Highlights
- Zak Crawley became the third-youngest England player to make a double century and went on to score 267
- England declared their first innings on 583 for eight in Southampton
- Anderson is only four short of becoming the first pace bowler to reach the milestone of 600 wickets in Tests
AFP Photo. Pakistan 38/4 after 18 overs. (Azhar Ali 10* & Fawad Alam 2*)
13.5 overs: NOT OUT! Joe Root took a review and lost it. Stuart Broad's delivery was missing the leg stump of Azhar Ali. Pakistan 32/4
Pakistan 30/4 in 13 overs
* Players are coming out again. We will have a restart in a couple of minutes. Fawad Alam joins his skipper Azhar Ali for Pakistan.
* UPDATES: Rain has stopped and the covers are coming off. Match will restart at 16:05 IST.
*BAD NEWS! It has started raining and players are walking off the field. Covers are on. Just two overs bowled in the morning, and England already have a wicket to show. James Anderson is on a roll as he has scalped all four Pakistan wickets in the innings so far. Pakistan 30/4 in 12.5 overs
12.5 overs: OUT! James Anderson strikes again, dismisses Asad Shafiq (5). Pakistan 30/4
WICKET NO. 597 for great James Anderson, fourth of the innings. Extra bounce found outside edge of Shafiq's bat and Joe Root took the catch at first slip. What a start for England and Anderson, who is three wickets shy off becoming the first pacer to take 600 wickets in Test cricket.
* Looks like rain is around the corner. Groundstaff getting ready near the hover cover.
Pakistan 25/3 after 11 overs
* Players coming out in the middle. Asad Shafiq joins skipper Azhar Ali for Pakistan. James Anderson will finish off his over.
* Weather Updates: No rain in Southampton right now, match should start in time.
* No early start today. Match referee has decided they will compensate lost overs in the traditional way, that's through an extended final session.
Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of Day 3 of the third and final Test match at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
RECAP, DAY 2:
Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler shared a record partnership and James Anderson grabbed three wickets to put England in total control at the close on the second day.
Crawley, 22, became the third-youngest England player to make a double century and went on to 267 before the hosts declared their first innings on 583 for eight in Southampton.
Anderson then took three wickets as Pakistan crumbled to 24 for three in reply, leaving England in prime position to win the match and clinch the series 2-0.
Crawley and Buttler (152) negotiated the second new ball in the morning session and went on to add 359 runs, surpassing England's previous record fifth-wicket stand of 254 shared by Keith Fletcher and Tony Greig against India in 1973.
Chris Woakes, Dom Bess and Stuart Broad added another 82 runs to help England post their highest total in four years.
Pakistan lost openers Shan Masood and Abid Ali along with Babar Azam in just under 11 overs.
Anderson claimed all three wickets and is only four short of becoming the first pace bowler to reach the milestone of 600 in Tests.
Pakistan need a victory to level the series after England won the opening match in Manchester by three wickets, and the rain-hit second game ended in a draw.