Summary

  • Pakistan survive tricky late spell to reach 21-0

  • England recover from 145-5 to end with 50-run first-innings lead

  • Classy Brook hits third century in three Tests (111 off 150 balls)

  • Foakes offers support with steady 64 off 121 balls

  • Stokes run out after mix-up with Brook

  • Pope hits 51 before being bowled by Abrar

  • Nauman removes Duckett for 26 & Root (0) in consecutive deliveries

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Tom Mallows

  1. Eng 300-7

    Trail by 4

    Mark Wood is justifying his promotion up the order. He has been comfortably the heavier scorer in this stand with Ben Foakes although as I say that England's wicketkeeper times one perfectly down back past the umpire.

    That brings up England's 300. It's also the last delivery before drinks.

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

    Abrar is going to have a bad shoulder after this Test series and he didn't even play in the first match.

    Abrar Ahmed's bowling in this innings: 11% full, 88% good length and 1% short. 30 overs, 5 maidens, went for 117 runs, took 2 wickets with an economy of 3.90.

  3. Eng 294-7

    Foakes 55, Wood 22

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    Think how the Aussies must have felt in the 90s and early 2000s. Poor Martin Love.

    Abrar Ahmed, Pakistan's leggie, returns to try and break this partnership. Foakes and Wood take a single each with the crowd becoming distracted by their competing chants.

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    It’s weird having an argument because there are too many good players to fit in the starting XI. Feels very odd.

    Tom, Winchester

    Can't drop Foakes if he takes his chances. Would be a terrible message to give to the team. Bairstow may just have to wait for someone to lose form. Great situation to have - sign of a champion team to have great players waiting their chance.

    David

  5. Eng 292-7

    Trail by 12

    It sounds like the England trumpeter has got all of those in the ground - both England and Pakistan supporting - clapping along to his latest tune.

    We had happy birthday earlier.

  6. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    It's been an intelligent, competent and well put together knock by Foakes.

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

    England are batting really nicely. Wood had a brilliant knock in the previous game. His strike-rate will be lower but he's sticking around for England.

  8. Eng 290-7

    Trail by 14

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    I see Gareth Southgate is staying. McCullum must have turned them down.

    Wood decides it's time to attack the spin. He gets down on one leg twice and heaves Nauman Ali to the boundary on both occasions.

    Pakistan's total is almost in touching distance now.

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    Leave out JB? Are you crazy? How people have short memories. Brook has done well on batter-friendly pitches, as has Pope. Against the Aussies you need experience and any technique flaws will quickly be found out. Let's not get carried away just yet.

    Ant, Birmingham

  10. Eng 278-7

    Foakes 53, Wood 8

    Back to Mohammad Wasim and this reverse swinging ball.

    The plan is clear - full, fast and aimed at Mark Wood's pad and stumps.

    Wood is good enough to defend it in this over.

  11. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Pakistan's ground fielding today has been outstanding.

  12. Eng 277-7

    Trail by 27

    Mark Wood is much more comfortable against Nauman Ali's spin. Twice he sends fielders sprinting into the outfield to chase leather.

    Veteran Azhar Ali, who will retire after this game, does excellently on the boundary edge. His sprawling stop prevents a four.

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    Boris: If England are going to continue to play as they do at home, Bairstow may as well open (as he does in white ball) with Crawley and keep the rest of the order as is.

  14. Eng 268-7

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    Mark Wood survives but for how long with Wasim bowling like this I'm not sure.

    There's something electric about a quick bowler and reverse-swing like this.

  15. Not out

    Aggers has a good eye. The ball tracking has it missing leg.

    Pakistan are all out of reviews.

  16. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    I think that's missing leg...

  17. There's no bat. This may be swinging to miss leg stump though.

  18. Pakistan review

    Woooft! Mohammad Wasim has turned into prime Waqar Younis.

    First Mark Wood just gets his bat on a vicious yorker. A few balls later he hits Wood on the pad again.

    Babar, who only has one review left, wants another look.

  19. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Foakes is a fine wicketkeeper and plays his spin bowling really well too.

  20. 50 runs

    50 for Ben Foakes

    A perfect reminder from Ben Foakes on his return to the team.

    "I can play too, you know..."