66.64
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, FOUR, moves to 49 and the players go into drinks! That was a fuller length delivery, well outside off, Dan Lawrence saw the room and pounced on it to flay that wide of cover for a four. That was hit on the up and into the gap
66.5
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, on a length, hint of away movement, Dan Lawrence sees the line and lets it go
66.4
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, banged in short, again, Dan Lawrence left alone again
66.3
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, banged in short, not much effort in it as Mohammad Ali seems to be a bit tired. Dan Lawrence ducked under it
66.2
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, banged in short, round the wicket, left alone to the keeper as that was down leg
66.2
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no ball, short again, from round the wicket and left alone. Has been no-balled
66.14
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, FOUR, there was bat! Maybe some glove. The ball went over the keeper and the man at third man had no chance. The keeper leapt up but he had no chance as well. 100 for the duo off only 129 balls
64.6
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, stabs a delivery down into the off-side with soft hands. England have scored 55 off the 11 overs in this session. Pakistan need a wicket else England will take it away from them by the end of the day as these two score quickly
64.5
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Dan Lawrence stays back and punches it down to mid-off
64.4
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, sprays that down leg, poor delivery, left alone to the keeper. Two bumpers for the over. The field comes in as he can't afford another bumper
64.3
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, banged in short, goes over the left shoulder and was an easy leave from the batter
64.2
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, 1 run, short, well outside off, Harry Brook slams the pull down to deep mid for a single
64.1
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, no run, the slips have been taken off. There is a fine leg, one behind square and there is one in front of square. That was banged in, Harry Brook ducked and let it go
62.64
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, FOUR, the field was set for a short ball and was bowled at 78 mph. Harry Brook was ready for it, swivelled on the back foot and slammed the pull wide of deep square to his left. That was timed and placed in a pristine manner. England on the move and Harry Brook moves to 49 off 51 balls
62.5
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, 1 run, short ball, outside off, Dan Lawrence hangs back and stabs it down to deep third man for a single
62.4
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, banged in short
62.3
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, stays behind the line of the delivery and stabs it down into the off-side
62.2
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, clipped down to mid-on
62.1
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, 1 run, tucks a short of length delivery wide of mid-wicket for a single
60.6
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, no run, goes wide of the crease, looks to angle it in, was still outside off and left alone to the keeper
60.5
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, no run, angled in, on a length, outside off, Harry Brook stays his crease and looks to defend but gets an inside edge on to the pads for the ball to roll down into the off-side
60.4
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, no run, short of length delivery, angled in, nudged down to mid-on
60.34
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, FOUR, length delivery, angled in, Harry Brook looked to push it away and gets an inside edge. The ball goes quickly off the bat and into the deep backward region for a four. Only two men on the on-side and none had a chance
60.24
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, FOUR, Usman putting up a poor show! Poor Soccer skills. That was a length delivery, outside off, Harry Brook waited on it and dabbed it down. The man at deep third ran to his left, got a left boot in and failed to control it with his right one for the ball to roll over the ropes
60.1
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, no run, length delivery, decks in, Harry Brook hangs back to stab it down into the off-side
58.6
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, bowls it well outside off, that swings further after landing and the keeper dives to his right to gets his mitts behind the ball. End of the over and the light continues to drop
58.5
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, lands on a length, just around the fifth or the sixth stump, Dan Lawrence sees the tempting channel and lets it go as the ball nipped away after landing
58.4
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Dan Lawrence looks to drive and cue-ends the ball back to the bowler. Tried hitting it a little too hard I feel
58.3
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Dan Lawrence walks across, sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
58.2
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, walks across to a length delivery and looks to tuck it. Gets a leading edge down to mid-off. Was a preempted move to walk across the sticks
58.1
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, edged and lands short of the man at second slip! That was a length delivery, Dan Lawrence was caught on the crease and gently pushed at it to edge it. Shafique did't have a chance there as it landed well short of him
56.6
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, 1 run, again straightens from a length and has been nudged down in the silly mid-on region for a single. Good running from the duo
56.5
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, no run, gets squared up a little and defends it off a short of length that angled in and then moved in a linear line for Harry Brook to stab it down
56.4
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, no run, flirts at one going away outside off and gets beaten. Poor poke from Harry Brook
56.3
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, 2 runs, knocks the ball wide of square leg for a brace as that was closer to the sticks. The man at long leg mopped it up
56.2
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, no run, length delivery, outside off, Harry Brook stays his crease and stabs it down into the off-side
56.1
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, no run, fuller length delivery, punched down to the man at mid-off
54.64
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, FOUR, these two will keep scoring quickly till they are there. Fuller ball, on the pads, clipped down wide of square leg for a four. That was put away into the gap by Dan Lawrence as he got inside the line of the ball
54.5
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, nips away, Dan Lawrence sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
54.4
Mohammad Ali to Dan Lawrence, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it into the deck as the batter walked across to play that
54.3
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, 1 run, tucks a back of a length delivery down to square leg and gets a single
54.24
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, FOUR, flays that wide of cover. That was wide, outside off, not in control I would say but his hands took over the action and the ball sped down to the deep cover fence. The ball stopped a little on him
54.1
Mohammad Ali to Harry Brook, no run, fuller length delivery, on the sticks, no movement, punched down to mid-off
38.6
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, full and well wide outside off, shapes away, easy leave
38.5
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, wide of the crease and angles a back of a length delivery on middle, Jordan Cox goes on the back foot to defend to mid-on
38.4
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, short outside off, doesn't carry to Mohammad Rizwan as Jordan Cox lets it go
38.34
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, FOUR, Jordan Cox holds the pose as he loved that shot. Full and no swing on the fourth-stump line, Cox gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to off-drive wide of mid-off. Technically so good - high elbow and balance all in order. Scores level now
38.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Joe Root goes on the back foot and stays besides the line to tap to the backward point area. Easy single on offer
38.1
Mohammad Ali to Root, FOUR, now 50 for Joe Root. Headingley goes "Roooooooooooooooooooootttttttt". It's full on middle, he gets forward and flicks nicely wide of mid-wicket. Long chase for Awais, he runs from deep square-leg and dives to his left but the ball slips away to touch the cushions. All that effort gone to waste. Marcus Trescothick - the interim head coach watching on claps at Root's milestone
36.6
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, a grunt from Mohammad Ali again. Full outside off, met with a solid broad forward defence from Joe Root. The ball rolls to mid-off
36.5
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, full outside off, shapes back in, Joe Root gets forward and offers his front pad which is outside the line, it flicks the pad and Mohammad Rizwan belatedly goes up in an LBW appeal. More in jest than anything else
36.4
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, wide of the crease and angled in full on the fourth-stump line, Joe Root with a solid forward defence back
36.3
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Jordan Cox throws the bat on the drive, off the toe-end of the bat as it goes to deep backward point. Looks like a piece of the bat is chipped. Mohammad Abbas meanwhile wants a few protruding seam to be cut as he shows the ball to Allahudien Paleker. The ump takes the scissors and gets to work
36.2
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, short of length and tight on middle, Jordan Cox gets right behind the line to defend to mid-on
36.1
Mohammad Ali to Root, 1 run, short outside off, Joe Root goes on the back foot and pulls, off the bottom of the bat and dribbles to deep backward square-leg
34.6
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, full outside off, Joe Root gets forward to drive to cover. Was nicely behind that
34.5
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, "uuuuuaaaaahhhhhhhhhh" is the guttural grunt from Mohammad Ali as he bowls it wide outside off, shapes away, left alone
34.4
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, short outside off, Joe Root drops his hands to leave
34.3
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, goes slightly wide of the crease and angles the good length delivery on off, Joe Root goes on the back foot and nudges it towards the mid-on region
34.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, short of length and just outside off, Joe Root with a textbook back foot block to cover
34.1
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, full outside off, lovely off-drive by Joe Root but straight to the fielder at mid-off. He timed that so well
32.6
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, good length and tight on middle, Joe Root walks forward and shuffles across to clip to mid-wicket
32.5
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Jordan Cox goes on the back foot and drops it with soft hands to the vacant backward point area
32.4
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, good length outside off, starts wide and shapes away, Jordan Cox lets it go and it doesn't carry to Mohammad Rizwan. Dribbles close to the helmet behind him but 1st slip is aware and gets across
32.3
Mohammad Ali to Root, 1 run, short of length outside off, Joe Root goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide it to deep backward point
32.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, that line won't trouble Joe Root. He will leave them all day. Full and on the 6th-stump line, shapes away, left alone
32.1
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, full outside off, on the 6th-stump line, shapes away, left alone
30.6
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, again a loud grunt from Mohammad Ali. Length delivery and angled in on off, Joe Root shuffles across and walks forward to clip that to square-leg
30.5
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, a loud grunt from Mohammad Ali after he delivered that. Full just outside off, a solid forward defence to cover
30.4
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, full outside off, shapes away late, Joe Root lets it go
30.3
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, further wide outside off, short of length and an easy leave that for Joe Root
30.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, full outside off, shapes away, left alone
30.1
Mohammad Ali to Root, 2 runs, starts with a half-volley on middle, Joe Root gets forward and flicks wide of deep backward square-leg. Easy two
24.6
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, last ball of the day and easily negated. Excellent day for England! Root and co. will be so happy. They have wiped out 112 runs as well in only 25 overs. Was a length delivery, outside off, left alone it was
24.5
Mohammad Ali to Root, 1 run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Joe Root stays leg-side of the ball and stabs it down to deep point for a single
24.4
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Joe Root hangs back and defends it down into the off-side
24.3
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, very full, angled in, Joe Root gets right behind the line of the delivery and defends it out into the off-side
24.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, on a length, outside off, Joe Root defends it down into the off-side
24.1
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, short, well outside off, left alone to the keeper
22.6
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, on a length, nipped away, Joe Root looked to defend and bailed out at the last moment as it was gathered low by the keeper to his right
22.5
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, very full, angled in, Joe Root defends it down into the off-side
22.4
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, very full, outside off, left alone to the keeper
22.3
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, Joe Root gets behind it this time and defends it
22.24
Mohammad Ali to Root, FOUR, 100 up for England. That was a length delivery, plays away from his body and gets the edge. Joe Root picked the ball late and just jabbed at it. No feet and off the edge and into the gap for a four. The shadows across the turf not helping for sure. 8 more minutes on the clock
22.1
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, 1 run, short of length delivery, outside off, stabbed down to deep third man for a single
20.6
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, on a length, angled in, Jordan Cox defends it back to the bowler
20.5
Mohammad Ali to Root, 1 run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Joe Root stands tall and punches the ball down to deep point for a single
20.4
Mohammad Ali to Root, 2 runs, on a length, angled in, Joe Root gets squared up and stabs it down wide of gully for a brace
20.3
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, climbs up a little, left alone
20.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, angled in, at the sticks, bowled from wide of the crease and has been fenced out
20.1
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, on a length, outside off, left alone to the keeper
15.64
Mohammad Ali to Root, FOUR, stands tall, gets behind the line of the delivery and punches it wide of the man at cover. That was timed and placed to perfection. We have seen this umpteen times from the master. He did that so effortlessly. Barely flexed his muscles to play that. England now trail by double digits, 99 only!
15.5
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, on a length, outside off, left alone to the keeper
15.4
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, angled in big, tucked down to the man at mid-wicket
15.3
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Joe Root stays back and pats it down into the off-side with soft hands
15.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, stabbed down into the off-side as that was another length delivery outside off
15.1
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, pushed down to the man at mid-off as that was a length delivery
13.6
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, down leg, Jordan Cox looks to clip and misses
13.5
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, Jordan Cox defends it back to the bowler
13.44
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, FOUR, back of a length delivery, outside off, Jordan Cox stood tall and punched it wide of cover for a four. The batter stood up to time it into the gap
13.34
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, FOUR, four more. Jordan Cox will take it. Mohammad Ali bowled a superb delivery! That jumped on the batter from a back of a length spot and took the edge to fly between the cordon and gully for a four. Uppish but safe
13.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, 3 runs, stays leg-side of the length delivery and opens the face of the blade to run it down wide of the man at gully for a triple. That was easily done by Joe Root
13.1
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, 1 run, on the pads, clipped down to long leg for a single
11.6
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Jordan Cox sees the line and leaves it to the keeper
11.5
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, on the pads, angled in, clipped down to the man at mid-wicket
11.4
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, short of length delivery, angled in, Jordan Cox stays behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
11.3
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Jordan Cox sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
11.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, 1 run, on the sticks, Joe Root in his own inimitable style turned the ball down to fine leg for a single
11.1
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, very full, outside off, floaty. The batter dug it down to the cordon
9.6W
Mohammad Ali to Emilio Gay, out Caught by Salman Agha!! Gets the edge and has been taken at second slip. The ball landed on a short of length spot, squared the batter up and Emilio Gay edged it. End of a promising knock. But nipped in the bud. The ball nibbled away after landing and Emilio Gay got opened up like a can of soda. The fielder at second slip pouched it low. Three fours and a wicket. Mohammad Ali went through a variety of emotions in that over. Emilio Gay c Salman Agha b Mohammad Ali 33(31) [4s-7]
9.5
Mohammad Ali to Emilio Gay, no run, on a length, at the sticks, Emilio Gay defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
9.44
Mohammad Ali to Emilio Gay, FOUR, three fours off the over so far! Emilio Gay is in fine touch. That was on the pads and clipped away wide of the man at long leg for a four. That was placed and timed well
9.34
Mohammad Ali to Emilio Gay, FOUR, nicely done! Leant into the drive and caressed it through the covers for a four. That was a fuller length delivery, outside off, Emilio Gay got forward and punched it down to deep cover for a four
9.2
Mohammad Ali to Emilio Gay, no run, down leg, poor delivery, Emilio Gay looks to clip and misses. Was spilled down leg
9.14
Mohammad Ali to Emilio Gay, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, Emilio Gay looked to drive and got it off the edge! The ball flew past the man at gully and into the fence for a four. That sped away quickly