Richard Kettleborough completely forgot about the rule and was spotted wearing a smartwatch during the first session of the Test, after which he realized his mistake and took it off. Kettleborough himself reported the matter to the anti-corruption unit, according to ESPNcricinfo. ACU officials let Kettleborough off with a reminder of the rules under the Player and Match Officials Area Regulations (PMOA).

Meanwhile, rain once again played spoilsport for the second day in a row as pakistan reached 223 for 9 at stumps on Day 2 thanks to Mohammad Rizwan's gritty half-century at the Ageas Bowl. The visitors had resumed their first innings at 126 for 5 at the start, which was delayed by by 90 minutes by bad light. For england, james Anderson has the best bowling figures so far with 3 for 48 while Broad picked 3 wickets for 56 runs to continue his brilliant form this summer after being left out of the first Test of the series against the west indies last month.