Summary

  • Eng take 2-0 lead in five-match series

  • Root 89, Morgan 68, Stokes 42

  • Morgan's first fifty in 13 ODI innings

  • Pakistan: Sarfraz 105 (130), Imad 63*

  • Woakes 3-42, Wood 3-46

  1. Postpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Good move by Pakistan getting the left-armer in. Hales was just desperate to get some form, went for the big shot and fell horribly. It was a swipe in the end, but was bowled off stump. The less said about his innings the better.

    Alex Hales outImage source, Reuters
  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 8.5 overs

    Hales b Imad 14 (Eng 35-2)

    Ugly, ugly, ugly from Alex Hales. The change of bowling works. Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim replaces Amir, and strikes with his fifth ball. Nothing threatening with that delivery - angled in from wide of the crease - and Hales is cleaned up attempting an unsightly mow over the leg side. A shot I suspect we will see plenty of times on the village grounds this afternoon. Not pretty.

  3. Postpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Just joining us? You will have missed this. Jason Roy, man of the match in the first ODI, falls second ball in this match. Don't you just love cricket?

  4. Postpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Hales is expected to score in one-dayers. That's his forte. If he doesn't, he may not believe in himself. If he bats with confidence, the selectors may think the Tests against Pakistan were a blip.

  5. Eng 33-0published at 8 overs

    Hasan 4-0-17-0

    Deja vu. Short, shaping away from Hasan, very wafty from Hales, who connects only with thin air. Oooh, this is even closer! Hasan nips one back off a fuller length and beats Hales through the gate. All over him like a cheap suit here. A scampered single spares Hales further examination, before Root makes it look easy with two off his pads.

  6. Eng 30-1published at 7 overs

    Target 252

    Amir hasn't learned his lesson, drifting on to Hales' pads and being whipped behind square for the easiest of boundaries. The bowler lets out a yelp of frustration. He may even give himself 100 lines tonight. A cut to third man keeps Hales on strike for the next over.

  7. Postpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    He's nowhere near the confident and buoyant Hales we saw a few months ago. And it's all because of the pesky red ball!

    Alex HalesImage source, Reuters
  8. Eng 24-1published at 6 overs

    Hales 7, Root 17

    Hasan Ali continues from the Nursery End, inducing a play-and-miss from Hales to end an over that yields only a single. A hint of movement off the seam. Zero foot movement from Hales.

  9. Eng 23-1published at 5 overs

    Target 252

    Thanks Bibhash. Root steers with an open face to get off strike before Alex Hales pulls Amir in style for a four that almost scorches the Lord's turf. Beautifully timed.

  10. Eng 18-1published at 4 overs

    Target 252

    Right-handed Hasan Ali has a bowling action a bit like India's Bhuvneswar Kumar I think, at least at the point of release. Joe Root shows what he thinks of that with a nonchalant walk down the track to drive it through cover for four. Glory written all over that effort, with Ed Smith on TMS calling for that shot to be clipped up and sent to cricketing schools across the country. Well, we can certainly do the clipping up bit for you...

    Meanwhile, I shall hand you over to our captain for the day Justin Goulding. I'm off to draw a Stegosaurus on a Harley-Davidson. 

  11. Eng 13-1published at 3 overs

    Amir has a quiet over compared to his first. Only two conceded as well. Plenty in the crowd still making their way back from lunch. I remember having a lovely meal of braised beef last time out at St John's Wood. Wonder what's on offer today.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    #bbccricket

    Adeel Ejaz: I can see Amir got tired of all catches his team-mates dropped in the last game!   

  13. Eng 11-1published at 2 overs

    Target 252

    That's more like it, Rooty! England's reliable number-four-turned-three drives Hasan Ali through the covers and then an even more emphatic shot off his backfoot for four through point. All this excitement, I've only just realised I forgot to eat my lunch. An inspiring choice with a sandwich and a glass of water. 

  14. Postpublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

  15. Eng 3-1published at 1 over

    Target 252

    Roy barely gave me time to finish my lunchtime wasabi peanuts before departing. Meaning Joe Root has to come in at number three not long after taking a blow to his legs while fielding. He gets England their first run, before Hales gets a double. The end of the perfect over for Pakistan.

  16. Postpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It is a big inside edge and from there it smacked into the stumps. It is an occupational hazard for Roy. He looks ill at ease as if some sort of conspiracy has caused his downfall.

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Roy b Amir 0 (Eng 0-1)

    Bowled him! Absolutely rip-roaring start for Pakistan as Jason Roy is bowled off an inside edge. Left-armer Mohammad Amir runs in from over the wicket with an in-swinger and in only the second delivery of the innings Roy tries to give it the full drive, and fails, his leg stump out of the ground.

  18. England need 252 to winpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Hang fire on those amazing Oil Wrestling stats, it seems play is about to get under way. Umpires are out on the field. Pakistan's players in a huddle on the edge of the boundary, with Azhar Ali having more of a casual chat than giving it the hairdryer.

    Jason Roy and Alex Hales come out to the middle to open the innings. If you want a sense of what they can achieve with a 250-odd target, here is a match report from an ODI earlier in the summer against Sri Lanka.

  19. rain stops play

    Rain delays restartpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Well, the rain seems to have dropped now so we'll be having a delayed restart. I can see a cover on the pitch but nowhere else so it might not be a downpour. We may as well talk about other sports like Rugby League... or Oil Wrestling anyone? Apparently there's an event in Turkey that's been annually held for the last 663 years. 

  20. Postpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

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