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  1. Eng 339-7

    Muhammad Abbas slips down the leg side and Pakistan wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghori, stood up, cannot get a glove on it.

    Four byes is the result which takes the tally to 18 in England's innings.

    Final delivery of Abbas' over and Smith effortlessly plinks him over mid-on for a one-bounce four.

  2. Aatif Nawaz
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That was full and fast from Imran. Gus Atkinson missed it completely and the stumps have been dismantled.

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    Atkinson b Imran 19 (Eng 331-7)

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    Bowled through the gate and off stump knocked out of the ground!

    Mohammad Imran is full to Gus Atkinson who attempts to drive the Pakistan seamer but the ball fizzes under his bat and the England batter hears the dreaded death rattle.

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    This is the start of the kind of innings England want from Jamie Smith and why he is preferred ahead of the likes of Ben Foakes. The Adam Gilchrist way. Can he go on and plunder a big ton and just rub salt into Pakistan's wounds?

    Kumaran, Sri Lanka

  5. Eng 330-6

    A change of bowling as Muhammad Abbas is tossed the ball by Babar Azam.

    Umpire Paul Reiffel has his scissors out to trim a bit of the seam which has dethreaded itself.

    Abbas with a tight start with just a single off the bat of Jamie Smith.

  6. Eng 329-6

    Dreamy from Gus Atkinson.

    Mohammad Imran overpitches and Atkinson leans into the drive to stroke the Pakistan seamer's second delivery through the covers for four.

    England lead by 196 now.

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    Brilliant innings from Jamie Smith! He's really starting to find his form again after a tough period since the Ashes. Big fan of his and hopefully we hear less talk about his position.

    Mo, Manchester

  8. Eng 320-6

    Skiddy from Razaullah Khan, who finds a bit of zip off the surface and Jamie Smith rather wafts at a delivery outside off stump.

    Razaullah has got something about him. He's been a tad expensive but he is a little raw.

    He is too short to Gus Atkinson later in the over, though, who swats a half-tracker through mid-wicket with aplomb.

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    Jamie Smith's average has risen to 40.28 with his unbeaten half century today - of the 24 players to keep wicket in 10 or more Tests for England only Les Ames (43.40) has a higher average with the gloves.

  10. Eng 313-6

    Mohammad Imran, who beat the bat a few times this morning, also continues after lunch with keep stood up to the stumps.

    There's four byes when a ball to Gus Atkinson slides down leg.

    England's lead now 180.

  11. Ramiz Raja
    Former Pakistan captain on Test Match Special

    It's a very fine innings from Jamie Smith. He's so switched on. It's a luxury to have a player like him and that fifty is just what England needed.

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    Fifty for Smith

    Razaullah Khan with the first over after lunch and Gus Atkinson thumps his fourth ball straight down the ground for four before turning over the strike.

    Jamie Smith then thrashes the Pakistan quick through the covers to bring up his half-century.

    Positive start to the afternoon session for England.

  13. Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith have made their way out to the middle in a rather leisurely fashion.

    Smith is unbeaten on 47 and Atkinson is five not out.

  14. Ramiz Raja
    Former Pakistan captain on Test Match Special

    Let's see when England declare. They could keep batting for the rest of the afternoon session before putting Pakistan in for the last season when it's murky.

  15. Pakistan's bowlers are going through some exercises to loosen themselves up after lunch. We'll be back underway shortly at Edgbaston.

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    Not to undermine the efforts of Harry Brook, Dan Lawrence and Jamie Smith, but England are in this position in no small part to Emilio Gay. He looked uncomfortable at times yesterday, and really had to grind his 60 runs out - which is exactly what you want from your opener.

    Antony, Gloucester

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    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Harry Brook made 75 from 97 balls with just six fours and a fairly restrained innings by his standards.

    It's 11 Tests without a century for him but he's averaged over 40 in that time.

  19. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I've liked Harry Brook this series. We didn't see any run down the wickets. Last night was fantastic Test cricket. It was really tough Test cricket.

    Those last 12 balls from Muhammad Abbas were as hard as you're going to get. He tried to hang on there. That shows development in the player.

    I think we've seen some real maturity in his innings. It's a shame that he was run out because if he got a century playing like he has then it would have been very valuable. He'll be kicking himself.

  20. Have we seen a slightly different post-Bazball version of Harry Brook at Edgbaston? He played with composure and real authority yesterday in difficult batting conditions during a time his side needed him to occupy the crease.

    A bit of a brain fade to run himself out this morning but possibly forgivable given how he had applied himself otherwise.