Related: England stunned after Shadab Khan’s miraculous century delivers one-wicket win for Pakistan

Cripes. I’m off for a lie down/stiff drink/maybe both.

What a game. What a knock from Shadab Khan. Thanks for your company, the OBO will return. Goodnight!

Winning captain Shaheen Shah Afridi:

I think I can’t say anything! Shadab and Haris, the way they finished the game... I’m really happy as a captain as well, starting with the bowling, the team effort was spot on. We thought we had a lot of variation in the team so that’s why we brought Shadab in. We need top-order runs, we’re struggling. I hope the next few games we’ll bring that energy. I think tonight we’ll be celebrating, tomorrow back to normal.”

Here’s Harry Brook at the post match presentation:

I don’t think it went wrong with the ball to be honest. I thought we did an exceptional job to restrict them to us nearly winning the game. We probably didn’t quite get enough runs on the board but the effort the boys put in with the ball and in the field was phenomenal. I couldn’t ask for any more.

Ben Duckett played an exceptional innings - his fifth ODI hundred which came at a good time. He played really well and that partnership that he and Sam Curran had put us in a decent position to kick on. Unfortunately we lost a few wickets in quick succession but the way that Gus Atkinson finished the innings off was awesome.

We have to hope Pakistan beat Sri Lanka but we have got to just focus on what we can do against Sri Lanka really and try to beat them by a big margin.”

A tough loss for England. Two hard to stomach defeats in a row in fact. The bowlers and Brook will get plenty of heat (is this The Traitors?) for the way the game went in the final hour but England’s batters left too many out there today too.

“You can’t beat a Tri team tournament” laughs Nasser Hussain on the tv coverage. I’m inclined to agree after witnessing that. There’s steam coming out of my ears and smoke out of my laptop keyboard.

England aren’t actually done for, they need Pakistan to beat Sri Lanka on Tuesday and then have to beat Sri Lanka (heavily) themselves on Thursday to have a chance of squeaking into Saturday’s final.

Of course it was a record stand!

Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf’s partnership of 89 is the highest for the tenth wicket in a successful chase in ODIs. The previous record of 64 was held by Deryck Murray and Andy Roberts against Pakistan in the 1975 World Cup.

England went to pieces under pressure after bowling brilliantly until Shadab arrived in the middle but you have to give all the credit to Shadab and Haris Rauf. The shot and decision making under pressure was remarkable.

Pakistan win by one wicket!

It’s done! Haris Rauf pings Henry Crocombe down the ground for four and Pakistan complete the most incredible of comebacks!

The Gadaffi Stadium is absolute bedlam and has been for the last hour as Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf pull off an astonishing victory. Pakistan were 154 for 9 and needed 88 more.

It looked like it was all over, England certainly thought so. Shadab chipped away, getting a boundary off nearly every over and farming the strike with aplomb. Haris Rauf played his part too, blocking out when he needed to, ducking and weaving as England threw everything at him. He hit the winning runs and hared off with his arms raised.

They’ll talk about this game for a long time.

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47th over: Pakistan 239-9 (Khan 113, Rauf 3) This is like a living nightmare for England! Haris Rauf somehow gets a single off the first ball of the over, Harry Brook can’t get the run out scrambling in at mid off. Shadab on strike on 99… THERE’S HIS CENTURY! What a knock from Shadab Khan! He digs out a yorker from Atkinson and it goes through both of the fielders at short third and backward point who seem to leave it to each other. This is unbelievable.

Shadab is only the third man to score a hundred batting at number eight or lower in an ODI.

He’s not done yet either. He whips Atkinson for four more through the leg side and then hammers a SIX down the ground!

Pakistan need just three runs to pull off a remarkable victory.

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46th over: Pakistan 224-9 (Khan 99, Rauf 2) Three dots at the start of Curran’s over but England look completely shellshocked, they have to get it together here. Shadab takes a single off the fourth ball to leave Rauf with two to face. Shot! Rauf drives compactly through the covers and it looks like they are going to come back for two runs but Rauf slips on his behind as he turns. Just a single in the end and Rauf has to do some stretches. It’s all going off! Shadab is now on strike for the last ball of the over and needs to get down the other end. Curran goes short, is it a wide? No! Haris Rauf loses his cool at the umpire/Will Jacks at mid on. He thought it should have been a wide. A marginal call.

Pakistan need 18 to win. 24 balls left. Haris Rauf will be on strike.

England think they have won, but they haven't!

England win by 20 runs! Oh my days! What scenes in Lahore as Atkinson seemingly pins Shadab lbw with a low full toss… the players are shaking hands and Shadab has tears in his eyes as he thinks he is out for 97. He reviewed but had no faith at all… the DRS then shows a tiny spike and it is NOT OUT! Back they come for more. It ain’t over!

Shadab blocks out two balls as the crowd go absolutely bananas. England are reeling, they thought they had got the win in the can but it was snatched away by DRS! Shadab was walking off the field. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before.

Phew. Shadab takes a single and Rauf survives the last ball from Atkinson. Pakistan need 20 runs to win from 30 balls.

45th over: Pakistan 222-9 (Khan 98, Rauf 1)

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44th over: Pakistan 215-9 (Khan 91, Rauf 1) Shadab pulls Curran for four off the fourth ball of the over. Brook brings the field up to try and keep the danger man off strike for the next but leaves the boundary option over the top available. Dot ball. Straight to the fielder at cover. One ball to go… Shadab tips and runs to get a single and keep strike! It’s been a wonderfully composed innings and he’s nine short of a century, not that he’ll have even thought about that.

Pakistan need 27 runs. Gus Atkinson is indeed coming on to bowl. England have no answer to Shadab.

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43rd over: Pakistan 210-9 (Khan 86, Rauf 1) Haris Rauf survives the end of the over again, Shadab took three runs off Jacks and left his partner just the one ball to see off. Brook is persisting with Curran, I think I’d be getting Atkinson back and telling him to spear them in at the stumps.

Pakistan need 32 runs.

42nd over: Pakistan 207-9 (Khan 83, Rauf 1) SIX! Curran goes short and Shadab flicks it over the fence at fine leg. Pure nonchalance. That’s the fifty partnership, Haris Rauf has one, he’s in the Jack Leach role out there. Brook throws his chewing gum in frustration and has a chat with Joe Root. Single taken off the fourth ball so Curran gets two at Rauf. In comes Root under the lid. Curran slips in a bouncer and Rauf calmly ducks it. Got to be yorker at the stumps? Nope, another short ball and Rauf survives. England starting to get in a tizz, there are plenty of teapot-armed meetings happening on the outfield.

Pakistan need 35 runs.

41st over: Pakistan 200-9 (Khan 76, Rauf 1) Shadab reverses, the ball takes the top edge but runs away for four! Love this. So do the crowd. Two more swept away by Shadab and he takes a single off the fifth ball to leave Haris Rauf one ball to survive. Brook brings the close catchers in but Rauf plays with soft hands and survives.

The partnership is 46, Pakistan need 42 more.

40th over: Pakistan 193-9 (Khan 69, Rauf 1) Harry Brook turns to Sam Curran. Shadab carves for four through the off side! England are being made to work here. A single leaves Rauf with two more balls to survive at the end of the over. He dabs down to deep third and wants a single but Shadab says no. Curran goes short, Rauf gets in behind it and defends well. The partnership is up to 39.

On we go! 49 runs needed. Will Jacks is coming back. Don’t go anywhere.

39th over: Pakistan 187-9 (Khan 64, Rauf 1) Dawson into his final over. Shadab sweeps a full toss for four and then follows up with free flowing drive over mid off for SIX! England starting to get a bit hot under the collar now, plenty for Harry Brook to think about. Shadab clips a single to leave Rauf with two balls to face. Brook calls for a helmet and puts in a short leg but Rauf blocks out safely.

Dawson finishes with 2-30 off his ten overs. Excellent.

Over to Shadab Khan, 55 runs needed.

38th over: Pakistan 176-9 (Khan 53, Rauf 1) Shot! Shadab goes to fifty with a pulverising pull for SIX into the crowd. If only a few other Pakistan batters had shown some similar intent. The target is now 66 runs away and Shadab Khan still believes.

37th over: Pakistan 165-9 (Khan 42, Rauf 1) Dawson completes his ninth over, Shadab plays a fast-handed reverse for four. Henry Crocombe is being called back by Brook, can he finish this off for England?

36th over: Pakistan 160-9 (Khan 37, Rauf 1) Shadab backs away and clubs Jacks for four through the off side. Both sides thinking of their NRR?

35th over: Pakistan 154-9 (Khan 31, Rauf 0) Liam Dawson whirls through a maiden to Shadab. Pakistan have really made a *Horlicks of this run chase.

*Other malty bedtime drinks are available. Ovaltine if you are listening, you’ve always been the one for me.

34th over: Pakistan 154-9 (Khan 31, Rauf 0) Jacks hared off in celebration after that wicket, it really was a delicious offie – drift and sharp spin, the off bail clipped off like a dandelion head. Jacks has been showing how versatile a white ball cricketer he is of late.

Haris Rauf is Pakistan’s last man. 88 runs still required, England’s Net Run Rate is going to get a shot in the arm tonight too.

WICKET! Razaullah b Jacks 8 (Pakistan 154-9)

Will Jacks cleans up Razaullah with a fizzing peach of an off break! England on the brink.

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33rd over: Pakistan 152-8 (Khan 31, Razaullah 7) Dawson has been brilliant this evening, his seventh over is right on the money as per and only goes for two runs. Pakistan need 90 more, Harry Brook turns to Will Jacks, more spin for Razaullah to contend with.

32nd over: Pakistan 150-8 (Khan 30, Razaullah 6) Atkinson is given some tap! Shadab clubs him for a couple of fours into the leg side, tucks for two and then brings Razaullah on strike for the last two balls of the over. Razaullah has a look for one delivery and then smites the final ball way over midwicket for SIX. Of course he does. Decent way to get off the mark in ODI cricket.

31st over: Pakistan 131-8 (Khan 19, Razaullah 0) Razaullah removes his helmet after facing one delivery from Dawson, here we go? Not quite. Dawson dots him up for the rest of the over, textbook forward defence though.

30th over: Pakistan 131-8 (Khan 13, Razaullah 0) Here comes Razaullah. The last time we saw him he played an astonishing knock at Edgbaston in the Test series, Pakistan need him to do something equally remarkable here, they still need 111 and there’s only one man in the hutch.

WICKET! Shaheen Shah Afridi c Curran b Overton 4 (Pakistan 131-8)

Shaheen slams a couple of boundaries off Overton but the big Somerset man has the last laugh as he picks up his third wicket with the final ball of his mammoth ten over spell. He roars in delight and England are nearly home and hosed.

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29th over: Pakistan 122-7 (Khan 13, Shah Afridi 0) Shaheen Shah Afridi arrives in the middle, Pakistan need him to wield the long handle to full effect if they are to get anywhere close. Ah, Dawson dots him up for his first three balls.

WICKET! Salman Agha c Curran b Dawson 26 (Pakistan 122-7)

Salman’s somewhat torturous innings comes to an end! He goes for the big shot to release the shackles but can’t clear Curran at long off. England closing in!

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28th over: Pakistan 121-6 (Salman Agha 28, Khan 12) It is indeed Overton into his ninth on the spin and he almost gets another but can’t quite hold onto a sharp caught and bowled chance smashed back at him from Salman Agha. The big man looks crestfallen that he didn’t cling on but he’s more than done his job out there this evening.

27th over: Pakistan 114-6 (Salman Agha 26, Khan 5) This pair rebuilding for Pakistan, four singles off Dawson. He’s been an absolute metronome in Lahore this evening.

26th over: Pakistan 110-6 (Salman Agha 24, Khan 3) Overton into his eighth over on the bounce, he’ll probably bowl through here, no point taking him off and leaving him with a couple in the tank, he’s in the groove now and won’t want that knee to stiffen up.

25th over: Pakistan 108-6 (Salman Agha 23, Khan 2) It has been 80 balls since Pakistan last hit a boundary. We’re halfway through the overs now and England are on top, Pakistan need 134 more from the second 25 overs and have four wickets left in which to get them.

24th over: Pakistan 106-6 (Salman Agha 22, Khan 1) Shadab Khan joins Salman Agha. England have their noses in front but will be well aware that the dangerous Razaullah is still to come too. Three runs and the wicket off Overton, he has 2-25 from his seven overs.

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WICKET! Arafat Minhas c Root b Overton 1 (Pakistan 103-6)

Gone! Brook places Root at leg slip and Minhas obliges straightaway with a fiddle off the hip from Overton!

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23rd over: Pakistan 103-5 (Salman Agha 21, Minhas 1) Arafat Minhas is the new batter and Pakistan have plenty still to do. 140 more runs needed, half the wickets down and we’re nearly half way through the overs now too. A single off the inside edge sees Minhas off the mark first ball. England buzz around in the field, a win here is imperative if they are to make the final next weekend.

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WICKET! Hasan Nawaz c Brook b Dawson 15 (Pakistan 102-5)

There is the breakthrough! It was coming, the dots were building and the big shot to release the pressure is sliced high by Nawaz. Harry Brook had an age to settle under the catch and England are well in this one.

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22nd over: Pakistan 101-4 (Salman Agha 20, Nawaz 15) Pressure cooker beginning to hiss in Lahore, just two runs off Overton’s sixth over.

21st over: Pakistan 99-4 (Salman Agha 19, Nawaz 14) Dawson rattles through his first over and there’s only a single off it. Harry Brook also pulls off a brilliant diving stop at short cover. Dots building, something’s gotta give soon.

20th over: Pakistan 98-4 (Salman Agha 19, Nawaz 13) The holding pattern continues, just two singles off Overton as Pakistan chalk up 50 balls since their last boundary. Liam Dawson is being thrown the ball for the next over. Stick or twist?

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19th over: Pakistan 96-4 (Salman Agha 18, Nawaz 12) Curran sends down one of his moon balls and it drops at Nawaz’s toes like a maple copter. Three singles follow before Curran convinces Brook to send a possible glove behind upstairs… NOT OUT. A clear gap and no murmur.

Murmur you say? Now that was a decent debut…

18th over: Pakistan 92-4 (Salman Agha 16, Nawaz 10) Chris Woakes is on the tv commentary and he thinks England have bowled very well. Tight lines and discipline, much more so than against Sri Lanka the other day in Pindi. Of course it is much easier when someone isn’t trying to slam you for six every single ball on a pristine batting surface. Speaking of which, Nawaz aims a big old yahoo at Overton but misses by a country mile. Just three off the over.

17th over: Pakistan 89-4 (Salman Agha 15, Nawaz 8) Just two singles off Curran’s third as both sides size each other up, this is a crucial period in the match.

“Afternoon James” Hello Guy Hornsby and thanks for your thoughtful message about the Jimmy Anderson situation. Nuance is of course alive and well here on the OBO. Quiet at the back.

“England have started well here, and Crocombe looked at home in an England shirt, so let’s hang onto a few miracles for now. I’m a Lancs member up here and I’m torn on Jimmy’s departure. I’m amazed he was still playing, and as good as his figures were, he barely bowled in second innings after April and was captain of a failing team. A rebuild was long overdue, and I’m happy with the management appointments of Kenyon and Farbrace. But if your attack is being rebuilt around a 45 year old, what does that say about your bowling outfit? It’s harsh and I’m sad I’ll not see him play again for us, but Jimmy would never walk off into the sunset himself and you’d assume there’d have been an offer and discussions in the background before the decision. It’s never black and white, but of course nuance is dead in cricket discourse, sadly.”

16th over: Pakistan 87-4 (Salman Agha 14, Nawaz 7) Jamie Overton is really good at these grunt overs, the Liam Plunkett role. Just four off his latest and he looks to be fine now after that injury scare.

15th over: Pakistan 83-4 (Salman Agha 12, Nawaz 5) Hasan Nawaz has a wild hack at Curran and is lucky that the ball ploops safe over the infield on the off side. 15 overs done and it is time for a slurp of something luminous with the game well and truly in the balance.

14th over: Pakistan 79-4 (Salman Agha 11, Nawaz 2) The scoring has slowed since Baig was bagged. Just three runs off Overton but the required run rate is still below fives – it’s all about wickets for England.

13th over: Pakistan 76-4 (Salman Agha 10, Nawaz 1) Tidy first over from Curran, just two runs off it. Overton is coming back, I really thought he was crooked and I think he did for a moment too as he threw the ball away in frustration, good to see he is ok to keep bowling.

12th over: Pakistan 74-4 (Salman Agha 9, Nawaz 0) England are just about keeping themselves in the contest, they need to keep taking wickets. Well durr. Harry Brook turns to Sam Curran, stand by your beds!

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WICKET! Saad Baig c Jacks b Overton 32 (Pakistan 74-4)

This doesn’t look good for Jamie Overton or England. The burly Somerset man looks to have pulled a calf or twisted his knee as he runs in, a sharp burst of pain sees him pull out of his run up. The physio comes on and somehow Overton is going to continue but he looks extremely tentative.

I’m no bowler but I’m not sure how wise this i… SHUT UP WALLACE – Overton gets the dangerman Saad Baig! A rasping cut straight to Will Jacks at backward point and the fielder clings on to the tracer bullet!

11th over: Pakistan 65-3 (Salman Agha 5, Saad Baig 28) Atkinson continues and his pristine figures take a hit with three boundaries off the over. Two top edges fly over Cox behind the sticks but there’s nothing flukey about the third as Saad Baig crunches a cover drive to the fence.

10th over: Pakistan 52-3 (Salman Agha 0, Saad Baig 20) Baig is on the attack, he slams a cut shot for four and follows up with a purring cover drive off Crocombe for another boundary. That’s the end of the Powerplay - England were 56-4 and Pakistan are 52-3.

9th over: Pakistan 41-3 (Salman Agha 0, Saad Baig 10) Atkinson continues his miserly spell, just a single off his fifth over. Two for ten from five for GusGus. Decent.

8th over: Pakistan 40-3 (Salman Agha 0, Saad Baig 9) Crocombe continues, a length ball nearly gets him a second wicket but the edge from Baig flies centimetres wide of the colossal wing span of Jamie Overton at second slip. Crocombe tries a short one but Baig is up to it and then some – slamming through square for four on the pull.

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7th over: Pakistan 31-3 (Salman Agha 0, Saad Baig 0) Salman Agha strides out, he is the man in form and his side need him to come to the party once again. Atkinson keeps him honest with the final ball of the over and has 2-9 from his first four overs. He’s been immaculate so far today.

WICKET! Babar Azam b Atkinson 10 (Pakistan 34-3)

There’s the silver tuna! Atkinson is nailed down the ground for four by Babar but gets his man with the very next ball, a beauty that nips back through the gate and thunks into the top of off stump. Big, BIG wicket!

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6th over: Pakistan 27-2- (Babar Azam 5, Saad Baig 0) Lovely moment there for Henry Crocombe who was mobbed by his teammates after getting his first ODI wicket. Saad Baig joins Babar in the middle.

WICKET! Saim Ayub c Overton b Crocombe 6 (Pakistan 27-2)

Crocombe slings a wide down the leg side and then overcorrects with a slightly overpitched ball to Babar who duly drives him down the ground with apparent ease for four. The debutant then oversteps and the free hit alarm blares out… Babar ducks under the first, which is given a wide and so Crocombe has to bowl it again. Babar throws the kitchen sink, kettle and toaster at the next but to no avail, a cue ender back to the bowler is a dot.

GONE! A somewhat scruffy over from Henry Crocombe ends in delight as he pockets his first international wicket! A lovely ball just outside off that cramps up Ayub who gives catching practice to Overton at slip, guiding the the ball into the buckets.

5th over: Pakistan 19-1 (Fakhar Zaman 10, Babar Azam 1) Local lad Babar Azam comes out to a huge ovation and is off the mark straight away with single past point. Atkinson has been landing it on a postage stamp so far, 1-5 from this three overs.

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WICKET! Fakhar Zaman c Overton b Atkinson 10 (Pakistan 18-1)

Atkinson gets the breakthrough! Fakhar throws his hands at one outside off stump and the edge flies into the hubcap sized hands of Jamie Overton.

4th over: Pakistan 18-0 (Fakhar Zaman 10, Saim Ayub 6) An edge for four wide of the slips from Fakhar, it was tentative and Crocombe won’t mind that at all. Fakhar clips for a single and Saim Ayub soaks up more deliveries, he’s faced nine without getting off a blob. Ah, that’ll help. Atkinson drops short and Ayub pings him for SIX over midwicket. “What were you worried about’?’

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3rd over: Pakistan 6-0 (Fakhar Zaman 5, Saim Ayub 0) England have started well here, tying down the openers with accurate line and length. No boundary scored yet, Zaman finds Harry Brook at mid off with consecutive drives but manages to scamper a couple and then keep strike for the next over with a single off the final delivery. Ayub still to get off the mark.

2nd over: Pakistan 3-0 (Fakhar Zaman 2, Saim Ayub 0) Crocombe’s first over is probing too, no sign of nerves for the newly signed Surrey man who beats Fakhar with his first delivery, a smidge of away movement. Crocombe has a slightly gangly action, arms and legs jutting a little which can apparently make him hard to pick up. He’s around the mid 80mph mark on the speed gun.

1st over: Pakistan 1-0 (Fakhar Zaman 1, Saim Ayub 0) Floodlights beating down in Lahore and red sun setting in the distance. England need some early wickets to put Pakistan under pressure otherwise you fear this could become a cakewalk for the home side, a win here will see them through to the final too. Atkinson doesn’t get the early wicket but he is accurate, only a single off the first over. Here comes Henry Crocombe for his first bowl in international cricket.

As one young bowler’s career progresses to the next chapter, have we seen the final rites of one of England’s greatest?

Related: ‘If it was up to me it wouldn’t end like this’: Jimmy Anderson confirms Lancashire exit

Thanks Daniel and hello everyone. Gus Atkinson has the ball in hand, can England defend this below par score? Let’s find out.

As the England players consider what they’ve done, I’ll get going and hand over to Jim Wallace who will see you to the close.

Thanks ya’ll! Enjoy the run chase.

England all-out for 241 in 46.4 overs

Shaheen and Babar combine as Crocombe is caught at extra cover as he tried to heave a back of a length ball.

The Pakistan captain finishes with 4-36 and Atkinson ends unbeaten on 36.

Great work from Pakistan combined with poor top order batting means England fall well short of par. Only Duckett, who was superb for his 105, can hold his head up after that performance.

46th over: England 240-9 (Atkinson 35, Crocombe 8) This 10th wicket stand is now worth 39 and is the second highest of the innings. Both these batters will likely share the new ball, but they’re giving their team a chance with some more than handy runs. Pakistan haven’t quite figured out how to bowl to them.

45th over: England 237-9 (Atkinson 32, Crocombe 8) Gus Atkinson has just unfurled a truly spectacular shot. A full ball from the returning Shaheen is met with the full face of the bat. A lofted on drive goes high and long and clears the boundary for six over the captain’s head. Either side of that Atkinson bagged a pair of twos before taking a single off the second last ball of the over. Rather than target the stumps, Shaheen digs in a bumper to Crocombe who ducks safely underneath. Great over for England as they eke out some more bonus runs.

44th over: England 225-9 (Atkinson 21, Crocombe 7) They’re dealing in singles now, which is the wise move. Even if they go at threes from here, if they avoiud being bowled out until the last ball they could add some important runs.

43rd over: England 221-9 (Atkinson 19, Crocombe 5) A quick over from Arafat who is a little flatter to the tail-enders. They collect three singles.

42nd over: England 218-9 (Atkinson 17, Crocombe 4) Bonus runs, valuable runs, could they be important runs? Rauf is banging in bouncers to Atkinson who is up to the challenge. He picks dinks a six over a wide deep third and then flicks his wrists at another lifter, getting it up and over fine leg for a second six on the trot. Atkinson takes a single off the second last ball and Crocombe, almost standing off the strip down the leg side, sees out the final ball of the over.

41st over: England 205-9 (Atkinson 4, Crocombe 4) When young Henry Crocombe was picked to make his debut today, I doubt he thought his first major contribution would be a gorgeous on drive for four. But that’s what happened after Overton holed out to Arafat down on at long-off. Pakistan, having won the toss and elected to field, are one wicket away from bowling out England.

WICKET! Overton c Babar b Arafat 10 (England 201-9)

Arafat picks up another! Slower through the air and tossed up, he invites Overton to hit this down the ground. The batter obliges but has to reach for it at the last moment and so can’t extract the requisite oomph to see it clear the man at long-off. Babar watches it all the way, takes stock of where the boundary is behind him and pouches it safely.

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Jimmy Anderson is not done yet!

He confirms his Lancashire exit but hasn’t committed to anything moving forward. Don’t be surprised to see him playing for another county next season. Still, always sad to see a legend leave his beloved team.

40th over: England 199-8 (Overton 9, Atkinson 3) The sound of the ball off Overton’s bat was like a firecracker! He absolutely smoked Rauf's short ball well in front of square for four. He crunches a cut shot as well, but there’s a man sweeping there.

39th over: England 192-8 (Overton 3, Atkinson 2) Arafat has a slip in place, briefly at least, for the Atkinson. He’s mixing his pace up to both batters and gives up just three singles.

38th over: England 189-8 (Overton 1, Atkinson 1) Big, big job here for the tail. Phew, what can they reasonably expect to post? Credit to the young Razaullah on debut. He’s hammered that short length all day and he gets the reward of a second wicket. Though Dawson will not want to see that. Just pretty meek. Hardly a pull of any authority, more a tame swivelled prod. Pakistan well on top here.

WICKET! Dawson c Shadab Khan b Razaullah 5 (England 187-8)

Another short ball, another wicket! Dawson takes on the rookie who bangs it into the deck and invites the pull. Dawson doesn’t get on top of the bounce though it comes off the middle of his bat. He’s hardly trying to hit this into orbit, so it’s a bit of a nothing shot in the end. The fielder running in from a wide fine leg makes the catch. England capitulating fast.

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37th over: England 187-7 (Dawson 5, Overton 0) England’s lower order have a big job to do here. They have plenty of time, and the first order of business will be to avoid getting bowled out. But they can’t simply meander their way through these final overs. Without Duckett, their chances of reaching 300 little pretty slim.

WICKET! Duckett c Salman b Arafat 105 (England 187-7)

The left armer gets the left hander! They were holding Arafat back and we wondered why, well he’s bagged the big wicket of Duckett! On the sweep, his go-to against spin, this isn’t quite full enough to smother and the extra bounce off the surface – a consequence of slower pace through the air – means it catches the top edge and balloons down to the fielder at 45. A wonderful innings comes to a soft end. Pakistan’s players shake Duckett’s hand but they’ll be thrilled to see the back of him.

36th over: England 186-6 (Duckett 106, Dawson 3) Razuallah is banging it in short into both batters. Ducket slices one through backward point and gets two before he angles a pull down to the sweeper at a wide fine leg. Dawson drills a pull shot but there’s a sweeper down there for him as well so it’s just one. England will want at least 300. They’ll need to do something pretty special to get there.

35th over: England 180-6 (Duckett 101, Dawson 2) Duckett wonders why a wide wasn’t called in this Arafat over. Here’s why: before the bowler let go of the ball he changed his stance and was basically standing as a right hander. So even though it was far down leg side, it was technically the off side so judged to be legal. Make sense? Anyway, there are just three singles in this over, including the one down the ground that took Duckett to three figures.

Hundred for Duckett!

That is a serious knock from the England opener! He reaches three figures with a little bunt down the ground. With his mates falling at the other end, he has dug in and reached three figures off just 104 balls without really getting out of third hear. Great knock.

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34th over: England 177-6 (Duckett 99, Dawson 1) The 21-year-old debutant, Razaullah, has his first ODI wicket thanks to a great caught and bowled. Duckett then pulls a short ball into a gap and considers coming back for the second to bring up his hundred, but he’s carrying a leg injury so turns Dawson back.

WICKET! Jacks c&b Razaullah 13 (England 175-5)

What a way to claim your first ODI wicket! Full and at the stumps, Jacks looks to turn it towards the on side but catches it with a thick leading edge. It pops back to the bowler who has to dive forward and thrust out a long arm. He plucks it inches from the ground and there’s a short moment where it’s unclear if he grabbed it. But he did and Jacks has to drag himself off the park. That is a serious return catch from the debutant.

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33rd over: England 174-5 (Duckett 97, Jacks 13) Arafat is flighting it up to Duckett, challenging him to play against the spin or hit over the top. Duckett shows a touch of frustration as he struggles to work a single, but then shows his quality by getting low to reverse sweep stiffly to the sweeper at backward point to keep the strike. Getting closer…

32nd over: England 170-5 (Duckett 95, Jacks 12) Jacks punches Rauf off the back foot and collects three. Duckett inches closer to his ton with a pair of singles and will have the strike for the next over.

Dean Kinsella has written in:

Good morning (afternoon?) Daniel. I’m all over the place with the time change. Nearly missed my bus from Faro to Lisbao, then had an hour to kill as I was an hour early.

Anyhow, as a result, I missed the start. Was it a new ball(s) thing? Lots of swing etc? Doesn’t look too bad of a strip right now

Combo of poor batting – or rather, meek batting – some good catching and lovely zip off the surface for the new ball. But Banton, Root and Brook pretty much gave their wickets away.

31st over: England 165-5 (Duckett 93, Jacks 9) Arafat continues, looking to bag the big wicket of Duckett who doesn’t love facing left arm finger spinners. Both batters rotate well, collecting six runs off the over by working the gaps and staying patient.

30th over: England 159-5 (Duckett 91, Jacks 5) Duckett moves into the 90s with a tickle to Rauf’s opening ball that skips away fine for four. Jacks, who was quietly brilliant against Sri Lanka with 66 not-out off 33 balls, gets to work here with a couple off his pads before a single through the covers.

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29th over: England 151-5 (Duckett 86, Jacks 2) Finally we have Arafat, who bagged six English wickets a few days ago. He’s starting well, getting some skid off the pitch. He almost beats Duckett, who is back to a ball he should have pressed forward to. Duckett looks uncomfortable off a small sample size of five dot balls in a row. Duckett manages to plink a single down the ground, but that’s a good start from the left arm spinner, conceding just one run off that set.

28th over: England 150-5 (Duckett 85, Jacks 2) Shadab convinces Shaheen to review but it’s a wasted one. Encouraging signs though as he got that to grip and turn sharply back into Duckett’s pad. But it was turning too much to bother the stumps. Jacks rotates and picks up a couple of singles. Duckett sweeps well, but he picks out the fielder between fine leg and deep square, so settles for just one to bring up the 150.

Shadab is convinced that Duckett is plumb lbw! He insists on reviewing the not-out decision. Looked like it was angling to me. Yup, that was turning sharply and down leg.

27th over: England 145-5 (Duckett 83, Jacks 0) Well then, after all that hard graft from Curran he’s gone. Pretty poor if you ask me. He neither took on the bouncer nor looked to rude the bounce. Just a tame waft at the lifting ball and it was a comfortable catch just off the rope. pakistan’s captain strikes in an over worth just two runs. Duckett needs to carry his bat (which I’m sure he’s trying to do anyway).

WICKET! Curran c Salman b Shaheen 42 (England

A bolt from the blue! Totally against the run of play, Curran takes on Shaheen’s bouncer but can only catch it with the top edge. It sails in an arc towards the fielder down at fine leg who runs in off the rope to take the comfortable catch. Credit to the bowler for digging it in, but that is tame from Curran who has thrown away a golden opportunity here.

26th over: England 143-4 (Duckett 82, Curran 41) Duckett is in full flow now. Over pitched from Shadab, but he plays this perfectly, clearing his front leg as he drives wide of mid-off while presenting the full face of the bat to pick up four runs. That’s the shot of the day for me. Then it’s a case of rotating the strike as the partnership reaches 91.

25th over: England 135-4 (Duckett 75, Curran 40) Shaheen recognises that something has to change so he’s back on to do it himself. His first ball is a rank half-tracker that Duckett spanks for four through midwicket. After the madness at the top, both batters now look totally in control.

24th over: England 128-4 (Duckett 69, Curran 39) Not sure what Shaheen is waiting for before bringing on his primary strike spin bowler. But there’s still no Arafat. Shadab bowls some darts and coughs up three singles, so its not exactly a disaster, but he doesn’t look like getting a wicket. Pakistan need to break this partnership. It feels like they’re letting England drift a little.

23rd over: England 125-4 (Duckett 67, Curran 38) Duckett nails a sweep shot off Salman. He never bothered keeping it down and gets a whole lot of it as it sails over midwicket for six. He barely touched it and het it exploded off the willow. Then he reverses and lofts it over the man at short third. Wonderful batting, toying with the bowler. He then collects a single off the last ball to keep the strike before needing some minor medical attention. Not sure what the issue is as he has a chat with the physio, but he’ll be OK I’m sure.

22nd over: England 113-4 (Duckett 56, Curran 37) Oooh, Duckett gets low to play a premeditated scoop. He gets one for it but he barely got down in time. Had he missed he’d be lbw for sure! Still no Arafat, who bagged a six-for last time out against England.

21st over: England 108-4 (Duckett 53, Curran 35) Duckett brings up his 50 with a bunt down the ground. He’s helped dig his team out of a deep hole here but has plenty of work left to do. Curran adds another single with a cut down to deep point before Duckett sweeps for two and then drives down the ground for one. They’re rotating the strike well. Curran keeps the strike with another single off the last ball.

20th over: England 102-4 (Duckett 49, Curran 33) Leg spin now as Shadab Khan finally enters from stage right. He’s not looping or ripping it, but the change of angle and direction of turn at least gives the batters something else to consider. Ducket brings up the 50-run stand with a reverse sweep down to the fielder at deep backward point.

19th over: England 98-4 (Duckett 48, Curran 30) Salman isn’t exactly threatening, but he’s keeping things tidy. Is that enough for Shaheen after the blistering start for Pakistan? Both batters look comfortable knocking about singles as their partnership reaches 45.

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18th over: England 95-5 (Duckett 47, Curran 29) Curran rocks back and nails a pull shot to Razaullah’s half-tracker for four, getting it well in front of square. Rather than correct his length and go fuller, he drops it even shorter, giving away a wide over Duckett’s head. That’s the exuberance of youth – he is only 21. When he shows more control, hitting a good length, he looks more menacing.

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17th over: England 89-4 (Duckett 47, Curran 23) We’re fully in the middle overs period of this ODI now. Good from Salman, just the right pace and flight and drift to keep the batters honest. Three singles across the set. Pakistan won’t mind that.

16th over: England 86-4 (Duckett 46, Curran 21) Razaullah returns and is steaming in, banging away at a good length, angling it into the left-handers as he attempts to cramp them up. He does well, keeping Curran to just one single and Duckett scoreless.

Really interested to see how Curran goes now. This is a perfect opportunity to dig in and register a score that secures his place in the team for an extended run. What an opportunity for him.

15th over: England 85-4 (Duckett 46, Curran 20) Salman on and he’s immediately tidier than Saim who was missing his length on the shorter side. Salman is tossing it up and inviting the England batters to press forward. Just the three singles from that set.

14th over: England 82-4 (Duckett 44, Curran 19) Rauf cuts Duckett in half with one that jags back in on the angle from a good length. A whisker away from both the inside edge and the top of off. Duckett is up for the challenge, though, as he smokes one through midwicket for four. That came down at 89mph but must have left the bat at twice that speed from rolled wrists in front of square.

13th over: England 78-4 (Duckett 40, Curran 19) Time for a drink as England’s batters get a chance to gather themselves for the next shift. This over from Saim is closed off with a four for Curran who leans back and cracks a half cut, half punch well in front of square and finds a big gap at deep extra cover. Saim has now bowled two drag downs in each of his overs and has been punished.

12th over: England 71-4 (Duckett 38, Curran 14) Rauf continues and there’s the first mistake from Pakistan as the fielder at backward point makes a mess of a routine stop, allowing Curran to gather one. Otherwise it’s a tidy set from the right-armer who is round the wicket into the left-handed batters. Duckett keeps the strike with a tickle down to fine leg.

Here’s what reader Guy Hornsby makes of it all:

Well this is a good one to get up for, Daniel! Root and Banton out hitting it out of the middle of the bat but Brook’s second was never on, and Cox just seemed to gently guide it to slip. I guess Sam Curran won’t have a better chance to redeem himself after the Sri Lanka game than now. It feels we’re into the ‘just go harder’ phase of the game. This could be 280 or 140 all out. Amazing how good Pakistan are with all their quicks... If only they were allowed play in the Test team!

11th over: England 67-4 (Duckett 36, Curran 13) Spin now as Saim joins the party. What a perfect time for the spinner to come on. His seamers have provided the perfect platform but the English batters won’t want to let him settle. Curran spots that mid-on is up and heaves one up and over him for four. He didn’t get all of it, but there was enough welly on it. Saim over corrects and drags down a long-hop that Curran smears off the back foot through cow corner for another four. Curran, who is only batting in the powerplay of an ODI for the third time in his career, bunts a single to get off steike before Duckett caresses one of his own to the sweeper on the off side. Productive from the English.

10th over: England 56-4 (Duckett 34, Curran 4) That’s the end of the powerplay and it’s fair to say Pakistan have bossed it. Another tame wicket though, so England haven’t exactly helped themselves. What was Cox thinking there? Anyway, Curran looks good so far. One firm cut is well fielded before he climbs into a short ball and pulls it well for four on the leg side. Duckett the lone ranger right now. Pakistan have bowled and fielded well, no doubt, but England have been the architects of their own doom.

WICKET! Cox c Babar b Rauf Cox 6 (England 52-4)

Easy as you like! That was literally catching practice for Babar Azam at slip. I mean literally. You know how fielding coaches will offer catching practice for their players before the start of play? That. Back of a length, too close to cut but with enough bounce that the steer from an angled bat was always going to be tricky, Cox meekly prods at it and says to Babar, ‘catch that if you can’. You bet he can, getting both hands to one around shoulder height to his right. England in a serious pickle now!

9th over: England 52-3 (Duckett 34, Cox 6) Shaheen continues and offers just a smidge of width to Duckett who needs no second invite to throw his hands at it. He doesn’t find the middle of the bat but there’s enough wood on the edge to see it fly down to deep third for four. Afridi then unfurls a slower ball but Duckett is wise to it as he steers a single behind square. Cox collects a single as well, dabbing one past the slip fielder to deep third.

Reader David Williams is not enjoying what he’s seeing:

Wonder which bowlers get dropped as an excuse this time. Should have stayed in bed despite the extra hour rather than watching this shambles.

Hope you treat yourself to a tasty breakfast to lighten your mood.

8th over: England 46-3 (Duckett 29, Cox 5) Change of bowling as Rauf comes into the attack. He’s wicket to wicket to Cox who has to be watchful. Cox opens his account with a firm punch back down the ground which beats the diving Shaheen and mid-on and skips away to the rope. Lovely balance there. He’s back up the other end with a steer to deep third which brings Duckett on strike who squirts a full ball off the inside half of his bat down to fine leg worth three. Better running from the England batters.

7th over: England 38-3 (Duckett 26, Cox 0) Shaheen is finding extra lift off the surface. Duckett has to be watchful as he looks down on the surface as if its made of spitting snakes. But when he gets a juicy ball on his pads, Duckett flicks his wrists and collects four runs through square leg. The next ball is a drag down and Duckett swivels as he pulls with aplomb, rolling his wrists as he collects four more.

6th over: England 30-3 (Duckett 18, Cox 0) Just for a second Duckett’s heart was in his mouth as he hoiked a short ball from Razaullah down to fine leg. If the fielder was on the rope, as he should have been, it would have been a simple catch. Instead it sailed over his head for six. The bowler sends a death stare down to his mate. His mood sours as Duckett punches the next ball for four backward of point and then he scampers up the other end with a single. That brings new man Cox on strike who is watchful across an over worth 11 runs.

Replays show that Brook slipped as he turned at the non-striker’s end. Without it he might have made his ground. Still, that never looked like two to me.

WICKET! Brook run-out Razuallah 1 (England 19-3)

The England captain has just run himself out! Why on earth did he come back for a second? A thick inside edge off Shaheen had the ball squirt down to fine leg, but it was pretty much straight to the debutant who got his throw away quickly after a swift one-handed pick-up. Brook ran the first one hard and then called Duckett back for the second. He was running towards the danger end but that was self destructive! If the throw and pick-up from the keeper were clean, as they both were, he was never making his ground. England in real trouble now.

5th over: England 19-3 (Duckett 7)

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4th over: England 18-1 (Duckett 7, Brook 0) Good wheels from Razaullah who beats Ducket with genuine pace. But Duckett won’t go in his shell and throws his hands at some width as he gets it up and over the infield on the off side. Duckett then shows a bit more control as he pings a drive on the up in front of cover and adds two runs to his score.

3rd over: England 11-2 (Duckett 1, Brook 0) This couldn’t be going better as far as Pakistan are concerned. Shaheen’s angle across the right-hander has done for Banton and now Root, who timed his cut shot well but couldn’t find a gap either side of Saim at backward point. Brook, the new man, lets an in-swinger go that wans’t too far away from nipping back onto his off stump. The skipper has a big job to do here.

WICKET! Root c Saim b Shaheen 5 (England 11-2)

Loose from Root! Oh my, that’s two in two for the Pakistan skipper. This was short and wide and begging to be hit. Root obliged but he thwacked it straight at Saim at backward point who made a sharp catch low down look routine. The ball before Root had flicked Shaheen through square leg for four but falls this time, admonishing himself as he leaves the scene. What a start for Pakistan!

2nd over: England 6-1 (Duckett 1, Root 1) Razaullah on ODI debut opens up from the other end. Right arm, bustling to the crease, quick arms whirring in a chaotic, slingy action, he’s seems plucked from central casting and I’m here for it! He finds a thick edge of Duckett’s wayward drive, but it flies down to deep third for one. Root gets off the mark before Duckett looks to carve a shorter ball over the infield, but hits nothing but air.

1st over: England 4-1 (Duckett 0, Root 0) What a start for Pakistan. Shaheen was looking for swing and went full for most of the over, but it was the one just a touch shorter that saw to Banton as he went looking for a booming drive on the up. Root, in much earlier than he’d have liked, gets a full in-swinger than thwacks his pads, but it was always going down leg. Top work from the home team.

WICKET! Banton c Arafat b Shaheen 4 (England 4-1)

A wicket in the first over! It’s a tame dismissal. Having whipped a half volley for four through mdwicket two balls earlier, Banton was looking to drive through cover. But it stands up in the pitch just a touch and wasn’t quite full enough to simply throw his hands at it. In the end he scoops a simple catch to Arafat at short extra cover. Pakistan up and running thanks to their skipper’s 150th scalp in this format.

It will be the captain, Shaheen Afridi, all 6’ 6” of him, who will open up.

Banton will face the first ball.

The Pakistan players, in bright pink, are gathered on the side of the field, engaged in a team talk and ready to let rip at England.

England’s openers, in blue different hues of blue, have bumped fists and are making their way to the middle. Can they get their team off to a decent start this time?

Mark Butcher is touching the surface now.

Looks a road. But what do I know? The last time England played here they failed to defend 352 against Australia.

Runs, runs and more runs is what I foresee on a fast and true deck.

Chris Woakes is on my screen speaking like a veteran pundit.

Good opportunity to share this from his co-author, our very own Ali Martin:

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Pakistan team

Two changes from their last game.

Pace bowler Razaullah makes his debut and Shadab Kahan returns to the side. Naseem Shah dislocated his finger in the warm up, though his skipper says he’ll be fine for the next match. Faheem Ashraf misses out today as well.

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Saad Baig (wk), Salman Alo Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Arafat Minhas, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Razaullah, Haris Rauf.

England team

A bowler was always going to get the axe and its Josh Tongue who misses out.

In comes Henry Crocombe to make his debut. Inexplicably, Adil Rashid continues to warm the bench.

England: Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jordon Cox (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Gus Atkinson, Henry Crocombe.

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Pakistan win the toss and bowl

Shaheen Afridi gets the coin flip go his way and wants to bowl.

He cites the ‘fresh’ surface as a reason for his decision, wanting to get a look at it before having a bat.

Anyone else seeing a red glass on the bottom right corner of their screen?

I promise I’m not at a pub!

Anyway, here comes the toss…

There’s been a late call up for Maaz Sadaqat to the Pakistan squad. He replaces the injured left-arm spinner Sufyan Moqeem.

Oh, worth also mentioning that Pakistan will wear pink today, taking a lead out of South Africa’s book as they change from their natural green to raise funds and awarness for breast cancer.

Reports are it’s nice and sunny in Lahore. Should be a belter of a day. Expect loads of runs.

While you settle in, why not catch up on some reading (Barney’s piece on Temba Bavuma is quite excellent)":

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Preamble

For the past two days, I’ve not been able to get Harry Brook out of my mind.

What has been going through his head since he clobbered and caressed his way to the fastest double-century in ODI history, a staggering 202 from 116 balls, only to watch his bowlers fail to defend 430?

What’s the equivalent in another sport? Scoring six goals in football only for your defence to concede seven in the second half? Hitting every fairway in golf, then four-putting every green?

Brook is back in action as England face Pakistan for the second time in this tri-series. Pakistan won the teams’ previous meeting by 87 runs, with Brook making five as England’s batters folded against Arafat Minhas’ six-for; bowled out for 215.

A win would send Pakistan into the final with a game to spare, and they have the chance to do it at their Lahore HQ. For England, a third straight defeat in this format, less than a year before the World Cup, would deepen the questions. They need to put together a complete performance.

Will they do it? We’ll find out when things get going at 8am UK time.

Got your coffee and toast? Let’s get stuck in!