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 15:50

    Well there is skatebording on the website from 19:00 BST this evening - and esports on BBC Three, who'd have thought it? Not sure if we have any English players excelling at that. But England have not lost this Test match yet, it's over to Amy Lofthouse to lead the rearguard.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    #bbccricket

    Mike Bell: Beer match Sunday anyone? We've sold the tickets....

    At least I'm OK for Monday Mike. We've got tickets but my friend has forgotten if they're for this match or the one against India in August.

  3. Postpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Here's how the England big guns fell, Stokes - after two boundaries and a scare of a freak dismissal - clipping straight to mid-wicket and the captain's valiant 68 ended by a routine lbw decision.

  4. Intervalpublished at 45 overs

    Eng 111-6, Buttler 2, Bess 0

    Hasan is up at 85mph from the Pavilion End in the afternoon sunshine, which, according to the new TV gadget, gives young Dom 0.508 seconds to react. The fielders crowd around the bat but the Devonian debutant calmly keeps the ball out and that will be tea. The dejected image of the England players on the balcony rather tells the story though. Still 68 needed to make Pakistan bat gain.

  5. How's stat?!published at 15:38 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Jos Buttler has only got one 50 in his past 27 innings of first-class cricket, and that was against India in Mumbai in December 2016.

  6. Eng 111-6published at 44 overs

    68 behind

    Buttler comes out of his crease to try and disrupt Abbas so intrepid Pakistan skipper and wicketkeeper Sarfraz dons the helmet and comes up to the stumps - to a bowler sending it down at 83mph. No alarms though and maybe only one more over for England to ensure before tea.

    Jos ButtlerImage source, Getty Images
  7. Eng 111-6published at 43 overs

    Buttler 2, Bess 0

    Four wickets in 34 minutes after that drinks break this afternoon then. Alarm for young Dom, yet to get off the mark and struck on the pad by the dangerous Hasan, but an inside edge saves him.

  8. Eng 110-6published at 42 overs

    69 behind

    What a match in which to make your debut for poor old Dom Bess. He keeps out the remainder of the over but Abbas has taken 2-8 in six overs.

  9. How's stat?!published at 15:26 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    England have lost four wickets for 19 runs in 6.1 overs.

    Pakistan huddleImage source, Reuters
  10. Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Waqar Younis
    Former Pakistan pace bowler

    Abbas has got the reward of bowling nice and straight. A beautiful delivery.

    Mohammad AbbasImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    As Root walks off, you feel that is the end of England's minuscule chances of saving this Test.

    Joe RootImage source, Reuters
  12. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 41.3 overs

    Root lbw b Abbas 68 (Eng 110-6)

    He has to go. He'd played nicely but there was nothing in that review to reprieve him. More stunned silence from the crowd.

  13. Postpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Perhaps Root feels it's a bit high? That's the only thing...

  14. Umpire reviewpublished at 41.3 overs

    It could be the end for Joe. He has been given out lbw. But he had to review it, he's the last hope.

    Mohammad Abbas of PakistanImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    This is relentless from Pakistan.

    Pakistan celebrateImage source, Reuters
  16. Eng 110-5published at 41 overs

    69 behind

    Shot of the day from Root, an exemplary cover drive for his eighth boundary, but Buttler does not do much for the shattered nerves of England followers, leaving one from Hasan that jags back off the seam, keeps a bit low and misses the off pole by a whisker.

  17. Postpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Waqar Younis
    Former Pakistan pace bowler on Test Match Special

    I'm very excited. I'm seeing reverse swing. I expected that and, with 40 overs gone, this is the perfect time.

    Pakistan celebrateImage source, Getty Images
  18. Eng 105-5published at 40 overs

    Root 63, Buttler 1

    National selector Ed Smith has retreated indoors but the cameras have still found him. It wasn't him out there chipping straight to mid-on though. Now what is Jos going to do here, having been brought in to smash a few around at number seven. A bit of a waft at the final ball from Amir but no contact is made and it's a maiden.

  19. Postpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 26 May 2018

    Mohammad Amir took two wickets in three balls to disrupt what was a relative period of calm for England.

    First, Dawid Malan fell to a superb catch from Sarfraz Ahmed...

    And then Jonny Bairstow was cleaned up by a beauty.

  20. Eng 105-5published at 39 overs

    74 behind

    Jos Buttler is the new man as the camera focuses in on a pensive looking Trevor Bayliss looking a little uncomfortable with his feet up on the boundary. Paul Farbrace looks crestfallen. Mickey Arthur, on the other side, is smiling broadly. Jos is away with a single.