More noise from those in the stands as Abdullah Shafique chops the first ball of Jack Leach's 15th over down for four.

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The crowd has sensed the moment too, rousing to produce as loud a noise as we have heard for a while. Stokes bangs every ball into the pitch, pleading for a bit of life as he does.

Imam-ul-Haq takes one from in front of his chest, adding four more to the total as he does, but the final delivery is missed by the left-hander which may encourage England's skipper.

Here's Ben Stokes with the ball for the first time.

Don't move too far away from the *Makes Things Happen Klaxon*

Vic Marks
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

You can hear that shot came off the middle of the bat, there was that 'crack' sound.

A beautiful shot.

Pak 139-0published at 41 overs

41 overs

Shafique 73, Ul-Haq 64

Biffed down the ground by Abdullah Shafique! That's as big as anything we saw from the England batters yesterday. Imam-ul-Haq repeats the shot later in the over too, his effort skimming lower for four.

There's just nothing there for Leach. He is defenceless when these Pakistan batters opt to attack.

The sunlight is fading. We might get another 30 minutes of play in.

I think I need a new metaphor for the flatness of this pitch because flat as a pancake doesn't do it justice.

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Ben Stokes is going through some warm-up exercises as Jimmy Anderson plugs away. We all know what happens next.

Thanks Aymen.

I'm pretty sure the Barmy Army trumpeter just burst into a rendition of Dil Dil Pakistan. Either that or I'm imagining it, having heard it in my sleep after a month in Australia at the World Cup.

An absolute tune.

Back with Anderson's attack and Shafique hits the first ball for four through the leg side. That's what I'm talking about.

Another short ball that is wide of off and Shafique hits it towards deep backward point for two more.

Handing over to Matthew Henry to take you through the rest of the game.

Waqar Younis
Former Pakistan pace bowler

The umpire is very, very lucky there. He wasn't really looking as the ball flashed past him.

Instead of those fancy hats maybe they should wear helmets?

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Ul-Haq smashes Leach for four and nearly takes out umpire Raza! Leach had his arm out but was never going to catch the ball.

Raza is on the floor, Ul-Haq gets four.

When I said something was going to happen, I didn't mean that.

Anderson is back in the attack. He's bowling with a slip and two short extra covers and a short mid-wicket. That tells you about the wicket.

All we see, mind, is a quick tight single by Ul-Haq. It's pitched up and hit in front of mid-off.

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Patrick Brennan: Re Vik - let's be honest, this is a dreadful Test match pitch, and this would have been a dirge of a match were it not for England's banter tactics yesterday and earlier today. Won't work every time, but in this instance they were entirely right in their approach.

England continue searching for a breakthrough.

Ul-Haq works the ball into a gap leg side before Leach bowls round the wicket to right-hander Shafique but it's hit through mid-wicket in front of the square leg sweeper for two.

I feel like there's something coming up for England...

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator

A nearly moment for England. But it was a good effort from Pope to get across to it.

Just as I predicted? Perhaps not.

It looks like the ball was touching the ground.

It was gloved down the leg side, Pope scooped it up but the angle from front-on showed the ball was touching the grass before he got it.

The show goes on.

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And we're back! The final session of the day and England are yet to take a wicket.

There's a good crowd out there too with plenty of Pakistan and England flags.

Anderson is in the attack.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

Nasser Hussain is having a look at the pitch. I imagine he would be happy to have a bat on it.