England vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd Test at Southampton, Day 1: Sibley, Root Look to Build Post Lunch
England vs Pakistan 2020 Live Score and Latest Updates of 3rd Test at Southampton: FIFTY for Zak Crawley! He brings it up with a wonderful off drive on the final ball before lunch and England will go into the dressing room very pleased with how the session has gone, despite the loss of two wickets.
FIFTY for Zak Crawley! He brings it up with a wonderful off drive on the final ball before lunch and England will go into the dressing room very pleased with how the session has gone, despite the loss of two wickets.
16:59 (IST)
OUT! Yasir Shah strikes and Dom Sibley has to depart. He traps the batsman plumb and the umpire gives him out. Sibley decides to go for the review as he was someway down the line but the review shows 3 reds.
15:54 (IST)
OUT! Afridi strikes early and Burns once again is the victim. The left-arm seamer gets the opener to edge one to the slips and while they had to check if the catch was clean, Pakistan have their man.
15:16 (IST)
Pakistan (Playing XI): Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali(c), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah
15:13 (IST)
TOSS: England have won the toss here and opted to bat. Here's their playing XI -
15:04 (IST)
UPDATE: So not the best of starts here as the toss has been delayed due to a slight drizzle. We will keep providing ;atest updates.
14:22 (IST)
Hello and welcome to the third and final Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. The hosts are 1-0 up in the series, and Pakistan would like to draw level, if the weather permits, of course. Having said that, the forecast for this match is much better, and fans can expect to see decent amount of action between the two teams. We are an hour away from the start of day 1.
17:40 (IST)
FIFTY for Zak Crawley! He brings it up with a wonderful off drive on the final ball before lunch and England will go into the dressing room very pleased with how the session has gone, despite the loss of two wickets.
16:59 (IST)
OUT! Yasir Shah strikes and Dom Sibley has to depart. He traps the batsman plumb and the umpire gives him out. Sibley decides to go for the review as he was someway down the line but the review shows 3 reds.
15:54 (IST)
OUT! Afridi strikes early and Burns once again is the victim. The left-arm seamer gets the opener to edge one to the slips and while they had to check if the catch was clean, Pakistan have their man.
15:16 (IST)
Pakistan (Playing XI): Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali(c), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah
15:13 (IST)
TOSS: England have won the toss here and opted to bat. Here's their playing XI -
15:04 (IST)
UPDATE: So not the best of starts here as the toss has been delayed due to a slight drizzle. We will keep providing ;atest updates.
14:22 (IST)
Hello and welcome to the third and final Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. The hosts are 1-0 up in the series, and Pakistan would like to draw level, if the weather permits, of course. Having said that, the forecast for this match is much better, and fans can expect to see decent amount of action between the two teams. We are an hour away from the start of day 1.
18:14 (IST)
The players are back out of after the lunch break in rather windy conditions. England with Crawley and Root will look to build on as Pakistan hope to make more inroads.
17:40 (IST)
FIFTY for Zak Crawley! He brings it up with a wonderful off drive on the final ball before lunch and England will go into the dressing room very pleased with how the session has gone, despite the loss of two wickets.
17:24 (IST)
Joe Root is the new man in and he's made a steady start to his innings thus far. Pakistan would ideally like another wicket before the lunch break is taken.
16:59 (IST)
OUT! Yasir Shah strikes and Dom Sibley has to depart. He traps the batsman plumb and the umpire gives him out. Sibley decides to go for the review as he was someway down the line but the review shows 3 reds.
16:52 (IST)
Crawley manages to get another boundary off Naseem Shah with a well-timed shot towards third man and then he pulls one towards the leg side. His 45 has come off just 46 balls and he is in fine form.
16:32 (IST)
England lost Rory Burns early but Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley have steadied the ship thus far and will be keen to build on this start they have made. Pakistan meanwhile will look for more wickets.
15:54 (IST)
OUT! Afridi strikes early and Burns once again is the victim. The left-arm seamer gets the opener to edge one to the slips and while they had to check if the catch was clean, Pakistan have their man.
15:36 (IST)
We are underway at Southampton now. Rory Burns gets England off the mark on the third ball of the first over with a boundary towards third man. Shaheen Shah gets some movement early on so that is encouraging for Pakistan.
15:21 (IST)
We are just minutes away from the start of the match here. It should be a gripping contest and Pakistan would take a lot of confidence with the way their tail batted in the secon Test. Eyes will be on Mohammad Rizwan as well.
15:16 (IST)
Pakistan (Playing XI): Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali(c), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah
15:13 (IST)
TOSS: England have won the toss here and opted to bat. Here's their playing XI -
Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root(c), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Dominic Bess, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
15:07 (IST)
England coach Chris Silverwood says he is all for early starts to matches after bad light blighted the drawn second Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. Only 134.3 overs were sent down across five days in a match marred by rain delays as well as the spectacle of players being taken off the field for bad light even when the Ageas Bowl floodlights were in use. Not since the same two teams met at Lord's in 1987, when 112.5 overs were bowled, has a Test in England been so badly affected by weather interruptions.
15:04 (IST)
UPDATE: So not the best of starts here as the toss has been delayed due to a slight drizzle. We will keep providing ;atest updates.
14:50 (IST)
"With the competition that is there, people have to keep proving their worth in the team. That is not just the bowlers, but the batters as well. We need to make sure we are driving the standards up all the time," Root added. England will only decide on the morning of the test whether to go with an all seam attack, or select spinner Dom Bess, who has been used sparingly in the summer to date.
14:43 (IST)
"But I can certainly see this group of players going on to do that. "We have got a great group of bowlers now that we feel cover a number of different surfaces and challenges wherever we go in the world. That is an exciting place to be." England's bowlers have largely risen to the occasion this summer, but they have been less impressive with the bat, passing 320 only twice in the previous five tests.
14:36 (IST)
The second test at the same venue ended in a draw after persistent rain ruined the contest, and so there is still a job to do to complete the series win. "We know we are not the finished article, we know we have challenges and hurdles to overcome, and things we need to get better at if we want to be the number one team in the world," Root told reporters on Thursday.
14:29 (IST)
England captain Joe Root says the current group of players have the potential to become the number one test team in the world as he urged his team mates to finish their home summer with a win against Pakistan in the third test at the Rose Bowl on Friday. England lost their opening test of their home season to West Indies, but followed that with two victories to claim the series, and then beat Pakistan in the first test by a narrow three wickets.
14:22 (IST)
Hello and welcome to the third and final Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. The hosts are 1-0 up in the series, and Pakistan would like to draw level, if the weather permits, of course. Having said that, the forecast for this match is much better, and fans can expect to see decent amount of action between the two teams. We are an hour away from the start of day 1.
England vs Pakistan 2020 Live Score and Latest Updates of 3rd Test at Southampton: FIFTY for Zak Crawley! He brings it up with a wonderful off drive on the final ball before lunch and England will go into the dressing room very pleased with how the session has gone, despite the loss of two wickets.
3rd Test Preview: The first things first, the weather in Southampton is expected to be slightly better than how it was last week during the second Test, which ended in a draw after only 134.3 overs were possible thanks to rain. In better news, play can also start earlier than the usual 11am in case bad light affects play the previous day. So, we should get a decent amount of cricket this week. When the action does start, England will look to seal back-to-back series wins having won the first Test in Manchester. It seems like ages ago that England were chasing 277 on the final day and slumped to 117 for 5 before Chris Woakes (84*) and Jos Buttler (75) made victory possible with a century stand. Pakistan were in the driver's seat for a large part of the game but losing crucial phases cost them the entire game.
Pakistan made 236 in fairly tough batting conditions in the second Test in Southampton with half-centuries from opener Abid Ali and keeper Mohammad Rizwan. England were 110 for 4 when play ended on the final day, with Zak Crawley making a half-century. For England, the one concern will be the absence of talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes, who has flown to New Zealand for family reasons. Although, he didn't have the best of games in Manchester, England will miss him given he was beginning to return to bowling as well. Pakistan might well go into the game without changing their side. The only doubt will be on the position of Fawad Alam. Playing his first Test since 2009, Alam made a duck in the first innings in Southampton. Pakistan might not be too harsh and drop him immediately, but might also consider bringing back Shadab Khan.
Squads:
England: Joe Root (C), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, James Bracey, Ben Foakes, Jack Leach
Pakistan: Azhar Ali (C), Babar Azam, Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Imam ul haq, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Sohail Khan, Usman Shinwari, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah.
England vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd Test at Southampton, Day 1: Sibley, Root Look to Build Post Lunch
England vs Pakistan 2020 Live Score and Latest Updates of 3rd Test at Southampton: FIFTY for Zak Crawley! He brings it up with a wonderful off drive on the final ball before lunch and England will go into the dressing room very pleased with how the session has gone, despite the loss of two wickets.
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FIFTY for Zak Crawley! He brings it up with a wonderful off drive on the final ball before lunch and England will go into the dressing room very pleased with how the session has gone, despite the loss of two wickets.
OUT! Yasir Shah strikes and Dom Sibley has to depart. He traps the batsman plumb and the umpire gives him out. Sibley decides to go for the review as he was someway down the line but the review shows 3 reds.
OUT! Afridi strikes early and Burns once again is the victim. The left-arm seamer gets the opener to edge one to the slips and while they had to check if the catch was clean, Pakistan have their man.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali(c), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah
TOSS: England have won the toss here and opted to bat. Here's their playing XI -
UPDATE: So not the best of starts here as the toss has been delayed due to a slight drizzle. We will keep providing ;atest updates.
Hello and welcome to the third and final Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. The hosts are 1-0 up in the series, and Pakistan would like to draw level, if the weather permits, of course. Having said that, the forecast for this match is much better, and fans can expect to see decent amount of action between the two teams. We are an hour away from the start of day 1.
18:14 (IST)
The players are back out of after the lunch break in rather windy conditions. England with Crawley and Root will look to build on as Pakistan hope to make more inroads.
17:40 (IST)
FIFTY for Zak Crawley! He brings it up with a wonderful off drive on the final ball before lunch and England will go into the dressing room very pleased with how the session has gone, despite the loss of two wickets.
17:24 (IST)
Joe Root is the new man in and he's made a steady start to his innings thus far. Pakistan would ideally like another wicket before the lunch break is taken.
16:59 (IST)
OUT! Yasir Shah strikes and Dom Sibley has to depart. He traps the batsman plumb and the umpire gives him out. Sibley decides to go for the review as he was someway down the line but the review shows 3 reds.
16:52 (IST)
Crawley manages to get another boundary off Naseem Shah with a well-timed shot towards third man and then he pulls one towards the leg side. His 45 has come off just 46 balls and he is in fine form.
16:32 (IST)
England lost Rory Burns early but Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley have steadied the ship thus far and will be keen to build on this start they have made. Pakistan meanwhile will look for more wickets.
15:54 (IST)
OUT! Afridi strikes early and Burns once again is the victim. The left-arm seamer gets the opener to edge one to the slips and while they had to check if the catch was clean, Pakistan have their man.
15:36 (IST)
We are underway at Southampton now. Rory Burns gets England off the mark on the third ball of the first over with a boundary towards third man. Shaheen Shah gets some movement early on so that is encouraging for Pakistan.
15:21 (IST)
We are just minutes away from the start of the match here. It should be a gripping contest and Pakistan would take a lot of confidence with the way their tail batted in the secon Test. Eyes will be on Mohammad Rizwan as well.
15:16 (IST)
Pakistan (Playing XI): Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali(c), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah
15:13 (IST)
TOSS: England have won the toss here and opted to bat. Here's their playing XI -
Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root(c), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Dominic Bess, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
15:07 (IST)
England coach Chris Silverwood says he is all for early starts to matches after bad light blighted the drawn second Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. Only 134.3 overs were sent down across five days in a match marred by rain delays as well as the spectacle of players being taken off the field for bad light even when the Ageas Bowl floodlights were in use. Not since the same two teams met at Lord's in 1987, when 112.5 overs were bowled, has a Test in England been so badly affected by weather interruptions.
15:04 (IST)
UPDATE: So not the best of starts here as the toss has been delayed due to a slight drizzle. We will keep providing ;atest updates.
14:50 (IST)
"With the competition that is there, people have to keep proving their worth in the team. That is not just the bowlers, but the batters as well. We need to make sure we are driving the standards up all the time," Root added. England will only decide on the morning of the test whether to go with an all seam attack, or select spinner Dom Bess, who has been used sparingly in the summer to date.
14:43 (IST)
"But I can certainly see this group of players going on to do that. "We have got a great group of bowlers now that we feel cover a number of different surfaces and challenges wherever we go in the world. That is an exciting place to be." England's bowlers have largely risen to the occasion this summer, but they have been less impressive with the bat, passing 320 only twice in the previous five tests.
14:36 (IST)
The second test at the same venue ended in a draw after persistent rain ruined the contest, and so there is still a job to do to complete the series win. "We know we are not the finished article, we know we have challenges and hurdles to overcome, and things we need to get better at if we want to be the number one team in the world," Root told reporters on Thursday.
14:29 (IST)
England captain Joe Root says the current group of players have the potential to become the number one test team in the world as he urged his team mates to finish their home summer with a win against Pakistan in the third test at the Rose Bowl on Friday. England lost their opening test of their home season to West Indies, but followed that with two victories to claim the series, and then beat Pakistan in the first test by a narrow three wickets.
14:22 (IST)
Hello and welcome to the third and final Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. The hosts are 1-0 up in the series, and Pakistan would like to draw level, if the weather permits, of course. Having said that, the forecast for this match is much better, and fans can expect to see decent amount of action between the two teams. We are an hour away from the start of day 1.
England vs Pakistan 2020 Live Score and Latest Updates of 3rd Test at Southampton: FIFTY for Zak Crawley! He brings it up with a wonderful off drive on the final ball before lunch and England will go into the dressing room very pleased with how the session has gone, despite the loss of two wickets.
3rd Test Preview: The first things first, the weather in Southampton is expected to be slightly better than how it was last week during the second Test, which ended in a draw after only 134.3 overs were possible thanks to rain. In better news, play can also start earlier than the usual 11am in case bad light affects play the previous day. So, we should get a decent amount of cricket this week. When the action does start, England will look to seal back-to-back series wins having won the first Test in Manchester. It seems like ages ago that England were chasing 277 on the final day and slumped to 117 for 5 before Chris Woakes (84*) and Jos Buttler (75) made victory possible with a century stand. Pakistan were in the driver's seat for a large part of the game but losing crucial phases cost them the entire game.
Pakistan made 236 in fairly tough batting conditions in the second Test in Southampton with half-centuries from opener Abid Ali and keeper Mohammad Rizwan. England were 110 for 4 when play ended on the final day, with Zak Crawley making a half-century. For England, the one concern will be the absence of talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes, who has flown to New Zealand for family reasons. Although, he didn't have the best of games in Manchester, England will miss him given he was beginning to return to bowling as well. Pakistan might well go into the game without changing their side. The only doubt will be on the position of Fawad Alam. Playing his first Test since 2009, Alam made a duck in the first innings in Southampton. Pakistan might not be too harsh and drop him immediately, but might also consider bringing back Shadab Khan.
Squads:
England: Joe Root (C), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, James Bracey, Ben Foakes, Jack Leach
Pakistan: Azhar Ali (C), Babar Azam, Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Imam ul haq, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Sohail Khan, Usman Shinwari, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah.
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