England v Pakistan 2020.

[Durhamfootman]

we are into Buttler runs now

[sussexpob]

All out, Anderson misses one....huge lead, pitch has done a fair bit though, so there is still a remote possibility England could blow Pakistan away and get back in.

[Durhamfootman]

Santiago spoils Broad's fun

Bizarrely, given how much better Pakistan have played, England might have been taking a small lead into the third innings

[Durhamfootman]

just in case Mr Ed is reading this

[Durhamfootman]

Foakes will probably become a better cricketer for having a whole season off

[Durhamfootman]

I watched a graphic on Thursday, I think, that showed that by the time he'd passed 50 Masood had scored 66% of his runs by late cutting the ball with soft hands through the cordon. England will have seen those stats so I wonder if Joe will put a 3rd man in?

Or course he won't

why would he?

[Durhamfootman]

won't have to now

Broad's in

poor ball by the sounds of it, but there you go.... they all count

[Durhamfootman]

I reckon that by the time England run through Pakistan they'll leave themselves needing 300 for victory, only to fall short by 110 runs

[Arthur Crabtree]

Change of fortune for Masood.

I expect Pakistan will want to set 350 to feel safe. Very safe.

[Durhamfootman]

catches win matches

[Arthur Crabtree]

Buttler saving 150 runs there by completing that catch.

Six wickets for the Pakistan spinners. England maybe should get the spinner on for an early spell.

[sussexpob]

Did you have all your life savings on Buttler stumping someone for a bet?

I get the feeling he might have deeply upset you

[Arthur Crabtree]

Stokes drops AA off Anderson. Dropping the ball is catching.

[Arthur Crabtree]

The skipper. Both batters are AA.

[sussexpob]

Buttler saving 150 runs there by completing that catch. Six wickets for the Pakistan spinners. England maybe should get the spinner on for an early spell.

Got the ball ragging around off the deck to, and spin with occasional steep bounce... very hard to play when a bowler is getting it in the right areas.

Although Pakistans new ball bowlers got the ball to talk a lot too. Sibley got a ball that seamed like a decent spinner, Stokes was done by an inswinging, out cutter that did him like a kipper (although him ending up about 8 yards out of his crease begs the question what was he doing coming down the pitch to a pace bowler) ..Pope got one jump and had no chance.

Pakistans 320 odd seems quite a distant memory. Quite how they got that many on this deck is looking impressive, the ball is doing everything apart from keeping low