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The new ball isn't too far away for England, though - and Ben Stokes has been on a roll with the old one...
Summary
England drop five catches
Babar retired hurt on 68
Shafiq 59, Shadab 52, Azhar 50
Three wickets for Stokes & Anderson
First Test of two-match series
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Paul Roberts: In the not-too-distant future, touring teams will be playing warm-up matches against England for their main series against Ireland.
Postpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
That was a slightly more profitable session for England, although Pakistan have already moved into the lead with two wickets in hand.
Another little slip in the field won't have cheered them too much, either...
Postpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
BBC Test Match SpecialDo keep an ear on Test Match Special over the tea break - they've been speaking to injured England bowlers Toby Roland-Jones and Jack Leach.
Postpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
That wicket came two minutes before the schedule interval. When the players appear again for the evening session there will be one over before the new ball is due. To see if England can make further in-roads in around 16 minutes or so, let's join Amy Lofthouse.
How's stat?!published at 15:42 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statisticianBen Stokes has taken 2-9 in five overs.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match SpecialThat's the only kind of mistake Pakistan have made for five sessions. The captain had a rush of blood, with all that field set for that.
WICKETpublished at 79 overs
Sarfraz c Wood b Stokes 9 (Pak 227-5)
The old three-card trick and Sarfraz, who is not much above the stumps when he crouches to take guard, takes on the short one, which flies off the top edge and is superbly pouched diving forward by Wood at fine-leg. Coach Mickey Arthur on the balcony looks less than impressed and will not be handing out the Vienesse Whirls. But that will be tea.
Postpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match SpecialI like his action, I like the loop. He's only 20 - he's done well.
Image source, ReutersPak 227-4published at 78 overs
Lead by 43
The nuggety Sarfraz, a man with three hundreds and 14 Test fifties to his name, makes room but no contact with an attempted cut at Bess, which passes agonisingly over the stumps. The young England debutant will not be bullied, when Sarfraz moves two yards to the leg-side, Bess refuses to bowl to him and makes him behave himself.
Pak 222-4published at 77 overs
Babar 59, Sarfraz 4
A touch too wide from Stokes and Babar steers him away past point for his eighth boundary as wordsmith and cricket fanatic Tim Rice looks on. A Richie Benaud score of 222- and still six wickets for England to take.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match SpecialFrom what I've seen of Bess so far, I like him. He puts energy on the ball, he's got good body language, he's vibrant in the field.
Image source, ReutersPak 216-4published at 76 overs
Lead by 32
Five dots from Bess, just the one bad ball and it's helped away for two by Babar.
Pak 213-4published at 75 overs
Babar 52, Sarfraz 2
There's a gentleman of a certain age in the crowd with a grey beard...nothing unusual there of course. But he has maroon hair, which is the same colour as the shirt of the MCC member next to him. Stokes continues from the Pavilion End and Sarfraz is content to play out a maiden from the combative all-rounder.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match SpecialBabar looks a good player to me. He has batted at three before but number five looks like a better position for him.
The Pakistan team are playing with so much control - this is worrying for England.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statisticianBabar's fifty took 93 balls, contained seven fours and took 115 minutes.
50 for Babarpublished at 74 overs
Pak 213-4 (lead by 29)
Continuing the Beach Boys theme, one of our viewers said Babar Azam should be sung to the tune of their classic hit Barbara Ann. Anyway, he's the third Pakistan batsman to make a fifty in this innings, reaching the landmark in style with a boundary.
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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match SpecialThe maturity that Pakistan have shown for the best part of two days has been outstanding - in conditions where you would expect England to dominate.
Image source, Getty ImagesPak 209-4published at 73 overs
Lead by 25
Stokes is looking dangerous, either with that superb inswinger he possesses or with the one that holds its line. Physically, having previously resembled Gary Windass from Coronation Street, he's looking a bit like Mike Love from the Beach Boys, which I realise is not a young person reference.
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Tim Bache: Regarding the Lord's food, my mate James and my dad and I have taken great pleasure in perfecting our Lord's lunch over the last 18 years, little tweaks each year. Almost get as excited over that as the cricket.