5.45pm So, from 114 for 0 to 284 all out... it's a score on the board but it promised so much more while Gurbaz was going loco at the top. A crazy implosion, triggered by Adil Rashid's first breakthrough, left Afghanistan looking at a collapse to match Pakistan's in Ahmedabad yesterday, but Ikram's gutsy fifty, and some lusty biffing from Rashid Khan and Mujeeb lifted that total.

"Held a bit for the spin, but it's a small ground," says Liam Livingstone, whose economical spell was a bit factor in England's fightback. "Looked like a good pitch, we bowled first hoping the dew comes in. I tried to keep the stumps in play, change the pace, and it came out nicely. I've worked pretty hard on my bowling, being a sixth bowler, sometimes you're not needed, sometimes it's the deep end."

Shashwat will be back for the chase in about half an hour.

Right, an important finish coming up... 300 is still distantly feasible