Summary

  • England fight back in final session

  • Buttler (66) & Bess (55) put on 125

  • Bess makes fifty on Test debut

  • England lost four wickets in 37 balls

  • Captain Root lbw to Abbas for 68

  • First Test of two-match series

  1. Postpublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Pakistan resumed on 350-8 this morning with a lead of 166, but with Babar Azam out for the series and not able to return to the crease. But Mohammad Amir gave them some early impetus with the bat.

  2. Postpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Thanks Amy, continuing the culinary theme, here's what is on offer in the famous old pavilion. I'd always have anything with caramel sauce, but ginger parkin wouldn't be my choice to accompany it. The flame-haired Simon Parkin, who used to present CBBC from the broom cupboard, now does the weather in the Meridian region down south.

    Now on TMS incidentally, acclaimed chef Tommy Banks is chatting to Aggers. In the meantime, here we'll go through the highlights of the morning.

    Lord'sImage source, Lord's
  3. Caught trying to take an early lunchpublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    On the subject of the big pork pie, my eagerness to get stuck in almost caused me to be ostracised from the TMS box.

    As I was about to plunge a knife into the pristine pastry, I was told that it is off limits until it is officially presented during the lunch break.

    The presentation was almost spoiled by the slice I was looking to whip out.

  4. Postpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    The positives for England? Joe Root is still there and still battling. His 22 runs have come from 61 deliveries, with two fours.

    It's spinning, though. Pakistan's seamers have bowled a more consistent line than England and they've tied the batsmen down. They'll be looking to end this soon.

    That's all from me - Jamie Lillywhite will take over for a while. I'll be back for tea. If, you know, we get there.

  5. Lunch - Eng 37-2published at 20 overs

    Root 22, Malan 0

    Joe Root leaves Hasan Ali's final delivery, turns and marches off the pitch.

    Another brilliant session by Pakistan. Same old, same old for England.

  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Text 81111

    Kier in Surrey: Think this Test will be done by this evening. Awful cricket by England as they continue to look lost and directionless in the Test arena.

    Paul in London: Whatever the ICC rankings say, there cannot possibly be a worse Test match team in world cricket than England. They're utterly abysmal, just a group of individuals waiting for defeat. No team, no plan, no strategy, no clue. They should offer the crowd refunds.

  7. Eng 37-2published at 19.4 overs

    Mohammad Amir is busying himself signing autographs for a young fan on the boundary, and he gets a round of applause from the crowd.

    Joe Root, making sure that this definitely is the last over, wanders around for a little before blocking everything Hasan Ali sends his way.

  8. Postpublished at 12:58 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    The last over before lunch, and it'll be Hasan Ali to bowl it.

  9. Postpublished at 12:58 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Here is the impressive young leg spinner, getting rid of the beleaguered Mark Stoneman.

  10. Eng 37-2published at 19 overs

    Malan 0, Root 22

    Shadab Khan, the 19-year-old leggie, races through an over to Joe Root, with Root going back into his crease and defending as the ball goes straight on.

    A single brings Dawid Malan, the latest leftie, on strike, and Malan turns him along the ground towards short leg. Sarfraz instantly sticks a silly point in, so there's four men around the back. Cracking captaincy.

    Joe RootImage source, Reuters
  11. get involved

    Get Involved - the end of Stoneman?published at 12:54 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

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    Thomas Knights: People have to go now, Stoneman is not good enough, had enough chances, Ramprakash, had enough time with these players and still making the same batting mistakes, England are becoming a very weak Test outfit.

    Kieran Bullworthy: Mark Stoneman seems a lovely bloke but he is not of Test quality, at the moment. Short of runs and no foot movement. Nick Gubbins please...

  12. Eng 36-2published at 18 overs

    Trail by 143

    Four for Root! Once again, the England skipper leans back and cuts a wide Hasan Ali delivery for four.

    Very similar to this from earlier, actually...

  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    #bbccricket

    Matt Swift: England are just genuinely and fundamentally a very bad batting side, there’s issues with technique but the fundamental skill and temperament just isn’t there at all.

    DeltaDrift: Nah Stoneman is done. Next please.

  14. Eng 31-2published at 17 overs

    That was horrible to watch from Mark Stoneman.

    He's gone back to a delivery he should go forward to, his feet nowhere, and Shadab Khan has just scuttled one past him.

    Here's Dawid Malan - another left-hander for the leggie to have a go at...

    Mark StonemanImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Waqar Younis
    Former Pakistan pace bowler

    He should have gone on to the front foot to play that. A big wicket just before lunch. He fought really hard, credit to the Pakistan bowlers, they have kept things very tight. With the ball spinning from the rough it is not a good sign for England.

    Mark StonemanImage source, Getty Images
  16. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16.4 overs

    Stoneman b Shadab 9 (Eng 31-2)

    Bowled him!

    My word! Shadab Khan has bamboozled Mark Stoneman. The ball keeps low and then turns, spinning back in towards the stumps, and Stoneman is rooted to the spot. He pushes his bat half-heartedly out but it's far too late, and the ball clatters into the stumps.

  17. Eng 31-1published at 16.3 overs

    Dearie me, that didn't half turn! Out of the rough goes Shadab Khan and into Mark Stoneman's knee roll.

    Oh, and now Stoneman edges past slip! There's not as much turn and Stoneman pushes forward, and the outside edge drops past a slightly wide slip and away for four.

  18. Postpublished at 12:42 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Time for a change of pace.

    Leggie Shadab Khan is into the attack, replacing Faheem Ashraf.

  19. Picture perfect viewpublished at 12:42 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    ViewImage source, BBC Sport

    How about this for a view? Just underneath the media centre, there is space for journalists to sit with TV cameramen. You feel right on top of the action, but also very aware that a wrong movement could cause the embarrassment of distracting the batsman.

  20. Eng 26-1published at 16 overs

    Another half-strangled appeal from Hasan Ali as he pushes a delivery into Mark Stoneman's pads, the batsman trying to whip him away for four and getting his angles all wrong.

    Sarfraz Ahmed comes grasping to his right to pick up a wayward delivery from Hasan, before Stoneman is struck on the pads once again. A little high.