England bowled out late on day one
Ballance 70, Moeen 63, Cook 45
Recalled Sohail takes 5-96
Sohail playing first Test for five years
Third Test, Edgbaston; series 1-1
Ballance 34, Vince 37
I think that's the first maiden after lunch and it comes as Sohail changes ends. Ballance tries to feel for a couple of balls outside off but no harm done in the end. Mohammad Amir appears to have gone off for a breather. Not sure if injury related or not but we will keep you posted.
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I walked a blind drunk Jason Gillespie back from the student bar at Loughborough Uni a couple of years back. Turns out he was completing a wicketkeeping course the morning after. No idea if he made it or not.
Ben Dixon
As a boy I climbed through a changing room window at Guildford to unlock the door for Derek Randall & Clive Rice (who were stranded in towels & flip flops only).
Pete Gullick
Like the penultimate over in a T20 game, Vince clobbers Yasir's first ball after lunch for four through mid-wicket, a short ball that had only one thing written on it: hit me. There's more grace in his next boundary as he gets to the pitch of the ball and drives through the covers.
There's a pattern developing to Rahat's deliveries. He bowls wide, it's largely left alone. He bowls full or on the pads, England cash in quicker than a Leicester City wager in late April. Ballance tucks away for four on the leg side, and then produces the perfect straight drive for another boundary. One of those Alastair Cook-type polite pushes.
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Vince has a natural gift to time the ball. This pair have made good starts - they are in and set. This is the challenging period. Keep doing what you've done to get to get to this point.
Vince 29, Ballance 26
Probably easier catching the last Australia batsman to win the Ashes than a Pokemon. Vince gets into the act now, clipping Sohail very nicely through the mid-wicket region for four. The ball was on his pads and on a fuller length, which seems to be his area of strength. Vince left the wide deliveries alone but this one was given the treatment. He adds another four to the tally by guiding one past the slips.
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Only last week I helped Geraint Jones identify and capture a Pokemon on Chelmsford High Street.
Simon Carter, Essex
Ballance is freeing his arms a bit more with each ball. He slashes at another wide delivery, this time from Rahat, and it loops over the slip cordon for four. Rahat responds with a straighter line. We hope the rumours of a few drops of rain don't hold true, as Ballance v Pakistan bowlers could become an interesting battle.
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My mate once minded Paul Allott's underpants while they dried at a Lancashire match at Southport. He only had two pairs - I suppose one pair on and the other in the wash.
Philip Gerken, Liverpool
Ballance 22, Vince 18
Control and poise from Ballance, who cuts through the gully area for four, off a ball that was rising from Sohail. The right-armer, Pakistan's best bowler so far, runs in from over the wicket and tries to inject some extra force into the delivery, but Ballance tucks it away. Head placed very nicely and he watched the ball all the way to the fence as well.
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That bullet-proof shield (13:20) wouldn’t be much use if a bullets flew through one of the gaping holes in it. #epicdesignflaw.
Alex Sharratt
Image source, Getty ImagesRahat 9-2-34-1
A bit of sightscreen shuffling required before we begin. Left-armer Rahat comes in over the wicket and almost immediately produces a chance. Final ball of the over is just short of a full length and Ballance is struck on the pad trying to work it away from his back foot. Big shout of lbw, given not out. Replays show it was just clipping leg stump and it would have been umpire's call had Pakistan reviewed. Close.
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
I'd like to see Vince try to bat some time - just stay in. He has the ability to score, he has shots, so will score runs if he stays in.
Ballance 18, Vince 16
Before the start of play I heard Michael Vaughan say Misbah likes his biryani, which is always a powerful reason to put in a good day's shift, especially if there's some nice raita involved, maybe a good mango lassi to go with it...
Anyway, I digress. What will Misbah and company have for us in the next session? Both teams are back out and we are readying to go again. Vince and Ballance shadow practise their way to the middle. Rahat Ali with the first over.
Cheers Steph. It's been an entertaining morning so far as many have pointed out. Pakistan have done a good job of justifying the decision to bowl first. England may need a motivational lunch to get them going. Which makes me wonder what a motivational lunch looks like? Five cans of energy drinks? A fiery curry? I'm no professional cricketer but if you've got any funky lunchtime motivational tools, let me know.
Right, I'm off. Here's Bibhash Dash.
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I sat next to Bob Willis on a train from Waterloo to Barnes. He was being asked Trivial Pursuit questions by his companion, who was reading them out from her phone. He didn't know which capital city the Tiber flows through. As you can imagine, he wasn't best pleased with himself, so I helped him out.
Tom, London
Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
Alex Hales will always have struggles against new-ball bowlers. It's because his footwork is not the best. With the ball new, and the bowlers fit as a butcher's dog, your technique and footwork have to be at their best. Hales' leave quite a bit to be desired. It doesn't mean he's a poor player, but he's going to be up and down in his career.
Image source, Getty ImagesToday's #QSTeaser from @QuestionofSport: Since 2000 which four players have scored more than 500 Test runs for England at Edgbaston?
Answers later on.
