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by Ffion Wynne

  1. Eng 89-4

    Beautifully played.

    Jordan Cox finds the boundary with a Joe Root-esque back foot punch, before driving firmly down the ground for three.

    A costly over from Khurram Shahzad, certainly not how Pakistan would've wanted to set the tone after lunch.

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    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Pakistan were spot on with their lines in the first session with 32% deliveries in line with the stumps, and 18% projected to hit the stumps.

    Since 2006, no team has been been as accurate as Pakistan in an opening session of a Test match at Lord's in the ball-tracking era.

    Pakistan bowling pitch mapCricViz

  3. Eng 80-4

    We're back under way, and Jordan Cox solidly defends his first ball after what I'm sure was a delicious Lord's lunch.

  4. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on Test Match Special

    England's Dan Lawrence walks off after losing his wicket to the bowling of Pakistan's Ali UsmanReuters

    Dan Lawrence has played well for Surrey this year, so this is a big game for him to establish himself in the England side.

    Every now and then, it is a good thing to get your team out of a hole.

    This is a good chance for Lawrence.

  5. There's been plenty of seam movement for the Pakistan bowlers to work with - their challenge now is to back that up for another session.

    It'll be interesting to see how England approach it, and whether Jordan Cox and Dan Lawrence think that being aggressive is the best way to go in these conditions.

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    Really glad Pakistan have come back fighting in this Test. They were poor last week and rightly criticised for it. If England can grind out 250, we might just be in for a cracker of a Test match.

    Antony, Scottish Highlands

  7. Harry Brook and Jordan Cox led a quick recovery from 36-3, but Pakistan's seamers held their nerve to Brook in his attempts to counter-attack and he was bowled for 15 just before lunch.

    Cox has remained positive, though, and will resume on 27 from 29 balls after the break.

    'Bowls him!' - Brook bowled for just 15

  8. Muhammad Abbas has been the main man for Pakistan this morning - he has figures of 3-34 and took his 900th first-class wicket in the process.

    Emilio Gay was the first to fall, caught down the leg side for eight, before Ben Duckett and Joe Root were pinned lbw for 17 and four respectively.

    Gay goes after Rizwan's stunning 'Superman' catch

  9. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on Test Match Special

    Pakistan will know that their work isn't done yet. You would say a par score on this surface is just over 200. Pakistan know they have a lot of work to do to get the six wickets of England.

  10. Anyway, if you're feeling a little worried about this start, England were bowled out for 140 in the first innings against New Zealand at this ground back in June.

    And they won by 115 runs...

  11. Thanks, Mike.

    Already looking like a very important toss to win. Weather-wise, it's still pretty grey and gloomy at Lord's but certainly far better than we were expecting.

    Here's a quick reminder of the session times because of the rain this morning:

    Session 1: 12:20 - 14:00Lunch: 14:00 - 14:40Session 2: 14:40 - 16:40Tea: 16:40 - 17:00Session 3: 17:00 - 19:00

  12. Lunch - Eng 80-4

    Cox 27, Lawrence 2

    Dan Lawrence comes to the crease for the last five balls of the session.

    He gets off the mark with a somewhat ugly clip into the leg side, running two.

    Into the interval then, with Pakistan very much on top. Here's Ffion Wynne to take you through the afternoon.

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    Back to normality as an England fan...

    Ed, Manchester

  14. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on Test Match Special

    Well, it is the big breakthrough.

    Mohammad Ali, who wasn't at his best in Headingley, just gets one to nip through the slope, and it goes through the gate of Harry Brook.

    The gate was open, and the nip backer does for Brook.

    Perfect for Pakistan.

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    Brook b Mohammad Ali 15 (Eng 77-4)

    Bowled him!

    Mohammad Ali clears up Harry Brook with a delivery that nipped back a fair way, slipping between bat and pad and breaking the stumps.

    A nascent partnership of 41 comes to an end - this now very much Pakistan's morning.

    'Bowls him!' - Brook bowled for just 15

  16. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on Test Match Special

    On Joe Root's dismissal...

    The last thing you want is your leaders or your best players tired leading into a game because of what they have had to deal with this week.

  17. Eng 77-3

    Muhammad Abbas is finally having a rest, with Khurram Shahzad switching ends to replace him.

    Just one single off his over, with Harry Brook taking a run into the leg side.

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    For all those who are critiquing Emilio Gay, England gave Zak Crawley about 500 bites at the cherry, so they’ll have some patience with him. Right?

    Jacob, Cardiff

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    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Of the six times Joe Root has been dismissed lbw this summer, four of them have been with the keeper up.

  20. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on Test Match Special

    This was the problem for Pakistan at Headingley.

    Muhammad Abbas was always the threat, just bowling good maidens, or a good set of six.

    But the release was at the other end, and it is the same today.