11.32am: Noman Ali and Sajid Khan walk off together, jointly holding the ball aloft. They've taken all ten England wickets for the third time in four innings and put Pakistan within touching distance of a come-from-behind series win. The requirement will be 36, the only real jeopardy being whether Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub can, ahem, buff their opening partnership stats by doing it all themselves... Back in a mo
Nate: "Please let Noman and Sajid open the batting"
Ali: "Thank you Aamer Jamal for your services in this test match."
Irfan: "This will go down as one of the greatest comeback by a team. From being trashed so badly in 1st Test to claiming series victory with such dominance, this is unpredictable Pakistan team for you. "
Ahmed: "The problem being a Pakistan Cricket fan is that you are still not sure that are they going to win or not? "
MJ Leach st †Mohammad Rizwan b Noman Ali 10 (20m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 71.42
Slip and short leg
END OF OVER:37 | 3 Runs | ENG: 112/9
- Shoaib Bashir4 (12b)
- Jack Leach10 (12b)
- Sajid Khan18-2-69-4
- Noman Ali18-2-42-5
"Maybe - just maybe - training for a series decider via a six-hitting competition was a bad idea," huffs Rhys
"I'd love to give Noman and Sajid credit for their bowling over the last two tests, but I bet they can't believe their luck with their opponents," mithers Jamie. "I think club spinners could bowl out this England line-up - they're useless against spin!"
END OF OVER:36 | 2 Runs | ENG: 109/9
- Shoaib Bashir3 (8b)
- Jack Leach8 (10b)
- Noman Ali18-2-42-5
- Sajid Khan17-2-66-4
"It seems like SajNom trying to promote tourism particularly in Islamabad for Barmy Army, English players and of course Matt Roller..." Definitely a side benefit of the Spindi plan, Kaif
Slip, gully and silly point
END OF OVER:35 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ENG: 107/9
- Jack Leach8 (10b)
- Shoaib Bashir1 (2b)
- Sajid Khan17-2-66-4
- Noman Ali17-2-40-5
Shoaib Bashir is the last line of defence
Rehan Ahmed b Sajid Khan 7 (21m 22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 31.81
END OF OVER:34 | 2 Runs | ENG: 106/8
- Jack Leach8 (8b)
- Rehan Ahmed7 (20b)
- Noman Ali17-2-40-5
- Sajid Khan16-2-65-3
Hisham: "Islamabad has a lot of sightseeing to offer.. two free days for English Cricketers." And for our man Matt Roller