Summary

  • Pakistan close day three on 198-4, still needing 157 runs to win

  • Leach takes crucial wicket of Imam for 60 late on

  • Anderson, Robinson and Wood produce magic deliveries to take first three wickets

  • Imam & Shakeel respond with superb stand

  • England dismissed for 275 after Brook's fine ton

Live Reporting

Sam Drury, Tom Mallows and Anurag Hegde

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

    Well, Stokes had a look at that and sort of went, "hmm, good grab" and walked off.

  2. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Mohammad Ali has pulled off a fantastic catch out on the boundary.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Stokes c Mohammad Ali b Nawaz 41 (Eng 256-6)

    Brilliant catch in the deep! Stokes is across his stumps to Nawaz and tries to launch the ball over deep mid-wicket.

    He doesn't get all of it and Mohammad Ali comes running around the boundary, looks to have slightly misjudged it but then dives forward and holds on - a fantastic grab.

    That ends a stand of 101.

  4. Eng 256-5

    Lead by 335

    Close! Nearly the end of Stokes as an outside edge gets through slip and away for three.

    Pakistan really could have done with that going to hand.

  5. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    England are getting the lead up very quickly as we suspected they would.

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

    It's time for England to have some fun now isn't it?

  7. 6 runs

    Eng 251-5

    Ben Stokes is on the charge now! Down the track to Abrar and Stokes nails the ball back over his head, dead straight for a maximum.

    That is Stokes' 107th six in Tests, putting him level with Brendon McCullum for the most sixes in Test history. Captain and coach top of the tree.

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    Pete Hotchkiss: Harry Brook. Take a bow fella. Worth being up before the sun to see that.

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    That is Harry Brook's second century in this series. He gets a big hug from his captain. He's averaging 90 in this series.

  10. 100 runs

    100 for Harry Brook

    Eng 245-5

    Brilliant from Harry Brook! A second Test century comes up from 137 balls - and with a boundary.

    A short ball from Mohammad Nawaz and pulled it away over mid-wicket - think the power and trajectory of that Harry Kane penalty, only this time it's a good thing...

    Anyway, what a talent England have in Brook.

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

    Abrar has bowled a lot overs so he will be feeling tired.

  12. Eng 240-5

    Brook 97, Stokes 30

    Harry Brook is into his stride again now! The right-hander pumps Abrar through the leg side second ball for a boundary that takes him into the 90s.

    Then, three balls later, rocks back and hammers the ball over mid-wicket for four more. Super batting.

  13. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    England have never won consecutive Tests in Pakistan before so that would be quite something.

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

    I asked the head coach to get it done today and he said, "You asked and you shall receive". So they're going to finish it today.

  15. Eng 232-5

    Lead by 311

    After tickling the first ball of the over down to fine leg for four, Brook has to wait until the last ball for his next run. A single into the covers will keep him on strike to resume his battle with Abrar.

    Also, it is apparently 22 years ago today that England beat Pakistan in the dark in Karachi to seal a famous Test series win. They're well on their way to another.

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

    It's no surprise that mystery spinners take a lot of wickets when they first come on the circuit. It takes time for people to start picking them.

  17. Eng 227-5

    Lead by 306

    Abrar is a bit frustrated as his over ends up going for nine.

    Brook added a second boundary with a pull shot in front of square, quickly onto the shorter delivery and with quick enough hands to adjust slightly as the ball stays low.

  18. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    It was this absolute no-nonsense straight hit. It was a dismissive hit.

  19. Eng 222-5

    Lead by 301

    Brook is down the track to Abrar and pumps the ball back past the leg-spinner. It's in the air but straight of mid-off for four. Lovely shot.

    The lead goes past 300.

  20. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    The Barmy Army is a bit boisterous today.