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by Ffion Wynne, Mike Peter & Huzaifah Khan

  1. Pak 180-8

    Close! Josh Tongue almost has two in two, as his first ball to Mohammad Ali takes the outside edge but it flies between slip and gully and races away to the boundary.

  2. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

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    The last 12 balls or so these tailenders have been swinging and missing at everything but England haven't been hitting the stumps until now.

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    Khurram b Tongue 9 (Pak 176-8)

    Khurram ShahzadReuters

    Well, that was predictable!

    Josh Tongue keeps it simple to the tailenders - full, straight and fast. Khurram Shahzad swings for the hills but is nowhere near it.

    I think we can assume that England are just one wicket away.

  4. How's stat?!

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Batters have been dismissed once in every 33.4 deliveries in this Test so far, that's once in every 5.3 overs.

    Of the 151 Tests hosted at Lord's in history, this current Test has the fourth-lowest balls per dismissal.

    Lowest balls per dismissal in a Lord's Test

    • 19.8 - ENG v AUS, Jul 1888
    • 24.9 - ENG v NZ, Jun 2026
    • 26.3 - ENG v IRE, Jul 2019
    • 33.4 - ENG v PAK, Aug 2026**
    • 34.2 - ENG v SA, Aug 2022

  5. Pak 176-7

    They're going to have some fun, much to Jofra Archer's displeasure.

    Khurram Shahzad heaves down the ground for a couple, before Muhammad Abbas drives gloriously past extra cover for three.

    Shahzad ends the cover with another cross-batted swipe for two.

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    Harry Brook - spoil sport!

    Steve, Kent

    Tongue is heartless.

    John, Dudley

  7. Pak 169-7

    England are well and truly into the tail now. Muhammad Abbas steps across to leg stump and swings and misses at his first five balls.

    I don't think they're going to hang around.

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    Don’t think there’s a fan or player on either side who’ll be particularly happy with that wicket: if he had three more runs I’d be delighted, but I feel quite gutted for him.

    Toby, Coventry

    Great innings from Shakeel, at least there's some hope that Pakistan can make a game of the third Test.

    Matt, Cornwall

    Is there an honorary honours board at Lord's?

    Ian, Stafford

  9. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Harry BrookReuters

    That's probably the longest part of the ground and he's middled it, but just can't get the elevation. He's creamed it straight to Harry Brook. Hard lines.

  10. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    Would you believe it? A short ball pulled away and it's straight down the throat.

    There's disappointment in the crowd as well but also a rich applause. So close.

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    Saud c Brook b Tongue 97 (Pak 169-7)

    Agony.

    Saud Shakeel is absolutely gutted and so are the Pakistan fans, who were desperate for something to celebrate. He takes on one short ball too many and picks out Harry Brook at square leg, who barely has to move.

    A superb knock, but he'll be thinking about those three runs for quite some time.

    No century for Shakeel - Tongue and Brook spoil the party

  12. Pak 169-6

    Ha, this is good fun.

    Saud Shakeel tucks a short ball off his hips, and takes an easy single. He trusts Khurram Shahzad with three balls, but instead of defending, he takes an almighty heave at the last ball of the over and the inside edge races past the stumps for four.

    Jofra Archer is seething.

  13. Pak 164-6

    Khurram Shahzad scampers to the non-striker's end for a single.

    Job done...

  14. Pak 162-6

    Top-edged... but safe!

    Shakeel survives.

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    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Saud Shakeel hit two sixes in his first 3,852 balls in Test cricket and then two in three balls here.

  16. 6 runs

    Pak 162-6

    He goes again!

    Short ball, same result - followed by four more! Saud Shakeel is on to 96...

  17. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    That was a cracking shot. You can see it coming with the short ball but that's a great swipe at it.

  18. 6 runs

    Pak 152-6

    Well, now he's batting with the tail, Saud Shakeel clearly knows that if he's going to get there, he's got to do it quickly.

    Josh Tongue's short ball is hammered square leg!

  19. Pak 146-6

    Target 389

    Feels like Pakistan need to forget about the match situation for a bit - can Khurram Shahzad hang around long enough to help Saud Shakeel to three figures?

  20. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Ali Usman played alright, didn't he? He stuck in with his mate who's batted brilliantly.

    It was just one too many short balls then one in at the rib cage has done for him.