Summary

  • Innovative England get their reward late on third day

  • Jacks takes three wickets as Pakistan lose four wickets in final session

  • Babar, Imam & Shafique all bring up centuries on attritional third day

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Live Reporting

Matthew Henry, Um-E-Aymen Babar and Tom Mallows

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    How fantastic is this Pakistan crowd? Some lovely banners of welcome. They are a credit to Pakistan and cricket sportsmanship.

    Anon

  2. Another reading is taken but it's OK for now. On we go.

    Jacks to bowl as England hunt a fifth wicket in the session.

  3. Waqar Younis
    Former Pakistan pace bowler on TMS

    Batting at number seven is never easy because if you lose your partner you have to bat with tailenders. Some are good at it and others aren't.

  4. Pak 499-7

    English hands are going into the air after Zahid Mahmood lurches forward to every ball. Bafflingly he takes a single at the end of the over to keep the strike but will the umpires allow another over?

  5. Pak 497-7

    Trail by 160

    Zahid Mahmood has come out to bat. England are rushing through as the floodlights taken more and more of an effect. We're going to have at least one more over.

  6. Waqar Younis
    Former Pakistan pace bowler on TMS

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    I told you, us tailenders can't really help ourselves. It was a slower bowl and Leach grabs it beautifully.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Naseem c Leach b Jacks 15 (Pak 497-7)

    England have got another right at the death! The fielders all rush to Jack Leach who has taken a very good diving catch out at deep mid-wicket. Naseem Shah can't believe what he's done. He's bent over his bat at the middle of the pitch. There can only be 10 minutes left in the day at most.

    Will Jacks has three!

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    I recall reading a Russian hotel brochure in Vladivostok in the early 1990s that began: Welcome to our city. If you don't like our hotel, you should know all the others are worse.

    Tim (Godalming)

    I've always felt that OK sauce is somewhat underselling itself

    Anon

  9. Pak 495-6

    Salman 9, Naseem 13

    These two have just halted England's momentum. There's not the excitement there was 10 minutes ago. The light is just about holding.

  10. Waqar Younis
    Former Pakistan pace bowler on TMS

    I'm seeing a little bit more swing now.

  11. Pak 488-6

    Trail by 169

    Sensational.

    Agha Salman does well to defend an over of Robinson. England would love to throw the ball to Liam Livingstone for a bit of leg-spin but he's still off the field with an injury.

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    Opposite our depot in Wolverhampton is a sandwich shop called Sam n Ella's

    Tom in Derby

  13. 6 runs

    Pak 488-6

    Salman, Naseem 11

    What have I done?

    Naseem Shah plants Jack Leach back over long-on for six. I think we have seen the tailender turning into world beater against England script before.

  14. Waqar Younis
    Former Pakistan pace bowler on TMS

    England would love to stay out there for longer and get a few more wickets.

  15. Pak 482-6

    Trail by 175

    Ben Stokes is all action, sensing the moment. He frantically waves his arms to move a fielder. Salman defends to Anderson as the floodlights flicker into action.

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  17. Pak 480-6

    Salman 3, Naseem 4

    My fault. Naseem Shah gets off the mark with a textbook cover drive where he looks like Younis Khan.

    Yesterday we played until about 11:45 GMT before the light faded.

  18. Pak 475-6

    Trail by 182

    Naseem Shah is now in as Pakistan's number eight. He averages 5.60.

    Someone find me the 'so you're saying there's a chance' gif.

  19. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

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    That short mid-wicket position has finally worked for England. Rizwan looking to flick the ball onto the on-side and Stokes takes the catch at knee height.

  20. wicket

    WICKET

    Rizwan c Stokes b Anderson 29 (Pak 475-6)

    And another! England have the two big wickets late in the day and you can see what it means in Ben Stokes' celebration. He has almost tossed the ball to the moon after taking a catch at mid-wicket.

    Jimmy Anderson has his first Test wicket in Pakistan at the age of 40.