By Mercy Kosgei England lost openers Duckett and Crawley to end on 36-2 to Pakistan leaving them to level to series 1-1. With over 250 runs to win, England real

Pakistan lost two wickets in the post-lunch session but stretched their overall lead to 209 on day three of the spin-dominated second test against England on Thursday. Saud Shakeel, batting on 30, led Pakistan's push for a series-levelling victory on a track where most batters from both sides have struggled against the sharply turning ball.

Sajid Khan has taken seven wickets on a reused wicket tailor-made for spinners and earned Pakistan the lead against England in the second cricket test.

Join our writers for updates from what could be a decisive day in this second Test.   13:53 Salman Agha was the man of the day with a counter-punching 63 runs that are worth at least 1.5 x more according to my patented OBO run converter machine.

Pakistan rode Sajid Khan's brilliance with bat and ball against a scratchy England in the second test on Thursday and eyed a long-awaited home test win. England, set a massive 297-run target for victory on a tricky pitch,

Pakistan need eight more wickets to bowl out England heading into Day 4 of the second Test and end a dismal run of six successive red-ball defeats. England ended Thursday's play on 36-2 after Ben Duckett and Zac Crawley both fell early on as they looked to secure what would be a record-breaking run chase of 297.

Pakistan rebuilt to extend their lead to 209 as they reached 134-5 at tea in the second Test after a three-wicket burst by England spinner Shoaib Bashir on Thursday. Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan took 7-111,