England vs Pakistan Live updates, 1st Test, Day 3: Rain halts play in Manchester

Well, that was quick! Rain has stopped and the play resumes in Manchester. Shaheen Afridi to continue with Chris Woakes on strike. ENG 141/5
Rain stops play in Manchester!
47.2 overs: FOUR! Chris Woakes drives Shaheen Afridi straight down the ground and a misfield on the fence from Mohammad Abbas earns Woakes a boundary. And there is some bad new as well. It has started raining and the players are walikng back to the pavilion. Just over 20 minutes to go for lunch the the skies have opened up. Might prompt umpires to take early break. ENG 141/5
End of 45th over: And straight after the breakthrough in the previous over, Pakistan have now brought Shaheen Afridi back into the attack. It is once again getting dark and the flood lights are on in Manchester. ENG 127/5
Youngest to take a wicket in England (Tests)
16y 353d Khalid Hasan in 1954
17y 72d Ata-ur-Rahman in 1991
17y 174d Naseem Shah in 2020 *

44.3 overs: OUT! Finally a wicket for Pakistan as Naseem Shah gets Ollie Pope to edge one straight to Shadab Khan at gully. Shadab makes no mistake, completes a good low catch. Pakistan get the much-needed breakthrough as Pope walks back after well-made 62. ENG 127/5
End of 44th over: Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler continue to frustrate Pakistan. Both have collected 12 runs in the last two overs after the drinks break including a couple of boundaries. Surprisingly, Pakistan have not used their spinners so far in this morning session. Naseem Shah to continue after 8-run Mohammad Abbas over. ENG 123/4
Drinks break!
End of 42nd over: First hour done and both Ollie Pope (52*) and Jos Buttler (18*) have managed to survive the Pakistan onslaught. England have batted well in the first half of the morning session and will desperately look to continue the same going forward. ENG 111/4
End of 41st over: A tidy over from Naseem Shah comes to an end. Just a single from it. Pakistan bowlers have bowled well since morning but have not been lucky enough to get a wicket. Both Opplie Pope and Jos Buttler showing tremendous composure and resistance at the moment. ENG 111/4
End of 38th over: Another excellent over from Mohammad Abbas comes to an end. Twice in the over he missed the outside edge of Jos Buttler's bat. Abbas has bowled with great accuracy so far in this morning session but has just not been lucky enough to get a wicket. Naseem Shah to continue from the other end. ENG 106/4
End of 36th over: Maiden! Another tidy over from Mohammad Abbas. Both Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler are looking in no hurry at all. Leaving all the deliveries outside off and only offering defensive shots. And now we have the first bowling change of the day from Pakistan. Naseem Shah comes into the attack replacing Shaheen Afridi. ENG 103/4
100 up for England!
And the hosts get to the 3-figure mark with four byes. Mohammad Abbas delivery wobbles and beats wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, running down to the fence. England reach 100-run mark after 33.2 overs. The partnership between Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler has also moved to 40 off 87 balls.

50 for Ollie Pope!
A good knock from Pope under pressure. Gets to his fifth Test fifty with a couple on the leg side. Pope has hit 6 fours so far in his 81-ball knock. But England still need a lot more from him today as they continue to rebuild after yesterday's top order collapse. ENG 97/4
30.3 overs: Ollie Pope pushes Shaheen Afridi's full length delivery towards mid-off and completes a sharp single. Pope gets off the mark on Day 3. Moves to 47. ENG 94/4
End of 30th over: Mohammad Abbas starts off with a maiden from the other end. Both Jos Buttler and Ollie Pope have big responsibilities on their shoulders and they are looking quite determined at the start of the day. ENG 93/4
End of 29th over: A good start from Shaheen Afridi. No runs off the bat for England but they get an extra off a no ball. England are off the mark on Day 3. Mohammad Abbas to share the ball with Afridi from the other end. ENG 93/4
Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler are out in the middle to resume England innings on Day 3. Shahaan Afridi to start the proceedings for Pakistan. Two slips and a gully in place for him. Here we go!
So, just over 15 minutes to go for the start and the good news is that, it is pretty clear and sunny at the moment in Manchester. Not sure whether it will remain like that throughout the day but fingers crossed. We are all set for a 98-over exciting day.

Hello and welcome to TimesofIndia.com's live coverage of Day 3 of the first Test between England and Pakistan at the Old Trafford in Manchester.
RECAP, DAY 2:
England suffered a dramatic top-order collapse that saw Ben Stokes out for a duck after Shan Masood's brilliant century established a strong position for Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford. The hosts were 92-4 at stumps on the second day, after slumping to 12-3, in reply to Pakistan's first innings 326 that featured opener Masood's Test-best 156.
Ollie Pope defied Pakistan to be 46 not out, with Jos Buttler unbeaten on 15. But England were still 234 runs behind with no more specialist batsmen left.
It took towering left-armer Shaheen Afridi just four balls to have Rory Burns lbw before Mohammad Abbas struck twice in quick succession. Dom Sibley was plumb lbw before the accurate Abbas bowled Stokes, standing well out of his ground, with a superb ball that clipped the top of off-stump.
England were now 12-3, with the cheers of Pakistan's reserve players on the hotel balconies overlooking the ground trying to compensate for the absence of their passionate fans in what is a behind closed doors series because of the coronavirus.
Joe Root, the England captain, and Pope kept Pakistan at bay with a stand of exactly 50. But leg-spinner Yasir Shah then had Root, who made a struggling 14 off 58 balls, well caught by wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan after the skipper edged an intended cut.