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Matthew Henry

  1. Eng 31-2

    Trail by 99

    I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news given all of this drama and tension but the groundstaff are hovering near the covers.

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    Joe Root coming in, steadying the ship, and seeing England forward. The last match of the summer copying the broader theme of the summer here.

    Luke, Dorset

  3. Eng 30-2

    Babar Azam's first bowling change is to introduce Mohammad Ali in place of Razaullah.

  4. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Joe Root's calmness will give Jordan Cox confidence down the other end.

  5. Eng 30-2

    Need 100 more runs to win

    I'm worried about Nigel's number of thumbs down.

    Joe Root confidently comes through the rest of Muhammad Abbas's over.

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    The Emilio Gay experiment hasn’t really worked. Time to bring back Zak Crawley.

    Nigel, Harrogate

  7. Eng 28-2

    What was I saying about calm?

    Joe Root edges just out of the reach of a diving first slip. Root's soft hands have helped him there.

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    Louis in Battersea at 11:17 BST spoke about England taking impulse reviews...

    The hosts have lost seven of their nine reviews (78%) with the bat in this series, their highest percentage in a home series since 2018.

  9. Eng 26-2

    Target 130

    England's Joe RootGetty Images

    Joe Root, who is cutting for one to end the over, and Jordan Cox have just calmed things down. The camera pans to Babar Azam who will have to decide when to change things. He has so few runs to play with.

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    Mark at 11:26 can’t be an England fan with that display of objective optimism. We’re all panicking!

    Sean, Sunny Leeds

  11. Eng 25-2

    Here are those two wickets from the dramatic first over. It is great bowling, in fairness...

    Duckett and Gay depart in the first over

  12. Ramiz Raja
    Former Pakistan captain on Test Match Special

    I think maybe another over of Razaullah. He has to get more organised.

    The feedback from Babar Azam needs to be to bowl a straighter line and don't worry about bowling the length ball.

  13. Eng 23-2

    Target 130

    Even this new lbw issue has not removed the sense of calm Joe Root brings - not in my head at least. He's beaten by one that nips away but is tucking the next ball to leg for a single.

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    Pakistan were 0 for 2 and made 449. No drama, the pitch is good for batting and we'll get these runs comfortably to win by 6 or 7 wickets.

    Mark, London

  15. Eng 22-2

    Need 108 more runs to win

    And another four! This time it's Jordan Cox who chases a wide ball. It's not too far over backward point but safe enough.

    It's an expensive over and even young Razaullah, who stands with his hands on his hips and glances at the scoreboard, knows he can't afford more of those.

  16. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Pakistan's Razaullah in a team huddleGetty Images

    There's the issue with having someone like Razaullah slinging them down. There's a few loose ones sometimes.

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    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Duckett and Gay depart in the first over

    In this Test we have had two wickets in the first over of two innings which has never happened in the history of Test cricket.

  18. Eng 17-2

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    The England fans' trumpeter bursts into life as Joe Root cuts over the slips for four.

  19. Ramiz Raja
    Former Pakistan captain on Test Match Special

    This is good batting from Jordan Cox after the mayhem in the first over. It's important to block a few with the middle of the bat.

    He's letting the dressing room know everything is under control.

  20. Eng 13-2

    Need 117 more runs to win

    We've just been shown a Pakistan fan in the crowd on the phone. I hope he's trying to get his mates down.

    After two wickets in Muhammad Abbas' first over, his second brings two runs to a confident-looking Jordan Cox.