Player of the Match
Player of the Match

10.53am: Pakistan need 355 runs in the fourth innings to beat England and will get their innings underway in 10 minutes or so. They have had a pretty good half-hour, taking the final 5 wickets for 19 runs, but the sense is that damage might already have been done. Pakistan's spinners shared 18 wickets between them across both innings with the other two dismissals both run-outs.

This would be Pakistan's second-highest successful chase in Test history.

Faheem: "This is when Babar announces himself as the GOAT. Get ready for what is about to go down. First Babar classic coming soon. I'm calling it early" -- No pressure...

Sampath Bandarupalli tells me that England's run rate of 4.77 in this match is the highest for any team to be bowled out twice in a Test match. Here's the proof.

C N Prasad: "Pakistan have plenty of time and very good batsmen, what is needed is application"

Trev: "Matt - you never get over it. Sincerely, New Zealanders who still can't watch highlights of the 2019 CWC final."

SimonR: "What penalty?" -- That's the spirit.

64.5
W
Zahid Mahmood to Anderson, OUT, struck on the thigh pad sweeping, and up goes the finger. With three left, Anderson might as well take the review but this looks pretty plumb. Having seen the first replay on the big screen, Anderson is heading towards the dressing room... and ball-tracking suggests this would have smashed into middle stump, nine-tenths of the way up.

JM Anderson lbw b Zahid Mahmood 4 (5m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

64.4
0
Zahid Mahmood to Anderson, no run, tossed up, poked back to the bowler
64.3
4
Zahid Mahmood to Anderson, FOUR, it comes out straightaway! Full outside off stump, Anderson gets down and deftly paddles a reverse away fine for four

Here's Jimmy. How many balls until his reverse?

Morning all. Nobody mention that penalty, please. Too soon - and it may always be too soon.

Right, with that, here's Matt

64.2
W
Zahid Mahmood to Brook, OUT, swept to deep square leg! Brook plants his front foot, and hacks across the line, but he got too far underneath that one, down at the toe of the bat and a well-judged take on the rope. The end of a mighty century

HC Brook c Saud Shakeel b Zahid Mahmood 108 (172m 149b 14x4 1x6) SR: 72.48

64.1
0
Zahid Mahmood to Brook, no run, down the track, fenced back to the bowler on the front foot, Zahid adjusts his length in response

END OF OVER:
64 | 1 Run | ENG: 271/8

  • Jack Leach0 (4b)
  • Harry Brook108 (147b)
  • Abrar Ahmed29-3-120-4
  • Zahid Mahmood10-1-48-1
63.6
0
Abrar Ahmed to Leach, no run, squared up, another googly to the left-hander to complete a tidy over
63.5
0
Abrar Ahmed to Leach, no run, tight lines once more

Nihar: "Didn't get Leach demoted or Wood ahead..i think it's the same sequence of batting order in 1st outing too...or am i looking it wrong...??!!!!!" Maybe you're right. Too early to read scorecards

63.4
0
Abrar Ahmed to Leach, no run, ends up in the hands of slip, but no edge! Excellent diving take, but that googly zipped straight off the pads
63.3
1
Abrar Ahmed to Brook, 1 run, up on the toes, pressed out to cover, as the lead rises to 350
63.2
0
Abrar Ahmed to Brook, no run, tossed up from over the wicket, dipping on a full length, worked to the on-side
63.1
0
Abrar Ahmed to Brook, no run, head over the ball, blocked back down the track

END OF OVER:
63 | (wicket maiden) | ENG: 270/8

  • Jack Leach0 (1b)
  • Harry Brook107 (144b)
  • Zahid Mahmood10-1-48-1
  • Abrar Ahmed28-3-119-4

Imam-ul-Haq has been taken to the hospital for MRI scans after he felt unease in his right hamstring. Problems for Pakistan, who could be batting soon

62.6
0
Zahid Mahmood to Leach, no run, tossed up from round the wicket, and bites into the pads, nudged to the leg side

Here is Mr Switch Hit himself

62.5
W
Zahid Mahmood to Wood, OUT, zippier through the air, and a fence to slip! Excellent take from Babar, Wood was back on his stumps, uncertain which way it was turning, it was a fast legbreak, ripping into his splice, and the skipper scoops up low to the turf

MA Wood c Babar Azam b Zahid Mahmood 6 (13m 17b 1x4 0x6) SR: 35.29

62.4
0
Zahid Mahmood to Wood, no run, pressing forward, head over the ball
62.3
0
Zahid Mahmood to Wood, no run, a swish across the line, loops off the pad for the keeper to gather. A polite enquiry about the catch, but nope
62.2
0
Zahid Mahmood to Wood, no run, nudged to the on-side

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