| 0.0 : A thriller in the first Test and a tame draw in the second encounter powered by rain and bad light, that's what we've got in this Test series. It is almost time for the third and final Test of the series. What's in store for this game? Well after the toss was delayed for a short time, we are all set to get underway. Will there be any changes in the personnel for this game? Will Anderson get to 600 Test wickets in this game or will we get to witness a Babar special? Too many questions. We will fi |
| Good news! The play can start 30 minutes earlier if there are any rain or bad light delays on Day 1. This is a great news as this will allow to make up for lost overs. The decision though will lie with the Match referee after looking at the forecast for the morning session. |
| Toss - Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of England. They have chosen to bat. |
| England (Playing XI) - Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (C), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (WK), Chris Woakes, Dom Bess, Jofra Archer (IN PLACE OF SAM CURRAN), Stuart Broad, James Anderson. |
| Pakistan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali (C), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah. |
| Joe Root, the England skipper, says that they will bat first. Adds that it is a bit dry and they will look to exploit it when they bowl later on. States that the wind is blowing and it is tough for the batsman. Goes onto say that they will look to put on a good score. States that they have made one change, Jofra Archer comes in for Sam Curran. Says that they want Archer to bowl short and fast spells. |
| Azhar Ali, the Pakistan skipper, says that they were looking to bat first as well as the track is looking good but adds the toss is never under control. Tells that they will look to utilize the conditions in this morning session. Reveals that they have not made any changes in the playing XI from the previous game. Feels all the bowlers are fit and fine and ready to go in this must-win game. Says every batsman wants runs under their belt and he is no different and would look to finish the series |
| We are all set to get underway! The Pakistan players make their way out to the middle, followed by Rory Burns and Dom Sibley. Shaheen Afridi will start with the ball. |
| 0.1 : S Afridi to Burns, Afridi starts with a good length ball just outside off, the ball moves away a hint as Burns shoulders arms. |
| 0.2 : S Afridi to Burns, Slightly short but outside off again, another leave by Burns. |
| 0.3 : S Afridi to Burns, FOUR! First runs for England and Burns. He will be relieved! A good length ball outside off, Burns with soft hands runs it down through point and gully to bag a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Afridi to Burns, A muted appeal but nothing from the umpire. Good length ball on the pads, Burns looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal made for LBW but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 0.5 : S Afridi to Burns, Good length ball just outside off, Burns lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0.6 : S Afridi to Burns, Dot to end! Good start for both the sides. Good length ball just outside off, Burns first tries to play at it but hangs his bat in the end to allow it go to the keeper. |
| Mohammad Abbas will share the new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : M Abbas to Sibley, Play and a miss! Abbas is on the money right away! He starts his spell with a good length ball just outside off, Sibley plays at it away from his body to get beaten. |
| 1.2 : M Abbas to Sibley, Sibley is up and running as well. Timed superbly! Full and on middle and leg, he whips it through mid-wicket and takes three before the fielder can chase and cut it off. |
| 1.3 : M Abbas to Burns, A couple for Burns. A good length ball around off, Burns tucks it behind square on the leg side. Naseem from fine leg was a bit slow in getting to the ball and that allowed the batters to return for the second run. |
| 1.4 : M Abbas to Burns, Little wide outside off, easy leave for Burns. |
| 1.5 : M Abbas to Burns, Fullish and around off, Burns forces it towards point where Masood makes a diving stop to his left. |
| 1.6 : M Abbas to Burns, Good length ball around off and middle, Burns plays it back to the bowler with a solid defense. |
| 2.1 : S Afridi to Sibley, Fullish and outside off, luring the batsman to go for the drive but Sibley is not interested as he lets it go to the keeper. |
| 2.2 : S Afridi to Sibley, Landed fuller and around off, Sibley keeps it out. |
| 2.3 : S Afridi to Sibley, Outside off, left alone. |
| 2.4 : S Afridi to Sibley, Fuller and around off, Sibley drives it past the cover fielder who chases it and keeps it down to one. |
| 2.5 : S Afridi to Burns, Little wide outside off for Burns to play at that. |
| 2.6 : S Afridi to Burns, Way wide outside off on a fuller length. Goes past the batsman as he shoulders arms. The ball moves away a bit as Rizwan dives to his left to collect as the ball dies down. |
| 3.1 : M Abbas to Sibley, Good length ball on middle and leg, played towards the off side. |
| 3.2 : M Abbas to Dom Sibley, Good length ball around off, guided towards the gully region with soft hands. |
| 3.3 : M Abbas to Sibley, Slightly shortish and around off, Sibley plays it towards the off side off his back foot and calls for the single but Burns sees Fawad charging at the ball so sends him back. |
| 3.4 : M Abbas to Sibley, Full and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 3.5 : M Abbas to Sibley, Landed around off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 3.6 : M Abbas to Sibley, Angled in from outside off on a shortish length, Sibley tucks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 4.1 : S Afridi to Sibley, Full and on middle, Sibley flicks it to the man at square leg. |
| 4.2 : S Afridi to Sibley, Good length ball on middle, Sibley looks to defend but the ball hits the upper part of the bat and goes to fine leg for a single. |
| Has that carried? Pakistan certainly thinks so! Burns is waiting as he is not too sure about that. The soft signal from the on-field umpire is out. Let's see what happens. |
| 4.3 : Afridi to Burns, OUT! That has gone straight into the hands, feels the third umpire. The soft signal was out as well so nothing much for the third umpire to check. Shaheen Afridi has drawn the first blood and takes down Burns once again. Good length ball around off, Burns pokes at it but with hard hands. This time the ball takes a thick outside edge and goes to Shan Masood at fourth slip. He gets down and pouches the catch. Burns is not sure if that carried but Masood signals it's out. The |
| Zak Crawley makes his way out to the middle. |
| 4.4 : S Afridi to Crawley, FOUR! Perfect way to get off the mark! A juicy full ball on middle and leg, Crawley whips it through mid-wicket and starts his innings with a boundary. |
| 4.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good leave! That was really close. Good length ball just outside off, Crawley covers his stumps and lets it be. More on the length than the line. |
| 4.6 : S Afridi to Zak Crawley, FOUR! That was the magic ball but Crawley squirted it away through the slip cordon to get another boundary. Yorker around off, Crawley gets his bat down in time to dig it out and it goes through the cordon for another boundary. 9 runs off it but most important, a wicket for Pakistan. |
| 5.1 : M Abbas to Sibley, Good length ball outside off, Sibley leaves it alone. |
| 5.2 : M Abbas to Sibley, FOUR! Nicely played from Sibley! He is looking good so far! On a length on middle, Sibley flicks it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : M Abbas to Sibley, Hits the thigh pad! Brilliant delivery from Abbas! Good length ball around off, moving away. Sibley looks to defend but gets squared up. He gets beaten and gets hit on the thigh pads. |
| 5.4 : M Abbas to Sibley, BEATEN! Beautiful from Abbas! On a length outside off, Sibley looks to put bat on it but misses it altogether. |
| 5.5 : M Abbas to Sibley, Good length ball outside off, Sibley leaves it alone. |
| 5.6 : M Abbas to Sibley, Outside off, not played at. |
| 6.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, Another ball on the pads of Crawley, he powerfully works it through mid-wicket for 3 more. He moves to 11 in just 4 balls. |
| 6.2 : S Afridi to Sibley, Ripper! Fuller and just around off, Sibley looks to defend but the ball swings away as it comes closer to the bat to beat the outside edge. |
| 6.3 : S Afridi to Sibley, Shortish and around off, forced towards point by Sibley and a loud call of no for the run. |
| 6.4 : S Afridi to Sibley, Good length ball on middle and leg, Sibley tries to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 6.5 : S Afridi to Sibley, Full and around off, this time Sibley is solid in defense. |
| 6.6 : S Afridi to Sibley, Landed around middle on a good length, played back to the bowler. |
| 7.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball around off, pushed towards the cover fielder by Crawley. |
| 7.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, BEATEN! That is an unplayable delivery from Abbas! Good carry to the keeper as well! Good length ball around off, moving away. Crawley looks to defend but it swings away and gets beaten. |
| 7.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a good length on middle, Crawley dances down and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 7.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, A single taken! Good batting! Full delivery on off, Crawley pushes it to cover and collects a single. |
| 7.5 : M Abbas to Sibley, Good length ball outside off, Dom watches the ball carefully and leaves it alone. |
| 7.6 : M Abbas to Sibley, Abbas dishes a full delivery outside off, Sibley shoulders arms to it. |
| 8.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Crawley prods forward and blocks it to cover. |
| 8.2 : S Afridi to Crawley, Around off, blocked. |
| 8.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, Outside off, left alone this time. |
| 8.4 : S Afridi to Zak Crawley, Fuller and outside off, Crawley looks to drive it towards the off side but the ball comes in a little late and that means it goes through mid off. A couple taken. |
| 8.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, Oh! That was not too far away from the off stump. It is on the fuller length and just around off, comes back i n but Crawley is confident that he is covering his stumps and shoulders arms. Any leave is a good leave if that is not scattering the wickets. |
| 8.6 : S Afridi to Crawley, This time he comes forward and blocks the fuller ball around off. |
| 9.1 : M Abbas to Sibley, Good length ball on off, Sibley plays it to cover and takes a single. |
| 9.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, EDGY! Lucky for Crawley! Good length ball around off, Crawley comes down the pitch and looks to defend. It takes the edge and goes towards fine leg. A couple taken. |
| 9.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Crawley pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 9.4 : M Abbas to Zak Crawley, Too high! Nicely bowled! Good length ball on off, angling in. Crawley looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. There is an appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. |
| 9.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Zak works it to mid-wicket. |
| 9.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Crawley blocks it to point for another dot. |
| Time for spin early in this innings as Yasir Shah has been brought into the attack. |
| 10.1 : Y Shah to Sibley, Nicely played! Floated ball on middle, Sibley dances down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 10.2 : Y Shah to Sibley, Flatter one outside off, Sibley punches it through the cover region for a single. |
| 10.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Short delivery outside off, Crawley punches it to cover. |
| 10.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated outside off, Crawley rocks on his back foot and drives it through the cover-point region. Before the fielder can cut it off, the batters take two. |
| 10.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Loopy ball on middle, Crawley defends it back to the bowler. |
| 10.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, Shorter and outside off, Crawley plays it to deep cover for a single. |
| 11.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Crawley defends it to mid-wicket. |
| 11.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Outside off, Zak lets it go to the keeper. |
| 11.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 11.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley offers no shot to this one. |
| 11.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a length on off, Crawley looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and it goes through gully. Two taken before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 11.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Zak works it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated on off, Crawley drives it back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up outside off, Zak prods forward and pushes it to the fielder at mid off. |
| 12.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Looped up ball outside off, Crawley punches it to cover. |
| 12.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, FOUR! SMASHED! Crawley has made a good start and he needs to make full use of it! Short and outside off, Crawley thrashes it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| Y Shah to Crawley, FOUR! SMASHED! Crawley has made a good start and he needs to make full use of it! Short and outside off, Crawley thrashes it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flatter on off, Crawley pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 12.6 : Y Shah to Sibley, Tossed up ball on middle, Sibley tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.1 : N Shah to Sibley, Naseem begins his spell with a shortish ball outside off, Sibley lets it be. |
| 13.2 : N Shah to Sibley, Another one little too wide outside off, left alone. Well, that wasn't as simple as it may sound. After going past the batsman, the ball comes back in and Rizwan had to dive a little to his left to collect. |
| 13.3 : N Shah to Sibley, This is an easy leave as it is fuller but wide outside off. This one goes straight in the mitts. |
| 13.4 : N Shah to Sibley, Another one outside off on a good length, Sibley shoulders arms. |
| 13.5 : N Shah to Sibley, Goes full but this is on the pads, Sibley works it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 13.6 : N Shah to Crawley, Very full and just outside off, Crawley keeps it out. |
| 14.1 : Y Shah to Sibley, Floated on off, Sibley pushes it to cover. |
| 14.2 : Y Shah to Sibley, Flighted on middle, Sibley uses his feet and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 14.3 : Y Shah to Sibley, Flatter one on middle, Dom defends it back to the bowler. |
| 14.4 : Y Shah to Sibley, Shorter on off, Sibley drives it straight to mid off for a single. |
| 14.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Driven through mid off by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 14.6 : Y Shah to Sibley, Floated on middle, Sibley flicks it to the deep mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 15.1 : N Shah to Crawley, FOUR! Poor bowling! Good length ball on the pads, Crawley flicks it to the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Zak defends it out onto the pitch. |
| 15.3 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley lets it go to the keeper. |
| 15.4 : N Shah to Zak Crawley, Three now! Full delivery outside off, Crawley leans forward and drives it through the extra cover region! 50-run partnership is up. This has been good from these two. They have looked good so far and will look to continue. |
| 15.5 : N Shah to Sibley, Good length ball on middle, Sibley blocks it off the back foot. |
| 15.6 : N Shah to Sibley, Outside off, not played at. |
| 16.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up on off, Crawley defends it to cover. |
| 16.2 : Y Shah to Zak Crawley, Full and outside off, Crawley pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 16.3 : Y Shah to Sibley, Tossed up ball on middle, Sibley comes down the track and drives it to mid on. They think of a single but decide against it. |
| 16.4 : Y Shah to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Looped up ball on middle, Crawley blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 16.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated on middle and leg, Zak works it to the leg side for a single. |
| 17.1 : N Shah to Crawley, FOUR! Nicely done! Fuller and outside off, Crawley allows the ball to come to him and then gently pushes at it. It goes through gully for another boundary. Runs coming nicely for the hosts. It was off the outside edge but gently hands meant that it went along the ground. |
| 17.2 : N Shah to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Yes, the runs are coming thick and fast. Naseem bowls it short and just outside off, Crawley goes back quickly and powers it through mid-wicket to bag another boundary. |
| 17.3 : N Shah to Crawley, A block to follow the two boundaries on this fuller ball. |
| 17.4 : N Shah to Crawley, Fuller and around off, pushed towards the gully fielder. |
| 17.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Full and around off again, Crawley watchfully defends it. |
| 17.6 : N Shah to Crawley, Firmly punched but straight to mid off. Another excellent over for England, 8 runs coming from it. |
| 18.1 : Y Shah to Sibley, Full and around middle, Sibley flicks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Dom Sibley has been given out LBW! He has taken the review after consulting the umpire. The Ultra Edge shows no bat while the Ball Tracker shows all reds. Review gone. |
| 18.2 : Shah to Sibley, OUT! LBW! Three reds and Sibley has to go. England lose a review as well. Sibley looked troubled a bit against Yasir and he has got his man. Yasir tosses this up around off and middle, Sibley comes down the track and looks to slam it through the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads. A massive appeal follows and the umpire raises his finger after taking his sweet time. Sibley and Crawley get together and refer it upstairs. The replays roll in and the Ultra Edge detects |
| Joe Root, the skipper, comes out to bat. |
| 18.3 : Y Shah to Root, The skipper is off the mark as the first ball he faces is short and wide outside off, he punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 18.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Full and on middle, Crawley keeps it out. |
| 18.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Another full ball, pushed towards mid on. |
| 18.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, Short and outside off, Crawley punches it well but finds mid off. End of a successful over for Yasir and Pakistan. |
| 19.1 : N Shah to Root, Ripper! Shortish and just outside off, Root is on the back foot to play at it but is beaten for the outside edge. |
| 19.2 : N Shah to Root, Another play and a miss! This is again around off on a good length, Root pokes again to get beaten. |
| 19.3 : N Shah to Root, Gets to the other end this time by gently forcing this good length ball on middle towards mid off. The fielder there was slow and the cry from the keeper of 'Come on, yar' was heard. Pakistan would love to bowl more balls to the new man on the crease. |
| 19.4 : N Shah to Crawley, Poor from Crawley! He could've easily left that alone but he has been in good nick so far so he goes after this fuller ball outside off without any foot movement. A hint of away movement as well. He looks to drive but misses. |
| 19.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Like Root, after getting beaten, Crawley works this ball on the leg side to get to the other end. |
| 19.6 : N Shah to Root, Dot to end as Root is solid on the front foot to block the last ball of the over. |
| 20.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flatter and around off, Crawley is on the back foot to punch it towards mid off. |
| 20.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tosses this full and just outside off, Crawley looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 20.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Nicely bowled! He is forcing the batsman to play on the back foot. Bowls it little short and around off, Crawley does well to get his bat down in time to block. |
| 20.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Outside off, left alone. |
| 20.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Shortish and around off, this one is punched away to long off for a single. |
| 20.6 : Y Shah to Root, Quicker and slightly shorter, Root is on the back foot to punch it to deep cover for a single. Quality over from Yasir as he made the batsmen do what he wanted to do. |
| 21.1 : N Shah to Root, Fuller and around off, Root drives it towards deep cover for a couple of runs. |
| 21.2 : N Shah to Root, Ouch! A short ball around middle, Root looks to sit under it but it just doesn't bounce. Root does well to realize that and somehow fend it off towards the leg side. |
| 21.3 : N Shah to Root, Short and outside off, Root finds point. |
| 21.4 : N Shah to Joe Root, Edged but fell short. A fuller length ball around off, Root plays at it with soft hands. A thick outside edge is induced but it falls way ahead of Yasir at third slip. Hits his hands and goes behind and the batters cross for a single. |
| 21.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Shortish one on the body, Crawley tucks it towards fine leg to move to 48. |
| 21.6 : N Shah to Root, Good length ball around off, Root keeps it out off his front foot. |
| 22.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated outside off, Crawley pushes it to cover. |
| 22.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up outside off, Crawley pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 22.3 : Y Shah to Root, An appeal for LBW turned down! Floated on off, Root prods forward and looks to defend. He misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. The replays show that there was a big inside edge on that one. |
| 22.4 : Y Shah to Root, On middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 22.5 : Y Shah to Root, Quicker one on off, Root manages to defend it to the off side. |
| 22.6 : Y Shah to Root, Outside off, Root drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| Shaheen Afridi is back on. 5-0-19-1 are his figures so far. |
| 23.1 : S Afridi to Root, Full delivery on the pads, Root flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 23.2 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 23.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, Full delivery outside off, Crawley has no problems in leaving it alone. |
| 23.4 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley thinks of playing it at first but then leaves it alone. |
| 23.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, Outside off, Crawley makes another leave to this one. |
| 23.6 : S Afridi to Crawley, Make that 5th continuous leave in the over! Good length ball outside off, Crawley lets it go to the keeper. |
| 24.1 : Y Shah to Root, Loopy ball on off, Root prods forward and defends it to cover. |
| 24.2 : Y Shah to Root, PLAY AND A MISS! Played this shot on width! Flatter ball outside off, Root moves inside his crease and then looks to cut but fails to make any connection. |
| 24.3 : Y Shah to Joe Root, On off, pushed to cover. |
| 24.4 : Y Shah to Root, Loopy ball on the pads, Root works it to square leg. |
| 24.5 : Y Shah to Root, Flighted on middle, Root blocks it to the bowler. |
| 24.6 : Y Shah to Root, BEATEN! Almost another wicket for Yasir! He is bowling really well! He digs one outside off, Root goes back and looks to cut but misses it altogether. |
| 25.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, Afridi bowls another one outside off, Crawley has to wait to get to his fifty as he leaves it alone. |
| 25.2 : S Afridi to Zak Crawley, Full delivery outside off, Crawley pushes it to cover. |
| 25.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, Outside off, left alone. |
| 25.4 : S Afridi to Crawley, On a length outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 25.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, Patience runs out for Crawley! Brilliant bowling from Afridi! He kept on bowling outside off to Crawley to test his patience and it almost worked! Shaheen dishes a good length ball outside off, Crawley looks to drive but misses. |
| 25.6 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley leaves it alone. |
| 26.1 : Y Shah to Root, Flatter one on off, Root pushes it to cover. |
| 26.2 : Y Shah to Root, Tossed up outside off, Root leans forward and drives it to the cover fielder. |
| 26.3 : Y Shah to Joe Root, Low full toss on off, Root pushes it to extra cover where the fielder makes a good stop. |
| 26.4 : Y Shah to Root, Outside off, not played at. |
| 26.5 : Y Shah to Root, Flatter one on middle, Root blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 26.6 : Y Shah to Root, A couple now! Tossed up on the pads, Root tucks it towards the deep square leg region for a couple. |
| 27.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley lets it go to the keeper. |
| 27.2 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball on off, angling in. Crawley solidly defends it to point. |
| 27.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, BEATEN! Lovely piece of bowling from Afridi! Good length ball around off, Crawley prods forward to defend but fails to make any connection. |
| 27.4 : S Afridi to Crawley, Full delivery outside off, Crawley lets it go to the keeper. |
| 27.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, Another one outside off, Crawley does not bother to play at that one. |
| 27.6 : S Afridi to Crawley, FOUR! 4th Test fifty for Crawley comes up in some style! Back-to-back 50s for him! He has played well so far and will look for a big one here! He started batting positively and has settled down comfortably. Afridi dishes a full delivery on off, Crawley creams the drive through mid off for a boundary. He was made to wait for this but he didn't get too irritated and has got the milestone exactly the way he opened his account, i.e. with a boundary. WITH THAT IT IS LUNCH O |
| An excellent session of cricket with both sides doing well! England would've been a bit happier if they still had Sibley out in the middle. Similarly, Pakistan would've loved a wicket too but they bowled tightly in the last few overs to keep Crawley wait for a while to get to his half ton, eventually getting there on the last ball before Lunch. One can say that the English batters went to the break without taking much risk towards the end as they had got a decent score in the session already. |
| Root won an important toss this morning and elected to bat first. While when Burns fell early, Sibley along with Crawley added 61 runs with Crawley scoring a majority of the runs in the partnership. He scored briskly as well and took the attack to the opposition. However, Sibley was trapped in front of the wickets by Yasir Shah for 22. Crawley though is looking solid out in the middle along with his skipper Joe Root. The duo have added 18 and would look to continue doing the same in the next ses |
| For Pakistan, the bowlers had to bowl against a strong wind. The opening pair of Afridi and Abbas bowled tightly in the first few overs and it was Afridi who got the reward as he removed Burns once again. However, as soon as Crawley came, he came with intent and scored his runs quickly to push Pakistan on the back foot. However, Yasir got rid of Sibley to break the stand and did not allow England to run away with the honors of the session. Who will have the upper hand in the second essay? Join u |
| ... Day 1, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the second session of Day 1. The Pakistan players stride out to the field and they are followed by Zak Crawley and Joe Root. Mohammad Abbas will start with the ball for the visitors. His figures read 6-0-17-0 so far. |
| 28.1 : M Abbas to Root, Runs to begin the second session for Root and England! Short and outside off from Abbas, Root punches it through the covers and runs three before the fielder can get around the ball and return it to the keeper. |
| 28.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Shortish and around off, blocked. |
| 28.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball around off, pushed towards gully. |
| 28.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, In the channel outside off, Crawley shoulders arms. |
| 28.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Fullish and closer to the off pole but Crawley is sure about his timbers as he lets it go to the keeper once again. |
| 28.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Dot to end! Three from the first over of the second session. Fuller and around off, Crawley comes forward and bunts it on the off side. |
| Naseem Shah will bowl from the other end. 5-0-22-0 are his figures so far. |
| 29.1 : N Shah to Root, Short and outside off, Root goes on the back foot and cuts but finds the point fielder. |
| 29.2 : N Shah to Root, Play and a miss! Short and outside off, Root goes after it but misses. There is a muted appeal from the bowler but not out says the umpire. Only the bowler looked interested and hence no review from Pakistan. |
| 29.3 : N Shah to Root, Little wide outside off, this time Root shoulders arms. |
| 29.4 : N Shah to Root, FOUR! Nicely played! Shortish and outside off, Root is on the back foot to run it down through gully to get a boundary. Just opened the blade there at the last moment, did Root. |
| 29.5 : N Shah to Joe Root, Fuller and around off, pushed to mid on. |
| 29.6 : N Shah to Root, Beaten! Just outside off on a good length, Root looks to force it on the off side but misses to get beaten. |
| 30.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, Play and a miss! That shaped away nicely! Abbas bangs it short and around off, Crawley pokes at it but the ball moves away to beat the outside edge. Rizwan gets the ball and fires the throw at the striker's end. He does so with the gloves on but misses. Both the batters are batting out of the crease so Rizwan kind of tries to tell them that he is watching them. |
| 30.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball around off, Crawley looks to defend but gets an inside edge on the pads. |
| 30.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, This time a solid block off the front foot. |
| 30.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Wide outside off, Crawley lets it be by coming forward. |
| 30.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Angled in from way outside off, left alone. |
| 30.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Leave on the last ball as well as it goes away from outside off on a good length. Maiden from Abbas. |
| 31.1 : N Shah to Root, Fuller and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 31.2 : N Shah to Root, FOUR! Poor ball and punished! Plenty of width outside off, Root hammers it over backward point to get another boundary. He moves to 21 with that. The boundary takes Root's runs against Pakistan over 1000. |
| 31.3 : N Shah to Root, Goes short and on middle, a better one from Naseem. Root goes back and pulls it towards fine leg by rolling his wrists for a single. |
| 31.4 : N Shah to Crawley, Shortish and around off, blocked. |
| 31.5 : N Shah to Crawley, BEATEN! Good length ball outside off, Crawley looks to defend but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 31.6 : N Shah to Crawley, Shortish and around off, Crawley gets it off the inner half towards square leg for a single. |
| 32.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, In the channel outside off, testing the patience of Crawley, like they did in the 2nd phase of the first session. Crawley, like he controlled himself in that session, does so again and shoulders arms. |
| 32.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Landed around off on a fuller length, blocked. |
| 32.3 : M Abbas to Zak Crawley, Risky single! Shortish and around middle, Zak tucks it towards mid on and calls for a single. The fielder gets to the ball and fires the throw but misses. Misses the stumps but hits the batter near his ankle. Replays suggested Crawley was home though. |
| 32.4 : M Abbas to Root, Wide outside off on a length, left alone. |
| 32.5 : M Abbas to Root, Another quick single! This is good batting from Root. He gently pushes it towards mid on and calls for a single. |
| 32.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, A leave to end the over! 2 from it. |
| 33.1 : N Shah to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 33.2 : N Shah to Root, Short and outside off, Root punches it firmly but can't beat the cover fielder who dives to his left to stop the ball with both hands. |
| Shaheen Afridi is warming up! |
| 33.3 : N Shah to Root, Good length ball around off, this one is pushed towards the point fielder. |
| 33.4 : N Shah to Root, Little too wide outside off, Root is not going to play at these. That was 91.2 mph which is quick for a 17-year old. Can he bowl a little closer in that channel outside off to force an error? |
| 33.5 : N Shah to Root, Good length delivery around off, worked towards the leg side. |
| 33.6 : N Shah to Root, Maiden from Naseem as the last ball is left alone as it is little too wide outside off. He needs to make the batters play. |
| Yasir Shah is back into the attack. 9-1-28-1, his figures so far. It was Shaheen who was warming up but Yasir gets the ball first. Maybe Afridi will bowl from the other end. Let's see. |
| 34.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flatter and around off, Crawley keeps it out off his back foot. |
| 34.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flatter and around off, keeps low as well but Crawley manages to force it through mid off for a single. |
| 34.3 : Y Shah to Root, Tossed up around off, Root keeps it out. |
| 34.4 : Y Shah to Root, Shortish and around off, Root goes back and strokes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 34.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Another single! Yasir bowls it flatter and around off, Zak is on the back foot to slam it to long off for a single. |
| 34.6 : Y Shah to Root, Single to end the over, 4 from it. Yasir bowls another short ball outside off, Root is quickly on the back foot to punch and keep the strike for the next over. |
| 35.1 : N Shah to Root, FOUR! Naseem bowls it short but the line is down the leg side. Root swivels and pulls it fine down the leg side. No chance for the fine leg fielder to cut it off. |
| 35.2 : N Shah to Root, OUT! CAUGHT! That is a brilliant take from Rizwan and what a lovely ball from the teenager. Root was looking really good but falls once again after getting a good start. That was unplayable from Naseem. It lands on the perfect length and it is on the perfect line as well. Just around off and on the good length. Root looks to defend but the away movement means the ball takes a thick outside edge and goes to the right of the keeper. It is in front of the first slip but Rizwan |
| Ollie Pope comes out to bat. |
| 35.3 : N Shah to Pope, Good length ball on off, Pope lets it go to the keeper. |
| 35.4 : N Shah to Pope, On a length on off, Pope blocks it to point and takes off for a single. He is off the mark. |
| 35.5 : N Shah to Crawley, FOUR! That's a gorgeous drive from Zak Crawley! Brilliant batting from the right-hander! Good length ball outside off, Crawley leans forward and creams the drive through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 35.6 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 36.1 : Y Shah to Pope, Flatter one on off, Pope blocks it to point. |
| 36.2 : Y Shah to Pope, Tossed up on off, Pope comes down the track and pushes it to mid off. |
| 36.3 : Y Shah to Pope, Flatter one on middle, Pope blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 36.4 : Y Shah to Pope, Ohh! That is a lovely piece of bowling from Yasir Shah! Floated outside off, Pope uses his feet and then looks to drive. It takes the outside edge and goes towards the slip cordon. |
| 36.5 : Y Shah to Pope, Flighted on middle, Pope defends it back to the bowler. |
| 36.6 : Y Shah to Pope, On middle, defended out onto the pitch. |
| 37.1 : N Shah to Crawley, Driven nicely from Crawley! Good length ball on middle, Crawley drives it through mid off and picks up three before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 37.2 : N Shah to Pope, On a length on middle, bouncing a little extra. Pope fends it away to the mid-wicket region. |
| 37.3 : N Shah to Pope, Full delivery on off, Pope blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 37.4 : N Shah to Pope, On a length on off, Pope punches it to point. |
| 37.5 : N Shah to Pope, Good length ball on off, Pope blocks it out onto the pitch. |
| 37.6 : N Shah to Pope, A single to end the over! Good length ball on middle, Pope flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 38.1 : Y Shah to Pope, Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope comes forward and flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 38.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated delivery on off, Crawley plays it to point. |
| 38.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Just short! Short ball on middle, Crawley camps on his back foot and works it towards mid-wicket. It lands in front of the fielder and goes past him. Two taken. |
| 38.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up on middle, Crawley defends it back to the bowler. |
| 38.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up outside off, Zak pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 38.6 : Shah to O Pope, OUT! TIMBER! Yasir has got Pope again on the back foot! Brilliant piece of bowling from Yasir and he gets his second wicket. Yasir Shah has been terrific in this series so far and he is doing the job again for his side. Pope had to play Yasir on the front foot and he does not and that brings about his downfall. Quicker delivery on off, Pope is on the back foot to defend but misses and the ball goes onto hit the off stump. The leg spinner had dismissed Pope in the same manne |
| Jos Buttler makes his way out to the middle. |
| Mohammad Abbas is back on. 9-1-22-0 are his figures so far. |
| 39.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a good length and outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to this one. |
| 39.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length delivery outside off, Crawley offers no shot to this one. |
| 39.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a good length on off, Zak keeps it out. |
| 39.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Outside off, Crawley does not bother to play at that. |
| 39.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a length on middle, Crawley flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 39.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 40.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flighted delivery on off, Crawley blocks it off the back foot. |
| 40.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Short delivery on off, Crawley cuts it to point. |
| 40.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Loopy delivery on middle, Zak defends it off the front foot. |
| 40.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on off, Crawley drives it through mid off for a run. |
| 40.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, FOUR! Buttler is off the mark in style! Yasir bowls a googly on the pads, Buttler picks it and flicks it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 40.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up on off, Buttler prods forward and defends it to cover. |
| 41.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a good length on off, Crawley blocks it off the front foot. |
| 41.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length delivery on off, Zak offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 41.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a good length on middle, Crawley keeps it out. |
| 41.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length delivery on off, Zak defends it off the back foot. |
| 41.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, FOUR! Crawley moves into the 70s! Brilliant shot from Crawley! This was pure timing! Good length ball on middle, Crawley flicks it to the deep square leg region for another boundary. |
| 41.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Careful, Zak! Good length ball on off, Crawley looks to defend but it takes the bottom edge and almost goes onto the stumps. Good bowling. |
| DRINKS! It has been an excellent hour of play for Pakistan! They have picked up 2 wickets and kept a check on the runs a bit. They would look to pick up more wickets and get into the bowling all-rounders. For England, Crawley has looked good so far and a lot depends on him. He needs to continue on to score a big one. He needs able support from the rest as well. |
| 42.1 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on middle, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| 42.2 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 42.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, Floated delivery on middle, Buttler plays a paddle sweep towards fine leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 42.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, Loopy delivery on off, Buttler pushes it to mid off. |
| 42.5 : Y Shah to Jos Buttler, On off, Jos plays it towards mid off. |
| 42.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler punches it to point. |
| 43.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length delivery on off, Crawley keeps it out. |
| 43.2 : M Abbas to Zak Crawley, JUST SHORT! How many times have we seen the outside edges not carrying to the slip cordon? Many times, I believe and that is the case here as well! Good length ball on off, Crawley looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and goes towards first slip. It bounces short of the fielder. A single taken as the ball rolls towards fine leg after hittng the fielder on the hands. |
| 43.3 : M Abbas to Jos Buttler, FOUR! That was just a push! Buttler is in good form and will hope that he continues it in this game! Full delivery outside off, Buttler pushes it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 43.4 : M Abbas to Buttler, BEATEN! Lovely comeback from Abbas! Good length ball outside off, Buttler looks to defend but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 43.5 : M Abbas to Buttler, Almost! It again bounces short! Good length ball on middle, Buttler flicks it but does so uppishly. Abid tumbles ahead to take the catch but it bounces short. Pakistan think that he has caught it but Abid says that it has bounced. |
| 43.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, Outside off, not played at. |
| 44.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Crawley defends it off the back foot. |
| 44.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated delivery on off, Crawley looks to sweep but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 44.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flighted delivery on off, Zak plays it to point. |
| 44.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Loopy delivery on off, Crawley pushes it towards point for a run. |
| 44.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 44.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, On middle, Buttler flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 45.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Crawley blocks it to cover. |
| 45.2 : S Afridi to Crawley, Full delivery on the off stump line, Zak solidly defends it to mid off. |
| 45.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, Got it through! Back of a length ball outside off, Crawley stands tall and punches it towards cover. Yasir dives but fails to stop. Three taken before the fielder collects it. This is Crawley's highest score in Tests, crossing 76 that he scored against West Indies in the first Test of the summer. |
| 45.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, Buttler watches the ball carefully and leaves the ball alone. |
| 45.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, On a length on off, solidly blocked out onto the pitch. |
| 45.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, left alone by Buttler. |
| 46.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on off, Crawley drives it to covers. |
| 46.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flighted delivery on off, Crawley keeps it out. |
| 46.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Loopy delivery on middle, Zak blocks it off the back foot. |
| Has that gone off the boot? Rizwan is not sure. The two umpires get together and refer it upstairs. The replays roll in it shows that it has bounced on the ground. |
| 46.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, NOT OUT! It has bounced on the ground! Yasir bowls a flighted ball on off, Crawley looks to defend but it takes the inside edge and it seems to have gone off the ground and towards the leg side. Rizwan moves to that side and collects. He is not sure whether the ball hit the ground or the boots of Zak. The umpires converge and refer it upstairs. The replays show that the ball hit the ground. |
| 46.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated on middle, Crawley blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 46.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 47.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, On a good length on off, Buttler defends it off the front foot. |
| 47.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Jos offers no shot to this one. |
| 47.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 47.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 47.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, On a good length on middle, Buttler blocks it off the back foot. |
| 47.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Jos offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 48.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, FOUR! Whipped nicely! Floated ball on middle, Crawley whips it towards mid-wicket. There were shouts of catch it but it was wide of the fielder! Afridi chases after it and dives but fails as the ball touches the ropes. |
| 48.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Loopy ball outside off, Crawley pushes it to cover. |
| 48.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flatter ball outside off, Crawley punches it to cover. |
| 48.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up on middle, Zak sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 48.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, Loopy ball on off, Buttler blocks it off the front foot. |
| 48.6 : Y Shah to Jos Buttler, FOUR! There's the drive that Buttler loves to plays He played it well in the first Test as well! Floated outside off, Buttler lunges forward and drives it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 49.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, Shouts of catch it but it is safe! Short ball around off, Crawley looks to pull but it takes the top edge. Luckily, it lands in between the mid-wicket and the mid on fielder. Two taken. |
| 49.2 : S Afridi to Crawley, On off, defended off the back foot. |
| 49.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, Back of a length ball on middle, Zak pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 49.4 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley lets it go to the keeper. |
| 49.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, Short ball around off, Crawley sways away from it. |
| 49.6 : S Afridi to Crawley, On a length on off, driven to mid off. |
| 50.1 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on off, Buttler defends it off the front foot. |
| 50.2 : Y Shah to Buttler, Loopy delivery on off, Buttler punches it to point. |
| 50.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, FOUR! This is not an easy shot to play but Buttler makes it look so easy! Flatter one outside off, Buttler creams the drive off the back foot through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 50.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, Quicker on off, Buttler pushes it to point. |
| 50.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up outside off, Buttler drives it back to the bowler. |
| 50.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, On middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 51.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, On a length on middle, Crawley flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 51.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Afridi bowls a bouncer outside off, Buttler sways away from it. |
| 51.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Length delivery on leg, Buttler looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen cross ends. The umpire gives it as a leg bye. |
| 51.4 : S Afridi to Zak Crawley, Short delivery on middle, Crawley pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| Azhar Ali has taken a review for caught behind! Pakistan are confident. There is a clear daylight between bat and ball. Review wasted! |
| 51.5 : Afridi to Buttler, NOT OUT! Waste of a review as there was clearly no bat on it. Wonder what noise that Rizwan and his teammates heard. Good length ball around off, Buttler is in two minds whether to leave or defend. He does the former. Rizwan thinks that there was an edge as it passed the bat and appeals. The umpire is not interested. Azhar takes the review. The Ultra Edge rolls in and it shows that there is nothing on it. Azhar and the umpire are involved in a laugh after the decision. |
| 51.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Short ball around off, Buttler sways away from it. |
| Surprise, surprise, Fawad Alam is coming into the attack. Alam has never bowled in a Test match before. Let's see if he can create an impact. |
| 52.1 : F Alam to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on off, Crawley keeps it out. |
| 52.2 : F Alam to Crawley, Flighted delivery on middle, Crawley blocks it off the back foot. |
| 52.3 : F Alam to Crawley, Loopy delivery on middle, Zak defends it out. |
| 52.4 : Alam to Crawley, Floated delivery on leg, Crawley looks to sweep but gets it off the pads. It goes towards fine leg. The batsmen get two runs. The umpire gives it as leg byes. |
| 52.5 : F Alam to Crawley, On middle, Crawley flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 52.6 : F Alam to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Crawley flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 53.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Crawley flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 53.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, On a good length on off, Buttler defends it out. |
| 53.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, 50-run partnership comes up between the two! An important one for England. They could have easily lost more wickets but this has steadied the ship a bit. Good length ball outside off, Buttler creams the drive through extra cover for three. Can they continue on and build a big one. |
| 53.4 : S Afridi to Crawley, Short ball on middle, Crawley blocks it out onto the ground. |
| 53.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, FOUR! Pulled away in disdain! Shortish on middle, Crawley whacks it through square leg for a boundary. Moves to 95. |
| 53.6 : S Afridi to Crawley, Bouncer bowled around middle, Crawley ducks under it. |
| 54.1 : F Alam to Buttler, Tossed up on off, Buttler pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 54.2 : F Alam to Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler looks to push but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 54.3 : F Alam to Crawley, Loopy delivery on off, Crawley punches it through mid off. The batsmen take a run. |
| 54.4 : F Alam to Buttler, On middle, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| 54.5 : F Alam to Buttler, Floated delivery on off, Buttler offers a solid block on this one. |
| 54.6 : F Alam to Buttler, On middle, Jos keeps it out. |
| Yasir Shah comes back on. 18-3-59-2 are his figures so far. |
| 55.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Quicker one on middle, Crawley blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 55.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flatter on off, Zak works it to the leg side. |
| 55.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up on off, Crawley pushes it to point. |
| 55.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flatter one on off, Crawley drives it to long off for a single. |
| 55.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up on middle, Buttler lunges forward and defends it out. |
| 55.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flatter delivery on middle, Buttler defends it out. With that, it is TEA ON DAY 1. |
| A shared session, one would feel! The first hour belonged to Pakistan while the last hour was clearly England's. The hosts though started well but were given a setback by Naseem Shah when Root fell. Pope could not last long as he was outfoxed by Yasir. Then, Buttler joined hands with Crawley and since then, they have played positively and registered a 50-run stand. They are looking comfortable at the crease and they would hope that they continue post the Tea break and get England to a good score |
| Pakistan, on the other hand, started the session brilliantly. They picked up the wickets of Root and Pope at the start and bowled brilliantly. They were unable to do much with the ball since then and have given some easy runs. Yasir Shah has been the pick of the bowlers so far while the others too did decently. They found a few edges as well but they did not go to hand. |
| Now, after the break, England would look to consolidate and not lose many wickets. They would love to go to the end of Day 1 without any further loss of wickets. Pakistan, on the other hand, will look to pick up wickets quickly as they know, one wicket will bring the bowling all-rounders into the crease. An interesting final session of Day 1 awaits us. Join us at 1600 local (1500 GMT) for that. |
| ... Day 1, Session 3 ... |
| We are back for the final session of Day 1. The Pakistan players are out in the middle. Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler will resume their innings for England. |
| 56.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, Abbas starts with a good length ball on middle, Crawley flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 56.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Zak pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 56.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Moves to 99! Good length ball on middle, Crawley flicks it to deep square leg. He runs fast and comes back for a couple. It was a bit tight but he made it in comfortably. |
| 56.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Full delivery outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 56.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Abbas bowls a good length ball outside the off stump line, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 56.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, First Test century for Zak Crawley! What a proud moment for him! He will never forget this moment. What an innings this has been. Hopefully, this is the first of many. Good length ball outside off, Crawley drives it through the cover region and picks up a couple to reach the milestone. Crawley has looked excellent, has not given many chances to Pakistan and has deservedly got a century. |
| Naseem Shah will bowl from the other end. |
| 57.1 : N Shah to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 57.2 : N Shah to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler dabs it towards the off side. |
| 57.3 : N Shah to Buttler, Outside off, Jos shoulders arms to this one. |
| 57.4 : N Shah to Jos Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it to covers. |
| 57.5 : N Shah to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Jos leaves it alone. |
| 57.6 : N Shah to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Buttler does not bother to play at that. |
| 58.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a good length on off, Crawley keeps it out. |
| 58.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a length on middle, Crawley pushes it past the bowler through mid on. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 58.3 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 58.4 : M Abbas to Buttler, Back of a length on middle, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| 58.5 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Jos offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 58.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, Length delivery outside off, Jos lets it go. |
| 59.1 : N Shah to Crawley, FOUR! This is poor bowling! Sheer timing as well! Good length ball on the pads, Crawley flicks it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 59.2 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Zak blocks it of the back foot. |
| 59.3 : N Shah to Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Crawley blocks it to mid on. |
| 59.4 : N Shah to Crawley, Naseem dishes a good length delivery outside off, Crawley punches it to cover. |
| 59.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Crawley defends this good length ball on middle to the leg side. |
| 59.6 : N Shah to Crawley, NICELY PUNCHED! Good length ball outside off, Crawley rocks on his back foot and then punches it through the cover region for three. |
| 60.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a good length and outside off, Crawley offers no shot to this one. |
| 60.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Length delivery on off, Crawley punches it to covers. |
| 60.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length delivery outside off, Zak shoulders arms to this one. |
| 60.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Crawley defends it out. |
| 60.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Full again on off, Zak drives it to covers. |
| 60.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Outside off, Crawley leaves it alone. |
| 61.1 : N Shah to Buttler, Short ball around middle, Buttler ducks under it. |
| 61.2 : N Shah to Jos Buttler, Short ball around middle and leg, Buttler pulls it to fine leg for a single. |
| 61.3 : N Shah to Crawley, Very full delivery on off, Crawley pushes it to cover. |
| 61.4 : N Shah to Crawley, Short ball outside off, Crawley looks to pull but fails to make any connection. That was a pacy delivery as well. |
| 61.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Zak defends it to point. |
| 61.6 : N Shah to Crawley, Short ball on middle, Zak pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| Yasir Shah is back into the attack. 19-3-60-2 are his figures so far. |
| 62.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up down the leg side, Crawley looks to sweep but misses it altogether. |
| 62.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Loopy ball on off, Crawley defends it to the cover region. |
| 62.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flatter on off, Zak punches it to long off for a single. |
| 62.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, On middle, Buttler defends it back to the bowler. |
| 62.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 62.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, That is a very good leave! Floated ball outside off, Buttler watches it carefully and leaves it alone. |
| 63.1 : N Shah to Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Crawley drives it back to the bowler who gets his boot on it to stop it. Saved some runs there. |
| 63.2 : N Shah to Crawley, FOUR! This one is hammered! Three fielders in the deep but Crawley still takes it on! Short ball on middle, Crawley pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 63.3 : N Shah to Crawley, Back of a length ball on off, Crawley blocks it off the back foot onto the pitch. |
| 63.4 : N Shah to Crawley, On a length on middle, Crawley tucks it to square leg for a single. |
| 63.5 : N Shah to Buttler, BEATEN! Beautiful piece of bowling from Naseem! He needs to be regularly on this line and length! Good length ball outside off, Buttler looks to defend but misses it. |
| 63.6 : N Shah to Buttler, Back of a length ball on off, Buttler works it to mid-wicket. |
| 64.1 : Shah to Crawley, An appeal for LBW turned down! Loopy ball on the pads, Crawley looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 64.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, On the pads, Crawley works it to the leg side. |
| 64.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up on off, Zak pushes it to point. |
| 64.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flatter on off, Zak punches it to mid off for another dot. |
| 64.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Loopy ball on the pads, Crawley flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 64.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, EDGY! Tossed up on middle, Buttler comes down the track and looks to heave it away but it takes the inside edge and goes to deep square leg. A single. |
| 65.1 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 65.2 : M Abbas to Buttler, On a length on the pads, Buttler flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 65.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, FOUR! What a shot that is! This has been a flawless innings from him so far! Back of a length ball outside off, Crawley hammers it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 65.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 65.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Full delivery on off, Crawley blocks it to point. |
| 65.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, BEATEN! Lovely from Abbas! Good length ball outside off, Crawley looks to defend but misses. |
| 66.1 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up on middle, Buttler defends it back to the bowler. |
| 66.2 : Y Shah to Buttler, SIX! That is terrific batting from Jos Buttler! He tried this in the previous over of Yasir but did not time but he has picked the bones out of this one. Floated on middle, Buttler dances down the track and lifts it over the bowler's head for a biggie. The umpires check whether it is a six or a four and the replays show that it is the former. |
| 66.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, On off, pushed to cover. |
| 66.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, SIX! This is even bigger! Buttler is in the mood now! Flighted on middle, Buttler uses his feet and thrashes it over the bowler's head for another biggie. |
| 66.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up on middle, Buttler blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 66.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, FOUR! That is pure timing! Brilliant batting and end of a big over for England! Flighted ball outside off, Buttler leans forward and just drives it nonchalantly through the extra cover region for a boundary. 16 runs from the over. The ball seems to have been lost but finally Abbas and Afridi have found it. The partnership also moves to over 100. Excellent one for England! |
| 67.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Crawley looks to defend but it takes the inside edge and it rolls to deep square leg. A couple taken. |
| 67.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a length on middle, Crawley works it to mid-wicket. |
| 67.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on the pads, Zak flicks but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 67.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, EDGY! Good length ball on off, Crawley looks to defend but it takes the outside edge towards the slip cordon. The fielder dives and makes a good stop. |
| 67.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, On off, pushed to point. |
| 67.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Crawley solidly blocks it to the cover region. |
| 68.1 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on middle, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| 68.2 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 68.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, Loopy delivery outside off, Jos offers no shot to this one. |
| 68.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, Floated delivery on off, Buttler plays it towards covers for a single. |
| 68.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated on off, Crawley pushes it to cover. |
| 68.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Shaheen Afridi is back into the attack. 13-2-39-1 are his figures so far. |
| 69.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 69.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler blocks it out. |
| 69.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 69.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler rocks on his back foot and pushes it to point. |
| 69.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, Full delivery outside off, Jos shoulders arms to it. |
| 69.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, FOUR! Beautiful from Buttler! Good length ball outside off, Buttler prods forward and drives it through the covers. It is not the quickest of outfield but it gets to the fence. Moves to 48. |
| 70.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated on middle, Crawley pushes it to mid on for a single. |
| 70.2 : Y Shah to Buttler, Loopy ball outside off, Buttler leans forward and leaves it alone. |
| 70.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flatter one outside off, punched to cover. |
| 70.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up on off, Buttler pushes it to mid off. |
| 70.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, FIFTY! 18TH Test fifty for Jos Buttler! He continues his good form in this series and is silencing his critics. He came in when England had lost a couple of quick wickets and has not taken England to a safe position along with Zak Crawley. Loopy ball on middle, Buttler flicks it to deep square leg for a couple. |
| 70.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, The batsman has played it to the point region. |
| 71.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, FOUR! Terrific! We have been a witness to some great shots from Zak Crawley today! Good length ball outside off, Crawley drives it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 71.2 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Crawley defends it back to the bowler. |
| 71.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 71.4 : S Afridi to Zak Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Crawley works it to wide of mid on for a single. |
| 71.5 : S Afridi to Jos Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler looks to defend but it takes the inside edge and onto the pads. A rare false shot from Buttler today. |
| 71.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, On off, Buttler blocks it to point. |
| 72.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, FOUR! Time for some innovation! Yasir comes around the wicket to Crawley and bowls a floated ball on middle, Crawley goes on his knees and reverse sweeps it to the deep point region for a boundary. |
| 72.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Goes again but there is protection in the deep this time! This is bowled on the pads, Crawley plays the reverse sweep to deep cover for a single. |
| 72.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, Floated on the pads, Buttler flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. 250 up for England. |
| 72.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Short ball on middle and leg, Zak tucks it to square leg for a single. |
| 72.5 : Y Shah to Jos Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 72.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up on off, Crawley drives it to long off for a single. |
| Fawad Alam is back into the attack. 2-0-5-0 are his figures so far. |
| 73.1 : F Alam to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Crawley defends it off the back foot. |
| 73.2 : F Alam to Crawley, Flighted delivery on middle, Crawley plays a paddle sweep towards fine leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 73.3 : F Alam to Crawley, Floated delivery on off, Crawley punches it towards long off for a single. |
| 73.4 : F Alam to Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it through mid off for a run. |
| 73.5 : F Alam to Crawley, On middle, Crawley plays a reverse sweep towards third man. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 73.6 : F Alam to Crawley, Flighted delivery on off, Zak keeps it out. |
| DRINKS! England are cruising along at the moment! Buttler and Crawley are making merry and the runs are coming thick and fast for the hosts. They would look to do more of the same after the break. Pakistan, on the other hand, need wickets desperately as this partnership is taking the game away from them. Can they make a comeback in this game? |
| 74.1 : Y Shah to Buttler, Short delivery on middle, Buttler pulls it to mid-wicket. |
| 74.2 : Y Shah to Buttler, Floated delivery on middle, Buttler tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 74.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on off, Jos defends it off the back foot. |
| 74.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler punches it through covers for a single. |
| 74.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, On middle, Crawley makes room and punches it towards long on for a run. |
| 74.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on off, Buttler defends it out. |
| 75.1 : F Alam to Crawley, Flighted delivery on middle, Crawley blocks it off the front foot. |
| 75.2 : F Alam to Zak Crawley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Crawley looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 75.3 : F Alam to Crawley, Floated delivery on middle, Crawley comes down the track and plays it towards mid on for a single. |
| 75.4 : F Alam to Buttler, Loopy delivery on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 75.5 : F Alam to Buttler, On middle, Buttler blocks it well. |
| 75.6 : F Alam to Buttler, On off, Buttler pushes it towards covers for a single. |
| 76.1 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flatter and outside off, left alone. |
| 76.2 : Y Shah to Buttler, On off, pushed to point. |
| 76.3 : Y Shah to Jos Buttler, Full delivery outside off, Buttler drives it wide of long off and collects a couple. |
| 76.4 : Y Shah to Jos Buttler, Gets away with it! Tossed up ball outside off, Buttler looks to slap it but has to reach for it. It goes uppishly towards long off. A single taken. |
| 76.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, FOUR! What a sweep shot that is! Floated ball on middle, Crawley sweeps it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 76.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, 150 up for Crawley! He continues to impress with this performance. He has been flawless. This knock should make him a regular in the England side. Flatter on middle, Crawley flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. Can he score a double century? |
| 77.1 : F Alam to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Crawley pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 77.2 : F Alam to Jos Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler pushes it through mid off for a run. |
| 77.3 : F Alam to Crawley, Full delivery on off, Crawley drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 77.4 : F Alam to Buttler, On middle, Buttler punches it through mid on for a run. |
| 77.5 : F Alam to Crawley, Floated delivery on off, Zak defends it off the front foot. |
| 77.6 : F Alam to Zak Crawley, Full delivery on off, Crawley drives it to covers. |
| 78.1 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on off, Buttler plays it to covers. |
| 78.2 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 78.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, Loopy delivery on off, Buttler punches it through mid off for a single. |
| 78.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated delivery on off, Crawley makes room and punches it through point for a run. 150-run stand is up between Buttler and Crawley. |
| 78.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, On middle, Buttler flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 78.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 79.1 : F Alam to Buttler, Tossed up outside off, Buttler pushes it to cover. |
| 79.2 : F Alam to Buttler, Flatter on off, Buttler pushes it to point and takes a single. |
| 79.3 : F Alam to Crawley, FOUR! Swept away and swept away nicely! He is in full control of this shot! Loopy ball on the pads, Crawley sweeps it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 79.4 : F Alam to Crawley, Tossed up on the pads, Crawley flicks it to the deep square leg region for a couple. This is excellent cricket from England. |
| 79.5 : F Alam to Crawley, The batsman has driven it through mid off. |
| 79.6 : Alam to Zak Crawley, Is that a drop? From the reactions of the Pakistan players, it certainly looks like it. Floated ball on off, Crawley drives it straight back to the bowler. Alam lunges forward to catch but it is a tough one and fails to hold on. The ball goes towards long off and the batters pick up a single. Tough chance. |
| The second new ball is available and it has been taken. Shaheen Afridi will make the first use of it. |
| 80.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, NO BALL! Shaheen oversteps! On a length on middle, Crawley flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| S Afridi to Buttler, FOUR LEG BYES! Strays on the pads! Full delivery on the pads, Buttler looks to flick but it goes off his pads and past the diving keeper and into the fine leg fence. |
| 80.2 : S Afridi to Jos Buttler, EDGY! No Ball! Good length ball outside off, Buttler looks to drive but it takes the inside edge and it goes to square leg. A single. The third umpire conveys it to the on-field umpire that Shaheen has overstepped. |
| S Afridi to Crawley, NO BALL! Another No ball! Poor stuff from Afridi! Full ball on middle, Crawley pushes it to past the bowler and picks up a couple before the fielder cleans it up. 300 up for England. |
| S Afridi to Crawley, FOUR! This is getting clumsy from Afridi and Pakistan! Good length ball on middle, Crawley flicks it nonchalantly through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 80.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, BEATEN! Much better from Afridi! Good length ball outside off, angling in. Crawley looks to push but the ball sneaks in between the bat and pad, into the mitts of the keeper. |
| 80.4 : S Afridi to Crawley, Full on middle, Crawley flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 80.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, Back of a length on middle, worked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 80.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Very full delivery on the pads, Buttler jams it to the mid-wicket region. End of a long and a poor over from Afridi. |
| Mohammad Abbas is back on. 17-2-46-0 are his figures so far. |
| 81.1 : M Abbas to Buttler, On a good length on middle, Buttler looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 81.2 : M Abbas to Buttler, Length delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 81.3 : M Abbas to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Jos offers no shot to this one. |
| 81.4 : M Abbas to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 81.5 : M Abbas to Jos Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it to mid off. |
| 81.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Buttler looks to defend but misses it. |
| 82.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, BEATEN! Full delivery outside off, Crawley looks to drive but misses it. |
| 82.2 : S Afridi to Crawley, Full again on middle, Crawley flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 82.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Full delivery on leg, Buttler looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 82.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Full delivery on off, Jos drives it to mid off. |
| 82.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, FOUR! Throws the kitchen sink at that and fetches himself a boundary! Full delivery outside off, Buttler looks to drive but it takes the edge and goes through the gully region for a boundary. |
| 82.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, not played at. |
| 83.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a good length on off, Crawley defends it off the back foot. |
| 83.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Crawley drives it through mid on for a run. |
| 83.3 : M Abbas to Jos Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Buttler looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It lands safely towards second slip. |
| 83.4 : M Abbas to Buttler, On a length and outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 83.5 : M Abbas to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on off, Jos defends it out. |
| 83.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler plays it to covers. |
| 84.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball on middle and leg, Crawley looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls to square leg for a single. |
| 84.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, FOUR LEG BYES! Full delivery on the pads, Buttler looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Rizwan tries his bets to stop it with a dive but fails and the ball rolls to the fine leg fence. |
| 84.3 : S Afridi to Jos Buttler, The batsman has driven it through mid off. |
| 84.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, FOUR! Does not time it well but still has enough to reach the fence! Fullish ball outside off, Buttler drives it through mid off and picks up another boundary. |
| 84.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, Full on off, Buttler solidly blocks it to mid off. |
| 84.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Poor batting! Could have left this alone! Good length ball outside off, Buttler looks to drive but misses. |
| Naseem Shah comes back into the attack. 14-2-59-1 are his figures so far. |
| 85.1 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Crawley blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 85.2 : N Shah to Crawley, On off, Crawley pushes it to cover. |
| 85.3 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley lets it go to the keeper. |
| 85.4 : N Shah to Crawley, Back of a length ball around off, Zak pushes it to the cover fielder. |
| 85.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Zak solidly blocks it to mid on. |
| 85.6 : N Shah to Crawley, Outside off, not played at. A maiden over from Naseem. |
| 86.1 : M Abbas to Buttler, On a length and outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 86.2 : M Abbas to Jos Buttler, Back of a length delivery on off, Buttler looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It lands short of the first slip fielder. |
| 86.3 : M Abbas to Buttler, Length delivery on middle, Jos defends it off the front foot. |
| 86.4 : M Abbas to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on middle, Buttler blocks it well. |
| 86.5 : M Abbas to Buttler, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Buttler looks to defend but misses it. |
| 86.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, Outside off, Jos lets it go. |
| 87.1 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Crawley drives it to cover for a dot. |
| 87.2 : N Shah to Crawley, Naseem bowls a good length ball outside the off stump line, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 87.3 : N Shah to Crawley, Very full delivery on off, Zak digs it out towards the gully region. |
| 87.4 : N Shah to Crawley, Back of a length on off, Crawley punches it straight to the cover fielder. |
| 87.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Full delivery on middle, played back to the bowler. |
| 87.6 : N Shah to Crawley, On middle, Crawley solidly blocks it out to mid on. |
| 88.1 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, Buttler does not bother to play at that one. |
| 88.2 : M Abbas to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler lets it go to the keeper. |
| 88.3 : M Abbas to Buttler, Abbas bowls another one outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to it. |
| 88.4 : M Abbas to Buttler, A couple! Good length ball on the pads, Buttler flicks it through the mid-wicket region and picks up three. |
| 88.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, BEATEN! Lovely delivery from Abbas! Good length ball outside off, Crawley looks to defend but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 88.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Crawley blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 89.1 : N Shah to Jos Buttler, FOUR! What a way to raise the 200-run partnership! Brilliant! Full delivery outside off, Buttler drives it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 89.2 : N Shah to Buttler, Back of a length ball on middle, Buttler blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 89.3 : N Shah to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, Buttler lets it go to the keeper. |
| 89.4 : N Shah to Buttler, Good length ball on middle, Buttler flicks it through mid-wicket and picks up three before Yasir Shah runs after it and cleans it up. |
| 89.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, not played at. |
| 89.6 : N Shah to Crawley, Naseem bowls a full delivery on off, Crawley pushes it to gully. With that, it is STUMPS ON DAY 1. |
| What a day for England! What a day for Zak Crawley! He walks off to a huge round of applause from his teammates! He is on 171 and is still not done yet. He has played a flawless knock and has not given Pakistan many chances. This is a wonderful chance to score a double century and he will be looking forward to that. |
| This session has England written all over it! They added 148 runs in 34 overs and that is huge. They were scoring runs at will and have taken the ascendancy in this game. Crawley was the star of the show but Buttler also has to be given credit. He came in when England were in a spot of bother. He took his time to settle in and then when he settled, he showed his vast range of shots. He is just 13 runs away from a century and will hope that he gets there on Day 2. Him, along with Crawley, have pu |
| Pakistan, on the other hand, were disappointing to say the least since they picked up the wicket of Pope. They bowled poor lines and lengths and gave away too many freebies. Buttler and Crawley pounced on it and rarely gave them a chance. By the end of the day, their shoulders started to drop and it showed in the way they bowled in the last few overs. Yasir Shah bowled his heart out and was rewarded with 2 wickets but the others were not upto the mark. |
| On Day 2, England will look to continue to dominate and post a score above 500. They are scoring at a good pace and with the way, the partnership of Buttler and Crawley is going, it is highly possible that they will reach it before the end of the second session. Pakistan need to break this stand quickly and then hope that they can pick up the remaining wickets sooner than later. It promises to be another day of exciting Test match cricket. Join us at 1100 local (1000 GMT) to find out what happen |
| ... Day 2, Session 1 ... |
| Day 1 belonged to England! It was a Crawley and Buttler show as they are in a middle of a 205-run stand and have put England on top. Zak Crawley is just 29 runs away from a terrific double century while Buttler is 13 runs away from reaching his ton. They will look to add some quick runs and take England to a total above 450 which will be a huge total on this wicket. Pakistan, on the other hand, looked tired by the end of Day 1 and sprayed runs all over and now they would hope that they can pick |
| Weather report - The weather looks absolutely fine. It is bright and sunny and that should make it a good day for batting. |
| We are all set for the action to begin on Day 2! The Pakistan players make their way out to the middle, followed by Jos Buttler and Zak Crawley. Their partnership is unbeaten on 205. How many more will they add? Shaheen Afridi will start the proceedings with the ball. |
| 90.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, Afridi starts with a wayward delivery! Good length ball outside off, Buttler will not play at those as he leaves it alone. |
| 90.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, Buttler lets it go to the keeper. Shaheen has to be closer to the batsman. |
| 90.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Another one which is bowled outside off, Buttler does not bother to play at that one. |
| 90.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Make that 4th leave in a row! Afridi bowls a good length ball outside off, Buttler shoulders arms |
| 90.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, A little closer this time! On a length outside off, Buttler covers his stumps and leaves it alone. |
| 90.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, A maiden to start! Full delivery outside the off stump line, Buttler lets it go to the keeper to see the over off. |
| Mohammad Abbas will bowl from the other end. |
| 91.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, Abbas starts with a good length ball outside off, Crawley makes a leave to this one. |
| 91.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Pakistan keep on dishing balls outside off. 8th ball in a row which is on that line. Full delivery outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 91.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length delivery on off, Zak prods forward and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 91.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Crawley defends this full ball on off to mid off. |
| 91.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Abbas dishes a good length ball on middle, Crawley solidly defends it back to the bowler. |
| 91.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, EDGY! Good end to the over! Full delivery outside off, Crawley looks to drive but it takes the outside edge and it rolls to point. Another maiden. |
| 92.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, First runs of the day! Short ball outside off, Buttler punches it through the cover region and collects a couple before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 92.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length ball on off, Buttler drives it to cover. |
| 92.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, not played at. |
| 92.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to it. |
| 92.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, Too wide from Afridi! He has to make the batsman play! Full delivery outside off, Buttler lets it go to the keeper. |
| 92.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, Buttler makes another leave to the keeper. |
| 93.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Crawley blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 93.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a length on the middle stump line, Zak works it to mid-wicket for another dot. |
| 93.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Crawley leans forward and defends it out onto the pitch. |
| 93.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, BEATEN! Beautiful ball from Crawley! Abbas is bowling really well! Good length ball around off, moving away. Crawley looks to defend but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 93.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 93.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Back of a length ball on off, Crawley blocks it out towards gully. Good probing over from Abbas comes to an end. |
| 94.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, Afridi keeps on bowling it wide! Good length ball outside off, Buttler lets it go to the keeper. |
| 94.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, On a length outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to it. |
| 94.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 94.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length delivery outside the off stump line, Jos makes another leave to this one. |
| 94.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, A quick single! Good length delivery on middle, Buttler tucks it to mid-wicket and takes a single. Moves into the 90s. |
| 94.6 : S Afridi to Crawley, Full delivery outside the off stump line, Crawley has no problems in leaving it alone. |
| 95.1 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler moves forward and blocks it to point. |
| 95.2 : M Abbas to Buttler, Back of a length ball on middle, Buttler tucks it to square leg. |
| 95.3 : M Abbas to Buttler, EDGY! Full delivery on off, Buttler looks to defend but it takes the inside edge and it goes to square leg. A single taken. |
| 95.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Abbas bowls a good length ball on middle, Crawley nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| Update 1124 local (1024 GMT) - Ohh no, it has started to rain all of a sudden and the umpires have called for the covers. It looks like a passing shower. Let's hope that the players get back on the field as soon as possible. Stay tuned! |
| Update 1145 local (1045 GMT) - Good news, the rain has stopped and the groundsmen are out there mopping up. There is an inspection scheduled at 1210 local (1110 GMT) which is 25 minutes away. Stay tuned. |
| Update 1210 local (1110 GMT) - It's time for the inspection! The umpires are out there and the groundsmen are still removing the water. Stay tuned for further updates. |
| Update 1215 local (1115 GMT) - Great news! The action will resume at 1240 local (1140 GMT) and the Lunch break will be taken at 1400 local (1300 GMT). Stay with us. |
| The action is set to resume! The Pakistan players stride out to the middle, followed by Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler. Mohammad Abbas will complete his over. 80.2 overs remain in the day! |
| 95.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, BEATEN! Beautiful delivery to start! Good length outside off, Crawley looks to defend but misses it altogether. |
| 95.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, EDGY! Nicely bowled from Abbas! Good length ball around off, Crawley looks to defend but it takes the inside edge, hits the pads and rolls to the off side. Rizwan moves to catch it but fails. |
| Shaheen Afridi will bowl from the other end. |
| 96.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length ball on middle, Buttler flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 96.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Full delivery on the middle stump line, Buttler pushes it to mid on. |
| 96.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length ball around off, angling in. Buttler rocks on his back foot and plays it to mid off. |
| Azhar Ali has taken the review for LBW! Jos Buttler is the man in question! It looks close. Let's see what happens. |
| 96.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, NOT OUT! It is missing the stumps! Poor review from Pakistan! Good length ball on middle and leg, angling in, Buttler looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Afridi puts up a huge appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. Azhar Ali takes the review after a long time. The Ultra Edge shows no bat. What about the Ball Tracker? It shows that it is missing the stumps. Review lost. |
| 96.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 96.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 97.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Crawley blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 97.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a length outside off, Crawley lets it go to the keeper. |
| 97.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Abbas bowls a length ball on off, Crawley defends it to mid off. |
| 97.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Brilliant bowling and brilliant keeping as well! Good length ball around off, Crawley looks to defend but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 97.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Edged but safe! Good length ball on middle, Zak looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and it goes towards point. No harm done though. |
| 97.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length delivery on middle, Crawley blocks it back to the bowler. |
| Update 1250 local (1150 GMT) - Off go the players again as it has started to rain again. This is so frustrating for everyone. It looks like a passing shower again and let's hope that it is one. Stay tuned. |
| Update 1300 local (1200 GMT) - As expected, it was a passing shower and the play will resume at 1315 local (1215 GMT). Stay with us. |
| And we are back for the action! The Pakistan players are out in the middle and they are joined by Jos Buttler and Zak Crawley. Shaheen Afridi will start with the ball. |
| 98.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, Afridi starts with a good length ball on middle, Buttler defends it back to the bowler. |
| 98.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Fuller delivery on the pads, Jos flicks it to the fine leg region for a single. |
| 98.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Crawley nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 98.4 : S Afridi to Crawley, Afridi dishes a full delivery on middle and leg, Crawley works it to mid-wicket. |
| 98.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, FOUR! Finally, Crawley gets some runs on Day 2! He was stuck on it for a long, long time! Full delivery on the pads, Crawley flicks it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. Lovely shot! |
| 98.6 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good comeback from Afridi! Good length ball around middle and leg, Crawley looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| Mohammad Abbas will bowl from the other end. |
| 99.1 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 99.2 : M Abbas to Buttler, Hits the back leg! Brilliant bowling! Good length ball outside off, Buttler looks to defend but it hits the back leg and goes to the keeper who pouches it. The keeper is interested but the bowler is not. The replays show that it has gone off the back leg. |
| 99.3 : M Abbas to Buttler, On off, Buttler solidly defends it to cover. |
| 99.4 : M Abbas to Buttler, Full delivery outside off, Jos shoulders arms to it. |
| 99.5 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 99.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, End of another excellent over from Abbas! Fullish on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 100.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 100.2 : S Afridi to Crawley, Back of a length ball on the pads, Crawley works it to square leg for a dot. |
| 100.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, A single now! On a length outside off, Zak punches it to the cover-point region and collects a single. |
| 100.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Half-stop! Saved a certain boundary! Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it towards mid off. Azhar dives and makes a half-stop. Before the fielder can cut it off, the batters take three. |
| 100.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, FOUR! Excellent shot! This is turning out to be a good over for England! Back of a length ball outside off, Crawley stands tall and punches it through the cover region for a boundary. The partnership now is 222 which is the highest for the 5th wicket for England against Pakistan. |
| 100.6 : S Afridi to Crawley, Outside off, not played at. |
| 101.1 : M Abbas to Buttler, FOUR! What a shot that is! Buttler moves to 99! Good length ball outside off, Buttler creams the drive through the covers for a boundary. 350 up for England. |
| 101.2 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler defends it back to the bowler. |
| Rizwan is coming up to the stumps. |
| 101.3 : M Abbas to Buttler, BEATEN! Lovely ball from Abbas! On a length around off, Buttler looks to defend but the ball beats the outside edge. Rizwan too fails to collect. |
| 101.4 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, Buttler is in no hurry as he leaves it alone. |
| Jos Buttler has been given out caught behind! The replays show that the bat is hitting the pad. |
| 101.5 : M Abbas to Buttler, NOT OUT! Thank God for the DRS, Buttler must be thinking! Very fortunate. Excellent use of the review. Nothing is going right for Pakistan at the moment. Good length ball outside off, Buttler looks to defend but it seems to have taken the edge back to the keeper. Rizwan is confident and puts in a huge appeal. The umpire agrees and raises his finger. Buttler is disappointed and he reviews. The Ultra Edge rolls in and it shows that the noise was of the bat hitting the ba |
| 101.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, There it is! 2nd Test century for Jos Buttler! He have had his heart in his mouth the previous ball but he will be relieved that he got his century. Back of a length ball outside off, Buttler creams the drive through the cover region for three to reach the milestone. He removes his helmet and acknowledges the applause from his teammates. This is Buttler's first Test 100 since 2018. |
| 102.1 : S Afridi to Jos Buttler, Length delivery on leg, Buttler looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. |
| 102.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, On a good length on middle, Jos keeps it out. |
| 102.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 102.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Length delivery outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 102.5 : S Afridi to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Excellent shot! Buttler is growing in confidence now! Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it through the extra cover region for a boundary. |
| 102.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, Jos offers no shot to this one. |
| 103.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a good length on off, Crawley looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 103.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Length delivery on off, Crawley defends it off the back foot. |
| 103.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Back of a length delivery on off, Crawley pushes it to covers. |
| 103.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Full delivery on off, Crawley drives it to mid off. |
| 103.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length delivery on off, Zak offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 103.6 : M Abbas to Crawley, Back of a length delivery on middle, Crawley keeps it out. |
| Naseem Shah is into the attack. 17-4-66-1 are his figures so far. |
| 104.1 : N Shah to Buttler, On a length on off, Buttler defends it out. |
| 104.2 : N Shah to Buttler, BEATEN! Well bowled! Good length delivery outside off, Buttler looks to defend but misses it due to the away movement on this one. |
| 104.3 : N Shah to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler pushes it towards point for a run. |
| 104.4 : N Shah to Crawley, BEATEN! Naseem has started well here! Good length delivery outside off, Crawley looks to defend but misses it. |
| 104.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Full delivery on off, Crawley drives it through point for a single. |
| 104.6 : N Shah to Buttler, Outside off, Jos lets it go. |
| 105.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, Length delivery on middle, Crawley flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 105.2 : M Abbas to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 105.3 : M Abbas to Buttler, FOUR! There is no third man and Buttler gets another boundary! Good length ball outside off, Buttler plays it with soft hands and it goes past the slip cordon and into the third man fence. |
| 105.4 : M Abbas to Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler blocks it to mid off. |
| 105.5 : M Abbas to Buttler, BEATEN! Abbas has been really unlucky! He has bowled brilliantly but has not been able to pick up a wicket! Full delivery outside off, Buttler looks to drive it off the front foot but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 105.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, Outside off, not played at. |
| 106.1 : N Shah to Crawley, BEATEN! Full delivery outside off, Crawley looks to drive but misses it. |
| 106.2 : N Shah to Crawley, Length delivery outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to this one. |
| 106.3 : N Shah to Crawley, FOUR! Flies through the gap! Another boundary for Crawley! Good length ball outside off, Crawley looks to drive but it takes the edge and goes through the gully region for a boundary. |
| 106.4 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley shoulders arms to it. |
| 106.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Fuller one outside off, left alone. |
| 106.6 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball outside off, Crawley lets it go to the keeper. |
| 107.1 : M Abbas to Buttler, Length delivery outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 107.2 : M Abbas to Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 107.3 : M Abbas to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on middle, Jos flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 107.4 : M Abbas to Buttler, On the off stump line, Buttler blocks it off the back foot. |
| 107.5 : M Abbas to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Jos defends it out. |
| 107.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, On a good length on off, Buttler defends it off the back foot. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 2! |
| A shortened session where not many runs were scored but England will be happy as they did not lose any wickets. Play started on time but there were a couple of rain interruptions which led to the Lunch being extended. Only 18 overs were bowled in the session but it was an engrossing one. Crawley and Buttler played cautiously and scored only 41, with the latter reaching his second Test ton. Crawley has struggled for timing a little and he will look to reach his milestone in the next session. |
| Pakistan, on the other hand, were disciplined but were not rewarded with any wickets. Abbas was the best bowler on show as he beat the bat quite a few times but was unlucky. He could have had a wicket but the third umpire overruled the decision. Naseem Shah has just come back into the attack and he has done decently while Shaheen was wayward. |
| Post the Lunch break, England will look to add more runs to their tally and get a huge score on the board. Pakistan, on the other hand, will hope that they can pick up wickets and bowl out England. They are way behind in this game and need something special to make a comeback. Join us for the second session at 1440 local (1340 GMT) to find out what happens. |
| ... Day 2, Session 2 ... |
| All set for the second session to begin! The Pakistan players are in a huddle before they make their way out to the middle. They are followed by Jos Buttler and Zak Crawley. Naseem Shah will start with the ball. |
| 108.1 : N Shah to Crawley, Naseem starts with a good length ball on middle, Crawley defends it out onto the pitch. |
| 108.2 : N Shah to Crawley, Full delivery outside off, Crawley blocks it to the cover region. |
| 108.3 : N Shah to Crawley, Good length ball on middle, Crawley solidly works it to mid on for the third dot in a row. |
| 108.4 : N Shah to Crawley, FOUR! Well-timed and well-placed! Crawley moves into the 190s! Good length ball outside off, Crawley creams it through extra cover for a boundary. This partnership keeps on cruising as it has crossed 250 and does not look like stopping anytime soon. |
| 108.5 : N Shah to Crawley, On the pads, Crawley flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 108.6 : N Shah to Buttler, BEATEN! Good end to the over from Naseem Shah! Good length ball outside off, Buttler looks to defend but misses. |
| Yasir Shah will bowl from the other end. |
| 109.1 : Y Shah to Zak Crawley, Tossed up delivery on off, Crawley drives it to covers. |
| 109.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Full delivery on off, Crawley drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 109.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, Loopy delivery on off, Buttler punches it towards the off side. |
| 109.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, On middle, Buttler blocks it off the front foot. |
| 109.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, Floated delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 109.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, On off, Zak defends it off the back foot. |
| 110.1 : N Shah to Buttler, BEATEN! Back of a length delivery outside off, Buttler looks to defend but misses it. |
| 110.2 : N Shah to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler blocks it off the back foot. |
| 110.3 : N Shah to Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it back towards the bowler. |
| 110.4 : N Shah to Buttler, On a length on off, Jos keeps it out. |
| 110.5 : N Shah to Buttler, Back of a length on off, Buttler punches it to mid off. |
| 110.6 : N Shah to Buttler, Outside off, Jos leaves it alone. |
| 111.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Buttler defends it out. |
| 111.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Flighted delivery on off, Crawley punches it through point for a run. |
| 111.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, Floated delivery on middle, Jos keeps it out. |
| 111.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, On off, Buttler punches it through covers for a single. |
| 111.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Loopy delivery on middle, Crawley blocks it well. |
| 111.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, On middle, Zak offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 112.1 : N Shah to Buttler, Short delivery on middle, Buttler pulls it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 112.2 : N Shah to Crawley, FOUR! Brilliant! Crawley is inching closer to his double century! Good length ball on the pads, Crawley flicks it nonchalantly through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 112.3 : N Shah to Crawley, BEATEN! Much-better from Naseem! Back of a length ball outside off, Crawley looks to drive but misses. |
| 112.4 : N Shah to Crawley, Outside off, not played at. |
| 112.5 : N Shah to Zak Crawley, EDGY FOUR! Not a great way to reach a double century but he has got it! Phenomenal effort from Zak Crawley! What an innings! This is his first in Test cricket and it is a proud moment for him. Good length ball outside off, Crawley looks to drive but it takes the edge. Luckily for him, it goes past the diving second slip fielder and into the fence. He might have had his heart in his mouth but is a relieved man and raises his bat to his teammates. Crawley becomes the |
| 112.6 : N Shah to Crawley, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side. |
| Shaheen Afridi is back into the attack. 25-4-91-1 are his figures so far. |
| 113.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, On a length on off, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| 113.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 113.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Jos taps it to point. |
| 113.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 113.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length on off, Buttler defends it towards the off side. |
| 113.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler taps it towards point for a single. |
| Yasir Shah has a change of ends. |
| 114.1 : Y Shah to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on off, Buttler drives it through covers. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 114.2 : Y Shah to Buttler, Short delivery on leg, Buttler looks to pull but gets hit on the pads. |
| 114.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flighted delivery on middle, Buttler punches it through mid off for a single. |
| 114.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, BEATEN! Short and outside off, Crawley looks to cut but misses it. |
| 114.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, FOUR! Nicely swept! On middle, Crawley sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 114.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated delivery on off, Crawley comes down the track and plays it to covers. |
| 115.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, Afridi bowls a bouncer, Buttler does well to duck under it. |
| 115.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 115.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Short of a length delivery on middle, Buttler pulls it over mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it with a slide. The batsmen get two runs. England cross 400. |
| 115.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Jos blocks it off the back foot. |
| 115.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on middle, Buttler looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 115.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Jos offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 116.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, That's a beauty from Yasir Shah! But unlucky not to find the edge! Floated ball outside off, Crawley looks to defend but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 116.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up outside off, Crawley dances down the track and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 116.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total. |
| 116.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flatter on off, Buttler punches it to cover. |
| 116.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, Loopy ball on middle, Buttler plays it back to the bowler. |
| 116.6 : Y Shah to Buttler, Quicker ball on off, Buttler pushes it to point. |
| 117.1 : S Afridi to Crawley, Short delivery outside off, Crawley sways away from it. |
| 117.2 : S Afridi to Crawley, WIDE! Afridi bowls a bouncer, Crawley looks to play an upper cut but misses it. |
| S Afridi to Crawley, Length delivery on off, Crawley punches it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 117.3 : S Afridi to Crawley, Short delivery on off, Crawley cuts it through point for a run. |
| 117.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on off, Buttler punches it through covers for a single. |
| 117.5 : S Afridi to Crawley, On a length on off, Zak taps it to covers. |
| 117.6 : S Afridi to Crawley, Length delivery on middle, Crawley flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 118.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, FOUR! That is a very good shot from Crawley! He is making a move-on now! Loopy ball on middle, Crawley sweeps it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 118.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, SIX! That is chipped so beautifully! For a moment, it looked like that it will go to the fielder but it was timed extremely well! Tossed up ball outside off, Crawley dances down the track and chips it wide of the long off fielder for a biggie. The fielder runs across and tries his best but it goes over. |
| 118.3 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated on off, Crawley pushes it to cover and takes a single. |
| 118.4 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flighted on off, defended to cover. |
| 118.5 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flatter one outside off, Buttler drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 118.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, Shorter and outside off, Crawley pushes it to the deep on the off side for a single. |
| Naseem Shah is back into the attack. 22-5-86-1 are his figures so far. |
| 119.1 : N Shah to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Not a bad delivery but a classic shot from Crawley! He is motoring along! Good length ball on off, Crawley prods forward and drives it through the mid off region for a boundary. |
| 119.2 : N Shah to Crawley, On a length on off, Crawley blocks it to point. |
| 119.3 : N Shah to Crawley, Short ball on middle, Zak pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 119.4 : N Shah to Buttler, Good length ball on middle, Buttler defends it back to the bowler. |
| 119.5 : N Shah to Buttler, On a length on off, Buttler works it to mid-wicket. |
| 119.6 : N Shah to Buttler, Good length ball on the pads, Buttler flicks it to the deep mid-wicket region for a couple. 300-run partnership comes up between Buttler and Crawley. It keeps on growing and growing and does not look like stopping. They are also making a move-on and are starting to go for the big shots. |
| 120.1 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Crawley sweeps it towards fine leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 120.2 : Y Shah to Crawley, Floated delivery on middle, Crawley comes down the track and lofts it over mid on. The fielder at long on collects the ball on one bounce. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 120.3 : Y Shah to Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler chips it towards the bowler where Yasir Shah tries to take the catch but it goes past him towards long off. A single taken. |
| 120.4 : Y Shah to Crawley, Loopy delivery on off, Crawley punches it through covers for a couple. |
| 120.5 : Y Shah to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on leg, Crawley looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. |
| 120.6 : Y Shah to Crawley, FOUR! Plays the reverse sweep to perfection! Floated on middle, Crawley bends on his knees and then reverse sweeps it to the third man region for another boundary. |
| 121.1 : N Shah to Buttler, BEATEN! Full and outside off, Buttler looks to drive but misses it. |
| 121.2 : N Shah to Buttler, Length delivery outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 121.3 : N Shah to Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler drives it to mid on. |
| 121.4 : N Shah to Buttler, Outside off, Jos leaves it alone. |
| 121.5 : N Shah to Buttler, Back of a length and outside off, Buttler does not bother to play at that. |
| 121.6 : N Shah to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Jos offers a solid block on this one. |
| DRINKS! This is only going England's way! Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler have made merry and are pressing on the accelerator. They would look to score more than 500 and then put Pakistan into bat. Pakistan, on the other hand, need a miracle if they want to make a comeback in this game. Shan Masood comes into the attack. |
| 122.1 : S Masood to Crawley, Length delivery down the leg side, Crawley looks to flick but misses it. |
| 122.2 : S Masood to Crawley, Back of a length on off, Crawley defends it off the back foot. |
| 122.3 : S Masood to Crawley, On a length on middle, Zak keeps it out. |
| 122.4 : S Masood to Crawley, Back of a length delivery on middle, Crawley looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 122.5 : S Masood to Crawley, On the off stump line, Zak offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 122.6 : S Masood to Crawley, Length ball on off, Crawley defends it towards the off side. |
| 123.1 : N Shah to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on off, Buttler pushes it through point for a run. |
| 123.2 : N Shah to Crawley, Length delivery on middle, Crawley defends it out. |
| 123.3 : N Shah to Zak Crawley, FOUR! That is delicious! What a shot! Wonderful! Good length ball outside off, Crawley drives it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 123.4 : N Shah to Crawley, On a length on off, Zak defends it to point. |
| 123.5 : N Shah to Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Crawley defends it out onto the pitch. |
| 123.6 : N Shah to Crawley, Slower ball outside off, Crawley looks to drive but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 124.1 : S Masood to Buttler, Back of a length ball on off, Buttler pushes it towards point for a run. |
| 124.2 : S Masood to Zak Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Crawley drives it to mid on. |
| 124.3 : S Masood to Crawley, Length delivery on off, Crawley pushes it to covers. |
| 124.4 : S Masood to Crawley, On the off stump line, Zak defends it to mid off. |
| 124.5 : S Masood to Crawley, Full delivery on off, Crawley drives it through mid off for a couple. |
| 124.6 : S Masood to Crawley, FOUR! 450 comes up in style! Crawley, seeing the long off fielder up in the circle, goes for it and fetches a boundary. Good length ball on off, Crawley lifts it over the mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| England are cruising along at the moment and Pakistan are just going through the motions. |
| Mohammad Abbas is back on. |
| 125.1 : M Abbas to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler guides it towards point for a single. |
| 125.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, FOUR! 250 up for Zak Crawley! He just does not want to stop! Brilliant. Can he get to 300 now? What an innings! Good length ball on off, Crawley dances down the track and flicks it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 125.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. |
| 125.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Crawley drives it wide of mid off and takes a single. |
| 125.5 : M Abbas to Buttler, Back of a length ball on off, Buttler defends it out onto the pitch. |
| 125.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, A single now! Good length ball on middle, Buttler pushes it to mid on and takes a single. |
| 126.1 : S Masood to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 126.2 : S Masood to Crawley, Back of a length ball on off, Crawley punches it towards point for a run. |
| 126.3 : S Masood to Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler drives it towards the bowler. |
| 126.4 : S Masood to Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 126.5 : S Masood to Crawley, Length delivery on off, Crawley keeps it out. |
| 126.6 : S Masood to Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Crawley flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 127.1 : M Abbas to Crawley, FOUR! Squirted away! Moves to 257! Good length ball outside off, Crawley squirts it through gully for a boundary. |
| 127.2 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Zak blocks it to point. |
| 127.3 : M Abbas to Crawley, Full delivery on off, Crawley defends it onto the pitch. |
| 127.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Good length ball on off, Crawley pushes it to point. |
| 127.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, On a length on middle, Crawley pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 127.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler defends it to the off side. |
| Asad Shafiq is into the attack. Pakistan are trying all sorts of options to break this stand. |
| 128.1 : A Shafiq to Crawley, Tossed up outside leg, Crawley looks to play a reverse sweep but misses it. |
| 128.2 : A Shafiq to Crawley, Flighted delivery on middle, Crawley punches it through mid on for a run. |
| 128.3 : A Shafiq to Jos Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 128.4 : A Shafiq to Crawley, Floated delivery on middle, Crawley sweeps it through square leg for a run. |
| 128.5 : A Shafiq to Buttler, On middle, Buttler flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 128.6 : A Shafiq to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on off, Jos offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 129.1 : M Abbas to Zak Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Crawley drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 129.2 : M Abbas to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler taps it to point. |
| 129.3 : M Abbas to Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler drives it through mid on for a run. |
| 129.4 : M Abbas to Crawley, Full again on off, Crawley drives it to mid off. |
| 129.5 : M Abbas to Crawley, Full delivery on middle, Crawley drives it through mid on for a run. |
| 129.6 : M Abbas to Buttler, FOUR BYES! A rare poor delivery from Abbas! Full toss down the leg side. Buttler looks to flick but misses. Rizwan who has done so well so far fails to hold on and the ball races to the fence. |
| 130.1 : A Shafiq to Crawley, Tossed up delivery on off, Crawley plays it to covers. |
| 130.2 : A Shafiq to Crawley, Flighted delivery on middle, Crawley sweeps it through square leg for a run. 350-run stand is up between Crawley and Buttler. |
| 130.3 : A Shafiq to Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler drives it towards mid on. |
| 130.4 : A Shafiq to Buttler, Loopy delivery on off, Buttler drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 130.5 : A Shafiq to Crawley, Flighted delivery outside off, Crawley looks to play a reverse sweep but misses it. |
| 130.6 : A Shafiq to Crawley, FOUR! Connects with the reverse sweep this time! Floated ball outside off, Crawley goes on his knees and then reverse sweeps it to the deep cover region for a boundary. |
| Shaheen Afridi is back on. 28-4-100-1 are his figures so far. |
| 131.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, Length delivery outside off, Buttler moves across and looks to drive but misses it. |
| 131.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Full delivery on leg, Buttler looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. It goes towards square leg. The batsmen get two runs. The umpire gives it as leg byes. |
| 131.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on off, Buttler pushes it to covers. |
| 131.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, BEATEN! Full and outside off, Jos looks to drive but misses it. |
| 131.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, Length delivery outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 131.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length ball on off, Buttler punches it through covers for a single. |
| 132.1 : A Shafiq to Jos Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it through mid off for a run. |
| 132.2 : A Shafiq to Crawley, OUT! STUMPED! End of a mammoth innings from Zak Crawley! What an innings from him! He came out to bat when his team were under pressure and he goes back with a score of 267. He should be proud of his effort. He has taken England to a great position. Can you believe that a part-timer has got the wicket of a batsman who was in his 260s? Finally, Pakistan have something to cheer about. Shafiq bowls a floated ball down the leg side, Crawley comes down the track and looks |
| Chris Woakes is the next man in. |
| 132.3 : A Shafiq to Woakes, Flatter on middle, Woakes flicks it to square leg. |
| 132.4 : A Shafiq to Woakes, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. |
| 132.5 : A Shafiq to Woakes, On middle, Woakes defends it back to the bowler. |
| 132.6 : A Shafiq to Woakes, Loopy ball on middle, Chris defends it out onto the pitch. |
| 133.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length and outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 133.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Length delivery outside off, Jos shoulders arms to this one. |
| 133.3 : S Afridi to Jos Buttler, Full delivery outside off, Buttler drives it through point for a run. |
| 133.4 : S Afridi to Woakes, Good length delivery on off, Woakes looks to leave but plays it at the last moment. It goes towards third man. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 133.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 133.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length delivery outside off, Jos leaves it alone. |
| 134.1 : A Shafiq to Woakes, Tossed up delivery on middle, Woakes flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 134.2 : A Shafiq to Woakes, Flighted delivery on middle, Woakes looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It falls short of the bowler. |
| 134.3 : A Shafiq to Woakes, Loopy delivery on middle, Woakes defends it off the back foot. |
| 134.4 : A Shafiq to Woakes, Shafiq bowls it down the leg side, Woakes lets it go. |
| 134.5 : A Shafiq to Woakes, On middle, Woakes flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 134.6 : A Shafiq to Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it through point for a run. |
| 135.1 : S Afridi to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on off, Buttler punches it to covers. |
| 135.2 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, Jos offers no shot to this one. |
| 135.3 : S Afridi to Buttler, Length delivery outside off, Buttler lets it go. |
| 135.4 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, Jos shoulders arms to this one. |
| 135.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, BEATEN! Back of a length and outside off, Buttler looks to cut but misses it. |
| 135.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, On the off stump line, Buttler keeps it out. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 2! |
| Another session which has gone England's way! They are holding all the cards at the moment. 28 overs were bowled in the session and 117 runs were scored. That tells you the story! England have dominated this game and have batted Pakistan out of this game, you would feel. They lost only Zak Crawley but not before he scored a mammoth 267. Buttler is still out there on 140 and they are closing in on 500. They will now look to add a few more runs before they declare and put the visitors into bat. |
| Pakistan, on the other hand, are just going through the motions. They are looking like that they have given up and are just waiting for England to declare. The shoulders have started to drop and are looking extremely tired out there. It has been a sorry performance from them and only a miracle can save them. |
| Post the Tea break, England will like to add quick runs before they declare while Pakistan can only hope to take wickets or wait for the hosts to declare. The third session will start at 1700 local (1600 GMT). Join us for that. |
| ... Day 2, Session 3 ... |
| We are back for the final session of the day! The Pakistan players make their way out to the middle, followed by Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes! Asad Shafiq will start with the ball. |
| 136.1 : A Shafiq to Woakes, Flatter one on the pads, Woakes looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the pads. No run. |
| 136.2 : A Shafiq to Woakes, Down the leg side, Woakes leaves it alone. |
| 136.3 : A Shafiq to Woakes, England are underway in this session! Floated outside off, Woakes guides it to third man for a single. |
| Pakistan have taken a review for caught behind! Mohammad Rizwan looks confident. Let's see what the replays show. |
| 136.4 : Shafiq to Buttler, NOT OUT! It has clipped the pads! Mohammad Rizwan was confident! Pakistan lose another review! Another excellent take from Rizwan though. Darted down the leg side, Buttler looks to paddle it but misses. Rizwan collects it and appeals. Nothing from the umpire. Azhar takes the review. The replays roll in and they show that it has clipped the pads. |
| 136.5 : A Shafiq to Buttler, Flatter on middle, Buttler pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 136.6 : A Shafiq to Buttler, Flighted down the leg side, Buttler looks to sweep but misses. |
| Shaheen Afridi will bowl from the other end. |
| 137.1 : S Afridi to Woakes, FOUR! Wonderful batting from Chris Woakes! Good length ball outside off, Woakes creams the drive through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 137.2 : S Afridi to Woakes, Good length ball outside off, left alone by Woakes. |
| 137.3 : S Afridi to Woakes, Fuller one outside off, Woakes lets it go to the keeper. |
| 137.4 : S Afridi to Woakes, Good length ball outside off, Woakes shoulders arms to it. |
| 137.5 : S Afridi to Woakes, FOUR! Hammered! Full delivery outside off, Woakes thrashes it through the extra cover region for another boundary. |
| 137.6 : S Afridi to Woakes, FOUR! Woakes was waiting for it! Short ball around off, Woakes clears his front leg and powers it to the long on region for a boundary. 500 up for England. |
| 138.1 : A Shafiq to Buttler, Flighted on the pads, Buttler pushes it to cover and takes a single. |
| 138.2 : A Shafiq to Woakes, On the pads, Woakes flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 138.3 : A Shafiq to Woakes, Loopy ball on the pads, Chris works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 138.4 : A Shafiq to Buttler, Flatter on the leg stump line, Buttler defends it back to the bowler. |
| 138.5 : A Shafiq to Buttler, Quicker one on the pads, Buttler pushes it to cover and takes a single. The third umpire has called it a No Ball! |
| A Shafiq to Woakes, Flatter on off, Woakes pushes it to the cover region for a single. |
| 138.6 : A Shafiq to Woakes, Full on the pads, Buttler paddle sweeps it to short fine leg. |
| 139.1 : S Afridi to C Woakes, Good length ball on off, Woakes tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 139.2 : Afridi to C Woakes, EDGY FOUR! England will take the runs anyhow they come! Short ball around middle, Woakes looks to pull but it takes the top edge and goes over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 139.3 : S Afridi to C Woakes, Short ball on middle, Woakes pulls it to mid-wicket. |
| 139.4 : S Afridi to C Woakes, Shortish on middle, Woakes plays it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 139.5 : S Afridi to Buttler, Full delivery outside off, Buttler leaves alone. |
| 139.6 : S Afridi to Buttler, Outside off, not played at. |
| Fawad Alam is into the attack. |
| 140.1 : F Alam to Woakes, Tossed up delivery on middle, Woakes drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 140.2 : F Alam to Buttler, Flighted delivery outside off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 140.3 : F Alam to Buttler, On middle, Buttler pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 140.4 : F Alam to Buttler, Loopy delivery on off, Buttler guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 140.5 : F Alam to Woakes, Floated delivery on middle, Woakes blocks it off the front foot. |
| 140.6 : F Alam to Woakes, On middle, Woakes flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| Naseem Shah is back on. 25-6-98-1 are his figures so far. |
| 141.1 : N Shah to Woakes, Back of a length delivery on middle, Woakes defends it off the back foot. |
| 141.2 : N Shah to Woakes, Length delivery on off, Woakes defends it out. |
| 141.3 : N Shah to Woakes, Full delivery on middle, Woakes flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 141.4 : N Shah to Buttler, Back of a length on middle, Buttler looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 141.5 : N Shah to Woakes, BEATEN! Full delivery outside off, Woakes looks to drive but misses it. |
| 141.6 : N Shah to Woakes, Length delivery on off, Woakes guides it through point. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 142.1 : F Alam to Jos Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it through mid off for a run. |
| 142.2 : F Alam to Woakes, Tossed up delivery on off, Woakes drives it past the bowler through mid on for a single. |
| 142.3 : F Alam to Buttler, Loopy delivery on off, Buttler pushes it through point for a run. |
| 142.4 : F Alam to Woakes, BEATEN! Flighted delivery outside off, Woakes looks to defend but misses it. |
| 142.5 : F Alam to Woakes, On middle, Woakes keeps it out. |
| 142.6 : F Alam to Woakes, On off, Woakes punches it towards covers. |
| 143.1 : N Shah to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 143.2 : N Shah to Buttler, FOUR! Finally a boundary for Jos Buttler! He reaches his 150 as well! Brilliant innings and now he will look to accelerate! A low full toss on off, Buttler drives it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 143.3 : N Shah to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler guides it to third man for a single. |
| 143.4 : N Shah to Woakes, Short ball on middle, Woakes pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 143.5 : N Shah to Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 143.6 : N Shah to Woakes, On off, pushed to mid off. |
| 144.1 : F Alam to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on middle, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| 144.2 : Alam to Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! An absolute dolly for Fawad Alam! A soft, soft dismissal for Jos Buttler! It ends a magnificent innings from Jos Buttler but it ends in a tame manner. He walks off to a huge round of applause from his teammates! Flatter one on middle, Buttler could have hit it anywhere in the ground but instead chips it back to Alam who accepts it gleefully. First Test wicket for Fawad Alam. |
| Dom Bess is the next man in. |
| 144.3 : F Alam to Bess, Loopy ball on the pads, Bess flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 144.4 : F Alam to Bess, Tossed up outside off, Bess pushes it to cover. |
| 144.5 : F Alam to Bess, Quicker on off, Bess drives it to cover. |
| 144.6 : F Alam to Bess, Bess is off the mark! Flat one outside off, Bess cuts it through the cover-point region and picks up a couple. |
| Yasir Shah is back into the attack. 34-3-142-2 are his figures so far. |
| 145.1 : Y Shah to Woakes, Short delivery on off, Woakes makes room and cuts it through point for a single. |
| 145.2 : Y Shah to Bess, Tossed up delivery on off, Bess punches it through point for a run. |
| 145.3 : Y Shah to Woakes, BEATEN! Yasir bowls a googly outside off, Woakes looks to defend but misses it due to the turn on this one. |
| 145.4 : Y Shah to Woakes, Loopy delivery on off, Woakes punches it through covers. Azhar Ali in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 145.5 : Y Shah to Woakes, Flighted delivery on middle, Chris defends it out. |
| 145.6 : Y Shah to Woakes, On off, Woakes pushes it through mid off for a run. |
| 146.1 : F Alam to Woakes, Floated delivery on off, Woakes blocks it off the back foot. |
| 146.2 : F Alam to Woakes, Tossed up delivery on middle, Woakes flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 146.3 : F Alam to Dom Bess, Full delivery on off, Bess drives it through covers for a single. |
| 146.4 : F Alam to Woakes, Flighted delivery on middle, Woakes keeps it out. |
| 146.5 : F Alam to Woakes, Full delivery on off, Woakes drives it wide of the cover fielder. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 146.6 : F Alam to Woakes, On middle, Woakes pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 147.1 : Y Shah to Bess, Tossed up delivery on off, Bess drives it to covers. |
| 0.0 : Azhar Ali has got hurt on his finger and is going off the field. Pakistan would hope that it is not a serious injury. |
| 147.2 : Y Shah to Bess, Flighted delivery on off, Bess plays it to covers. |
| Now it seems that Rizwan has hurt himself from a throw from Shadab Khan. He looks in pain. Let's hope that he is okay. The physio is out to have a look at him. Drinks taken as well. Looks like Rizwan is okay and we are all set to continue. |
| 147.3 : Y Shah to Bess, Floated delivery on middle, Bess defends it off the back foot. |
| 147.4 : Y Shah to Bess, On middle, Bess sweeps it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 147.5 : Y Shah to Woakes, Loopy delivery on off, Woakes offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 147.6 : Y Shah to Woakes, FOUR! This is pulled really well by Woakes! Short ball on middle, Woakes pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 148.1 : F Alam to Bess, Full toss on off, Bess drives it through covers for a single. |
| 148.2 : F Alam to Woakes, Flighted delivery on middle, Woakes defends it off the back foot. |
| 148.3 : F Alam to Woakes, OUT! CAUGHT! Woakes falls! He looked to go over the cover fielder but hits it straight to the fielder! Loopy ball outside off, Woakes dances down the track and looks to go over the cover fielder. He does not get the required elevation and it goes straight to Yasir Shah at cover. End of a breezy innings from Woakes. |
| Stuart Broad comes out to bat. |
| 148.4 : F Alam to Broad, Just short! Flatter ball on off, Broad looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and it goes on the bounce to first slip. |
| 148.5 : F Alam to Broad, On off, pushed to cover. |
| 148.6 : F Alam to Broad, Floated on middle, Broad looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards the point fielder. |
| 149.1 : Y Shah to Bess, Tossed up delivery on middle, Bess defends it out. |
| 149.2 : Y Shah to Bess, FOUR! Nice shot! Loopy delivery on off, Bess drives it wide of the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 149.3 : Y Shah to Bess, Flighted delivery outside off, Bess looks to defend but misses it. |
| 149.4 : Y Shah to Bess, Floated delivery on off, Bess keeps it out. |
| 149.5 : Y Shah to Bess, On middle, Dom offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 149.6 : Y Shah to Bess, Tossed up delivery on off, Bess blocks it off the back foot. |
| 150.1 : F Alam to Broad, Tossed up delivery on middle, Broad sweeps it to square leg. |
| 150.2 : F Alam to Broad, Loopy delivery on off, Broad pushes it to point. |
| 150.3 : F Alam to Broad, Floated delivery on off, Broad keeps it out. |
| 150.4 : F Alam to Broad, SIX! Broad gets off the mark in style! He faced 6 dot balls and he says it's enough! Floated on middle, Broad goes on his knees and powers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 150.5 : F Alam to Broad, Flatter on middle, Broad works it to the leg side. |
| 150.6 : F Alam to Broad, Loopy ball on middle, Broad sweeps it to deep square leg for a couple. |
| 151.1 : Y Shah to Bess, Flighted delivery on middle, Bess sweeps it towards fine leg. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 151.2 : Y Shah to Bess, BEATEN! Floated delivery outside off, Bess looks to sweep but misses it. |
| 151.3 : Y Shah to Bess, Loopy delivery on off, Bess pushes it to point. |
| 151.4 : Y Shah to Bess, DROPPED! Naseem Shah puts one down! He never looked in control and puts it down! It was a difficult chance though! Floated on off, Bess dances down the track and then looks to hammer it over long on but does not time it well. Naseem Shah from mid on runs after it and settles himself but he fails to hold on. Two taken. |
| 151.5 : Y Shah to Bess, Full on off, Bess pushes it to cover. |
| 151.6 : Y Shah to Bess, Flatter on off, Bess pushes it to point. |
| Asad Shafiq is back on. 6-0-18-1 are his figures so far. |
| 152.1 : A Shafiq to Broad, SIX! That is huge! Flighted delivery on middle, Broad plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 152.2 : A Shafiq to Broad, Loopy delivery on off, Broad punches it to covers. |
| 152.3 : A Shafiq to Broad, Short delivery outside off, Broad slaps it to covers. |
| 152.4 : A Shafiq to Broad, Floated delivery outside off, Broad looks to go after it but misses it. |
| 152.5 : A Shafiq to Broad, Full delivery on off, Broad drives it to mid off. |
| 152.6 : A Shafiq to Broad, Outside off, Broad lets it go. |
| 153.1 : Y Shah to Bess, Flighted delivery on middle, Bess flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 153.2 : Y Shah to Broad, Tossed up delivery on off, Broad keeps it out. |
| 153.3 : Y Shah to Broad, Floated delivery on middle, Broad sweeps it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 153.4 : Y Shah to Bess, FOUR! That's really well placed from Dom Bess! Flatter one outside off, Bess cuts it through the cover-point region for a boundary. |
| 153.5 : Y Shah to Bess, SIX! Bang! Bess is on the move! Floated on middle, Bess slog sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket region for a biggie. |
| 153.6 : Y Shah to Bess, Flatter on off, Bess drives it to cover and takes a single. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. |
| Shaheen Afridi is back into the attack. 33-5-120-1 are his figures so far. |
| 154.1 : S Afridi to Bess, Length delivery on off, Bess guides it to second slip. |
| 154.2 : S Afridi to Bess, Back of a length delivery on off, Bess defends it out. |
| 154.3 : S Afridi to Bess, Full delivery on middle, Bess flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 154.4 : S Afridi to Broad, OUT! TIMBER! You miss, I hit says Afridi! Full delivery on middle, Broad looks to heave it to the leg side but misses and the ball goes onto hit the middle stump. England have declared as well. THEY FINISH ON 583 FOR 8. |
| That's it then! England declare after posting a huge score on the board. They will be mighty pleased after electing to bat first. All the credit has to be given to Crawley and Buttler though. The hosts were in trouble at one stage, before Crawley and Buttler joined hands. From thereon, it was all England. Crawley and Buttler stitched a 359-run partnership before Crawley fell for a magnificent 267. Buttler fell for 152 and Woakes and the lower order added a few valuable runs before Root declared. |
| Pakistan, on the other hand, were poor with the ball. They started well and then fell flat as they conceded freebies to Crawley and Buttler. By the end of Day 1, their shoulders dropped. On Day 2, they bowled well in the first session but since then, they looked out of sorts and were just waiting for the declaration. Overall, it was a disappointing performance from their bowlers. |
| So, Pakistan have a big task in their hands. They are way behind and they need their batsmen to step up and not throw their wickets away. England will want to make use of the last few overs and pick some wickets before Stumps. They hold all the cards at the moment and let's see how they go. Join us in a while for Pakistan's first innings. |
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