England vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 2: Live score and updates from Birmingham

Pakistan have work to do - We are yet to see a hundred scored in this series, and there is no better time for one to come from a Pakistan batter than now. They are 268 runs behind, but they will be better off not looking at that number and instead taking it session by session. A testing phase awaits them first thing on the morning of Day 3, with the English pacers raring to go. The first ball on Day 3 will be bowled at 10 am GMT, so we look forward to having your company then. Cheers!

England turn the screw - The hosts began the day with a lead of 23 runs and had their sights set on pressing home the advantage, and that is exactly what they did. They added 297 runs across the first 2 sessions, scoring at just under 6 an over to pile further misery on Pakistan. The tourists managed to produce the odd ball that troubled the English batters, but could not string enough of those deliveries together to build sustained pressure. Razaullah took a bit of a tap but came close to a 5-wicket haul on Test debut. He eventually had to be content with 4 wickets. There would also have been some personal disappointment for the likes of Harry Brook, Dan Lawrence and Jamie Smith, who looked on course but could not bring up three-figure scores.

4.32 pm GMT - STUMPS ON DAY 2 - That will be that for the day. Even though the rain has eased a bit, the ground staff will need a fair bit of time for the mop-up work, if and when the rain stops, and it will not be possible to resume within the cut-off time. Building on the good work done on the opening day, England have strengthened their position in the game. Pakistan have it all to do, but they will look to replicate fight shown by Azan Awais and Shan Masood after being rocked early in the second dig.

4.14 pm GMT - More covers are being brought on, which could suggest the ground staff are expecting more rain. The radar does seem to suggest so. We are hearing that the cut-off time to get back on the park is 5.08 pm GMT, so we do still have some time.

4.07 pm GMT - Are we going off? Indeed, we are. The rain has got heavier, and the umpires have asked for the hover cover to be brought on. Mark Butcher points out that this is heavier than the rain we had during the first break, and it has got darker as well. The square covers have been rolled out as well.

Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage

12.4: Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, Much fuller, on middle, Shan Masood rolls his wrists and flicks it past the short mid-wicket fielder and gets a couple of runs. 

12.3: Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, Back of a length, over off, Shan Masood pulls it down with control but finds the square leg fielder.

12.2: Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, Short of a length, on middle and off, Shan Masood dabs it down the track.

12.1: Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, FOUR! SHOT! On a good length, on middle. Shan Masood rocks back, hops a bit and tucks it through square leg for four runs. Pakistan go past 50, and they now trail by 270 runs.

Jofra Archer switches ends. The drizzle has returned, and Mark Butcher reckons that we will have another stoppage soon.

11.6: Gus Atkinson to Azan Awais, Pitches it up in line with the off stump. Awais lunges and defends it out solidly.

11.5: Gus Atkinson to Azan Awais, Angles it in on a good length at 138 kph, on middle. Awais nudges it to mid-wicket.

We are all set for the resumption. The light is still not great, though, so it remains to be seen how long we can go for. The two umpires and players are back on the field. Gus Atkinson is at the top of his mark. Azan Awais is on strike. Let's go...

4 pm GMT - It has stopped raining, and the hover cover is also coming off. We could get back underway soon.

3.55 pm GMT - The rain has picked up, and the players are heading off. The ground staff were primed for this and wasted no time in getting the hover cover on. The radar has proved accurate, with rain forecast around this time, and it has arrived right on cue.

Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage

11.4: Gus Atkinson to Azan Awais, INSIDE EDGE, FOUR! Atkinson switches to around the wicket. It is the scramble seam ball, on a back of a length, around off. Awais stays back to punch it away, but the ball jags back in to catch the inside edge. It races down to the deep fine leg fence.

It has started to drizzle.

11.3: Gus Atkinson to Shan Masood, Not all that short and not that wide either. Masood shapes up for the cut but chops it down wide of cover for a single.

11.2: Gus Atkinson to Shan Masood, This is on a hard length, on off. It climbs onto Shan, who uses his height to ride the bounce and taps it to point. 

11.1: Gus Atkinson to Azan Awais, Good running! Atkinson hits the bat hard, on a short of a good length, on off. Awais stands tall on his toes and drops it in front of point before scurrying to the other end.

10.6: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, From over the wicket now, on a length, on middle and leg. Shan brings his bat out in front to dab it beside the strip on the leg side.

10.5: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Just outside the off pole, on a good length. Shan goes searching for the ball slightly as he pats it down the deck.

10.4: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Attacks the stumps with a length ball. Masood is solid in defence.

Uh, oh! The ground staff are getting the hover cover ready to be brought on. They feel rain is just around the corner.

10.3: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, At the hips, on the shorter side. Shan gets inside the line for the flick but misses and wears it on the thigh pad.

10.2: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Angled in on middle, on a nagging length. Shan stabs it down from the crease.

10.1: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Slips down leg with a leg slip in place, on a good length. Masood fails to help it away. The ball clips the gloves of the keeper, Jordan Cox before it is taken at leg slip.

9.6: Gus Atkinson to Azan Awais, Fuller now, on off. Azan knocks it to cover.

9.5: Gus Atkinson to Azan Awais, FOUR! Edged away. Atkinson bowls it on a back of a length, outside off. Awais pushes at the ball with hard hands from the crease. The outside edge is found but the ball goes through the gap between third slip and gully before racing down to the fence.

9.4: Gus Atkinson to Shan Masood, PUT DOWN! A sharp chance and Ben Duckett can't hold on. Atkinson pushes the length up and it is angled across off. Masood reaches out and goes hard on the drive. It flies behind towards third slip off an outside edge. Duckett gets his hands to his left at head height but the ball clips his fingertips and drops to the ground. Single taken.

9.3: Gus Atkinson to Azan Awais, On a length, on off. Azan stabs it down wide of backward point for a single.

9.2: Gus Atkinson to Azan Awais, Atkinson goes wide on the crease on the around-the-wicket angle. It angles in before straightening off the deck. Awais does well not to go fishing for the ball and plays the initial line. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

9.1: Gus Atkinson to Shan Masood, Going across, scrambled seam ball, on a good length. Masood presses half-forward but the ball kicks up a bit to catch the splice of the bat. Shan drops it beside the strip on the off side and hurries to the other end.

8.6: Ollie Robinson to Azan Awais, Drags the length back now, on off. Awais hangs back to block it with soft hands. The outside edge goes down and dribbles towards the slip cordon.

8.5: Ollie Robinson to Azan Awais, On the off stump, on a good length, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

8.4: Ollie Robinson to Azan Awais, Slanting into the left-hander, on a slightly back of a length. Awais gets across and tucks it to mid-wicket.

8.3: Ollie Robinson to Azan Awais, Fuller in length, on off. Awais presses forward for the block.

8.2: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Hits the back of a length, on off. Masood gets on his toes and nudges it between mid-wicket and square leg for a quick single.

8.1: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Down leg, on a back of a length. Masood misses out on the flick. A good take by Jordan Cox, moving to his right whilst being up to the stumps. The ball sticks in the webbing of his right mitt.

7.6: Gus Atkinson to Shan Masood, Fuller than the previous ball and the line is tighter as well. Masood leans across and pats it wide of cover for a single.

7.5: Gus Atkinson to Shan Masood, At 136 kph, a loose ball, short and wide on off. Masood can't take full toll, though, as he mistimes it past cover-point. Emilio Gay gives chase and slides to haul it in. Two taken. The deficit is now 289 runs for Pakistan.

7.4: Gus Atkinson to Shan Masood, Moving away off the seam, on a back of a length. Masood hangs back to block it out.

7.3: Gus Atkinson to Shan Masood, Atkinson serves it full, on middle and leg. Masood clips it neatly, but the sub fielder at mid-wicket moves to his left and gets low to make the stop.

7.2: Gus Atkinson to Shan Masood, Closer to the off pole, on a hard length. Shan tries to defend it late and close to his body. The ball catches the face of the blade and drops at his feet.

7.1: Gus Atkinson to Shan Masood, Pushed across the left-hander, on a good length. Masood shoulders arms to let that one through.

Gus Atkinson comes into the attack, replacing Jofra Archer.

6.6: Ollie Robinson to Azan Awais, Beaten! In and around the off pole, on a length. Awais plays for the one that angles in to him. The ball nips away to beat him all ends up.

6.5: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Drifts onto the pads, on a length. Masood works it away off the pads through square leg. Shan is nearly halfway through the second run before being sent back by his partner and rightly so, as Gus Atkinson was quick to get to the ball.

6.4: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, FOUR! Put away! A rare loose ball by Robinson, short and outside off. There is enough room for Masood to work with. He stands tall on top of the bounce and cuts it through point for his first boundary. This will help Shan feel a little better.

6.3: Ollie Robinson to Azan Awais, Pitches it up, tailing back in, on middle. Azan tries to defend it right under his eyes. It goes behind off an inside edge towards deep fine leg for a single.

6.2: Ollie Robinson to Azan Awais, Jordan Cox comes up to the stumps. On middle and leg, on a good length. Azan tucks it to mid-wicket.

6.1: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Robinson continues to be around that off stump line. It straightens off the deck to square Shan up but the outside edge goes down towards gully, where the fielder dives to his right and gets a bit of hand on it. Single taken.

5.6: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, Fuller now, on middle. Awais flicks it to mid on.

5.5: Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, This jumps on the batter, on a back of a length. Masood stays back to block but the ball rears up to catch the shoulder of the blade. It drops beside the strip on the off side and they cross.

5.4: Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, Attacking the sticks, on a good length. Shan pats it down beside the strip on the leg side.

The floodlights have been switched on, and it has gone gloomy here at Edgbaston.

5.3: Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, Two byes! Archer hits the hard length but it keeps going down leg. Shan hops inside the line but fails to lay any bat on the tickle. It keeps rising on its way to the keeper and Jordan Cox does well to fling himself to his right. He gets a bit of glove before it goes wide of deep fine leg for a couple of byes. Pakistan trail by 299 runs.

5.2: Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, Fuller now and it is cranked up at 144 kph, on middle. Masood flicks it off the front pad to mid-wicket.

5.1: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, Angled in at the hips at 140 kph, Awais nurdles it down to deep fine leg for a single.

4.6: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Goes fuller now, on off. Shan is a bit tentative to come on the front foot as he pushes it to mid on.

4.5: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, This goes the other way! Ollie Robinson has a smile on his face, knowing that Shan Masood is all at sea at the moment. Angled in before nipping away off the seam. Masood has a feel for the ball, expecting it to come back in and is beaten past the outside edge. There was a bit of interest from behind the bat but the sound was of the bat clipping the front pad.

4.4: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Doing too much! Hooping back in a long way, on a back of a length, on middle. Masood hangs back but is beaten for pace on the flick. It thuds into the flap of the front pad. That looked high as well.

4.3: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, In line with the off stump, on a good length. Masood taps it down the pitch.

4.2: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Full and around off. Shan's bat comes down at an angle. It dribbles away off the outer half to backward point.

4.1: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Beaten! This is on a short of a length, on off. Masood hops across to get closer to the line and has a poke at the ball. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

3.6: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, FOUR! Gloriously driven. Archer pushes the length up and offers width on off. Awais leans into the drive and strokes it all along the ground through covers. 4th boundary in a score of 17 for Azan.

3.5: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, Fuller in length, attacking the sticks. Awais looks to keep it out with a straight bat but it nips away to catch the outer half and it is squirted to point.

3.4: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, Edged but it drops well short. Archer goes wide on the crease and hurls it on a good length, Awais does well not to push at the ball with hard hands and looks to defend close to his body. The outside edge is found but it goes on the bounce to Joe Root at first slip.

3.3: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, Half a shout for caught behind! Jordan Cox was the only one to go up in an appeal. Joe Root is not convinced enough to send it upstairs. On a hard length, moving away from the left-hander. Awais pushes away from the body and the ball beats him on the outside edge with bounce. The UltraEdge comes up wth a flat line.

3.2: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, Honing in on the off stump, on a length. Awais lunges and defends it out watchfully.

3.1: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, Archer looks to spear in a full ball but ends up surviving a low full toss, on off. Awais pushes it tamely off the toe end towards mid on.

2.6: Ollie Robinson to Azan Awais, Fuller in length, on middle. Azan leans across and plays around his front pad as he flicks it to the left of mid on for a single. Jofra Archer makes the stop with his boot.

2.5: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Back to that line just outside the off pole, on a back of a length. Masood taps wide of cover and hurries to the other end.

2.4: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Fuller in length now, slanting in at the sticks. Masood drops his bat down on the ball and is solid in defence.

2.3: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Good-length delivery, moving away off the seam. Masood is squared up in defence and dabs it down to gully.

2.2: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Goes past the bat! Robinson delivers it from wide on the crease, on a good length, in the channel on off. Masood was better off leaving this alone but he has a feel for the ball. He is lucky not to nick this one behind.

2.1: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Hits the top of the off stump at 123 kph, on a nagging length. Shan shuffles cover to get behind the line and plays it back to Robinson.

1.6: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, FOUR! Azan Awais is looking pretty confident. Jofra Archer drags his length back, outside off, Azan Awais stands tall and cuts it toward the left of the backward point fielder for a boundary. 

1.5: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, Fullish, on middle and leg, Azan Awais blocks it back to the Archer. 

1.4: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, Just a shade behind the good length, pitching it outside off and swinging away. Azan Awais lunges to cover the stumps and makes the leave.

1.3: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, FOUR! Excellent placement from Awais! Good-length delivery, angling in, around middle. Azan Awais clips it through square leg and gets another boundary. 

1.2: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, Fuller in length, on off. Azan Awais defends it to the right of the bowler.

1.1: Jofra Archer to Azan Awais, FOUR! Gloriously driven! Pitches it much fuller, does Jofra Archer, just outside off. Azan Awais strides out and drives it crisply, with the full face of the bat guiding it through cover for four runs. Pakistan are underway. 

Jofra Archer will steam in from the other end. No hundred in this series so far for either side, and it is a feat we have not seen on English soil for 138 years, informs Urooj Mumtaz.

0.6: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Angled in from around the wicket, on a good length. Shan lets the ball come on and taps it down. A tone-setting double wicket maiden by Robinson.

0.5: Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, Nearly another. Another ball that holds its line, on a nagging length. Shan looks to defend but is beaten past the outside edge.

The worst possible start for Pakistan. Shan Masood walks out to the middle.

0.4: Ollie Robinson to Abdullah Shafique, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Ollie Robinson goes bang, bang and he cannot put a foot wrong this summer. Wobble seam ball bowled by going wide on the crease, on a good length, around off. Shafique has to play at it due to the angle and presents a straight bat to do so. It nips away enough to take the outside edge. It goes low to first slip, where Joe Root hangs low and gets his fingers under the ball to snaffle it. A three-ball duck for Abdullah. Pakistan are 0/2. Joe Root goes past Steve Smith for most catches in the field in Tests, with this being his 220th grab.

0.3: Ollie Robinson to Abdullah Shafique, Outside off, on a good length. Shafique leans across and stabs it down watchfully.

0.2: Ollie Robinson to Abdullah Shafique, Floated up there, not much movement through the air, on off. Shafique pushes it with a straight bat to mid on.

Abdullah Shafique is in at number 3. Jordan Cox comes up to the stumps for the new batter.

0.1: Ollie Robinson to Saim Ayub, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! The start couldn't get any sweeter than this. Ollie Robinson scoots around the wicket, pitching it around good length, outside off. Saim Ayub plants his front foot toward the delivery, looking to force the drive away but the ball moves away a bit off the seam. The ball flies flat toward the right of the second slip fielder and it's none other than Harry Brook who pouches the catch safely into his hands. A pair for Ayub, who was flown in for this game.