Eng Test tour of Pak, Dec 1-21

[bigfluffylemon]

Finally the wicket, but not probably not enough.

[bigfluffylemon]

Huge wicket on the stroke of lunch.

Going to be a nailbiter of a finish

[alfie]

I have been biting nails (well not literally !) for some time. Had nearly abandoned hope when Wood got the break : the Shakeel wicket then meant England may have lunched just a little more comfortably.

Can debate that controversial third umpire call later. On we go again...

[Arthur Crabtree]

Still 50-50?

[sussexpob]

Had to laugh hearing Nasser say the Pakistan tail are all blockers, so the run rate is going to be 1 an over...

Abrar then starts swinging like a mad man....

Gone though...

[bigfluffylemon]

Pakistan playing Bazball now, target is getting close.

I don't quite understand why the fast bowlers don't just go full on the stumps or yorkers when tailenders are swinging out like this. You miss I hit, surely?

As I type, Abrar goes for one shot too many. Still in the balance...

[sussexpob]

That wicket swings it very much to England. Salman doesnt seem interested in playing shots, and I doubt his next two partners are going to score many

[alfie]

Think Salman will play shots now. He may trust Mahmood...he surely will not trust Ali , if it gets to him.

[sussexpob]

Bounce in the pitch is totally dying. Anderson gets 3 to die in an over, then Wood gets one to keep low and cleans up Mahmood....

Salman is going to have to have a slog

[bigfluffylemon]

I don't quite understand why the fast bowlers don't just go full on the stumps or yorkers when tailenders are swinging out like this. You miss I hit, surely?

That's it. One more to go, but only 35 to get.

[sussexpob]

Think Salman has to have a whack here, too many balls from the pacers are keeping low for an 11 to get bat on it for long. Got to take a risk

[sussexpob]

Didnt think that was out, but DRS confirms it.

England win more tests in Pakistan in 10 days than they have in 50 years.... very solid achievement

[bigfluffylemon]

Away win in Pakistan. What an achievement. Take a bow boys.

[alfie]

Closer than it might have been ! Credit Pakistan for a great fighting effort. Until Wood started that last spell they were looking pretty good. But at the end we saw what was always quite likely - the last five wickets going for just 38.

Jolly good Test Match

[sussexpob]

Felt like two important tosses to win, but England's bowlers have got far more out of the ball than their counterparts.