3.15pm Right, let's do this. A big spell coming up for James Anderson you sense. He shouldn't have to prove anything, but Mohammad Abbas has outnibbled him in this contest, he needs to respond in kind.

Drzaidi: "Playing 2 leggie was a masterstroke wasn't it.. misbah is laughing at all the so called "cricket experts". Never doubt misbah. He is the man (Except for not selecting fawad..errrrr)"

3.12pm So, Ben Stokes is out in the middle warming up with the ball. It's one of those "Break Glass in case of Emergency" situations...

"Heavy roller, natch," says George Dobell.

Damo: "England's bottom four out scored the top four by over double ... says it all really!" Honking the spinners in a desperate bid for late runs compared to getting turned inside-out by Mohammad Abbas... it's such a multi-faceted game!

3.06pm Well, well, well. Pakistan secure a priceless lead of 107, and they've got the best part of half a day today still to come. It's unlikely to be easy if England come out in the sort of mood that they really need to be in ... but that's significant on a turning deck. I'd be astonished if England get out of this pickle, but we've said that before in recent times...

Mike Slattery : "This Broad's fourth consecutive score in double figures, which he hasn't done for five years (against Pakistan again, funnily enough, in UAE)." Or, as Ali Khan puts it, "Stuart Broad has an avg of 102 this summer. Perhaps he would make a better English opener than his pops! "

Yahya: "Starting at 107/0 I think its more difficult to lose or draw from here on than winning. But all bets are off with Pakistan in the contest :p"

Andy: "This game is the perfect demonstration of how valuable one innings can be: Pakistan only had 4 batsmen reach double figures (England had 6), but when one of them is 150+ it really matters..." Ain't that the truth. England will need a big second innings from someone. Any chase above 250 will be a huge challenge, I reckon. Above 200 for that matter!

Gautam: "Given how things are going now 4th innings with Yasir and Shadab will be absolute carnage" Err... yes