6.26pm: Joe Root walks casually out on to the balcony and waves Dom Bess in. So Pakistan will have a little less than an hour to bat tonight, something like 13 overs scheduled. The pitch is decent, as 583 for 8 would attest... but that's a hefty figure to have staring down at your from the scoreboard, too. Ready and raring to see how Pakistan go, Saurabh's back to tie a ribbon on the day
154.4
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Broad, OUT, bowled 'im neck and crop! Shaheen blasts out Broad with an inswinger, full enough and rattling middle as he stepped away... and that's it, England have declared
SCJ Broad b Shaheen Shah Afridi 15 (27m 18b 0x4 2x6) SR: 83.33
154.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bess, 1 run, speared in straight, 87mph/139kph and Bess chops one into the leg side
154.2
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bess, no run, banged in, Bess is back on off stump and shows this a straight bat
154.1
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bess, no run, short of a length from round the wicket, Bess under-edges a cut
The wait continues, Shaheen Afridi to bowl
"Am I missing something or why haven't England declared ??? Surely they wanted at least an hour at the Pakistani batsman?" I'd have thought so, Punit Sevak. But maybe they just want to crush every last particle of Pakistan's resolve
END OF OVER:154 | 13 Runs | ENG: 582/7
- Dom Bess26 (27b)
- Stuart Broad15 (17b)
- Yasir Shah39-3-173-2
- Asad Shafiq7-0-24-1
153.6
1
Yasir Shah to Bess, 1 run, squirted towards backward point, could be a tight run... Broad throws himself into the dirt as the throw comes in! Needed a direct hit, I think
153.5
6
Yasir Shah to Bess, SIX, honked over deep midwicket! Bess really connects with this one, on the slog-sweep and blootered high and handsome over the ropes
153.4
4
Yasir Shah to Bess, FOUR, bit of width on offer, Bess drops into position, cracks a cut to the rope at deep backward point! Connects well with that
153.3
1
Yasir Shah to Broad, 1 run, lobs this one up a bit higher, Broad plants the front foot and paddles it for one
