Summary

  • England declare, setting Pakistan 343 to win

  • Babar caught behind off Stokes

  • Robinson removes Shafique, then forces Azhar to retire hurt with damaged finger

  • Tourists smash 264-7 off 35.5 overs to set up victory bid

  • Brooks clobbers brilliant 87 off 65 balls

  • Crawley hits 47-ball 50 before gloving behind; Root adds enterprising 73 off 69

  • Pakistan bowled out for 579 - England lead by 78 runs on first innings

  • Jacks picks up six-wicket haul on Test debut

Live Reporting

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

  1. 50 runs

    50 for Brook

    What a game it's been for Brook. He's already got more than 200 runs in this match.

  2. Eng 192-5

    Mahmood will be happy to be finally in the wickets after a tough Test. After he was out, Stokes gave some instructions to Harry Brook. Maybe he gave an indication of how many they want before declaring?

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

    Ben StokesGetty Images

    Ben Stokes is feared around the world because he is an unbelievable cricketer. But when he plays like that you are thinking 'what are you doing?'

  4. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Rawalpindi

    My only (very minor) complaint with Ben Stokes' captaincy is that we don't see enough of Ben Stokes' batting.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Stokes c Shakeel b Mahmood (Eng 192-5)

    Thanks Matthew!

    Wow...

    That's a shocker! The captain is out for a three-ball duck. It was one of the simplest catches to short cover. Pakistan will be happy with that.

  6. This feels like a good time to hand to Aymen Babar...

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

    It's been an excellent innings for Root. England are going to start thinking about what target to set Pakistan.

  8. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Root just looked over his shoulder to see exactly where the fielder was but he's picked out Imam.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Root c Imam b Mahmood 73 (Eng 192-4)

    Gone on the sweep. Zahid Mahmood gets some respite as Root chips one straight to short fine leg. Ben Stokes is coming out to bat. The lead is 270.

  10. Eng 192-4

    Root 73, Brook 49

    Ouch.

  11. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    BrookGetty Images

    Brook has now scored 104 runs off Zahid Mahmood from just 60 deliveries.

  12. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Zahid Mahmood tried to bend down to get the ball but couldn't get there quickly enough. Brook has hit that so hard.

  13. Eng 185-3

    Root 71, Brook 44

    Two more boundaries to Brook and yes, they're off Mahmood again. The first was smacked back through the leg-spinner's legs before he could get his hands down.

    England have scored 185 in 27 overs and it doesn't even feel like that big a deal.

  14. Eng 175-3

    Lead by 253

    It looks like Babar has done something to upset the umpires. Joel Wilson is having a word.

    Tea is at 10:00 GMT, by the way.

  15. Off-spinner Agha Salman replaces Naseem, who Babar may now be protecting in this increasingly fruitless cause.

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    Adam Pinder-Smith: In all my years watching cricket I’ve never seen a player switch from batting right-handed to left-handed mid-innings. What a talent Root is.

  17. Eng 168-3

    Root 65, Brook 33

    Still reeling.

  18. Eng 163-3

    Lead by 242

    RootGetty Images

    Is that peak BazBall? Joe Root surely wouldn't have done that a year ago?

    He's even shadow batting as a left-hander at the non-striker's end before returning to his conventional stance to flick the pace of Naseem to the boundary.

  19. Eng 154-3

    Lead by 232

    I have never ever seen that. It wasn't a switch hit. Root just took guard as a left-hander. He went for a sweep, which looked textbook, but was a little too aerial.

    After giving himself a fright, he returns to right-handed to hit a conventional reverse sweep. It goes for four. Maybe just stick with that, Joe, but I've honestly no idea anymore.

  20. dropped catch

    Root dropped on 53

    Wait. WHAT?!

    Zahid Mahmood decided he wanted to go round the wicket to Joe Root so Root just changed to bat left-handed!

    He could have been caught too.