England vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 3

Day 3 Azhar Ali Brillliant 141* 

As Anderson Takes 5! 

At Ageas Bowl

England v Pakistan 3rd Test 2020

Let's play! Straight away straight away. Good morning. Yeah, good morning. Good everyone. What a day. It's going to be it's been a fantastic test match so far

Wicket number 597.That is anderson at his best good grab as well from root. Well, nothing shot really should have let that go. It was full it was wide and just a nothing more than a little push.

England got 4^th wicket of Asad Shafiq goes for 5. James Anderson got them breakthrough

 

On the angle, maybe just sneaking down.

England went for a review and they lost that review

Umpire voice “Pitching outside off impacting in line missing the wickets so stay with your original decision. You're on screen now”

Rain has arrived in Southampton covers are coming on he's doing broad. Well, he was unlucky swung the ball both ways good carry to the keeper.

End of Session 1 (Lunch Session) 

Have to wait and see him in the background there let the skipper know he's pretty ball. Oh full pretty slow outfit with all the rain, but I think it might just beat the field up. No well fielded. That's ollie pope might have just saved a single.

Please get a couple. It is normally very very fast this outfield as you said but the rain there was still good enough to get across the turf. A bit of extra speed from archer. What was that 84 miles per hour.

This is when you start you think back you think geez i'm glad i'm not playing anymore when someone's pulling this fast 93 92.8 that one. Good to watch.

Beautifully bowl that rough that was talking about has come into play. There is a bit of turn there and bounds and a good take from jos buttler. He battled hard for vada it was a beautiful delivery flight to delivery got the extra bounce.

England got 5^th wicket of Fawad Alam goes for 21. Dom Bess got them breakthrough

 

No, man in the deep not that they'll be too worried about that quite happy to give away four runs for a shot like that if he misses it's like a different story.

Where's that sweep again with no man in the deep full value for that shot. Yeah, and I think england will change the field now that's the third time the ball has gone to that vacant deep square leg.

That's where the man came from short wide outside the awesome part what it deserved 96-5.

Oh was there an edge did it not carry the frustration on anderson's face and on joe root's face would suggest that perhaps there was a little outside edge 101-5.

Through the gully region and run away down to the third boundary for four.

Six thousand test match runs for azhar ali. It's a major milestone for them and it's a terrific record just 81 test matches 1600.

 

Carved away and that'll race away for four. Excellent shot. I know we haven't seen the best of the pakistan batsman through this summer, but we've seen glimpses and this one what we have seen of him so far as a fighter.

Cut away cut away for four. Yeah with again 48 now to azhar ali the skipper.

Nice shot archer drifting on to the pad to azhar ali nice clip through mid wicket for four takes azhar ali past 50 117-5.

 

That's guided down to the third man defense I think dom will cut that off Grumpy anderson 122-5 azhar ali is 56 not out.

archer again Oh no nasty wasn't that sure rizwan says he's okay archer checked on him.

Beautifully real flow and stylish back cut that was.

Comes quick it goes off the back quick as well. That was uh, timed a little over 90 miles an hour and all that was really from rizwan was a firm push.

It's a good shot from azhar ali. You don't see that many people when archer is cranking it up to somewhere near top speed. You don't see that many people pull archer with time to spare.

He steered that deliberately just played it with half a blade really there's no third man azhar's into the 80s. He's got 82 pakistan 157-5.

Now was there an edge was there an edge did he hit it says dom bess. Sure, there's certainly a noise we'll take another look at it ultra edge. Azhar ali survive till tea they both play beautifully as a rally 18 away from a test match 100.

End of Session 2 (Tea Session)

 

Beautiful shot very quick on to just a hint of whip.

And lovely down the ground this time just enough.

Oh beautifully played. He's quick archer, but he's still got a lot of time azhar ali just lifts it over what fourth slip the hundredth partnership is up? 176-5.

neither third man in imagine that wouldn't matter. It shows you how slow this surface is. They have so much time.

Down the pitch and he came inside out and has gone over mid off and he's gone all the way for six and that is 50 for mohammad rizwan. What a fine series. He's having 50 in style with the six that two against the spin over it mid off. 

Strong off his hit. Most pakistan players are that will take him to 99? That's his strength that's where he's really really strong as early off his hips.

Drives through the outside. A lovely shot to go to 100 his 17th test hundred. He's third against England. A true captain's knock you can't keep a good man down for long. Well played azhar ali.

 

That's a brilliant grab from jos butler outstanding grab. Unlucky there is one not a great delivery going down left side.

England got 6^th wicket of Muhammad Rizwan goes for 53. Chris Woakes got them breakthrough

 

Perhaps to save the single to make sure azar ali doesn't get to the other end. Gets a bit more than a single 236-6.

Oh that looked good that will race away for four. It's just a hint of surprise in your voice there mikey I thought there was a hint of gordon greenwich about.

It's a very good catch this it's quite gloomy lights are on and the ball went quickly with yasir shah pushing forward a bit of extra bounds from this hard new ball.

England got 7^th wicket of Yasir Shah goes for 20. Stuart Board got them breakthrough

 

Outstanding from jos buttler he's taken the catch and the decision has been given that is a fantastic take. Yeah, brilliant from butler would have lost sight of the ball for just a second banged in short from stuart broad.

England got 8^th wicket of Shaheen Shah goes for 3. Stuart Board got them breakthrough

 

Edge down burns. It's again down again this time crawly anderson is going to explode. You know, he's just turned and he's walked back jimmy anderson.

All the way into the gap majestic shot from azhar ali, this is 18th four.

Oh, no, no don't end like that. I think he's okay. The decision is not out repeat not out.

In the air dropped. Dropped and a run-out chance as well. Now I think that is out. I don't think that will ease the pain for jimmy anderson but that was absolute chaos broad apologizes to anderson who's had three dropped off his bowling.

England got 9^th wicket of Muhammad Abbas goes for 1. (Runout)

 

It's been nailed it's no disaster runs aren't an issue at the moment. They will have deliveries at naseem shah 273-9.

Edge does it carry? Yes They catch it eventually.

England got 10^th wicket of Naseem Shah goes for 0 Golden Duck. James Anderson got them breakthrough

 

Jimmy, anderson has yet another fifer his 29th Fifer in test match cricket. He is an outstanding bowler.

England have him forced to follow on pakistan will be batting again and anderson will be at him again.

That we believe is stumped so this drama of willie won't he finally comes to an end. What a day for azhar ali. He was there right at the start of the day and he's there right at the end. He has played magnificently for his 141 and now will start on beaten on not tomorrow.

Day 3 Stumps