Summary

  • Crawley hits maiden Test century; half-century for Buttler

  • Crawley and Buttler came together at 127-4

  • Third Test, day one, Ageas Bowl

  • Watch Today at the Test at 19:00 BST

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse and Kal Sajad

  1. Eng 94-2

    Crawley 53, Root 13

    Wouldn't have been the first one I thought of, Mark. But good call.

    Just those two runs from Abbas' over but England continue to bat out of their crease.

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    Mark Cohen: Got to add Matt WINDows to the ‘Wind XI’. Middle order batsman for the Gloucestershire 'one-day kings' of the 90s/00s.

  3. Eng 94-2

    Much like Crawley did earlier, Root takes a few steps down the wicket to Abbas and nudges into the covers for two runs.

  4. Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq share some last minute advice for the bowlers.

    The always-threatening Mohammad Abbas will continue after lunch.

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    Mark Burt: Root desperately needs a score. And I don’t just mean another 50ish and out. The team have been carrying him for a while now. Average batting and average captaincy are not a winning combo.

  6. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    It's pretty grey out there but at least we've had an uninterrupted session.

  7. Right then, shall we get back to some live cricket interspersed with some chat about the wind?

    England captain Joe Root and Zak Crawley are making their way to the middle.

  8. Azhar Mahmood
    Former Pakistan all-rounder on Test Match Special

    Crawley has batted very well. He's played front foot, back foot, used the crease. He's a really good, thinking cricketer.

  9. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Ageas Bowl

    Zak Crawley has come through a mini-examination there. He had 45 off 46 balls, but then took another 17 to get to 49. He went another 16 without scoring, the half-century finally coming off 80 balls. He was rattling along, but had patience when Pakistan kept him quiet.

  10. Pakistan hadn't bowled a maiden for the majority of the morning but did then put the brakes on England's innings with some tighter bowling.

    However Crawley reached his fourth 50 in Test cricket right on the stroke of lunch…

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  12. Dom Sibley was going along quietly before being outdone by the leg-spin of Yasir Shah. Kudos to umpire Michael Gough for a brilliant decision…

  13. Azhar Mahmood
    Former Pakistan all-rounder on Test Match Special

    I think Pakistan struggled because of the windy conditions. Crawley played some magnificent shots, his balance was good and he got on top of the bowlers.

  14. Crawley was undoubtedly the star of the morning, playing some glorious shots at a quick rate...

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    Paul Williams: Slight sour grapes (and perhaps many tweeted this selection) but I sent in Hurri-Kane Williamson at least an hour before it was posted up in the chat feed for the wind themed XI.

  16. In came Zak Crawley and greeted his first ball with a four…

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    Nick Hatcher: Don't worry, Burns will smash it in the Ashes. The growing of that tache is crucial character prep for the psychological battles to come...

  18. Azhar Mahmood
    Former Pakistan all-rounder on Test Match Special

    I have been very impressed with Shaheen Afridi, his growth as a cricketer and as a leader of this attack.

  19. But then those struggles continued as Shaheen dismissed Burns for the third time in this series. A smart catch by Shan Masood...

  20. So England won the toss and opted to bat first.

    Opener Rory Burns has struggled against the left-arm seam of Shaheen Afridi this series. But he got off the mark with this guided boundary…