England finish day two of first Test on 96-1 after Pakistan post score of 556 – as it happened

Salman Agha became Pakistan’s third centurion, but responding to a monster total, Zak Crawley and Joe Root batted with typical aggression and deftness

89th over: Pakistan 334-4 (Saud 40, Naseem 1) While Atkinson went round the wicket to the left-hand Saud, Woakes is bowling over the wicket with two slips and two men on the drive – one at short extra, one at short mid-off.

When he takes a single off the first ball, the flirtation of the outside edge resumes. Naseem is beaten by a jaffa and nods respectfully down the pitch. Woakes has bowled really well with the second new ball: 4-2-5-1 are his figures.

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