1st Test England v Pakistan, Lord's 14-18 July

[alfie]

Great end to the day for Woakes

Just about still in this. Get the last two in the morning and the chase might still be on. Though it won't be easy.

[alfie]

Nice for Woakes to be able to add 2 to his 5w column and 1 to his 10w in just the one match.

All he needs now is a match winning hundred in the second innings

[ianp1970]

Could be close to a close finish at close tomorrow!

[sussexpob]

Crucial late order runs, and done the business with the ball in both innings.

What a performance

[Arthur Crabtree]

2-0 at the end for the mighty Woakes. Trying to be objective, Pakistan feel to have enough. The pitch keeps the bowlers interested for all eighty overs of the ball's life.

England needed a spinner today. Mo was expensive, but he should have had another spell after tea.

[hopeforthebest]

This is the first test that Woakes has played without Anderson standing beside him advising him what to bowl.

[KipperJohn]

Crucial late order runs, and done the business with the ball in both innings.

What a performance

No histrionics either.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Ha! Good point Hope. Has Woakes led the attack in this game? Maybe he can start doing that to the others.

[Aidan11]

This is great test cricket.

Just about going into the final innings nicely balanced.

[backfootpunch]

Just put a few quid on pakistan

Evens seems very good odds in this situation

I'm normally a curse so expect Yasir shah to break his ankle or something and England to coast to victory

[sussexpob]

One thing is apparent if England lose this game..... Bairstow has to be the worst wicket keeper ever to have played for England.

He drops catches with a frequency only Kamran Akmal could claim to compete with. And Kamran Akmal was clearly being paid to drop catches.....

[backfootpunch]

One thing is apparent if England lose this game..... Bairstow has to be the worst wicket keeper ever to have played for England.

He drops catches with a frequency only Kamran Akmal could claim to compete with. And Kamran Akmal was clearly being paid to drop catches.....

Good old Kamran

[Arthur Crabtree]

Geraint?

[backfootpunch]

Geraint?

I was going to mention him

He was god awful behind the stumps and wasn't even that good of a batsmen either

Prior maybe had the worst tour, he dropped a serious amount of catches early in his career on a tour to Sri Lanka iirc

But obviously he improved a lot

[hopeforthebest]

I'm not sure he's the worst keeper but sadly he seems to drop catches off bowler in desperate need of wickets to impress the selectors. In this test Finn suffered.