Summary

  • England win by three runs; lead series 2-0

  • Pakistan 169-8 (Shehzad 28, Plunkett 3-33)

  • Eng 172-8 (Vince 38, Buttler 33, Afridi 3-15)

  • Jos Buttler captains England for first time

  • Final game on Monday in Sharjah

Live Reporting

Stephan Shemilt

  1. Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "There's a Yorkshire Day, 1 August, but I think every day is a Somerset or Devon day."

  2. Pak 60-1

    Spin from both ends as Parry switches his left-arm tweakers. Pakistan are trying everything - heaves, slaps, reverse sweeps - but barely getting it through the infield. There's been no boundary since the fifth over.

  3. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    "Rashid bowled a nice, tidy over there, set a nice field and brought things back under control for England."

  4. Pak 56-1 (0-0-01-0-1)

    Parry off, more spin in the shape of Adil Rashid. A double DNB for Rashid yesterday, did not bat, did not bowl. It's a good start, finding turn and increasing the pressure on a Pakistan side that has hit the skids. Very, very nice from Rashid. Only two singles in an increasing subdued Dubai.

  5. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special

    "Jos Buttler's sister Joanne Vickers has sent us a message about how our former colleague Jonny Saunders interviewed Jos when he was 10 years old and watching Shahid Afridi playing in a Leicestershire-Somerset game. She said, who'd have thought that 14 years later, our Jos would be the opposing captain to Afridi in an international?"

  6. Pak 54-1 (target 173)

    Rafatullah MohmandGetty Images

    Mohammad Hafeez is the new man, watching as Rafatullah continues to swing like a rusty gate. Hello, almost another Hafeez-inspired run out, the number three not moving when Rafatullah wants a third run. It's better from the returning Chris Woakes, a tighter line than his earlier expensive spell. 

  7. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    "Brilliant from Parry, he's got the knack of getting a breakthrough when England needed it. He gave it a bit of air and it forced Pakistan, who were going hard at it, to try to do too much."

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    WICKET

    Shehzad st Buttler b Parry 28 (Pak 51-1)

    Ahmed ShehzadAFP

    That's the wicket England need, with Ahmed Shehzad stumped by half the pitch. It's good from Stephen Parry, who drags his length back and finds dome turn. Shehzad looks to smash it out of Dubai, but misses and gives Jos Buttler all the time in the world to remove the bails. Did Buttler give Shehzad a little send-off there?  

  9. Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special

    "Stephen Parry will be pleased to know today is Lancashire Day, when you celebrate anything Lancastrian."

    Ebony Rainford-Brent adds: "Is there a London Day, or Surrey Day?"

  10. Pak 51-0

    Parry has curly hair and a gold chain around his neck. On the boundary, Morgan sits with his chin in his hand. Skipping run-up from Parry, who spoils a tidy start with a shirt ball that is heaved for four. Further evidence of rattled England some when a James Vince throw from the ring gifts Pakistan an overthrow.

  11. Pak 45-0

    England turn to spin in the shape of Stephen Parry. Only three men allowed outside of the ring...

  12. Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special

    "What a day for Sohail Tanvir. Alex Hales dropped a sitter here in the ODI, but came back and took two staggering catches. Poor old Sohail, though, just dropped a couple of clangers today..."

  13. Pak 45-0 (required rate 8.00)

    Ahmed Shehzad of PakistanGetty Images

    Plunkett is shaking his head, spitting through an impressive beard (what is it about cricketers and facial hair?). That's 15 from the over. Pakistan have taken 31 from the last two.

  14. Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special

    "It was a good catch by Alex Hales for the free hit, as that would have gone up above the lights, and came down with snow on it."

  15. 6 runs

    Pak 44-0 (target 173)

    Rafatullah skies the free hit straight into the hands of Alex Hales at long leg. Two taken, Hales hurling the ball back and shaking his head. England are rattled, a mood not helped when Shehzad belts a maximum over mid-wicket. Pakistan are flying.

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    James Simpson: Very poor bowling by England. Too inconsistent.

  17. Pak 35-0

    No sign of England stemming the tide. Liam Plunkett into the attack, an opening bumper hooked for four. When he follows that up with another short ball, it's called no-ball for being too high. Free hit...

  18. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    "Pakistan could be dangerous today, bringing Shehzad and Malik back in - I already thought their batting yesterday was deeper than it was in the ODIs when Wahab Riaz was at seven or eight."

    Wahab Riaz is down at 11 on the scorecard today.

  19. Pak 30-0 (6-0-2-0-4-4)

    Pakistan seem to have the measure of Willey's inswing now, regularly looking to use the shape of the ball to hit to the leg side. Willey's challenge is to get the ball wider of of stump and use the movement. As a baby is fed in the crowd, Shehzad still isn't happy with whats going on behind the bowler's arm, but is still able to loft Willey for another four. A poor last ball, a leg-side full toss, is whipped for another boundary to make it 16 from the over.

  20. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    "There are some people here dressed as burglars, in stripy tops with masks."