Summary

  • England beat Pakistan by 26 runs to win second Test and claim series

  • Robinson has Ali caught behind for final wicket

  • Wood takes four overall, including key dismissals of Nawaz and Shakeel

  • Shakeel made a superb 94 before being given out caught down leg in tight decision

  • Third Test in Karachi starts on Saturday

Live Reporting

Tom Mallows and Sam Drury

  1. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Pakistan are showing that they're not going to let England bowl and bowl and bowl at them.

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  3. Pak 297-7

    Target 355

    Pakistan are going to be aggressive here. Agha Salman attempts to charge James Anderson but he can only under-edge the ball into the pitch on this occasion.

    Mark Wood will steam in again at the other end.

  4. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It was a perfect length ball that Anderson has been bowling again and Abrar just cleared his front leg and swiped it away.

  5. Pak 296-7

    Pakistan need 59 runs to win

    Agha Salman gets off the mark with a cut down towards third man.

    That brings Abrar Ahmed, who has been bumped up the order, on strike and he steps back and clubs his first ball of the afternoon through the on-side for four.

    Abrar is not going to go quietly.

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    I hope they don't leave it right to the last over before sunset again. Though a thrilling win would make us back in snowy UK feel a bit warmer.

    Claudia, London

  7. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    A lot more people have come in now. Word must have got out about an hour ago that Pakistan are going to win, well they still might.

    We are setup for one of those nail-biters that cricket provides.

  8. James Anderson will open the afternoon session.

    England need three wickets. Pakistan need 64 runs.

    Strap yourselves in.

  9. Here come the players back out to the middle. The crowd is filling up nicely. They know we are in for a thrilling finish here.

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    Superb effort this from England and, to be fair, Pakistan. Absolutely great Test Match series, whatever the result today. Cliche alert - cricket is most definitely the winner.

    Tattz

    Permanently compelling cricket from this England team. For all the batting brilliance, these have been super bowling, fielding and captaincy performances.

    From Chris, Tadley.

  11. It really was a gutsy innings from Saud Shakeel that dragged Pakistan into a winning position.

    The run map shows Saud Shakeel scored 94 with 8 fours, 3 twos, and 56 singles for PakistanBBC Sport

  12. A similar delivery accounted for Saud Shakeel thanks to a diving catch by Ollie Pope - though it was not without controversy.

    Aleem Dar sent the decision upstairs to check whether Pope had ground the ball. The soft signal was out - though the rules have been tweaked to mean that only has relevance if the technology fails.

    After lengthy deliberation and several replays, third umpire Joel Wilson ruled it was out.

    England celebrating a wicketGetty Images

  13. Then, the turning point.

    Nawaz and Shakeel put on 80 to move Pakistan to within 65 runs of victory when Nawaz gloved a short Mark Wood delivery through to Ollie Pope.

    Mark Wood taking the wicket of NawazGetty Images

  14. But far from sparking a flurry of wickets, Pakistan dug in.

    Mohammad Nawaz plays some punchy, aggressive strokes, dovetailing perfectly with the more patient, gutsy innings by Saud Shakeel, who began the day unbeaten on 54.

    Mohammad Nawaz hitting a shotGetty Images

  15. For so long this looked to be the only breakthrough for England this morning. Faheem Ashraf edging a Joe Root delivery to Zak Crawley at first slip while on 10 in the fifth over of the day.

    That left Pakistan on 210-5, still 145 runs shy of their target.

    Faheem Ashraf's dismissalGetty Images

  16. Thanks, Sam.

    This Test series just keeps on giving. Pakistan looked to be cruising to victory but those two quick wickets have dragged the game back towards England.

    England win, Pakistan win and the tie are all still on.

    A fascinating afternoon session awaits.

  17. Right then, that is quite enough excitement for me. What a session it was, this game just can't make its mind up!

    To try and make sense of what we've seen and to take you through the afternoon session - and likely a thrilling conclusion to the match - it's over to Tom Mallows.

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  19. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    What a morning we've had. It's gone one way and then the other.

  20. Lunch - Pak 291-7

    Target 355

    That review is the last action of the session. It all looked so good for Pakistan for so long but two wickets late in the morning mean it is England heading to lunch as favourites.

    Mark Wood with two wickets, the second of them to remove Saud Shakeel a little controversial but third umpire Joel Wilson ruled in their favour and that is all that matters.

    England need three wickets to win the series, Pakistan need another 64 to level it at 1-1.