Live video scorecard - England v Pakistan (UK users only - although TMS commentary is available worldwide)
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By Ben Dirs
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ENGLAND FIRST INNINGS
Carl Evans, Crepy, in the TMS inbox: "Regarding Liverpool Street Station (see below), I would hazard a guess that you're still in bed when they get off."
1348 - 6-0 Mohammad Asif shares the new ball and he's got a short leg in for Cook - and it nearly works straightaway, Cook taking a big stride and very nearly popping the ball up. Asif is straight through Cook next ball and Pakistan think about referring, but that merely clipped the back thigh and they decide against it. Cook gets a gimme to get off the mark with, the ball straightening and the Essex left-hander flipping to mid-wicket for one.
Mike in Vilnius in the TMS inbox: "I know you won't use this, but may I be the first to lodge a complaint about the trivial and inconsequential drivel which I anticipate having to read over this next few days. My licence money should be better and more professionally spent providing a serious Test match commentary."
1343 - 5-0 ... here comes Amir with the first delivery of the day... snaking towards the wicket and that's a real dog's dinner of a ball, sliding down leg side and racing away for five wides - Kamran Akmal didn't even move. Wrist all wrong there, but he soon finds his lines and Strauss has a nibble, the ball going down the slope. Strauss looks to clip to mid-wicket two balls later but it's fielded - bit short from Amir, no real dramas...
1338: Players are out, we'll have play in three minutes... fancy batting in this? Didn't think so...
1336: Before play kicks off, can anyone answer me this (it's been annoying me for about 10 years now): if Liverpool Street is supposed to be London's financial hub, why is it that no-one ever gets off there on the Central Line going West and lets me have a ruddy seat?
Paul (Pessimistic Englishman in Adelaide) in the TMS inbox: "On a bowlers' pitch with Alastair Cook unable to use his feet, how many balls do you think he will last? My guess is three. Any advances on that?"
Amjad, hard at work in Saudi Arabia, in the TMS inbox: "Patience is definitely going to be key here..."
Eddie, Edinburgh, in the TMS inbox: "I've been coaching cricket to primary school girls for the past two years. This Saturday, I've organised a Mums v Daughters end of season match. Before I claim a world's first for this type of event, has anyone done anything similar before?"
1328: Tea will be at 1610, close at 1900 - although that's never going to happen, what with plenty more squally stuff expected and the light expected to fade... massive week for England - a stack of batsmen out of nick, a slippery Pakistan attack sensing blood, a funky old pitch, dank conditions, Strauss's team looking for momentum - not really an ideal combination...
1322: That looks to be a pretty good toss to win for Pakistan - word is there's plenty of moisture in the pitch, expect it to be nipping around - "The drive will be a dangerous shot in this - leave well and look to score off any bad balls," is former skipper Michael Vaughan's advice...
England (unchanged): Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior (wk), Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steven Finn
Pakistan (unchanged): Yasir Hameed, Imran Farhat, Salman Butt (capt), Azhar Ali, Mohammad Yousuf, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Asif
1314: England skipper Andrew Strauss flips the coin, Pakistan skipper Salman Butt calls "heads" and it comes up heads - the tourists are gonna have a bowl...
1313: Righto, looks like we've got some play in prospect - toss coming up, play due to start at 1340...
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