Player of the Match
Player of the Match

1.52pm: Same, same, but different. England ground out the win for a second week running, and Bazball has its first overseas success. Stokes joins Nasser Hussain and Ted Dexter as the only England captains to have won a Test series in Pakistan... and there's still the possibility of inflicting an unprecedented whitewash in Karachi next week. For now, they can revel in the moment, and we can all have an extra day to recharge. Miller's report should be your next port of call, and there'll be plenty more to come from Danyal and Vish. Thanks for your comments, join us again bright and early on Saturday. Cheerio!

1.40pm: Time for the presentations, Harry Brook is Player of the Match for his second-innings 108: "Tried to learn from my mistake in first innings, try not to be too aggressive but still put pressure on the bowler. We knew before coming in that it was going to be a turner, they'd been asking for it to spin. Not a surprise but we didn't bat as well as we wanted to in the first innings. [Target in mind] No, we just wanted to go out and play our brand of cricket, put pressure o the bowler and be aggressive throughout."

Pakistan captain Babar Azam: [Not enough runs first innings?] "Yes, we were not up to the mark in the first innings. We had a couple of soft dismissals. After that we had a fightback in the bowling and second innings we fight good, but unfortunately we did not finish it. We have a simple plan to carry on the momentum, we had good partnerships between Imam and Saud and then Saud and Nawaz. The tail also fought well, but we didn't finish well. [Abrar Ahmed] Dream start for Abrar, he used conditions very well in the first innings and after that he bowled well. Good for him and the team. [Karachi] Looking forward to that and we will do our best."

England captain Ben Stokes: "Different conditions and a different game. Things happened quickly this week compared to last week. Going down to the wire again, good game to be a part of. [Approach to setting target] Take a look at the conditions, it was a tricky wicket for slower bowling. We were fortunate that with the cracks opening up our seamers became effective. Jimmy, Robbo and Woody put in a seriously good effort, so hats off to the lads. The way they bowled throughout the game, they looked a huge threat. When it came down to the wire I had three guys to turn to. They bowled short spells and always seemed to pick up a wicket when needed. [Abrar] It's the mindset you go out with, he had an amazing debut so congratulations to him but we still managed to score off him. Being 180 for 5 in that first session on day one, other teams might not have had that many runs but still lost wickets. It was pleasing the way we stuck at the task of going out and putting them under pressure even if conditions aren't in our favour."

1.30pm: England go back-to-back in Pakistan for the first time ever. Only the fourth Test they've won in the country (the others were in 1961 and 2000), and it seals a first series win there since '00-01. For Pakistan, it is three consecutive defeats at home for the first time since 1959. They almost gutsed it out in the chase, and who knows what would have happened if Joel Wilson had taken a different view of that Saud Shakeel dismissal moments before lunch? But you can take little away from a resurgent England, who have now won eight out of nine under the captaincy of Ben Stokes

"England's last wicket partnership in the first innings ended up making the difference!!" whoops Aniket. "What a game."

"Hail, Lord Baz!" chirrups Amol K

Furqan: "Well fought by Pak with the resources they had. Really need couple of good fast bowling options for the last Test. "

And here's CharlieJ: "Hats off to Pakistan Highest score in the match in 4th innings"

102.1
W
Robinson to Mohammad Ali, OUT, gottim, nicked behind! It took a while for Erasmus to raise the finger... but is it all over? Ali reviews, though he looks a bit sheepish in doing so. There was definitely a sound, and I think the ball then flicked the back leg. Yes, UltraEdge clears it up, a big outside edge and then it deflected off the knee roll through to Pope. Robinson lands the knockout blow, England winning a thriller by 26 runs to go 2-0 up in the three-match series

Mohammad Ali c †Pope b Robinson 0 (19m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Ollie Robinson is on in place of Leach. Slip, leg slip and short leg in place

END OF OVER:
102 | 8 Runs | PAK: 328/9

  • Salman Agha20 (31b)
  • Mohammad Ali0 (7b)
  • Mark Wood21-2-65-4
  • Jack Leach26-0-113-1
101.6
4
Wood to Agha Salman, FOUR, short and pulled through the infield, sweetly swung away to deep midwicket. Brings the target below 30... although again Mohammad Ali will be on strike for the next over

"Wood deserve a 5-fer," gurgles Paras

101.5
4
Wood to Agha Salman, FOUR, full ball, battered down the ground! Superb shot to a 147kph/91mph attempted yorker, just misses the mark by a fraction and Salman picks up a precious boundary

The field comes in on the one

101.4
0
Wood to Agha Salman, no run, length delivery, angling in on off stump, props out to block again
101.3
0
Wood to Agha Salman, no run, shortish, gets up around chest height, defended square on the off side. Pope scuttles off after it
101.2
0
Wood to Agha Salman, no run, length ball, 143kph/88mph and arrowing in towards the stumps. Salman shows it a straight bat

"We have no chance of winning this match, I repeat no chance," shrieks Ash. "I'm expecting Agha's wicket in the next 2-3 overs."

101.1
0
Wood to Agha Salman, no run, short of a length, veering in from outside off, Salman defends through backward point and doesn't run

There's a theme to the comments right now... Phil J: "Mohammed Ali's not the Rumble in the Jungle, but can he be the Sultan of Multan?"

END OF OVER:
101 | 1 Run | PAK: 320/9

  • Mohammad Ali0 (7b)
  • Salman Agha12 (25b)
  • Jack Leach26-0-113-1
  • Mark Wood20-2-57-4

"Can Mohammad Ali help Pakistan get up from the canvas here?" I see what you've done there, Rick Rocket

100.6
0
Leach to Mohammad Ali, no run, defended, comes off the inside edge but straight to earth

Leg slip comes in

"Bowls like a butterfly, bats like a bee?" chuckles Hampy

100.5
0
Leach to Mohammad Ali, no run, flighted, angling in on the stumps, blocked again

Ali on strike for the last two balls. Slip, gully, silly mid-off and short leg

100.4
1
Leach to Agha Salman, 1 run, tossed up and paddled for a single down to fine leg
100.3
0
Leach to Agha Salman, no run, flighted, drifting in on the stumps, Salman defends doggedly
100.2
0
Leach to Agha Salman, no run, pushed through, 86kph and met on the front foot. Won't take the single into the covers

Slip is in, everyone else out

100.1
0
Leach to Agha Salman, no run, looped up from round the wicket, presses out calmly to block

Stokes now tosses the ball to Jack Leach. Will Salman be tempted to take him on?

END OF OVER:
100 | (wicket maiden) | PAK: 319/9

  • Mohammad Ali0 (5b)
  • Salman Agha11 (21b)
  • Mark Wood20-2-57-4
  • James Anderson16-1-44-2

"Mohammad Ali has more FC wickets than runs," toots Dean. He does indeed, 85 vs 89

99.6
0
Wood to Mohammad Ali, no run, full outside off, 143kph/89mph and stabbed into the covers. Ali survives
99.5
0
Wood to Mohammad Ali, no run, pitched up, angling in on the stumps, Ali jumps around and bows his head over a crease-bound block

Two slips, leg slip and short leg

99.4
0
Wood to Mohammad Ali, no run, banged in short, 141kph and flying through down leg

Pakistan 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st66Mohammad RizwanAbdullah Shafique
2nd1Babar AzamAbdullah Shafique
3rd16Saud ShakeelAbdullah Shafique
4th108Imam-ul-HaqSaud Shakeel
5th19Saud ShakeelFaheem Ashraf
6th80Mohammad Nawaz (3)Saud Shakeel
7th1Agha SalmanSaud Shakeel
8th19Agha SalmanAbrar Ahmed
9th9Zahid MahmoodAgha Salman
10th9Agha SalmanMohammad Ali