Pakistan vs England LIVE: Cricket score and first Test updates as Pope out for duck after hosts score 556
Pakistan dominated the opening day of the three-match series against England at Multan, reached 328 for four at the close of play, and were eventually bowled out in the final session of day two for 556.
Ben Duckett sustained a thumb injury taking the final Pakistan wicket with a catch in the slips to dismiss Abrar Ahmed, and did not come out to open the batting. Ollie Pope stepped up in his place and was out for a duck to a stunning catch.
England won 3-0 in the first overseas tour during the ‘Bazball’ era in 2022, but have already found themselves on the back foot with both Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique scoring centuries in the scorching heat.
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat on a flat deck in the ancient city, and while Saim Ayub was out in only the fourth over, England toiled for the majority of the day.
Brydon Carse made his debut as part of an inexperience seam attack for England, who face a tough challenge on the second day to recover and perform again.
Follow all the latest coverage of the opening day of the match in the live blog below:
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Naseem Shah to Zak Crawley. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for 1 run, mis-fielded by Ahmed.
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Naseem Shah to Zak Crawley. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Shakeel.
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APPEAL! Shaheen Afridi to Joe Root. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shakeel, appeal made for L.B.W.
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FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Joe Root. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
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Shaheen Afridi to Joe Root. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Pakistan vs England
Shaheen Afridi to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Shakeel.
Pakistan vs England
Shaheen Afridi to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Pakistan vs England
Shaheen Afridi to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, mis-fielded by Rizwan, fielded by Agha.
