Yet another action packed day in a wonderful Test series. Runs and wickets galore. England looked to be set for a massive first innings total with Cook and Root in control at 68/1. Then the all too familiar collapse happened. At 110/5, I would have gladly settled for 250, and bit yer arm off for 300.
Imagine how good this England team would be if they got anything from No 4 and No 5. Sadly, this is likely the last Test for Vince.
I felt bad for Hales. He scorched that. When you are in form, that ball finds the ropes. When you are struggling for runs, it ends up in the hands of the fielder at square leg. That said, I am still not convinced the ball carried to Yasir Shah.
England's lower order once again came to the rescue. Bairstow has quickly become England's third most consistent batsman. Chris Woakes continues to do his best Jacques Kallis impersonation, and Moeen stood tall (after taking an almighty blow off the dome first ball up), dragging the tail along with him to a more than useful score of 328.
Though Sohail Khan finished with a five-for, I thought Wahab Riaz was Pakistan's best bowler today. He bowled with sheer pace and added a menacing snarl to Pakistan's attack.
Broad nipping out the impressive Sami Aslam before close of play will give England a big lift on a day filled with more twists than Chubby Checker in his prime.