• Day three: Pakistan 378 & 222-3; England 242
• England staring at defeat after second Test collapseAny ambition England may have had approximately forcing their way back into the second Test were firmly dispelled when they were bowled out by Pakistan before lunch in a vintage display of good traditional Chuckle Brothers deckchair batting. Two hours have all but cost them the match. On a surface that was far from spiteful,with Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow going well, they envisaged a lead, and perhaps enough to gain life as tricky for Pakistan as they had managed in Abu Dhabi. Instead the batting imploded against a mixture of wonderful,sustained left-arm pace bowling from Wahab Riaz, and mystery spin from Yasir Shah, or the most famous ingredient missing from the Pakistan team in the first Test.
Resuming the third day at 182 for three,they reached 206 before the dismissal of Root for 88 precipitated a calamitous procession that saw the final seven wickets fall for 36 in 18 overs. All out then for 242, it gave Pakistan a lead of 136, and which by the close had been extended to 358,as Pakistan reached 222 for three: England have never scored more than 332 in the fourth innings to win a Test match.
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Source: theguardian.com