going to be given out."
Umpire review
Eng 242-9
The TV umpire is needed again. Broad sweeps... straight into the left boot of Shan Masood. The ball loops up... and Masood reacts well to scramble to his left and collect the catch.
Close!
Eng 241-9
Yasir chasing a fifth wicket. Slip, leg slip and short leg waiting. Anderson lunges forward and a bat-pad chance whizzes past Shan Masood's left shoulder at short leg before he even had time to scratch his ear.
Eng 240-9 (Broad 14, Anderson 3)
There are probably two or three overs until lunch now. Can England survive? Khan, averaging one appeal per over, raps Anderson on the boot but gets short shrift from umpire Bruce Oxenford. Outside leg stump. Jimmy, never the happiest bunny, trudges to meet Buttler at the end of the over looking like someone has stolen his dinner money.
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James Payne: What a collapse from England, was optimistic they would make 450+ but as soon as Cook and Root out, there is no backbone left.
Paul Hawkins: Woken up to an Eng batting shambles in Dubai. @flintoff11 says best Eng side ever. Rubbish. Cook/Root fail = collapse.
Eng 237-9
Anderson's response? An attempted reverse-sweep off the last ball of that Yasir over. Why on earth not? Nothing else is working.
Eng 236-9
But no, replays suggest that's turning so much it's going to miss leg stump. Broad reprieved.
"To the naked eye at first, you think he's not really offering a shot."
Umpire review
Eng 236-9
Is this it for England? Another lbw shout - Broad propping forward to Yasir, who again finds turn t beat inside edge and hit the pad. Reiffel (he's been a busy man today) says no, but Pakistan want it reviewed.
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Eng 236-9 (72 overs)
Jonny Bairstow, one the six wickets to fall today, sits on the balcony with a towel wrapped round his waist and a brew in his hand. Glum faces all round. James Anderson edges just short of the keeper off Imran Khan.
"England played nicely for the first 20 minutes, the leg-spinner was under pressure, Wahab wasn't getting any swing through the air. The trouble is that as soon as Root went, straight away you've got batsmen at the crease who are under huge pressure."
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Eng 233-9 (trail by 145)
England, quite frankly, are in the doo-doo here. Yasir bounding in from round the wicket and finding massive turn and bounce against number 11 James Anderson. This does not bode well for the fourth innings. Or am I getting ahead of myself?
"It's been a bit of a circus act from England. They've gifted Yasir wickets."
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Wood b Younus b Yasir 1 (Eng 233-9)
After all that, Wood goes. Everything about that wicket was muted. The fielders didn't look convinced, umpire Reiffel didn't look convinced and Wood's review was hardly convincing. "Have we got any reviews left? We may as well use one..."
"I'm looking at Mark Wood's body language and he's not convinced."
Batsman review
Now this is getting confusing. The ball was very full and I'm inclined to think the sound we heard was bat hitting ground. Wood is given out but he now wants a review...
Umpire review
Eng 233-8
Now then, what have we here? Yasir tosses it up, Wood drives and Younus Khan takes it above his head at slip. The appeal was muted. Let's see what the third umpire has to say...
"At number seven, you've seen what's going on, the ball is usually old, and the bowlers are not fresh. You've got a huge opportunity. But Buttler's numbers are not good. He's got a huge problem: he's not lining up the ball, he's playing it two feet away from his body."
Eng 231-8 (trail by 232-8)
Imran Khan replaces Riaz. It says much for England's position that an over without a wicket represents a success, although a Wood leave off a last-ball inswinger was a little too close for comfort.
Sri Lanka are 187-6 in their second innings, with captain Angelo Mathews unbeaten on 41, and now lead West Indies by 224. Windies opener Kraigg Brathwaite, whose part-time off-spin had brought him one wicket from his first 23 Tests before this one, has taken two wickets in this innings.
Eng 231-8
Riaz finally takes a blow. That potentially match-winning spell this morning: 9-5-15-3. Superb.
"You always felt the first hour this morning would be vital, and it's been emphatically won by Pakistan."
Eng 231-8 (Broad 8, Wood 1)
This is perfect for the leg-spinner: two tailenders at the crease, the pressure mounting and England's nerves shredded.
What the Buttler did
Since New Zealand departed the UK in the summer, Jos Buttler has batted 11 times in Test cricket against Australia and Pakistan, scoring 149 runs at an average of 13.55, with a top score of 42.
He's also scored 4 and 0 in two ODIs against Australia, and 11 in a T20 against the same opposition.
But what do the other England batsmen average from those same seven Tests? Root 66.60, Cook 59.82, Moeen 30.91, Bell 28.70, Bairstow 26.71, Stokes 24.00.
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Eng 231-8 (68 overs)
Riaz, in his ninth over of the day, is still charging in. He almost completes his five-wicket haul when Broad fends a bouncer just out of the reach of short leg. England all over the place. Pakistan rampant. Fascinating viewing.
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Adam Davies: Appalling by England this. Root, Stokes, Buttler and Rashid have all played nothing shots. We never seem to learn.
Shannon McKee: Please tell me I am still asleep and just imagining this catastrophe.
Stephen Fenn: This England batting line up is as fragile as my grandad's hip.
Eng 229-8 (trail by 149)
Stuart Broad and Mark Wood, over to you. England's numbers nine and 10 are charged with repairing the damage of a frankly calamitous morning. Broad starts with four through point off Riaz.
"That didn't feel right. I think that was going down the leg side."
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Bairstow lbw Yasir 46 (Eng 223-8)
Gone! The TV umpire couldn't find fault with that decision from Paul Reiffel and Bairstow is sent packing. England have lost five wickets for 17 runs and it's all gone Pete Tong.
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Umpire review
Eng 223-7
It's unravelling quicker than a poorly made Christmas sweater for England. This times it's Bairstow, who is given out lbw as he plays back to Yasir. He reviews it....
"Given the context of the match situation, the way Bairstow has battled against Wahab Riaz, to have a huge slog-sweep second ball... it's not a very impressive way to get out. It's been a very poor hour from England."
"Adil Rashid has had a brain explosion. He has tried to slog a leg-spinner against the spin second ball. Not a great dismissal."
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Rashid c Hafeez b Yasir (Eng 218-7)
Look away now. No, seriously. That is nothing short of horrific from Rashid, who tries to mow the second ball he faces into the stand at deep mid-wicket from down on one knee. The result? A top edge that loops to cover point. That would not have looked out of place on the village green.
"England need to force the issue - they've got to take the attack back to Pakistan."
Eng 218-6 (Riaz 18-6-58-4)
England have slipped from a seemingly comfortable 206-3 to a perilous 216-6, thanks almost solely to Wahab Riaz and Sarfraz Ahmed, who have combined for all three wickets this morning. The left-arm pacer continues - that's his eighth over of this brilliant spell. His dander is up. I wish I hadn't had a pop at his hair now.
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David: Hate to do the obvious, but that is the end of Jos Buttler's Test career.
Tom: Hitting a few sixes in the one days does not make you a Test match cricketer. What does Buttler offer?
Paul Nearn: Next Test must be Taylor at 5, Bairstow WK and last chance for Bell. Buttler isn't a Test player sadly.
Eng 217-6 (trail by 161)
We know the England players like a spot of analysis, but Buttler would be best advised not to watch a replay of that dismissal. It looks even worse on second viewing. Talk about concrete boots. Oh dear, Jos. What can new man Adil Rashid do?
"Wahab Riaz is having a brilliant morning and he's done Buttler there by coming around the wicket. It was pretty full and Buttler didn't know where his off stump was and just had a swish at it."
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Buttler c Sarfraz b Riaz 0 (Eng 216-6)
And another one goes! Buttler, so out of form he's probably forgotten how to spell the word, falls without scoring. Riazis round the wicket and full outside off. No feet at all from Buttler as he drives half-heartedly. A very, very faint edge and catch number three today for Sarfraz. England crumbling before our eyes.
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Jack Allum: England look set to concede large first-innings deficit. Pakistan, Wahab especially, have bowled well.
Ed Mehen: England in trouble this morning. As soon as Root got out I groaned. He's the glue of this England team when Cook goes 'early'.
Eng 216-5 (Bairstow 45, Buttler 0)
A big shout for lbw as Bairstow pushes forward and fails to connect. Umpire Paul Reiffel shakes his head, bowler and captain have a chat, then decide against a review.
Close!
If Einstein was right and the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, Jonny Bairstow isn't doing himself any favours. He seems intent on getting out cutting. This time an edge goes between keeper and slip. He's living on borrowed time. Younus gives chase, dives, can't stop it going for four - and ends up with two balls in his hands. Dynamo would be proud.
"It's a great piece of bowling by Wahab - just short of a length and got a bit of bounce and reverse swing. He's looked the most threatening of the Pakistani bowlers all morning."
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Stokes c Sarfraz b Riaz 4 (Eng 212-5)
Well, you have to say justice was done there - even if it's Stokes rather than Bairstow who's gone. Stokes, who has never looked comfortable at the crease, attempts to force off the back foot and gifts wicketkeeper Sarfraz a second catch of the morning. England have lost two wickets for six runs in four overs and Pakistan are now on top. Jos Buttler the new man.
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No hard feelings from Younus, a former Yorkshire overseas player, who gives Yorkie Bairstow a pat on the back after that decision wasn't given. Classy.
"It looked more of a catch than the Anderson one at Abu Dhabi."
Eng 211-4 (trail by 167)
For the life of me I think that was out. And so did Bairstow, who was trotting off after watching Younus collect it off his boot laces. But, as so often is the case when we go upstairs, the TV replays weren't conclusive - so the umpire had little option but to say not-out. And here begins the technology debate once more...
Is that out? Short again from Yasir, Bairstow making room to cut and the edge flies low to Younus Khan at slip. That is a wonderful catch. Hang on, we're going to the video replays...
Eng 210-4
Stay tuned for this. Yasir is operating round the wicket to Stokes, who lunges forward and watches an inside edge land inches short of short leg. The left-hander relieved to get off strike.
"At the start of his career, after five first-class matches, Wahab Riaz had combined figures of 1-410."
Eng 209-4 (Riaz 15-3-57-2)
I'll be honest, I've become fascinated with Wahab Riaz's hair. There's plenty of it, and it's that luxurious I'm convinced he uses 'Western - defeating desert dry hair'. But there are also two big widow's peaks there, which he's doing his best to cover up. It's almost Donald Trump-esque.
"England have got to be careful this morning. They've got a very deep batting line-up, but if they lose any more wickets this morning they could be really behind the game. Pick up your ones and twos, but know where your best scoring shots are."
Close!
Immediately Stokes has company round the bat. "Morning, Ben. Sleep well? Got your factor 50 on?" Yasir, operating with a slip, short leg and leg slip... but no-one at square-leg to collect a tame, top-edged sweep that spoons up over the close fielders and lands safely. That sort of shot will get Geoffrey Boycott angry.
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Sam Windsor: Wake up, turn on @bbctms, Root gets out first ball, turn off TMS #cricketingsuperstition
Thomas Measures: Even though we have plenty more batsmen to some in, worried that none of them can make that big score required.
Eng 206-4 (trail by 172)
Ben Stokes, the new man, sees out the last three balls of the over. A word for Riaz, who has given little away this morning. With the ball doing precious little through the air, he has had to rely on varying his angle of attack - and replays show that one was pushed a little bit wider to Root, who couldn't resist the temptation.
"That's a big wicket. The ball didn't really do anything. It was in the slot for the drive, going across him, but if you don't get your footwork quite right you can nick it."
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Root c Sarfraz b Riaz 88 (Eng 206-4)
Third time lucky for Pakistan - but not Joe Root. He is drawn into a drive to another one that is slanted across him by Riaz, the ball finds the edge and Sarfraz takes a smart, low catch tumbling to his right. A huge wicket for Pakistan so early on the third day.
"Bairstow plays with a lot of bottom hand. The left hand is the one that steers it in the gap, but he's all right hand. He could learn to play straighter."
Bairstow dropped on 39
Now that one did carry. Bairstow, having cut Yasir for four, edges behind. Sarfraz Ahmed spills it. Oh dear.
Close!
Eng 202-3 (56.3 overs)
The first chance/half-chance (delete depending on what mood you've woken up in) of the day. Yasir drops marginally short, Bairstow attempts to cut and a thin edge shoots to Younus Khan's left. Did that carry? It was tight.
"I haven't seen anything to worry the England batsmen. Riaz hasn't moved anything, the leg-spinner bowled two loose full tosses, and with the ball around sixty overs old, the seamers shouldn't be able to bounce you out. This still looks a good pitch to bat, you've just got to not make mistakes."
Eng 193-3 (trail by 180)
The bustling Riaz has been pretty steady this morning, but his angle of attack does him no favours there. Over the wicket, he is steered between slips and gully for four off the back foot by Root. Easy as you like.
"Bairstow has a lovely weight of shot - he beats the field more often than most players, even top players. A very loose over from Yasir Shah."
Eng 193-3 (Root 84, Bairstow 30)
England are up and running - off the 19th ball of the day. Yasir overpitches, Bairstow leans into a drive and collects three through cover. Root follows up with two boundaries, whipping low full tosses through mid-wicket and then wide of mid-on. Now we're cooking.
"The fields you get set here as a seamer help, as you can bowl for dots and build pressure. England have got the ball reversing more than Pakistan in this series, when normally in the cricket world Pakistan have been the best."
Eng 182-3
Riaz's hair is already out of place. I suspect he's the sort of player who spends more than his fair share of time in front of the mirror, so he won't be happy with that. Over the wicket, a couple of balls in that over keep shade low to Root, who is yet to add to his overnight 76. A third maiden but, importantly for England, no wickets.
"We've got a problem with an opening partner for Cook, a problem with Ian Bell, Jonny's playing for his place at five and Jos Buttler can't get a run. There are more problems with the England batsmen than the bowlers."
Eng 182-3 (53 overs)
An impressive start from the leggie. Nothing loose there - all on the money. Six dots and a second maiden in a row.
"It's one of those pitches where if you get in, you can get 150. But at the same time, batsmen keep getting out, and the game moves on."
Eng 182-3 (Root 76, Bairstow 27)
It's leg-spinner Yasir Shah from the other end. Jonny Bairstow, what have you got for us?
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Eng 182-3 (trail by 196)
Little to trouble Root there. A couple of firmish drives straight to fielders, a comfortable leave and a back-foot force to point. But no runs.
Eng 182-3
And we're off. Riaz to Root. Short outside off. Root shoulders arms. The Barmy Army break into Jerusalem.
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The batsmen are out there. The umpires have ironed their shirts. The fielders are having a stretch. Wabah Riaz is having a practice run-up. Let's do this.
"Broad and Anderson haven't had much credit for this, but they've done the hard yards and the donkey work. Stuart Broad will come off and say how well the spinners bowled to get the tail out, but really he'll be thinking 'I hate the fact that me and Jimmy didn't get the chance to mop up the tail and get the rabbit pie'."
"Mark Wood was the stand-out bowler for England, but as a quartet they've got a good mix - and Alastair Cook has got them on at the right times. You judge a bowling unit on pitches like this, and to bowl Pakistan out for 378 was tremendous."
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So that's the state of play. What does day three of the second Test have in store? Let's find out, shall we?
Start-of-play scorecard
England 182-3 (51 overs) - trail by 196
Batsmen: Root 76*, Bairstow 27*
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (Moeen 1), 14-2 (Bell 4), 127-3 (Cook 65)
"David Hussey used to tell us at Notts that 450 was the absolute minimum we should score in a first innings, and that usually worked."
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Root for Bond?
In fact, never mind the Bond watch - Root would make a pretty good Bond himself. Daniel Craig isn't getting any younger. Young Joe might just have to work on those guns a little bit...
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Will Kirk: 'Luckily' the kids woke me up nice and early, so I'm poised for some runs #rooooooooot.
"As a captain, when spinners aren't having an effect, you just have to try something like switching ends. Pakistan's bowlers tried to chase the game yesterday, they weren't prepared to do the hard yards like England did on day one. The cliche is that the first hour's always crucial, but this one particularly is. If England lose two early wickets like Pakistan did yesterday, it'll be a difficult game for them."
A 'really good day' for England
England bowler said he was pleased with a "really good day" for England on Friday, and the tourists can certainly be happy with their efforts on a pitch that remains weighted in favour of the batsmen. It might be too early to start talking about first-innings leads, but, with 29 overs until the new ball, if Root and Bairstow can avoid any early mishaps this morning...
Root among the greats
It says much for Root's consistent brilliance over the past 18 months that it was not in the least bit surprising. He is currently averaging 57.39 in Tests, a tally bettered by only Herbert Sutcliffe, Eddie Paynter, Ken Barrington and Wally Hammond. Good company indeed.
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Root's contribution on Friday was exemplary. Coming to the crease with England 14-2 in reply to a hefty 378, Root helped captain Alastair Cook apply the bandage to the innings with a third-wicket partnership worth 113.
Even when Cook fell for 65 in the final session, Root shared a half-century stand with Jonny Bairstow that saw England to 182-3 by the close - trailing by 196.
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England's man for all seasons has been exemplary once again in this series against Pakistan: 85 and 33 not out in the first Test in Abu Dhabi, and an unbeaten 76 in the second in Dubai.
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Joe Root is like a James Bond watch: he performs in all conditions and under all sorts of pressure. Whether it's the lush green fields of England, the sun-backed Caribbean or the deserts of the United Arab Emirates, you can rely on England's golden boy. Strap him on to the wing of a plane and he'd probably even be a success there.
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Steve Lawley, I can't fault your optimism. But Michael Vaughan doesn't quite agree. Let's see who's right tomorrow. Don't forget the clocks go back tonight, so we'll be up and running an hour earlier than usual at 05:40 GMT on Sunday. See you then.
Match report
England's hopes of winning the second Test against Pakistan look all but over after a dreadful third day in Dubai.
Resuming in a strong position at 182-3, the tourists were bundled out for 242 before lunch.
Joe Root, Ben Stokes and the out-of-form Jos Buttler fell victim to Wahab Riaz's pace, before Yasir Shah's leg spin bamboozled the lower order.
By the close, Pakistan reached 222-3, a lead of 358 runs, with Misbah ul-Haq unbeaten on 87 and Younus Khan 71.
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'This game is done'
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"My frustration with England is that they keep having these horrible sessions that lose them the game. Losing seven wickets for 36 runs... it's over. You can say I'm being negative but this game is done."
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Steve C Lawley: After such a horrible day for England let's show some fight tomorrow. The pitch still looks flat and perfectly playable.
Can England make history?
Even if Pakistan declared now, England would be needing to complete their highest successful run chase in Test history. These are the next highest:
Can England make history?
Pakistan's lead is currently 358. I don't want to be a doom-monger but England have never chased that many to win a Test. Only eight teams have managed more in the history of Test cricket.
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stingingnettle: Pakistan provides raw talent, miracles, recklessness and shredded nerves to world cricket. Come and play cricket in Pakistan.
Dave Wall: How many more runs are Rashid & Ali going to feed Pakistan, hoping for them to declare, not my idea of winning.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"There's always a chance. We've seen this side do some good things and then bat horribly. But the chances are so small - the two old men, 78 years between them, didn't look in any trouble against the spinners. England's seamers tried like hell - it's the batting [at fault], there's too many collapses. We lack an opening batsman, Bell and Buttler are playing terrible, Bairstow's playing for his place, Stokes played a poor shot and somehow the desire isn't there. There's too much onus on the bowlers to win us Test matches."
What chance an England win?
So what now? There are two days left in this game, and England's chances of victory must surely rank somewhere between slim and none. A Pakistan declaration beckons tomorrow - expect some fireworks from Younus and Misbah - so the tourists will already be steeling themselves for a battle to save the game.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Wood was caught at slip off the leg-spinner, straightforward. The standing umpires referred it, the third umpire gave him out and then Wood tried to get the third umpire to change his own decision! It was extraordinary as some of the pathetic batting. From optimism and hope, we lost it in one terrible session. The bowlers then had to come out - Anderson can get the left-hander [Shan Masood] out with an orange, Wood bounced Shoaib Malik and then pitched one up, that was a good bit of cricket."
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Andy in Aberystwyth: A spinner is opening, an opener is languishing in the pavilion, two keepers are playing, but the form batsman (Taylor) is also omitted. Bring back Moores!
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Rashid came in, had one ball then went to slog his second ball over mid-wicket - where the hell's his brains? Play sensibly! Bairstow wasn't that comfortable, particularly against the leg-spinner - he kept trying to his him square through the off side. He nicked one past the keeper, there was one where he was caught at first slip, the third umpire said not out and he got away with it. He then tried to turn the leg-spinner through square leg, he obviously thinks he can bat with only an inch rather than four-and-a-half inches. Too much bottom hand, he should be learning from that."
Pak 222-3 (lead by 358)
Mohammad Hafeez may have fallen for 51 when the impressive Mark Wood returned to the attack, but it went rapidly downhill for England after that as Younus Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq shared an unbroken fourth-wicket stand worth 139.
While chances were few and far between, the best that did arrive - a Misbah edge off Ben Stokes - went untouched by wicketkeeper Jos Buttler as he and first slip Joe Root stood motionless.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"We all came here with anticipation of a good contest on a dry, flat pitch with a little bit of turn. First 20 runs or so looked OK for Root and Bairstow, then Root drove at one going across him and nicked it. Then it was mayhem after that, it all fell apart. Buttler was awful, his feet were nowhere in line and he's playing very poorly. It's not as if it was a great ball."
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Having conceded a first-innings lead of 136, England claimed a couple of early wickets to give them hope of bowling Pakistan out cheaply second time around. But Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid released the pressure with a succession of long hops and full tosses as Alastair Cook strangely opted for something akin to a one-day field.
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"That was as bad a day as England could have scripted for themselves."
Close-of-play scorecard
Pakistan 222-3 (58 overs) - lead by 358
Batsmen: Younus 71*, Misbah 87*
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Masood 1), 16-2 (Malik 7), 83-3 (Hafeez 51)
Bowling figures: Anderson 8-5-9-1, Broad 6-1-16-0, Wood 8-1-22-2, Moeen 7-0-39-0, Stokes 12-2-35-0, Rashid 17-1-70-0, Root 3-0-26-0.
Pakistan first innings 378: Misbah 102, Shafiq 83, Younus 56, Masood 54, Wood 3-39, Moeen 3-108
England first innings 242: Root 88, Cook 65, Riaz 4-66, Yasir 4-93
Pakistan won toss
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Strong words from Vaughan, but it's hard to disagree. Some of those shots in the collapse from 206-3 to 242 all out were, quite frankly, abysmal.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"What a great day for Pakistan. I felt they were just in front at the start of the day, but the key wicket of Joe Root sprung Pakistan into action as they lost seven wickets for 36 runs. That session, I'm afraid, will cost England the game. A couple of catches went down, they really threw the towel in by mid-afternoon."
Pakistan 222-3 - lead by 358
First-innings centurion Misbah leaves the field with 87 to his name, Younus has 71, and Pakistan's lead is an already daunting 358. England, as they say, are up against it.
Close of play - Pak 222-3 (lead by 358)
Well, no-one except Misbah is in a rush. Just as he did on the first day, he hits a six in the final over, mowing Root over mid-wicket on one knee. And that's your lot for the day.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"No disrespect to Joe Root, but when he's bowling the final over of day three, with Stuart Broad at leg slip - I've never seen him field there - it's almost as though they've gone 'field where you want'."
Pak 211-3 (lead by 347)
Joe Root, England's third-choice spinner, gets the ball for the final over the day. Absolutely no-one in a rush out there.
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Aftab Ahmed: Pakistan have carried Babar and Malik this match. Azhar Ali and Bilal Asif will make Pakistan much stronger in the third Test.
Pak 211-3 (lead by 347)
England going through the motions, Pakistan likewise. And that only suits one side. A day of utter dominance for the hosts is drawing to a close in painful fashion for England. One over left.
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James Bown: Without wanting to sound Pontingesque, this continual use of sub fielders by England is embarrassing and should be stopped.
Pak 207-3 (Younus 68, Misbah 75)
With Rashid at the other end, the spin twins are on. Which is music to the ears of Younus and Misbah, who were probably playing spin when they were in the womb. Younus dispatches a full toss off the last ball of the over for four. England flagging. Pakistan cruising.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"The way England's body language has been for the last hour or two, it's almost as if they're waiting for the declaration. I'm sure the coach Trevor Bayliss will be having a word."
Pak 199-3 (lead by 335)
Stokes out of the attack - and off the field now. Maybe he's going to stick his head in an ice bucket. Moeen Ali gets a chance to atone for his wayward spell of 5-0-30-0 this afternoon. Five off the over. Easy pickings for Pakistan.
Should England make changes for third Test?
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Mark, Madrid: John in Lytham (14:08) has made the typical "blame the selectors" comment, but they have to show faith in players or selection becomes a revolving door. However, with the South Africa series looming and this series now looking to be lost, maybe it is time to play Taylor and Hales in the third Test and give Buttler a rest, while calling time on Ian Bell's career. Buttler & Bell have done great things for England, but both are struggling and sometimes it is kinder to drop a player than destroy his confidence with failure.
Pak 194-3 (Rashid 16-1-62-0)
There's the googly from Rashid - we've not seen many of them. It does for Younus, who fails to pick it, but that's as good as it gets for England.
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Muhammed Bilal: Misbah and Younus teaching England a lesson here on how to bat. Great stuff!
Beth: I think Pakistan should declare now and have a go at England to see if they get some wickets before the close of play.
Pak 192-3 (lead by 328)
This is Stokes' ninth over - captain Cook obviously hoping his anger will provide the spur for the breakthrough England so desperately need. It's not to be, though, as Younus and Misbah stand firm.
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John, Lytham: From almost winning the last Test & looking a class outfit to a total collapse in this innings doesn't make us a bad side. But doubts are now creeping in as to our ranking. Bell's getting out embarrassingly, Buttler looks a shadow of his positive self, we knew this before the series. A blatant failure for the selectors, they should look at themselves seriously.
Pak 190-3 (lead by 326)
A half-hearted appeal for leg before from Rashid as Younus fails to connect with a sweep. Misbah fares better as he picks up another boundary.
How's stat?!
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Misbah's just become the fourth player to score 1,000 Test runs after the age of 40. Jack Hobbs has the most (2,440), then Patsy Hendren (1,901) and Tom Graveney (1,243) - Geoffrey's fifth with 999."
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"The keeper's got to go for that. He's got the gloves on. It would be a difficult catch for Root, who's at one-and-a-half slip. The problem with this England side is that when they have a bad session, it's a horrific session which takes them out of the Test match."
Misbah dropped on 56
Pak 185-3 (lead by 321)
A drop! Well, I say a drop. It would have been if Jos Buttler had even gone for it. Stokes drew Misbah forward, finds the edge... and Buttler and first slip Joe Root watch it whistle between them. Buttler's catch, without a doubt. He didn't even move. "Caaatch!" screams Stokes, swiftly followed by an expletive. Just to improve Ben's mood, Misbah laces a half-volley through the cover.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Why are they having drinks, with 12 overs left and only the extra half-hour left? They're going to be five overs down again, and the umpires are doing nothing!"
Pak 176-3 (lead by 312)
Breaking news. Stop the press. Rashid turns one past Misbah's outside edge. In fluffing the take, Buttler deflects the ball into Stokes' throat at slip. Stokes drops to his haunches, a combination of frustration and despair etched over his sunburnt face. Kind of sums up England's day.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"England have lost both tosses in this series, but hung on and played beautifully until this morning - when like the desert sands, their hopes have evaporated through Alastair Cook's fingers. It's tough for the bowlers now."
Pak 175-3 (52 overs)
Stokes, now in his sixth over, lets out a cry of anguish as a thick edge from Misbah - half deliberate, if we're being generous - scuttles away for four. Misbah has now caught Younus Khan up - both men have 56 to their name.
Should England make changes for third Test?
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Elliot GC: England should bring back Gary Ballance. Test average of 47, FC average of 52. He was never a number three. He should bat at five.
Jonathan France: I agree changes need to be made. But if they are then they need time (3rd Test & SA series) to stake a decent claim.
Pak 170-3
There are 14 overs left in the day, which means we won't be finishing at 14:00 BST as scheduled. In fact, there's no chance of getting the full allocation in even using the extra half-hour.
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Adil Rashid is on the wrong end of a Misbah assault here. The Pakistan captain is having a wonderful Test, and he leaves his team in a pretty much impregnable position."
50 for Misbah
Pak 170-3 (lead by 306)
Shot! And shot again! Adil Rashid is welcomed back into the attack with two glorious straight drives for six by Misbah. A man using a camera and making a phone call (good multi-tasking) has to take evasive action in the second tier. Misbah has his fifty and Pakistan's lead is beyond 300.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Bit of an ominous feel for England, they're almost going through the motions here."
Pak 158-3 (Younus 56, Misbah 40)
The lead is inching towards 300. At what point will Pakistan press the accelerator? No rush at all at the moment - there are two days left in this game, which, as we saw this morning, is more than enough time to bowl a side out. Stokes veers on to leg, Misbah adds a single to his score.
Should Root open the batting?
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Ed Mehen: Because, Nick in Manchester [13:32], he did open the batting before and was very much ineffective. Give it to Hales.
Close!
Pak 157-3 (lead by 293)
That's as close as England have come to a chance for some time. Broad finds enough bounce to locate the shoulder of Misbah's bat as he opened the faces off the back foot, but the ball flies over the waiting slips. Broad adopts the tea-pot stance. When it's not your day...
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Ben Stokes is a wholehearted cricketer who gives it 100% every time, but you can see him cursing as the ball moves past the outside edge."
Pak 154-3 (Stokes 8-2-18-0)
Stokes can't be faulted here, and he almost has the wicket his effort deserves as he finds just enough swing to beat Younus' drive. He follows it up by jagging one back into the right-hander's pads. But ultimately no way through.
Changes for Sharjah?
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Richard Holroyd: Surely the obvious change England should make is Patel for Buttler. A slow left-armer is always useful, especially if your off-spinner is having a bad day. Buttler is the one player in the side who had not earned his Test place through performances at county level. He has been elevated to Test status too soon. He would benefit from two full seasons of county cricket with Lancashire to learn how to play long-format cricket. Has Bell's time come? He has done little since his century in the West Indies.
Pak 152-3 (lead by 288)
Has anyone got a tape measure? Misbah's bat is impossibly broad. He looks so assured out there. Short or full, he defends stoutly off Broad, who resorts to running up with the ball in his left hand before transferring it to his right in his delivery stride.
Changes for Sharjah?
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Nick in Manchester: Since Root has effectively been a highly effective opening batsman for the last few months, why not let him open officially?
Pak 151-3
Broad strays down leg and even the best keeper would struggle to take that while standing up. Four byes will hardly improve England's ever darkening mood. Bagsie not sitting next to Stuart Broad on the bus back to the hotel tonight.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I would have played James Taylor before now, as now he'll have gone two weeks without a knock, which would be very difficult for him and Alex Hales."
Pak 147-3 (Younus 52, Misbah 36)
Stokes' face is getting redder by the ball. It just goes up another notch on the Dulux colour chart when Misbah steers him expertly between slip and gully for four. Can't say I envy the quicker bowlers (come to think of it, any bowlers) in conditions and circumstances like these.
Younus joins 9,000 club
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Yusuf: Wonder how many of the 9,000 Test runs he made as Younus Khan instead of Younis! Seems to have made a world of difference.
In case you're wondering... known as Younis in his early career, when he joined Yorkshire in 2007, he announced to the UK media that he would like to be known as Younus Khan.
50 for Younus
Pak 143-3 (lead by 279)
Younus, Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test history, brings up his 30th fifty with a leg-glance for four. Candy and baby spring to mind.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Richie Benaud used to tell me if the opening bowler's not getting the opening batsman out, he's not doing his job. If you get a good ball, you get a good ball. But if you play a bad shot away from your body with no footwork like Buttler and Bell, when are you going to get runs? I would have given Buttler a long rest, they only gave him two weeks off at the end of the summer because he was knackered. He needed longer."
Pak 139-3 (lead by 275)
Where are England's wickets going to come from? A drive to short mid-on or an edge to slip, according to Alastair Cook's fielding positions. Cook himself has had success at the position on the drive in this series, so it's not beyond the realms. It's just that Younus and Misbah look lik they're in for the long haul.
Will England make changes?
Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
Would you expect any England team changes for Sharjah?
"I think there will be two changes. The way they're going, they're going to lose unless something ridiculous happens. Barring a big score from Buttler or Bell, I think they'll be asked to sit out the last Test. That will allow you to bring in an opening batsman in Alex Hales, and James Taylor at three, with Moeen Ali moving to seven. He's not an opening bat, he showed in Abu Dhabi it's not his natural game."
Scorecard update
Pakistan 139-3 (44 overs) - lead by 275
Batsmen: Younus 30*, Misbah 3*
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Masood 1), 16-2 (Malik 7), 83-3 (Hafeez 51)
Bowling figures: Anderson 8-5-9-1, Broad 3-1-8-0, Wood 8-1-22-2, Moeen 5-0-30-0, Stokes 6-2-12-0, Rashid 12-1-43-0, Root 2-0-15-0.
Pakistan first innings 378: Misbah 102, Shafiq 83, Younus 56, Masood 54, Wood 3-39, Moeen 3-108
England first innings 242: Root 88, Cook 65, Riaz 4-66, Yasir 4-93
Pakistan won toss
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Drinks - Pak 139-3 (lead by 275)
England coach Trevor Bayliss looks on, elbows on his knees and jaw jutting out as he munches on some gum. Stokes tests Misbah with some short stuff no breakthrough that England crave isn't looking likely. Let's have a drink, shall we?
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"This is where the selectors and the head coach have to come in. They have to study the county scene, look at players and not just how many runs they score, but their footwork and how they leave the ball. Can they make the step up? That's what makes good selection. They need an opening batsman, Bell and Buttler aren't getting runs, Jonny Bairstow's still having to prove himself. But while it's hard to get into this England team, it's even harder to get out of it."
Pak 139-3 (Younus 48, Misbah 32)
"Come on Broady!" is the cry from Jos Buttler, who is standing up to Stuart Broad, the bowler formerly known as England's "enforcer". I'm sure the quick bowler will love to see him stood there. A maiden over.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
How do teams react to losing a Test?
"It depends on the coach. I don't think Trevor Bayliss would buy into the idea of naughty-boy nets and pointless 'debrief' meetings, where the senior players moan and the junior players just nod a lot."
Pak 139-3 (lead by 275)
Almost all the ground in shade now - and the lights are rapidly going out on England's hopes of winning this Test. The lead stands at 275 as Stuart Broad, his right arm wrapped in a compression bandage, after being struck below the shoulder while batting, comes into the attack in place of Rashid.
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Ollie Smith: Big fan of Rashid but consistency is key here, there are too many bad balls. Where's England's next Swann coming from?
recordlick: England WILL lose this test. Another batting collapse + negative captaincy. When will selectors & captain learn?
Pak 139-3
No shortage of effort from Stokes - and a decent over with only one run off it. All England's seamers have bowled creditably this afternoon, but they've been hamstrung by that shocker of a batting performance this morning. I suspect it won't be the last we hear of that collapse before lunch. Stokes aims a mock kick at the ball in his follow through his big left boot. I think we're all feeling it, Ben.
Younus joins 9,000 club
Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"He's a champion batsman and a wonderful human being. We had him at Yorkshire for a year. After that catch was turned down off Jonny Bairstow, he just patted Jonny on the shoulder and said 'good luck'. You don't see many Aussies doing that. He's come through some typical Pakistan politics - he's been dropped, come back, been captain, given that up, retired and come back, but he still loves batting for them. He's one of the few people who can fail in a team and keep encouraging the youngsters."
Younus joins 9,000 club
He's the 14th player to do so in Test cricket.
That's a record
Younis passes 9,000 Test runs
Younis punches Rashid through the off side to bring up his 9,000th Test run. At an average of 54.22, lest we forget. Some player.
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Dave: Seems to me that England are resigned to losing this game. Virtually no catchers for Rashid is pointless.
BÖÖM!: Test and series lost in an hour?
Pak 135-3
Even goldenarm Stokes can't find a way past Younus or Misbah, who are batting with the ease of dads against kids on the beach.
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Eddie F: At least the football is on. I'll return when England are less abject. What a poor day.
Pak 134-3
The Anderson experiment is over as captain Cook opts for pace in the form of Ben Stokes.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"That's an incredible shot as Buttler and Anderson had both scarpered to the leg side. How did Misbah know they had moved? He must have eyes in the back of his head, as he changed his shot very late."
Pak 134-3 (lead by 270)
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. One of the best things I've seen on a cricket pitch. Misbah shapes to sweep, changes his mind halfway through the shot and opts for a bog-standard forward defensive. Trouble is, wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and James Anderson at slip had charged off to the leg side in anticipation. Two runs courtesy of a faint outside edge and laughs all round. Except Alastair Cook. Not a happy bunny.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"England built pressure on Misbah in the last over when he had a big hack, but they're putting all their eggs in one basket now. The hole they're digging has turned into a crater. Quite simply, they need seven wickets before the end of play - a miracle. 230 would be a big test and the lead is already 267."
Pak 131-3 (Anderson 8-5-9-1)
And there is it. The moment we've been waiting for: Anderson concedes his first four. Sorry, did I get your hopes up? Younus whips through mid-wicket as Anderson strays on to the pads, then survives a shout for lbw as he pushes forward. That appeal smacked of hope rather than conviction from England.
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BBC Radio Test Match Special
If you missed it at tea, you can listen to Michael Vaughan and Graeme Swann discuss their part in the upcoming T20 All-Stars masters series with Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar in the USA - it's available as a TMS podcast.
Pak 126-3 (lead by 262)
The shadow from the stand is covering half of the pitch now. Could that make it tougher for the batsmen? They could be playing in the dark if Rashid continues to bowl long hops like that. Misbah helps himself to another leg-side four before driving to wide long-off with slightly less authority.
Grounds for England optimism?
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John O: England can still win this match, another good session after tea could be the game changer. Remember the 1st match!
Kevin H: Has to rain at some point in Dubai... Day 5 washout, you heard it here first.
Woodzeebeck Switzerland: Can we not win this tomorrow, against all the odds? Anniversary of Agincourt and all that?
Pak 119-3
England's fielding positions continuing to perplex the Test Match Special crew - and it's hard to disagree with them. Pakistan, their lead now beyond 250, will be delighted not to see any close catchers off the spinners. Anderson at least has a short leg and silly mid-on - not that it matters to Misbah, who bunts England's premier quick bowler over mid-on for an eight-iron of a two.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It's a catch-22 situation with Rashid as the captain has shown he's not trusted to land the ball in the right area. You don't set fields for bad balls - if you do that, you shouldn't be bowling. Do you have to trust him first, and publicly back him? Yes.
"When Adil's tail was up in the last match, I can't remember him bowling a bad ball. But with this field, his good balls aren't going to get wickets. I used to pull my hair out if [the field meant] my good balls weren't going to take wickets. Get a man in under the nose."
Pak 117-3 (35 overs)
Rashid, fizzing the ball from hand to hand at the top of his mark, can't find a way past Misbah's unfeasibly broad bat. Ooof, that one turned, but it's too wide for the batsman to play at. The Pakistan skipper helps himself to three with a paddle sweep before Younus makes a botched job of a similar stroke.
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Misbah-ul-Haq (61) has just overtaken Younus Khan (60) as the biggest Pakistan six-hitter in Test cricket.
Pak 112-3 (Younus 36, Misbah 17)
England's latest ploy: a man on the drive to Younus off Anderson, right next to the non-striker on the leg-side. Close enough for a chat with Misbah. "How's it going? Any plans later? Got your ticket for the new Bond film yet?" Any suggestions on what they could be talking about? Younus content to play out a maiden.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"England are going to lose this match if they don't bowl Pakistan out in the next two hours. If they try and slow things down, they'll lose anyway."
Pak 112-3 (lead by 248)
Rashid responds to being taken for 10 off the last two balls of his previous over by bowling a maiden to Misbah. Hashtag character.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"That's the first run Jimmy Anderson's conceded in this innings, off his 26th ball."
Pak 111-3
Younus, his feet Pritt-Sticked to the crease, gets away with an inside-edged drive as Anderson tries his off-cutter.
Pak 110-3
Wood's burst after tea is over. James Anderson, give us your best...
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Ramiz Raja
Ex-Pakistan captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Misbah plays the sweep shot well, he gets very low and makes sure the ball stays along the ground. England need to find something from the spin department. I was wondering why Adil Rashid has not been given a short leg, as it hampers his ability to cause problems with the wrong 'un."
Pak 110-3 (Rashid 7-0-27-0)
Rashid is not having the effect he had in the second innings in Abu Dhabi. First he's too full and Misbah sweeps a low full toss for four, then he drops horribly short and the Pakistan skipper pummels him over mid-wicket for six. This is hurting England.
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Ramiz Raja
Ex-Pakistan captain on BBC Test Match Special
"England need an extra over or two from Wood, who's been their best bowler, and a wicket for Adil Rashid would give him confidence."
Pak 98-3 (lead by 234)
Wood, sweat glistening on his forehead, ends the over looking to the sky as he almost sneaks one through Younus' defence via an inside edge. The batsman's pad comes in handy.
Close!
Pak 98-3
Mark Wood has his hands on his head after Misbah top-edges a pull that lands just short of the onrushing Moeen Ali at fine-leg. Those are the sort of moments England need to go in their favour if they are to get out of this hefty hole.
History beckons for Afghanistan?
In Bulawayo, Afghanistan have made 245-9 from their 50 overs in the fifth and final ODI against hosts Zimbabwe.
With the series level at 2-2, if Afghanistan win today, it will be the first time an ICC associate member has won a multi-game bilateral ODI series against a Test-playing side.
Pak 96-3 (Younus 33, Misbah 4)
Rashid twirling, Younus blocking. Good stuff from Rashid - until he drops short off the final ball and Younus cuts to deep cover for a single.
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Christophe Talbotski: I get the feeling this won't be stopped on day five due to bad light...
Pak 95-3
Bowled, Woody. Just the one run off it, but economy is not England's priority at the moment. Wickets are the currency they need to be dealing in. Sorry, that sounded a bit Apprentice.
Pak 94-3 (lead by 231)
Thanks James. Mark Wood, responsible for two of the three Pakistan wickets to fall, has the ball in hand.
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Right, time for me to hand you back to Justin Goulding for the rest of the day...
Pak 94-3
Rashid's first ball after tea is an absolute horror - short and wide and slashed to point by Misbah for a single. Not an auspicious start. The rest of his over showcases better control, but there's still scant evidence of a wicket-taking threat.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Cricket just needs to be in the Olympics, whatever the format. It'll grow the game."
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We're ready to go again - Adil Rashid has the ball. England need a miracle session...
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BBC Radio Test Match Special
On TMS now, Simon Mann is finding out from Shane Warne, Sachin Tendulkar, Michael Vaughan and Graeme Swann about how the upcoming T20 masters games - with two teams captained by Warne and Sachin Tendulkar, featuring retired and veteran international players and being played in American baseball stadiums - have come about.
You can hear more on the new series of "Stumped" on BBC World Service from 31 October.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Apart from James Anderson, not one of the batsmen was got out. They were trying to get after the Pakistan bowlers too soon. England didn't do the hard enough work to see off Wahab Riaz. A disappointing day. As brilliant as they were yesterday, they have equally as bad today."
Tea report
A dominant Pakistan stretched their lead over England to 228 on the third day of the second Test in Dubai.
Armed with a first-innings advantage of 136, Pakistan recovered from 16-2 to take tea on 92-3 in 26 overs, with Younus Khan unbeaten on 30 and captain Misbah-ul-Haq three.
It continued a marvellous day for the hosts, who bowled England out for 242 before lunch as the last seven wickets tumbled for only 36 runs amid a flurry of reckless strokes.
The exceptional Wahab Riaz finished with 4-66 and Yasir Shah 4-93, while Joe Root - 76 not out overnight - fell for 88.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"It's going to be very difficult for England to win this match. It's a huge lead already. Very rarely do you see a team go past their first-innings score in the last innings of a match. You want to see more application."
Tea scorecard
Pakistan 92-3 (25 overs) - lead by 228
Batsmen: Younus 30*, Misbah 3*
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Masood 1), ,16-2 (Malik 7), 83-3 (Hafeez 51)
Bowling figures: Anderson 4-4-0-1, Broad 2-0-8-0, Wood 6-1-19-2, Moeen 5-0-30-0, Stokes 3-1-8-0, Rashid 4-0-12-0, Root 2-0-15-0.
Pakistan first innings 378: Misbah 102, Shafiq 83, Younus 56, Masood 54, Wood 3-39, Moeen 3-108
England first innings 242: Root 88, Cook 65, Riaz 4-66, Yasir 4-93
Pakistan won toss
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"So far this has been the day when the Test got away from England."
Tea interval
Pak 92-3
Younus emphatically on-drives the last ball of the session for four, and that's tea. Not a bad session from England, who took three wickets, but they've not done enough to repair the damage of this morning's horror show.
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Simon in Edinburgh: All England's wickets were taken by a bowler with a four-letter surname. Has this ever happened before?
Pak 87-3 (lead by 223)
This is more like it from Rashid. Keeping the batsman honest, throwing in a few sneaky quicker ones, keeping Younus rather nervously camped on his back foot. Just one from the over.
Pak 86-3 (Younus 26, Misbah 1)
Wood has been outstanding so far in this Test. His match figures are now 5-51. Misbah and Younus pinch a couple of singles off his latest over.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"The lead is now 220. In Asia, excluding Bangladesh, only three non-Asian teams have chased more in the fourth innings to win - in 363 Tests."
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"This is ridiculous. Misbah has just come in, England need wickets and there are no men round the bat."
Pak 84-3
Rashid is back. It's a better over from the leggie, landing the ball in a nice area and just forcing Misbah to prop forward defensively.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"The celebration said it all - it was an angry celebration from Joe Root. England gifted Pakistan a huge advantage by bating poorly. The wheels came off in the field for 45 minutes but it's good to see they've suddenly got their heads together."
Pak 83-3 (lead by 219)
So, Misbah joins Younus at the crease. Pakistan's two most experienced batsmen, a partnership which has frustrated England already in this series. This is the game right here. England need to break this partnership pronto.
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Excellent catch by Joe Root. Thick edge, went fast, excellent take."
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Hafeez c Root b Wood 51 (Pak 83-3)
Wood has his revenge. Hafeez temporarily mislays his brain after getting his half-century and chases a full, widish delivery that he didn't really need to play at. Pocketed by Root at first slip. England needed that.
50 for Hafeez
Pak 83-2
Rashid has been hooked. Mark Wood is back, but his first act is to feed Mohammad Hafeez a short ball which allows him to get to his fifty with a booming pull shot. The ball is coming off his bat like a cannonball at the moment. However...
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"The Bairstow chance was not an easy one - it's low down to the right."
Pak 79-2
Tell you what, that's the best ball we've seen from an England spinner today, and it's delivered by Joe Root - flatter, quicker through the air, and it turns more than Younus expects and almost trims his off bail. And then there's another minor scare - Root gets a bit of extra bounce and Younus almost turns it into the hands of Jonny Bairstow at short leg. However, next ball it's Bairstow's survival instincts rather than his catching skills which are tested: short from Root, pulled by Younus, Bairstow just about avoiding decapitation.
Raincoat for Colombo?
Play has been abandoned for the day in the second Test in Colombo, with rain preventing any play after tea.
West Indies will resume tomorrow on 20-1, chasing 244 to beat Sri Lanka with two full days left. But today belongs to Kraigg Brathwaite, and the most unlikely of six-wicket Test hauls.
Pak 71-2 (lead by 207)
Rashid continues. Milked for three singles.
How's stat?!
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
The spinners have bowled seven overs for 44 so far. The seamers' 12 overs have cost 24."
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Ed Mehen: Ugh. Switching off @bbctms in disgust at @ECB_cricket tactics. Negative. They should attack!
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Pak 68-2 (Hafeez 44, Younus 16)
Time for Spinner Number Three? Oh, go on then. Joe Root is handed the ball. Result: much the same. Too short, too tempting, and Hafeez, who is wielding a formidable piece of tree, clobbers him into the stands. It's all a far cry from England's last trip to the Subcontinent. Whither Swann? Perhaps more to the point, whither Panesar?
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Andy Donley: England had Pakistan 16-2. Now the spinners have given them some batting practice and all of the pressure is dispelled. So poor.
Pak 61-2
Even Tufnell's angry. You know it's going badly when you've riled the Cat. He gets his wish, however, as Alastair Cook brings on Adil Rashid for his first bowl of the second innings. However, it doesn't improve England's fortunes: too short from the leggie and the belligerent Hafeez splatters another boundary.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"This is dreadful from Moeen. And the field is all wrong. It's getting on my nerves now. The wrong spinner is bowling. They need to get quick wickets - and who is more likely? Rashid might go for runs but England need to get people out."
Pak 54-2 (lead by 190)
Earlier we had shades of Ground Force as some men rushed out onto the outfield with a bucket of sand to fill a divot in the pitch, now Younus Khan comes over all DIY SOS as the Pakistan physio rushes out with a hammer with he uses to perform some running repairs to his bat.
And then it's Moeen's turn to get the hammer treatment - full toss, bludgeoned back over his head by Hafeez. Moeen flatlining here...
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It's ridiculous because this stadium is beautiful, but there's never anyone here for Tests."
Pak 45-2 (Hafeez 27, Younus 10)
Can't help feeling England have got the wrong bowlers on here - Stokes and Moeen look about as penetrative as a damp J-cloth. Another poor delivery from Stokes: wide, inviting, and hammered to the fence for four. Alastair Cook's side are in danger of squandering the momentum of those two early wickets.
Bumble, Fiery Fred and Kim Kardashian
What makes a good fast bowler?
David Lloyd taps into his inner Fred Trueman in this video. Well worth a watch.
Pak 41-2
Moeen gets a grip on his previously leaky run rate - just two singles off that over.
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Pakistan 39-2 (14 overs) - lead by 175
Batsmen: Hafeez 22*, Younus 9*
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Masood 1), ,16-2 (Malik 7)
Bowling figures: Anderson 4-4-0-1, Broad 2-0-8-0, Wood 3-1-8-1, Moeen 3-0-19-0, Stokes 2-1-4-0.
Pakistan first innings 378: Misbah 102, Shafiq 83, Younus 56, Masood 54, Wood 3-39, Moeen 3-108
England first innings 242: Root 88, Cook 65, Riaz 4-66, Yasir 4-93
Pakistan won toss
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"No interest from Stokes at all [in that appeal]."
Pak 39-2 (lead by 175)
Kaboom! Stokes drops short and Hafeez is on it like a cheetah on a dawdling gazelle, swivelling brutally and crashing it to the fence. There's a bit of an appeal for caught behind off the next ball when Hafeez swishes, but the bowler isn't convinced.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"The one thing these spinners don't have is a stock delivery. It's a bit hit and miss..."
Pak 35-2 (Hafeez 18, Younus 9)
Moeen continues - bit of a drag-down first ball and he's shovelled into the leg side by Younus, but there's no run. Ooh, another bad apple from the barrel - and this time Younus is less merciful, sending short leg's life flashing before his eyes with a brutal pull for four. Mo then overcompensates and offers a floaty one up outside off stump, which is pummelled through the covers for another boundary. Bad over that.
Hear those England wickets fall
BBC Radio 5 live
If you're a Pakistan fan, or a masochistic England fan, you can listen again to those seven England wickets fall this morning, courtesy of TMS's commentators, via BBC Radio 5 live's In Short page.
Drinks break
Pak 27-2
England shuffle the deck again and Ben Stokes is summoned to have a bowl. He begins with a maiden, and it's time for drinks.
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Chris, Manchester: Worrying stat from Michael Vaughan (09:30) - here's another. Excluding Cook and Root, England's highest averaging batsman in the last 12 months is Gary Ballance and he was dropped from lack of form.
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Pak 27-2 (lead by 163)
Wowzer - Hafeez eyes up the first ball of Moeen's over and slugs it straight into the stands for a maximum. Sub fielder Chris Jordan has to leap over the rail and fetch it from Row G.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I hope Wood's body is going to stand the rigour of these Test matches. He's full-on with everything he does. He doesn't have to play every game, they've got Plunkett and Finn, although Finn's gone home."
Pak 18-2 (Hafeez 10, Younus 0)
I like this from Wood - he's running in like his life depends on it and arrowing that ball at a full length on off stump, not letting Younus Khan get away.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Pakistan have had a wonderful morning, England awful, but they've got a couple of wickets so Pakistan need to just bat. It's simple, isn't it? They should be 300 ahead by the close, game over. But they're a funny side to watch, my Pakistani friends never know how their team is going to play."
Pak 18-2
Good start from Mo - just the two runs from a tight over.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"The end of Jimmy Anderson's spell: four overs, four maidens, one for nought."
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Richie O'Hara Beamand: This bowling attack has really started to click, superb control, bowling as a unit, variation, it's looking grand.
Pak 16-2 (lead by 154)
Younus the new man. If England can get him they really will be in the game. Moeen is going to have a bowl...
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Malik was sat on the back foot with the short ball but when Wood pitched it up he didn't get as far forward as he should have done. He's an average cricketer but he's not a special cricketer."
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Malik b Wood 7 (Pak 16-2)
A huge, delighted shout of 'Wooodddyyy!!!' from behind the stumps and that can only mean one thing - England's imaginary-horse-riding talisman has struck! Full from the Durham man, Malik driving loosely, inside edge, graphic scenes of anti-stump violence. Wood is having a very, very good Test match.
Pak 12-1 (Hafeez 8, Malik 3)
James Anderson keeping it tighter than the jeans on an X Factor boyband. A fourth consecutive maiden for England's attack leader.
Over in Colombo...
Kraigg Brathwaite should stick to bowling. The West Indies opener, who took a career-best 6-29 earlier today, has fallen lbw to Dhammika Prasad for three to leave the Windies 20-1 chasing 244 to beat Sri Lanka in the second Test in Colombo. The heavens have since opened, and they're taking an early tea.
Pak 12-1
Alastair Cook switches it up immediately and introduces Mark Wood, probably England's best bowler in the first innings. Malik is off the mark with a crisp flick off his pads. Meanwhile...
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"They definitely need to bowl Pakistan out for less than England scored in their first innings - 150-160 gives you a shout."
Pak 8-1 (lead by 144)
You'd have thought that may be the last we see of Shan Masood in this series. Azhar Ali is going to be back for the third Test and he could well be the man to make way, after three failures in four innings. Anderson keeps Hafeez honest.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"England equalled their worst collapse from a total of 200 or more. They lost seven wickets for 36 against Pakistan at Lahore in 2005."
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"If England are to win this game, they need a super-human bowling effort. They haven't had easy conditions to bowl in on this tour, but this is where they should take wickets."
Pak 8-1 (Hafeez 7, Malik 0)
So, a small victory for Jos Buttler after a nightmare morning. Like successfully locating your car keys after you've stubbed your toe getting out of bed, put your shirt on inside out and spilt cornflakes down your tie. Hafeez pulls Broad smartly to the square-leg fence to get off the mark.
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Dukkhaboy: The out breath of relief from Jos Buttler enough to power all of Birmingham for a week.
Pak 1-1
Shoaib Malik, who made a double century in the first innings of this series but has a couple of low scores since then, is the new man.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It was Jimmy's wobble-seam bowl. Sometimes it nips across and sometimes it goes straight. That was a very good delivery and Jos Buttler made amends. That was a harder catch - well taken."
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Masood c Buttler b Anderson 1 (Pak 1-1)
Well that's something! Buttler redeems himself, and ensures his earlier drop counts for little. James Anderson, who's had Shan Masood on toast so often he's practically got him in a jar with a gingham lid, picks up the Pakistani opener for the fourth time in this series with a delivery angled across him that proves irresistible. Smartly taken by Jos diving to his left. Now, can England nip out a couple more early doors?
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It wasn't a difficult chance. It was a dolly. For an international keeper, that's a 9.9-out-of-10 catch."
Dropped catch
Pak 1-0
Stuart Broad to open up from the other end, and there's instant drama! Masood chases one down the leg side, gets a flick on it, and poor old Jos Buttler shells a relatively simple chance. The ball doesn't go into his hands, his head very much does. Broad sinks to his haunches in incredulity. Just what England needed. Never mind eh?
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James Bamford: Nothing like the comforting embrace of an England collapse to start the weekend.
Pak 0-0
After that morning session, England's lunch will have tasted pretty bad, though perhaps not quite as bad as the mid-morning microwave curry currently being enjoyed by an unnamed colleague on the cricket desk. The excuse? We're on Asian time. Questionable at best. Anderson starts off with an uneventful maiden.
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Were ready to go again in the Dubai heat. Who will be England's Kraigg Brathwaite? (I never thought I'd say that.) Well, we're about to find out. James Anderson has the ball...
Brathwaite the demon bowler
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Cricinfo: The last time an opener took better Test figures than Kraigg Brathwaite was a long, long time ago - Frank Worrell in 1957.
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Thank you Justin - another lethal session in the hotseat from you. Well, what a morning that was. England were so nicely placed at the start of play, but that Joe Root wicket was crucial - he's like the foundation block in England's Jenga tower of a batting line-up at the moment. Remove him, and suddenly the whole thing starts to wobble...
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I think I've done more than my fair share of damage to this England innings. It's time I handed over to James Gheerbrant.
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Francis Edwards: Jos Buttler is not out of form, he's out of talent. He has no technique and his footwork is very poor! Get him out!
Taylor Buller: If Buttler gets 100 2nd innings he'll be a hero, let's not forget how bad Bairstow can be behind the stumps! He is hardly proven.
Jon Heaver: Buttler needs a break! Rest of winter off. Barstow to keep, J Taylor in to bat at 5. Bell to be given a reprieve (for now).
The Bell Debate
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"You very rarely change a winning team, but Ian Bell's on a knife-edge. He's been technically poor, a ball like he had yesterday shouldn't be getting a player of his quality out. With the second innings, and the result, this is a big three days for Ian Bell."
Graeme Swann adds: "I'm worried about the ball that got him out yesterday. Dale Steyn bowls four of those an over. He shouldn't be at second slip either, but I think they don't want to move him out of there and dent his confidence even further."
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Andy Hellier: Frustrated with England's batting this morning, but a wake-up call they needed. Cook and Root papering over cracks.
The demon bowler... Kraigg Brathwaite?!
Take a bow, West Indies opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite. Before today, his part-time off-spin had brought him one wicket in 23 Tests at an average of 137 - and three in 81 first-class games (average 67).
Today, he's ripped through Sri Lanka's second innings in Colombo, taking 6-29 from 11.3 overs. With the hosts bowled out for 206, West Indies need 244 to win - and they're still only halfway through day three.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"The last top-order player other than Cook and Root to make a century was Adam Lyth, 13 Test innings ago, and he isn't even in the touring party."
What a difference a day makes
It's been a better day for the Australian batsmen who are auditioning for a place in the Test side. Yesterday, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Bancroft and Joe Burns made 0, 1 and 5 respectively for a Prime Minister's XI against the New Zealand tourists in Canberra.
Today, on the same ground, against the same opposition but playing under the banner of a Cricket Australia XI, Bancroft made 42, Burns retired out for 102 and captain Khawaja is 111 not out. 24 hours is a long time in cricket...
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"England have got two players who are struggling technically. Bell's definitely got an issue on that fourth-stump line. Someone like Dale Steyn is going to have him on toast. Jos Buttler against off stump has been really poor and he's not lining the left-armers up."
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Steve Clark: How many more chances are Bell and Buttler going to get before the selectors realise that they're simply not up to it anymore?
John Monks: Time to stop picking on reputation. Bell and Buttler dreadfully out of form. England slumping out of this match?
Ed Foster: Surely time is up for Jos Buttler. He hasn't scored a run all year. Get Jonny B behind the sticks.
Blame the batsmen?
Pakistan bowled splendidly in that session, particularly Wahab Riaz, who took three wickets during a blistering spell to finish with 4-66. But how many of the batsmen can escape blame for their choice of shots? Joe Root: driving loosely. Ben Stokes: forcing needlessly. Jos Buttler: flat-footed drive. Adil Rashid: horrible mow across the line. The damage had long since been done by the time Mark Wood and James Anderson succumbed.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"I just love watching Pakistan cricket. They've just got that ability to change the game, to take one wicket and gather momentum from it. In these conditions, if you have one bad hour it can go a long way towards losing you the Test match, and losing you the series."
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BBC Radio Test Match Special
While the players take lunch, on TMS, Ed Smith is now speaking to ex-Wisden editor Scyld Berry, now of the Daily Telegraph, about his new book "Cricket: The Game Of Life".
Lunch report
So, a desperate morning session for England - from such a promising overnight position of 182-3, they've seen their chances of winning this Test match reduced to rubble by a devastating morning's bowling from Wahab Riaz and Yasir Shah.
How important does the wicket of Joe Root seem now? England were going nicely for the first 20 minutes before their golden boy chased a wide on from Wahab Riaz and was out for 88. From then on, they collapsed, with Wahab bulldozing his way through their flimsy middle order with a breathtaking spell of fast bowling. He had Ben Stokes caught behind, then removed the woefully out-of-form Jos Buttler for a duck in similar fashion.
Then it was over to Yasir Shah. He bamboozled England's lower order with his leg spin. Adil Rashid was out attempting a horrible mow, Jonny Bairstow's tortuted vigil was ended by an LBW decision, and Mark Wood was caught at slip.
The upshot is that England have conceded a 136-run lead in the first innings and have a heck of a fight on their hands to save this Test.
Lunch scorecard
England 242 all out (75.2 overs) - trail by 136
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (Moeen 1), 14-2 (Bell 4), 127-3 (Cook 65), 206-4 (Root 88), 212-5 (Stokes 4), 216-6 (Buttler 0), 218-7 (Rashid 0), 223-8 (Bairstow 46), 233-9 (Wood 1), 242 all out (Anderson 4); Not out: Broad 15*
Bowling figures: Imran 13.2-4-33-2, Riaz 19-5-66-4, Zulfiqar 10-2-35-0, Yasir 29-4-93-4, Malik 4-1-10-0
Pakistan 378: Misbah 102, Shafiq 83, Younus 56, Masood 54, Wood 3-39, Moeen 3-108
Pakistan won toss
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It's been one of those really bad sessions that can turn a promising tour into a really desperate situation."
Lunch
England 242 all out
They started the session on 182-3 amid talk of a first-innings lead. They ended it all out for 242, having lost their last seven wickets for 36 runs as they conceded a deficit of 136. Pick the bones out of that.
England 242 all out - trail by 136
What. A. Mess.
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Anderson c Sarfraz b Khan 4 (Eng 242 all out)
Goodnight Charlie. Anderson makes a hash of a Khan bouncer and the ball takes the shoulder of the bat and loops tamely to Sarfraz. Jimmy's shoulders were slumped before the ball even reached the keeper.
Eng 242-9
Replays seemed to show the ball did not hit the ground when it cannoned into Masood's foot, but the close-up view cast some doubt on it and Broad survives.
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"I think it's gone straight on to the foot and is going to be given out."
Umpire review
Eng 242-9
The TV umpire is needed again. Broad sweeps... straight into the left boot of Shan Masood. The ball loops up... and Masood reacts well to scramble to his left and collect the catch.
Close!
Eng 241-9
Yasir chasing a fifth wicket. Slip, leg slip and short leg waiting. Anderson lunges forward and a bat-pad chance whizzes past Shan Masood's left shoulder at short leg before he even had time to scratch his ear.
Eng 240-9 (Broad 14, Anderson 3)
There are probably two or three overs until lunch now. Can England survive? Khan, averaging one appeal per over, raps Anderson on the boot but gets short shrift from umpire Bruce Oxenford. Outside leg stump. Jimmy, never the happiest bunny, trudges to meet Buttler at the end of the over looking like someone has stolen his dinner money.
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James Payne: What a collapse from England, was optimistic they would make 450+ but as soon as Cook and Root out, there is no backbone left.
Paul Hawkins: Woken up to an Eng batting shambles in Dubai. @flintoff11 says best Eng side ever. Rubbish. Cook/Root fail = collapse.
Eng 237-9
Anderson's response? An attempted reverse-sweep off the last ball of that Yasir over. Why on earth not? Nothing else is working.
Eng 236-9
But no, replays suggest that's turning so much it's going to miss leg stump. Broad reprieved.
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"To the naked eye at first, you think he's not really offering a shot."
Umpire review
Eng 236-9
Is this it for England? Another lbw shout - Broad propping forward to Yasir, who again finds turn t beat inside edge and hit the pad. Reiffel (he's been a busy man today) says no, but Pakistan want it reviewed.
Eng 236-9 (72 overs)
Jonny Bairstow, one the six wickets to fall today, sits on the balcony with a towel wrapped round his waist and a brew in his hand. Glum faces all round. James Anderson edges just short of the keeper off Imran Khan.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"England played nicely for the first 20 minutes, the leg-spinner was under pressure, Wahab wasn't getting any swing through the air. The trouble is that as soon as Root went, straight away you've got batsmen at the crease who are under huge pressure."
Eng 233-9 (trail by 145)
England, quite frankly, are in the doo-doo here. Yasir bounding in from round the wicket and finding massive turn and bounce against number 11 James Anderson. This does not bode well for the fourth innings. Or am I getting ahead of myself?
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"It's been a bit of a circus act from England. They've gifted Yasir wickets."
WICKET
Wood b Younus b Yasir 1 (Eng 233-9)
After all that, Wood goes. Everything about that wicket was muted. The fielders didn't look convinced, umpire Reiffel didn't look convinced and Wood's review was hardly convincing. "Have we got any reviews left? We may as well use one..."
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"I'm looking at Mark Wood's body language and he's not convinced."
Batsman review
Now this is getting confusing. The ball was very full and I'm inclined to think the sound we heard was bat hitting ground. Wood is given out but he now wants a review...
Umpire review
Eng 233-8
Now then, what have we here? Yasir tosses it up, Wood drives and Younus Khan takes it above his head at slip. The appeal was muted. Let's see what the third umpire has to say...
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"At number seven, you've seen what's going on, the ball is usually old, and the bowlers are not fresh. You've got a huge opportunity. But Buttler's numbers are not good. He's got a huge problem: he's not lining up the ball, he's playing it two feet away from his body."
Eng 231-8 (trail by 232-8)
Imran Khan replaces Riaz. It says much for England's position that an over without a wicket represents a success, although a Wood leave off a last-ball inswinger was a little too close for comfort.
Meanwhile, in Colombo...
It's just after lunch in Colombo, where Sri Lanka are building a lead over West Indies on day three of the fast-moving second Test at the P Sara Oval.
Sri Lanka are 187-6 in their second innings, with captain Angelo Mathews unbeaten on 41, and now lead West Indies by 224. Windies opener Kraigg Brathwaite, whose part-time off-spin had brought him one wicket from his first 23 Tests before this one, has taken two wickets in this innings.
Eng 231-8
Riaz finally takes a blow. That potentially match-winning spell this morning: 9-5-15-3. Superb.
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"You always felt the first hour this morning would be vital, and it's been emphatically won by Pakistan."
Eng 231-8 (Broad 8, Wood 1)
This is perfect for the leg-spinner: two tailenders at the crease, the pressure mounting and England's nerves shredded.
What the Buttler did
Since New Zealand departed the UK in the summer, Jos Buttler has batted 11 times in Test cricket against Australia and Pakistan, scoring 149 runs at an average of 13.55, with a top score of 42.
He's also scored 4 and 0 in two ODIs against Australia, and 11 in a T20 against the same opposition.
But what do the other England batsmen average from those same seven Tests? Root 66.60, Cook 59.82, Moeen 30.91, Bell 28.70, Bairstow 26.71, Stokes 24.00.
Close!
Eng 231-8 (68 overs)
Riaz, in his ninth over of the day, is still charging in. He almost completes his five-wicket haul when Broad fends a bouncer just out of the reach of short leg. England all over the place. Pakistan rampant. Fascinating viewing.
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Adam Davies: Appalling by England this. Root, Stokes, Buttler and Rashid have all played nothing shots. We never seem to learn.
Shannon McKee: Please tell me I am still asleep and just imagining this catastrophe.
Stephen Fenn: This England batting line up is as fragile as my grandad's hip.
Eng 229-8 (trail by 149)
Stuart Broad and Mark Wood, over to you. England's numbers nine and 10 are charged with repairing the damage of a frankly calamitous morning. Broad starts with four through point off Riaz.
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"That didn't feel right. I think that was going down the leg side."
WICKET
Bairstow lbw Yasir 46 (Eng 223-8)
Gone! The TV umpire couldn't find fault with that decision from Paul Reiffel and Bairstow is sent packing. England have lost five wickets for 17 runs and it's all gone Pete Tong.
Umpire review
Eng 223-7
It's unravelling quicker than a poorly made Christmas sweater for England. This times it's Bairstow, who is given out lbw as he plays back to Yasir. He reviews it....
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Given the context of the match situation, the way Bairstow has battled against Wahab Riaz, to have a huge slog-sweep second ball... it's not a very impressive way to get out. It's been a very poor hour from England."
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Ramiz Raja
Ex-Pakistan captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Adil Rashid has had a brain explosion. He has tried to slog a leg-spinner against the spin second ball. Not a great dismissal."
WICKET
Rashid c Hafeez b Yasir (Eng 218-7)
Look away now. No, seriously. That is nothing short of horrific from Rashid, who tries to mow the second ball he faces into the stand at deep mid-wicket from down on one knee. The result? A top edge that loops to cover point. That would not have looked out of place on the village green.
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Ramiz Raja
Ex-Pakistan captain on BBC Test Match Special
"England need to force the issue - they've got to take the attack back to Pakistan."
Eng 218-6 (Riaz 18-6-58-4)
England have slipped from a seemingly comfortable 206-3 to a perilous 216-6, thanks almost solely to Wahab Riaz and Sarfraz Ahmed, who have combined for all three wickets this morning. The left-arm pacer continues - that's his eighth over of this brilliant spell. His dander is up. I wish I hadn't had a pop at his hair now.
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David: Hate to do the obvious, but that is the end of Jos Buttler's Test career.
Tom: Hitting a few sixes in the one days does not make you a Test match cricketer. What does Buttler offer?
Paul Nearn: Next Test must be Taylor at 5, Bairstow WK and last chance for Bell. Buttler isn't a Test player sadly.
Eng 217-6 (trail by 161)
We know the England players like a spot of analysis, but Buttler would be best advised not to watch a replay of that dismissal. It looks even worse on second viewing. Talk about concrete boots. Oh dear, Jos. What can new man Adil Rashid do?
Scorecard update
England 216-6 (64 overs) - trail by 162
Batsman: Bairstow 45*
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (Moeen 1), 14-2 (Bell 4), 127-3 (Cook 65), 206-4 (Root 88), 212-5 (Stokes 4), 216-6 (Buttler 0)
Bowling figures: Imran 10-4-26-1, Riaz 17-5-57-4, Zulfiqar 10-2-35-0, Yasir 23-3-87-1, Malik 4-1-10-0
Pakistan 378: Misbah 102, Shafiq 83, Younus 56, Masood 54, Wood 3-39, Moeen 3-108
Pakistan won toss
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"Jos Buttler looks all at sea. That was a foot outside the off the stump - the very same line that he's been leaving."
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Wahab Riaz is having a brilliant morning and he's done Buttler there by coming around the wicket. It was pretty full and Buttler didn't know where his off stump was and just had a swish at it."
WICKET
Buttler c Sarfraz b Riaz 0 (Eng 216-6)
And another one goes! Buttler, so out of form he's probably forgotten how to spell the word, falls without scoring. Riazis round the wicket and full outside off. No feet at all from Buttler as he drives half-heartedly. A very, very faint edge and catch number three today for Sarfraz. England crumbling before our eyes.
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Jack Allum: England look set to concede large first-innings deficit. Pakistan, Wahab especially, have bowled well.
Ed Mehen: England in trouble this morning. As soon as Root got out I groaned. He's the glue of this England team when Cook goes 'early'.
Eng 216-5 (Bairstow 45, Buttler 0)
A big shout for lbw as Bairstow pushes forward and fails to connect. Umpire Paul Reiffel shakes his head, bowler and captain have a chat, then decide against a review.
Close!
If Einstein was right and the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, Jonny Bairstow isn't doing himself any favours. He seems intent on getting out cutting. This time an edge goes between keeper and slip. He's living on borrowed time. Younus gives chase, dives, can't stop it going for four - and ends up with two balls in his hands. Dynamo would be proud.
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"It was a nothing shot from Stokes. He just hung the bat out, no foot movement."
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It's a great piece of bowling by Wahab - just short of a length and got a bit of bounce and reverse swing. He's looked the most threatening of the Pakistani bowlers all morning."
WICKET
Stokes c Sarfraz b Riaz 4 (Eng 212-5)
Well, you have to say justice was done there - even if it's Stokes rather than Bairstow who's gone. Stokes, who has never looked comfortable at the crease, attempts to force off the back foot and gifts wicketkeeper Sarfraz a second catch of the morning. England have lost two wickets for six runs in four overs and Pakistan are now on top. Jos Buttler the new man.
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No hard feelings from Younus, a former Yorkshire overseas player, who gives Yorkie Bairstow a pat on the back after that decision wasn't given. Classy.
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"It looked more of a catch than the Anderson one at Abu Dhabi."
Eng 211-4 (trail by 167)
For the life of me I think that was out. And so did Bairstow, who was trotting off after watching Younus collect it off his boot laces. But, as so often is the case when we go upstairs, the TV replays weren't conclusive - so the umpire had little option but to say not-out. And here begins the technology debate once more...
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"I don't think that's carried."
Eng 210-4 (60.3 overs)
Is that out? Short again from Yasir, Bairstow making room to cut and the edge flies low to Younus Khan at slip. That is a wonderful catch. Hang on, we're going to the video replays...
Eng 210-4
Stay tuned for this. Yasir is operating round the wicket to Stokes, who lunges forward and watches an inside edge land inches short of short leg. The left-hander relieved to get off strike.
How's stat?!
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"At the start of his career, after five first-class matches, Wahab Riaz had combined figures of 1-410."
Eng 209-4 (Riaz 15-3-57-2)
I'll be honest, I've become fascinated with Wahab Riaz's hair. There's plenty of it, and it's that luxurious I'm convinced he uses 'Western - defeating desert dry hair'. But there are also two big widow's peaks there, which he's doing his best to cover up. It's almost Donald Trump-esque.
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Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"England have got to be careful this morning. They've got a very deep batting line-up, but if they lose any more wickets this morning they could be really behind the game. Pick up your ones and twos, but know where your best scoring shots are."
Close!
Immediately Stokes has company round the bat. "Morning, Ben. Sleep well? Got your factor 50 on?" Yasir, operating with a slip, short leg and leg slip... but no-one at square-leg to collect a tame, top-edged sweep that spoons up over the close fielders and lands safely. That sort of shot will get Geoffrey Boycott angry.
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Sam Windsor: Wake up, turn on @bbctms, Root gets out first ball, turn off TMS #cricketingsuperstition
Thomas Measures: Even though we have plenty more batsmen to some in, worried that none of them can make that big score required.
Eng 206-4 (trail by 172)
Ben Stokes, the new man, sees out the last three balls of the over. A word for Riaz, who has given little away this morning. With the ball doing precious little through the air, he has had to rely on varying his angle of attack - and replays show that one was pushed a little bit wider to Root, who couldn't resist the temptation.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"That's a big wicket. The ball didn't really do anything. It was in the slot for the drive, going across him, but if you don't get your footwork quite right you can nick it."
WICKET
Root c Sarfraz b Riaz 88 (Eng 206-4)
Third time lucky for Pakistan - but not Joe Root. He is drawn into a drive to another one that is slanted across him by Riaz, the ball finds the edge and Sarfraz takes a smart, low catch tumbling to his right. A huge wicket for Pakistan so early on the third day.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Bairstow plays with a lot of bottom hand. The left hand is the one that steers it in the gap, but he's all right hand. He could learn to play straighter."
Bairstow dropped on 39
Now that one did carry. Bairstow, having cut Yasir for four, edges behind. Sarfraz Ahmed spills it. Oh dear.
Close!
Eng 202-3 (56.3 overs)
The first chance/half-chance (delete depending on what mood you've woken up in) of the day. Yasir drops marginally short, Bairstow attempts to cut and a thin edge shoots to Younus Khan's left. Did that carry? It was tight.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I haven't seen anything to worry the England batsmen. Riaz hasn't moved anything, the leg-spinner bowled two loose full tosses, and with the ball around sixty overs old, the seamers shouldn't be able to bounce you out. This still looks a good pitch to bat, you've just got to not make mistakes."
Eng 193-3 (trail by 180)
The bustling Riaz has been pretty steady this morning, but his angle of attack does him no favours there. Over the wicket, he is steered between slips and gully for four off the back foot by Root. Easy as you like.
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Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Bairstow has a lovely weight of shot - he beats the field more often than most players, even top players. A very loose over from Yasir Shah."
Eng 193-3 (Root 84, Bairstow 30)
England are up and running - off the 19th ball of the day. Yasir overpitches, Bairstow leans into a drive and collects three through cover. Root follows up with two boundaries, whipping low full tosses through mid-wicket and then wide of mid-on. Now we're cooking.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"The fields you get set here as a seamer help, as you can bowl for dots and build pressure. England have got the ball reversing more than Pakistan in this series, when normally in the cricket world Pakistan have been the best."
Eng 182-3
Riaz's hair is already out of place. I suspect he's the sort of player who spends more than his fair share of time in front of the mirror, so he won't be happy with that. Over the wicket, a couple of balls in that over keep shade low to Root, who is yet to add to his overnight 76. A third maiden but, importantly for England, no wickets.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"We've got a problem with an opening partner for Cook, a problem with Ian Bell, Jonny's playing for his place at five and Jos Buttler can't get a run. There are more problems with the England batsmen than the bowlers."
Eng 182-3 (53 overs)
An impressive start from the leggie. Nothing loose there - all on the money. Six dots and a second maiden in a row.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"It's one of those pitches where if you get in, you can get 150. But at the same time, batsmen keep getting out, and the game moves on."
Eng 182-3 (Root 76, Bairstow 27)
It's leg-spinner Yasir Shah from the other end. Jonny Bairstow, what have you got for us?
View from the TMS box
Eng 182-3 (trail by 196)
Little to trouble Root there. A couple of firmish drives straight to fielders, a comfortable leave and a back-foot force to point. But no runs.
Eng 182-3
And we're off. Riaz to Root. Short outside off. Root shoulders arms. The Barmy Army break into Jerusalem.
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The batsmen are out there. The umpires have ironed their shirts. The fielders are having a stretch. Wabah Riaz is having a practice run-up. Let's do this.
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Broad and Anderson haven't had much credit for this, but they've done the hard yards and the donkey work. Stuart Broad will come off and say how well the spinners bowled to get the tail out, but really he'll be thinking 'I hate the fact that me and Jimmy didn't get the chance to mop up the tail and get the rabbit pie'."
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Mark Wood was the stand-out bowler for England, but as a quartet they've got a good mix - and Alastair Cook has got them on at the right times. You judge a bowling unit on pitches like this, and to bowl Pakistan out for 378 was tremendous."
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So that's the state of play. What does day three of the second Test have in store? Let's find out, shall we?
Start-of-play scorecard
England 182-3 (51 overs) - trail by 196
Batsmen: Root 76*, Bairstow 27*
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (Moeen 1), 14-2 (Bell 4), 127-3 (Cook 65)
Bowling figures: Imran 10-4-26-1, Riaz 10-0-51-1, Zulfiqar 10-2-35-0, Yasir 17-2-59-1, Malik 4-1-10-0
Pakistan 378: Misbah 102, Shafiq 83, Younus 56, Masood 54, Wood 3-39, Moeen 3-108
Pakistan won toss
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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"David Hussey used to tell us at Notts that 450 was the absolute minimum we should score in a first innings, and that usually worked."
Get involved
Would Root make a good Bond? Which players would suit the role of Bond villain? As ever, get involved on Twitter #bbccricket, email tms@bbc.co.uk or text 81111.
Root for Bond?
In fact, never mind the Bond watch - Root would make a pretty good Bond himself. Daniel Craig isn't getting any younger. Young Joe might just have to work on those guns a little bit...
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Will Kirk: 'Luckily' the kids woke me up nice and early, so I'm poised for some runs #rooooooooot.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
"As a captain, when spinners aren't having an effect, you just have to try something like switching ends. Pakistan's bowlers tried to chase the game yesterday, they weren't prepared to do the hard yards like England did on day one. The cliche is that the first hour's always crucial, but this one particularly is. If England lose two early wickets like Pakistan did yesterday, it'll be a difficult game for them."
A 'really good day' for England
England bowler said he was pleased with a "really good day" for England on Friday, and the tourists can certainly be happy with their efforts on a pitch that remains weighted in favour of the batsmen. It might be too early to start talking about first-innings leads, but, with 29 overs until the new ball, if Root and Bairstow can avoid any early mishaps this morning...
Root among the greats
It says much for Root's consistent brilliance over the past 18 months that it was not in the least bit surprising. He is currently averaging 57.39 in Tests, a tally bettered by only Herbert Sutcliffe, Eddie Paynter, Ken Barrington and Wally Hammond. Good company indeed.
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Root's contribution on Friday was exemplary. Coming to the crease with England 14-2 in reply to a hefty 378, Root helped captain Alastair Cook apply the bandage to the innings with a third-wicket partnership worth 113.
Even when Cook fell for 65 in the final session, Root shared a half-century stand with Jonny Bairstow that saw England to 182-3 by the close - trailing by 196.
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England's man for all seasons has been exemplary once again in this series against Pakistan: 85 and 33 not out in the first Test in Abu Dhabi, and an unbeaten 76 in the second in Dubai.
Rooooot
Joe Root is like a James Bond watch: he performs in all conditions and under all sorts of pressure. Whether it's the lush green fields of England, the sun-backed Caribbean or the deserts of the United Arab Emirates, you can rely on England's golden boy. Strap him on to the wing of a plane and he'd probably even be a success there.