Summary

  • Pakistan 3-1: Aslam falls late on

  • England reach 328 from 110-5

  • Moeen 108 - dropped on 9 & 15

  • Bairstow 55, Woakes 45; Sohail 5-68

  • Fourth Test, The Oval; Eng 2-1 Pak

Live Reporting

Mark Mitchener and Bibhash Dash

  1. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It's been a great day's cricket. These two teams seem to get the best out of each other. It doesn't get much better for me.

  2. Close of play

    Pak 3-1

    Azhar Ali to face Anderson, yet to score. James Vince has been posted at short mid-on next to the non-striker. But Azhar, who'll be captaining Pakistan in the ODIs which follow this series, sees off the over, though he nearly imperils himself when he sets off for a single off the last ball, but is sent back by Yasir.

    Anderson has a fairly lengthy chat with umpire Erasmus before the players walk off.

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  4. Pak 3-1

    Yasir Shah is Pakistan's nightwatchman - there's six in the cordon, a forward short leg and a leg gully. England are quickly round and they're going to get a third over in, although there won't be time for a fourth.

  5. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    How many times does this happen? When you've got two or three overs before the close of play. And nine times out of 10 someone gets out. Because he gets so low, and he's a short fellow, it's just clipping the top of the stumps.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Aslam lbw b Broad 3 (Pak 3-1)

    The appeal is for lbw - as if he got any bat on it, then he's out caught. But it thudded into his pad without any bat - and three red lights on the ball-tracker means he's on his way. The predictor showed the ball hitting the top of middle and leg stumps.

    And we have to record this - Stuart Broad has successfully used the review system.

  7. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It looked like he pulled the bat away.

  8. Umpire review

    Stuart Broad slants the ball in at Aslam, the ball hits his pad and loops into short leg's hands, there are appeals for lbw and a catch, and it's going to a review...

  9. View from the press box

  10. Pak 1-0

    Anderson has the new cherry singing straight away, swinging one past Aslam's outside edge. The left-hander looks happy to get off strike with a single off his legs.

  11. It's a new opening partnership for Pakistan as Sami Aslam, called up for Edgbaston, is joined by Azhar Ali who's been Pakistan's regular number three but steps up to open after Mohammad Hafeez was dropped.

    James Anderson - newly crowned as the world's number one Test bowler, has four slips and a gully in place for Aslam. Let's play. (And what about a short leg, skipper?)

  13. The players are back out - TMS are saying Pakistan will have 11 minutes to bat. I'm sure they'll get three overs in, England will do their best to make it four. Expect some gardening from the Pakistan batsmen.

  14. Remembering Hanif Mohammad

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    He was only at the end of his career when I saw him play, but you could see the man could play. I talked to people older than me who said he was a fine player. But I always think about his 499 - how do you get run out going for the 500th? Your partner might get run out, but you're going to make your ground!

    One of my close friends is Sunil Gavaskar, who was small like Hanif, as was Bradman. Some people think if you're small, it's a disadvantage, but it's not. Sometimes the guys who are 6ft 5in get in more trouble.

  15. Coming up on TMS after the close of play...

  16. Looks like Pakistan have opted for the light roller.

    And it looks like they're not going to play any time soon in St Lucia... bring on the waterhogs!

  17. Five-wicket haul for Sohail Khan

    Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It's a strange five-for there for Sohail. He didn't particularly feature in the morning, but he's come back well. It was a fabulous knock by Moeen Ali. He came in when things looked rocky, and just played one of those Moeen knocks. He was in his own bubble, he got himself in, and then played his strokes. And then what a way to get to a hundred.

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Moeen c Yasir b Sohail 108 (Eng 328 all out)

    Sorry, Tuffers - Moeen Ali's long vigil is ended as he top-edges another pull shot and Yasir Shah takes the catch at deep square leg. Sohail Khan, with five wickets to his name, sinks to his knees as the Oval crowd rises to acclaim Moeen's innings.

    Pakistan's openers may not be too cheerful that they've got to go out and bat for 10 minutes now.

  19. Phil Tufnell
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    With Moeen in this form, England could think of 350.

  20. Eng 328-9

    Anderson has to fend one off in front of his face, while another short, wide delivery disappears to the boundary for five wides. Captain Misbah's face is a picture - shielding his eyes as though to prevent himself from looking at what an errant child has just done to embarrass him. But well played James Anderson for seeing off the over with life, limb and wicket unscathed.