England v Pakistan 2020.

[Durhamfootman]

still.... it's a chance for Archer to show us his batting skills. Woakes is hanging there, though, for a change

[Durhamfootman]

England being ripped apart by spin

surely not?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Woakes, Archer and Santiago only have 10 runs in them combined, so it's going to depend on whatever Buttler, Bess and Broad can muster to keep the first innings deficit as low as possible

To be fair, Woakes has a test ton.

[Durhamfootman]

19 feels as though it ought to be his best return for a while

[Durhamfootman]

If England manage to cling on for a bit, the first innings deficit might be round about the extra runs scored by Massod after being given his second life

[Durhamfootman]

Broad isn't going to go down wondering

[Durhamfootman]

and actually, Broad is doing the job that Buttler is there to do should the top order ever stop bolloxing everything up

There'll have to be big changes to the England bowling line up for the second test

[Arthur Crabtree]

Archer's hanging around a bit longer than in his earlier innings.

[sussexpob]

You gave jof the kiss of death

[sussexpob]

England won't like two things about today.....the first is the number of balls climbing from the surface, another is spinners in the wickets. Both done bode well for saving the test.

Yasir is ripping it off the surface atm

[Durhamfootman]

England just 11 runs away from matching the runs Pakistan scored minus the ones JB gave them because he was feeling in a generous festive mood

[sussexpob]

Wonder if the umpires thought he'd hit that? It's looked pretty adjacent, Hawkeye lets him off on UC

[sussexpob]

Pakistan really not doing there homework. Got two spinners on for Stuart broad when he wants to hit out....just get anything over 80mph at him and he's useless.

[Durhamfootman]

Have it!

Broad is off on one

[Durhamfootman]

perhaps he'll go on and score 156?