03/08Result
3rd Investec Test, Pakistan tour of England and Ireland at Birmingham, Aug 3-7 2016
England won by 141 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland
03/08Result
3rd Investec Test, Pakistan tour of England and Ireland at Birmingham, Aug 3-7 2016
England won by 141 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland

END OF OVER:
136 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 400/10

  • Sarfaraz Ahmed46 (91b)
  • Stuart Broad30-4-83-3
  • Steven Finn27.5-7-76-0

3.37pm So, that will be tea and what a tussle this match is turning out to be. That is an invaluable lead, especially with a legspinner lurking. But England did well to claim Pakistan's last five wickets for 42. They aren't out of this yet, but we've got a monstrous 44 overs still to come in the final session - essentially, we are at the halfway mark of the match in terms of innings and time. Back in 10 for the resumption.

Oh, and talking of lespinners, here's Jonas: "While the 5 selected England bowlers are struggling, Rashid has taken 3 wickets in 9 overs on a run of the mill English pitch. "

135.6
W
Broad to Rahat Ali, OUT, edged, and taken! Root snaffles this one in his breadbasket at second slip, and Pakistan are finally all out!

Rahat Ali c Root b Broad 4 (41m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Magpie: "I actually prefer Princess Barbie doll plasters on my hurty finger. " Each to their own

135.5
3
Broad to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 3 runs, banged in short and a pleasingly agricultural swipe off the eyebrows, over Broad's head and down to the edge of the rope at long-on. And up comes the 400!

HamzaNaveed: "DanielAlexander before you say teams like Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan; grouping them as lesser ones than big three. Kindly check the rankings chart. " Nothing to do with ratings, everything to do with finance. There's a handy website where you can swot up about all that ...

135.4
0
Broad to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, outside off, left well alone
135.3
0
Broad to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, outside off, driven to short cover

Some running repairs for Sarfraz who is getting a plaster on his hurty index finger. That never fails to make things better, especially if its got Peppa Pig or butterflies on it. Sure enough, his glove is going back on, and we are ready to resume

gav: "Yes Daniel, if only we could organise some sort of a Test Championship so they could push them more often and win become World Test Champions! Oh...." Chance would be a fine thing ...

135.2
0
Broad to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, big inducker, and Sarfraz wears that on his glove as he wipes his hands across the line to defend
135.1
0
Broad to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, banged in short, glided down to third man

END OF OVER:
135 | 1 Run | PAK: 397/9

  • Rahat Ali4 (11b)
  • Sarfaraz Ahmed43 (86b)
  • Steven Finn27.5-7-76-0
  • Stuart Broad29-4-80-2
134.6
0
Finn to Rahat Ali, no run, into line and another futile over for the poor beleaguered Finn

Adeel Raza: "Andrew can you please tell me what is the ideal time for swing at this pitch? Pakistan is scoring 1 run per over and not getting the current strategy of Sarfraz as if they are just killing the overs for giving ideal situation for fast bowlers... " Not seen a lot of swing since the first morning. Sohail managed to reverse it on the first evening, but generally it's been a good batting track throughout

134.5
0
Finn to Rahat Ali, no run, edged and dropped! That could have been Finn's first of the series, but it all went in slow-motion to Cook at first slip... a regulation edge to a prod outside off, a simple waist-high chance to his right, and it clanged off his palms!

Srinivasan: "Why are they eating up deliveries? These are crucial overs to take England wickets next innings rt?" There is oodles of time yet, we are barely past the halfway mark of the match ...

134.4
1
Finn to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, tip and run, a gentle push into the covers and the lead is into three figures!

DanielAlexander: "Teams like Sri Lanka, West Indies ans Pakistan playing well against the BigThree Australia, India and England, good for Test cricket" Hear bloody hear. Up with this sort of thing!

134.3
0
Finn to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, down the leg side, misdirected
134.2
0
Finn to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, bashed into the pitch, outside off and lifting sharply. But met with a well-controlled vertical bat
134.1
0
Finn to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, solidly behind the line to defend back up the pitch

END OF OVER:
134 | 1 Run | PAK: 396/9

  • Rahat Ali4 (9b)
  • Sarfaraz Ahmed42 (82b)
  • Stuart Broad29-4-80-2
  • Steven Finn26.5-7-75-0

Mian Hamza: "Andrew before taunting Australia, do you remember what happened to your team when they visited australia last time??" We've not been out there since Bodyline have we? What japes we had on that trip!

133.6
0
Broad to Rahat Ali, no run, big tailing inswinger, very full and threatening but Rahat is equal to it with a push to midwicket
133.5
0
Broad to Rahat Ali, no run, anchored in the crease, pushing away from the body, out into the covers
133.4
1
Broad to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, still no way though Sarfraz's stout defence
133.3
0
Broad to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, behind the line

irfan: "Whats your thoughts on the running. is their any attempt at scuffing the pitch from the pakistanis?" No Afridi twirls on a good length, if that's what you mean! I think Anderson has been the bigger offender in that regard ...

133.2
0
Broad to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, back foot, defended into the leg-side with a hop. That was very short from Broad but it didn't get up

Match Coverage

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Splendid comeback

0

No. of Tests won by England against Pakistan after facing a higher deficit than the 103 runs in this Test.

Quick wickets

23

No. of balls in which Pakistan lost their 4 wickets (4th to 7th) - Misbah, Shafiq, Sarfraz, Sami. The four wickets added just one run combined.

Young Sami Aslam

0

No. of Pakistan openers who made 2 50+ scores in a Test at a younger age than Sami Aslam (20 y, 235d). He is overall the fifth youngest opener to do so.

fourth-innings specialist

59.17

Younis Khan's ave in the 4th inns of Tests, before this - highest among 27 batsmen with 1000+ runs in 4th inns. However, his ave in 4th inns outside Asia is 41.71.

Hafeez outside Asia

20.09

Hafeez's ave in Tests outside Asia - lowest for any opener with 25 or more Test innings, including non-subcontinent openers.

Can Pakistan survive?

3

No. of times the teams have batted more than 80 overs in the 4th inns at Edgbaston. Pakistan needs 343 runs in 84 overs.

Safe target?

2-8

Win-loss by the teams chasing targets of 200+ in Tests at Edgbaston, in 16 occasions. SA, though, chased 281 when last time target of 200+ was set, in 2008.

Bairstow at top

777

Previous most Test runs by an England wicketkeeper in a calendar year, by Matt Prior (2012). Bairstow has gone past that mark in the second inns of this Test.

No big score yet

9

No. of inns Vince has played in Tests, but hasn't yet scored a fifty. He has got out for 42 twice, in 30s twice and only two single-digit scores.

Top-three show

2002

Last time England's top-3 scored 50 or more in their 2nd inns of a home Test, before this - vs SL, Lord's. This is only their 6th such instance at home

First in a decade

2006

The last time both England openers passed 50 in a Test innings v Pakistan - Strauss and Trescothick, at Headingley in August 2006

Century stand at last

37

Attempts without a century stand in the second innings for England in Tests. The last one before today was in March 2013 - 231 between Compton-Cook

A healthy lead

9

Instances of Pakistan taking 100+ 1st-innings lead v England in England, before this Test. They have won 4 and drawn 4, with 1 forfeiture