Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

Begs the question why Robinson wasn't brought on earlier. It was the wobble ball and he's got Babar.

Finally it is time for Ollie Robinson. Can he make the breakthrough for England?

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

The curators take pride in their creations.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator

The curator was very pleased with the pitch. He told me, "This is how you make a wicket, we got runs and wickets".

50 for Saud Shakeelpublished at 05:09 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2022

05:09 GMT 10 December 2022

It is a second half-century in as many Tests for Saud Shakeel as he plays another perfectly timed sweep-shot in front of square on the leg-side for four.

This already feels ominous for England.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator

Beautifully driven through the covers by Saud Shakeel. The dhols are going early morning here at Multan.

Saud Shakeel makes the most of his reprieve with a textbook drive through the covers. Beautiful shot.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

That should have been a run out for England.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator

Shakeel was nowhere near his stumps. Zak Crawley had a split-second longer than he thought.

Hit and that's out.

A mix-up between the batters as they consider a quick single leaves Saud Shakeel stranded in the middle of the wicket. Zak Crawley goes for the throw but is off-balance as he releases the ball and it misses by a few inches.

Shakeel was way short of his ground.

Saud Shakeel is timing it well this morning. He has just nailed a sweep-shot through square leg.

This is pretty imperious from Babar Azam as well. Jack Leach is bowling too short and Babar is able to whip the ball through mid-wicket for four.

Great shot. Pakistan have made a good start.

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator

That's a nice shot from Shakeel. He timed it through the off-side and didn't try to hit it too hard.

Nice shot from Saud Shakeel as he guides the ball through point for four.

No alarm bells for Pakistan so far this morning.

Mike Bell: Alarm 4.38 ready for cricket. But unable find phone to follow match, usually on bedside table. Nope. Dressing gown on, went downstairs, wife woke up, questions asked. Phone on table outside after putting rubbish out last night, minus 4 degrees. Cricket better be good.

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator

This is a dead pitch for the quicker bowlers. You've got to bowl it in and just hope for it to bounce someone out. Just looking at the pitch on our monitors and there are a lot of big cracks.

England have seven bowling options. They've got to get their combinations right.

Jack Leach begins with a front foot no-ball. How does a spinner do that?

Just one slip and short leg in for Leach, who finds a bit of turn. This is a pitch that leans in favour of the spinners so the Somerset man is likely in for a bit of a shift today.

Vic Marks
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

It's going to be Jack Leach and they've got a deep mid-wicket. That cheers me up a little bit.

Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator

Oh Babar goes for a chop shot and misses it. Not too dissimilar to the way he was dismissed in the first Test but probably didn't bounce as much. Anderson rolled his fingers over that.

Ooh, James Anderson bowls an off-cutter that jags in to Babar Azam who very nearly under-edges through to Ollie Pope.

There's definitely a bit of spice in this pitch in places.

He pushes the next ball into the off-side for two for the first runs of the morning.

England will open with spin at the other end. Here's Jack Leach.