ENG vs PAK 1st Test at Old Trafford, Manchester
England vs Pakistan (ENG vs PAK) 1st Test Day 3 Live Cricket Score Updates: England were bowled out for 219 on Day 3 of the 1st Test, handing Pakistan a lead of 107 runs in the first innings. Pakistan lost first innings hero Shan Masood for a duck before reaching Tea at 20/1, leading by 127 runs. Babar Azam (5) and Azhar Ali (18) fell cheaply in the final session, putting Pakistan into trouble. Asad Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan put on a partnership, taking the lead across 200.
The home team lost Ollie Pope in the morning session. After Lunch, leg spinners Yasir Shah and Shadab Khan tore through the middle and lower orders, with Stuart Broad’s unbeaten 29 off 25 balls being the biggest contribution from the batting side.
Anderson goes for 10 runs in an over as Pakistan's lead keeps stretching. Shadab places it between the slips and gully to end the over. There is a lot of excitement in the comm box over Stokes being seen bowling. A drinks break is taken, signalling that half an hour more is left in the day. And it is time for Stokes finally! PAK lead by 223
Shadab Khan has come out at 7. Joins Rizwan with Pakistan needing a bit of resistance till the end of the day. A bit of a mix-up but Rizwan sends him back with a loud call. Ben Stokes was seeing loosening up during that over but he has been held off for now after that wicket. Bess continues. Stokes, Root, Broad, Bess have a long conversation, Archer comes up to have a word and is given a shake-up by Broad. Rizwan keeps attacking. Shadab picks up a short ball and crashes it into deep midwicket for four. PAK 106/5 after 35
Rizwan starts off the 34th over from Anderson in attacking mode, driving him down the ground for four. But there is a wicket against the run of play in the over. A direct hit from the infield by Sibley! And England ask for the wicket! And replays give them the wicket. Asad Shafiq, so unfortunately, is run out for 29 off 43 balls. England get their 5th wicket. PAK 101/5 after 34
Both batsman go for their shots against Bess. Shafiq attacks him against the spin and gets three runs on the off side. Rizwan times one a little more and gets two. Rizwan slaps the spinner through third man for another three runs. Buttler drops another catch - it looked like there was an inside edge - but replays show there wasn't, luckily for the under-fire keeper. Asad Shafiq sweeps Bess for four to start the 33rd over. Takes Pakistan's lead across 200. PAK 95/4 after 33
Rizwan sweeps Bess firmly for four down to fine leg. And then there is another poor effort in the field from England, Broad the culprit this time. Cries of 'Catch' but Broad does not make a good effort to get to the ball. Anderson and Stokes have dropped catches this session already. James Anderson back into the attack to bowl the 30th over. PAK 79/4 after 30
Asad Shafiq cuts with conviction and James Anderson fluffs a difficult chance at backward point. A tough chance but that is a missed chance. Woakes is the one making things happen in this final session, another chance off his bowling. Rizwan looks to be busy in his crease. Wasim Akram says Rizwan got a 100 in a warm-up match in England this last month. Some concern for England as Archer takes a tumble in the outfield and takes time to get up. PAK 69/4 after 27
Azhar Ali is out. Woakes strikes again. The captain is gone for 18. Reverse swing does the trick for Woakes. Azhar Ali was playing forward and didn;t bother Reviewing after being caught plumb. Rizwan comes out at 6 with Pakistan in a spot of bother. PAK 64/4 after 25
Bess bowls too far down leg and Asad Shafiq smashes him for four to fine leg. It has been a fluent start for Pakistan's Number 5. A drinks break is taken. A lot of time left on Day 3 still though. With an extra half hour allowed today, we are supposed to have 30 overs remaining today. Not all of those will be bowled, but with bright sunlight, we can be sure to have at least another 20. Woakes continues to bowl after the break. Wasim Akram says in the comm box Pakistan need another 100 runs or so to be posting a winning total. Atherton says what England will be thinking about is that Pakistan have a long tail and that another two wickets today will keep them in the fight. PAK 63/3
'A Fab 5' innings from Babar Azam, says a barb on Twitter. Pakistan losing their two first innings heroes for 0 and 5 will put them under pressure here. Azhar Ali needs to play a captain's knock. Asad Shafiq gets off the mark with a push away towards fine leg for two. And he crashes Chris Woakes through the on side for four runs in the nest over. PAK 58/3 after 22
Azhar Ali in Test cricket outside Asia in the last 3 years:
Innings 18
Runs 212
Average 11.77
Hundreds 0
Fifties 1
Babar Azam is out. For 5. Woakes gets the big man cheaply! Stokes makes no mistake at second slip this time. Asad Shafiq comes out at 5. Pakistan three wickets down, need to ensure they stave off further damage now. We have a game in Manchester now! Nerves for Pakistan. Bess comes back on. Pakistan 48/3 after 20, lead by 155
Archer is bowling quite a few effort balls, but without reward so far. With Bess bowling well at one end, will England be feeling the absence of a second spinner? Questions around Ben Stokes too? Whether he can bowl in the second innings? England need someone to make things happen at the moment. Azhar Ali gets some fluency going with a couple of drives against Archer. Babar Azam is sent to the ground by an Archer bouncer. Chris Woakes, in a move that surprises Shane Warne, replaces Bess. 'Maybe he's going to switch ends,' Warne says hopefully. PAK 48/2
Here is Babar Azam floored by Archer:
Azhar Ali gets a fortunate boundary off Archer. Thick outside edge runs through the slip cordon. Babar Azam works with Bess's spin through backward square to get off the mark. Archer has kept it tight in his opening spell but the pitch has offered less help to outright pace bowlers so far. Babar Azam ends the over with a couple of runs run down past point. PAK 41/2 after 17
A mix-up between Abid Ali and Azhar Ali in running between the wickets, with Nasser Hussain reminiscing about the perils of running your captain out in the comm box. Dom Bess is brought into the attack in the 14th over, that's a relatively early introduction of spin by Root. Azhar Ali, after spurting into life with two consecutive boundaries, has again not scored another run since then. But it's Bess who has an instant impact! Abid Ali has been caught as he gets a top edge. England get something going their way at last! PAK 33/2 after 14
The Pakistan captain will heave a sigh of relief as he gets his first runs of the series. And he gets them with consecutive fours - the first driven past the bowler and the second driven through covers. Pakistan are away in the last session of the day. Archer replaces Anderson in the 11th over to bowl from the Anderson end, Anderson trots off to fine leg. Abid Ali cuts for a single in that over for the only run. PAK 29/1 after 11
All set for the last session of Day 3. Has to be said, the match can be won and lost in this next session. If England can rattle this batting order they can go into the final two days with shout of getting back. Pakistan, if they can get their lead across 200 without losing more than a wicket or two, will be running away with this match. Broad begins the 10th over. Azhar Ali, still on a pair, faces, tries to get that elusive single for him.
James Anderson to bowl what will be the last over before Tea. And his mood is not brightened with how Abid Ali starts the over - with a crash through the off side for four. Almost draws Abid Ali into offering the outside edge later in the over. Broad has conceded just 2 runs in his opening spell so far. Anderson has gone for more, but he was denied a wicket when Stokes dropped a catch at slip. Pakistan reach 20/2 at Tea, leading by 127 runs
Stokes drops Abid Ali at slip. Nothing going right for England. And Abid Ali ends the over with a crashing shot on the off side to rub salt into Anderson's wounds. Anderson kicks the turf as he grabs his cap from the umpire. 8 runs come off the over. Azhar Ali, still looking to hang in there more than anything else, survives another over from Broad. PAK 16/1 after 8
Highest successful run chases at Old Trafford in Test history:
-Eng 294/4 vs NZ (2008),
-Eng 231/3 vs WI (2004),
-SA 145/7 vs Eng (1955)
-Eng 142/1 vs SA (1951)
-Eng 130/3 vs SA (1947)
A target of 150+ has only been successfully chased down at Old Trafford twice in history. Something over 300? Never. Pakistan's lead already 115. Another 200 runs or so and they will be thinking this game is in the bag.
Anderson and Broad bowling maiden after maiden at the moment. Azhar Ali still looking for his first runs of the match. PAK 8/1 after 6
Anderson keeps the pressure going with some quality swing bowling. Azhar Ali, in at 3, is still looking to get his first runs of the Test. He edges! But the ball drops short of Root in the slips. Root has hurt his finger with that though. He is going off the field. Stokes to be acting captain. Broad almost got a second there. Broad, honing in on the pads, is proving to be a difficult customer at the moment. PAK 8/1 after 4
Anderson starts with a maiden. Stuart Broad bowls from the other end. Abid Ali, Masood's opening partner, scores the first run of the second innings with a slight push for a single. The first boundary comes in a slightly unconventional way - via four byes via a scuttled collection by Jos Buttler. More pressure for the England keeper. But he makes up off the last ball of the over! Shan Masood, first innings hero, is gone for a duck. Broad takes the wicket, Buttler takes the catch. PAK 6/1 after 2