At one point, Pakistan lost four wickets for one run. Seven down at tea, they were toast.

Did you nip off at lunch time? Write this one off as a draw? You missed plenty...

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

England pulled it off. From the moment the second half of this game started, England have absolutely dominated. Cook was a bit poor in the morning when he didn't look like he wanted the win. In the afternoon he brought the fielders close in. He had a very good afternoon, and he should be justifiably over the moon about how his charges have performed.

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And here's something for you to keep an eye on. If England win at The Oval, taking this series 3-1, and results in the Sri Lanka-Australia and West Indies-India series go their way, they will move to the top of the world rankings.

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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

Hats off to the seamers. Day five you expect the spinner to do all the work and good for Moeen to get the final wicket. But for me the standout performance for today is Steven Finn. Today he was brilliant. He deserved the wickets. Those two wickets of Misbah and Aslam changed the course of the game and opened the floodgates. 

There's quite a large part of me that wanted Sohail and Rahat to pull that off. It would have been wonderfully entertaining.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

England are absolutely over the moon, applauding the crowd as they walk off. The whole ground has been superb. About 10,000 came in, and as the players walk off it's a very happy English team.

How likely did this win seem when Pakistan were 257-2, or at tea on Friday when England were beginning their second innings? Just last night, the home side were 282-5 and leading only by 179. Even at lunch today, Pakistan were just one wicket down. In the end, England had almost an hour to spare.

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Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

Of all the catches this series, this is probably the hardest. That is an unbelievable Test victory. To come back and win this game is incredible.

Greg: Why do England seamers suddenly lose their brains against tail-enders and stop bowling line & length?

Harry Chamberlain: What's going on! Wheels up from Barca in 5 - can't have a two hour flight not knowing whether England have won.

I think now was about the time that Michael Vaughan said he would consider buying some walking boots. Sohail, emboldened, tries his most outrageous shot yet - the inside-out over cover. No success, but an edge does bring up the 50 partnership. They don't even acknowledge it, as if they do this sort of thing all the time....

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

I've just lip-read Alastair Cook who's said to Finn to bowl just a yard or two short.

Whatever was said at drinks, it hasn't worked. Finn's first ball is cut for four by Sohail, who follows that up with another boundary driven down the ground. Fielders are running everywhere, Cook has another word with Finn, then is left with his hands on his hips in protest. Don't panic. Not yet, anyway. The partnership is worth 48. 48!

Theo Sheridan: Hurry up England, TMS has almost used all my data up!

Anthony Shaw: The pressure on these Pakistani batsman must be immense. So many fielders so tight!

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

It's very important for England that they keep believing the wicket will come. It's important they don't try silly things.

Five catchers now for Moeen, one of which is Joe Root at the silliest silly point I've ever seen. Ooohhh, Rahat almost pops the ball to short cover. Still, he survives until drinks. I think there were just over 23 overs remaining when this pair came together. They've got that down to 15.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

Did Michael Vaughan specify if he will be walking home with his clothes on or not?

Cook shuffles his pack, recalling the resurgent Steven Finn. If we're being hyper-critical, England haven't bowled too well at this last-wicket pair. First too short, then not enough straight deliveries. Hello, what's this fielding position? It's what can only be described as a backstop. Moeen Ali is right behind Jonny Bairstow. Presumably he's there for the top-edged hook, rather than to cover the keeper. A fielding position usually only seen in under-11 cricket.