England vs Pakistan, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Dominic Bess to Amir, no run, gets forward and blocks it out to cover. Slower from Dominic Bess

Dominic Bess to Amir, no run, quickish slider into the pads, blocked

Dominic Bess to Amir, no run, flighted full, driven but there's protection at cover

Dominic Bess to Amir, no run, punched to point

Dominic Bess to Shadab Khan, no run, straight delivery at the stumps, defended to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Shadab Khan, no run, comes on the front foot and blocks to cover, ball hit him high on the bat

Dominic Bess to Shadab Khan, no run, he was early into the shot and outside edge scoops the ball back to the bowler on a bounce

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 1 run, on the pads and Babar Azam clips it to the leg-side for a single

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, poor delivery down the leg-side, Jonny moved to his left and collected it

Dominic Bess to Sarfraz, no run, at the stumps, Sarfraz backed away and wanted to cut. He misses it and Jonny misses it too. He is still recovering probably from Sarfraz's stance on the previous ball

Dominic Bess to Sarfraz, no run, comes on the front foot and blocks it back

Dominic Bess to Sarfraz, no run, pushes it back to the bowler

Dominic Bess to Sarfraz, no run, fuller length and at the stumps, driven back to the bowler

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, almost an yorker at the stumps, Babar Azam gets his bat down on time and defends it to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, straight bat block on that outside leg delivery

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 2 runs, pitched it outside leg, Babar Azam crouches low and pulls it wide of leg slip for a brace

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, changed the angle, round the wicket now. On a fuller length and at the stumps, blocked to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, staright delivery at the stumps, blocked to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, uses the feet well to come to the pitch of the ball and blocks it to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, fuller and outside off, driven to the off-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, at the stumps and Babar Azam turns it to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, another delivery outside off, goes back and blocks it to the off-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, comes on the front foot and blocks to the off-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 1 run, inside half of the bat this time as he pushes this ball at the stumps to the leg-side for a single

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 2 runs, ball straightened after pitching, outside half of the bat takes the ball wide of slip for a brace

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, blocked to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Sarfraz, 1 run, flighted and at the stumps, turned it wide of fine leg for a single. He took the handle off the bat as he played that shot

Dominic Bess to Sarfraz, no run, straight delivery at the stumps, defended to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, 1 run, comes on the front foot and drives it to long-on for a single. They are looking to attack him

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, shuffled to the leg-side, Dominic Bess bowls it on the stumps and he defends it to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 1 run, stays back in the crease and pulls it to fine leg

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, comes on the front foot and defends to the off-side

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, 3 runs, positive stride forward to get himself away from the line of the stumps and deflects it with the turn fine of fine leg for three runs

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 3 runs, flighted outside off, there was no one at cover and Babar Azam drives this ball through there, timing wasn't as good as he would have liked and ball was stopped before the ropes

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, similar delivery at the stumps and similar looking defensive shot from Babar Azam

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, straight bat and blocks to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, comes down the track and tries to make room for himself, not able to do so and jams the drive to mid-on

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery at the stumps, blocked to the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, straight delivery at the stumps, blocked back

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, fuller length and outside off, Babar Azam comes on the front foot and pushes to the off-side

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, 1 run, comes forward and drives to mid-on and charges for a quick single, completes the run with ease

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, lots of air and a full toss, driven straight to short mid-wicket

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, comes dancing down the track and readjusts well to poke it away after being beaten in the flight

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, slower on off-stump, turned away into the leg-side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 1 run, too full outside off, Babar Azam smacks the drive off the toe-end of the blade through covers

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, flatter now, a comfy Babar Azam comes forward and blocks

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, drifts and slides away late from off-stump, beats Azam on forward push. Past the edge

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 2 runs, stays leg-side of the ball and cracks the punch square of sweeper cover, easy two

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, punches to cover and says no for the single

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, spins in very slightly towards off, Babar Azam camps back and defends

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, loops it up on middle and leg, dead-batted into the pitch

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, flat and full on off-stump, Babar Azam leans forward to block

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, flat and sliding on, defended off the back foot

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, 1 run, once more Root at mid-on is caught napping. Push and run to him and Shafiq scampers home even as the throw misses

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, less flight now, defended towards short leg

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, credit to Dominic Bess for generously tossing it up again, driven to cover

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 3 runs, to the left of backward point this time. Babar Azam handled the extra bounce well, went back and opened the bat-face to elude Wood who chased it and saved a run for his side

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, tosses it up now, on off, brings Babar Azam forward to block

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, immediately the trajectory is flat, Babar Azam punches it back to Dominic Bess

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up on off and middle, Babar Azam blocks

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, slightly quicker, Babar Azam blocks

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up on off, Babar Azam defended with an open face to backward point and it goes to the fielder brought in there

Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, Babar Azam defends from the crease

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, 1 run, good run and Root is a bit slow at mid-on. Caught out by Shafiq who pushed and ran, Babar Azam responded well too

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, tossed up outside off, pushed back to Dominic Bess

Dominic Bess to Shafiq, 1 run, totally unlike Shafiq. He charges Dominic Bess and looks to heave him over mid-wicket. Gets lucky as the thick inside edge nutmegs Cook at short leg. Can't even call that a half-chance

Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, no run, flatter trajectory, Azhar Ali defends off the back foot

Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, no run, nicely flighted outside off, Azhar Ali pushes it back to Dominic Bess

Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, no run, tossed up but too full, Azhar Ali gets forward to smother it back to Dominic Bess

Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, 1 run, flat and turned past Cook at short leg

Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, no run, comedy of errors. First things first. Bad shot from Azhar Ali as he pre-meditates a lap sweep and the ball takes the glove? after hitting the edge of the bat and wrong-foots Stokes at slip who was moving to his left to try and catch that, after the ball went to slip, Shafiq was halfway down looking for a quick single, Azhar Ali took a step too, but sanity prevailed and there was no mixup. Had Stokes been at slip, would've had a chance to catch that

Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, no run, flat and on middle, defended to short leg

Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, no run, Azhar Ali gets lucky. Was down the track to flick and played it too early, luckily for him the leading edge went wide of Dominic Bess, was in the air but didn't go to hand

Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, no run, tossed up outside off, Azhar Ali gets forward to block and generous cheers from the Lords crowd

Dominic Bess to Haris Sohail, no run, much fuller and no turn. Haris Sohail drives to cover

Dominic Bess to Haris Sohail, no run, fuller length outside off, Haris Sohail was on the back foot, he ends up cutting the ball to point again

Dominic Bess to Haris Sohail, no run, touch short, Haris Sohail goes on the back foot and cuts it to point

Dominic Bess to Haris Sohail, no run, comes on the front foot and drives to cover

Dominic Bess to Haris Sohail, no run, terrific start. Crowd cheering him, he bowls it just outside off and Haris Sohail bocks it to cover