It all means James Vince ends his debut series with 125 runs at an average of 41.66 and a strike-rate of 119. He's have taken that when he boarded the plane to the UAE.

Vic Marks, as ever, hits the nail on the head. It's tempting to question what James Vince was doing - I did - but he played a fine anchoring role and that allowed one of England's lower order fireworks to sparkle. In this case it was Chris Woakes.

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

"It is very strange Afridi didn't bowl Malik more - we all know what he can do skidding the ball on but he's also very economical, it's not just his wicket-taking ability."

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"If it's a belting track and your opening batsman is still there in the 19th over and not on 50 yet you think, 'what is he up to?' That doesn't apply here, there were wickets falling and Vince knew there was firepower to come."

England: 154-8 (20 overs)

Not out batsmen: Willey 3, Jordan 0

Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Roy 0), 48-2 (Root 32), 48-3 (Moeen 0), 68-4 (Morgan 15), 75-5 (Buttler 2), 86-6 (Billings 7), 146-7 (Woakes 37), 152-8 (Vince 46)

Bowling figures: Yamin 2-0-12-1, Tanvir 4-0-36-2, Irfan 4-0-40-0, Afridi 4-0-19-2, Anwar 4-0-35-1, Malik 2-0-8-1

Full scorecard

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I think Vince and Woakes have got England up to a par score. It's not so easy to bat here in Sharjah and I think we could have another final over thriller."

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England set Pakistan 155 to win then? Who do you fancy?

England have somehow managed to give themselves something to bowl at.

James Vince tickles four. He's one blow short of a half-century now.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"If it goes to the right fielders, Pakistan look like a good fielding side and it went to Umar Akmal that time. He did a little jig after catching that - and why not?"

Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special

"That's another six for England - this is going to be a target that I think will make for a nice nip-and-tuck game."

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"We'll come to an ultimate conclusion after we see who wins the game but I think England will be grateful for Vince staying around while others fell. Though he has lost his timing in recent overs and Woakes is showing that up."

It's as though Chris Woakes is playing with a shovel. He's underneath everything and chips the ball into another gap for a well-run two. A single brings up the 50 partnership, of which James Vince has scored eight.

The Hampshire man puts the hammer down now though, swiveling and dragging four backward of square. 

He ends the over with a meaty six over square leg. England on the charge.

Rob Meech: Sensational hitting from Chris Woakes

Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special

"This is a different story to Vince at the other end - Woakes is in terrific form and making a real difference here."

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"It doesn't matter how the innings goes, England seem to get to between 160 and 170 every time and could do it again here."

Eng 133-6 (Vince 31, Woakes 34)published at 18 overs

18 overs

Pakistan are keen to bowl lots of slow cutters on this wicket, which is grubby in appearance. They too are likely to have to graft for every run. 

Unless you're Chris Woakes of course, who reaches for a wide yorker and creams it over extra cover for another six. Jos Buttler-style in terms of its execution.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I think this is a good innings from Vince but it's an odd one. To open the batting but to enter the 18th over with 30 runs is a bit strange. But he's not faced much of the strike."

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I bet you Anwar Ali is thinking, 'I wish I'd caught that one down at third man.' Because that was Woakes and he's hit that a long, long way. Our team of statisticians suggest that went 98m."