03/08Result
3rd Investec Test, Pakistan tour of England and Ireland at Birmingham, Aug 3-7 2016
England won by 141 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland
03/08Result
3rd Investec Test, Pakistan tour of England and Ireland at Birmingham, Aug 3-7 2016
England won by 141 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland

END OF OVER:
129 | 4 Runs | ENG: 445/6

  • Moeen Ali86 (96b)
  • Chris Woakes3 (9b)
  • Sohail Khan29-3-111-2
  • Mohammad Amir31-8-75-2

So, there we go, England have done what they wanted this morning. Four overs. Moeen biffed it, the others didn't. Pakistan need 343 in 84 overs. Reckon England have got that about right. There will be debate, as ever.

Hamid Niazi: "Pakistan had chased down 370 against srilanka on turning pitch on 5th day of a test match. Keeping that in mind Pakistan must attack from the word go as pitch is not offering anything to the bowlers. Will be hard work for both teams"

128.6
1
Sohail Khan to Ali, 1 run, flicked off his body out to deep square leg...and Cook declares
128.5
1
Sohail Khan to Woakes, 1 run, clubs a length ball down the ground to long-on...he's not found the middle of the bat
128.4
0
Sohail Khan to Woakes, no run, gives himself some room and drives but picks out cover...Pakistan have done well since that opening over
128.4
1w
Sohail Khan to Woakes, 1 wide, a dragged slower ball, way down the leg side, and that's called wide...came out the back of the hand
128.3
0
Sohail Khan to Woakes, no run, well bowled, a slower bouncer, whether by accident or design, and Woakes is through his shot early
128.2
0
Sohail Khan to Woakes, no run, short, goes over Woakes' head as he tries to pull
128.1
1
Sohail Khan to Ali, 1 run, short, connects with the pull out to deep square leg

END OF OVER:
128 | 2 Runs | ENG: 441/6

  • Chris Woakes2 (5b)
  • Moeen Ali84 (94b)
  • Mohammad Amir31-8-75-2
  • Sohail Khan28-3-107-2

WMZ: "I do hope we get to see both Andrews at Polite Enquiries tonight..." We leave that to George and Jarrod. Here's yesterday's show.

127.6
0
Mohammad Amir to Woakes, no run, good stuff, speared in at leg stump, clipped to midwicket
127.5
0
Mohammad Amir to Woakes, no run, good delivery, at the stumps, Woakes can only play it back to the bowler

Match Coverage

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Splendid comeback

0

No. of Tests won by England against Pakistan after facing a higher deficit than the 103 runs in this Test.

Quick wickets

23

No. of balls in which Pakistan lost their 4 wickets (4th to 7th) - Misbah, Shafiq, Sarfraz, Sami. The four wickets added just one run combined.

Young Sami Aslam

0

No. of Pakistan openers who made 2 50+ scores in a Test at a younger age than Sami Aslam (20 y, 235d). He is overall the fifth youngest opener to do so.

fourth-innings specialist

59.17

Younis Khan's ave in the 4th inns of Tests, before this - highest among 27 batsmen with 1000+ runs in 4th inns. However, his ave in 4th inns outside Asia is 41.71.

Hafeez outside Asia

20.09

Hafeez's ave in Tests outside Asia - lowest for any opener with 25 or more Test innings, including non-subcontinent openers.

Can Pakistan survive?

3

No. of times the teams have batted more than 80 overs in the 4th inns at Edgbaston. Pakistan needs 343 runs in 84 overs.

Safe target?

2-8

Win-loss by the teams chasing targets of 200+ in Tests at Edgbaston, in 16 occasions. SA, though, chased 281 when last time target of 200+ was set, in 2008.

Bairstow at top

777

Previous most Test runs by an England wicketkeeper in a calendar year, by Matt Prior (2012). Bairstow has gone past that mark in the second inns of this Test.

No big score yet

9

No. of inns Vince has played in Tests, but hasn't yet scored a fifty. He has got out for 42 twice, in 30s twice and only two single-digit scores.

Top-three show

2002

Last time England's top-3 scored 50 or more in their 2nd inns of a home Test, before this - vs SL, Lord's. This is only their 6th such instance at home

First in a decade

2006

The last time both England openers passed 50 in a Test innings v Pakistan - Strauss and Trescothick, at Headingley in August 2006

Century stand at last

37

Attempts without a century stand in the second innings for England in Tests. The last one before today was in March 2013 - 231 between Compton-Cook

A healthy lead

9

Instances of Pakistan taking 100+ 1st-innings lead v England in England, before this Test. They have won 4 and drawn 4, with 1 forfeiture