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Have your say on England men this summer

  1. Farewellpublished at 19:00 BST 27 August

    Time for us to bid you farewell from day one of the second Test at Lord's.

    England have closed on 248-9 from 56 overs with Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue not out overnight on 34 and one respectively.

    Take a read of Stephan Shemilt's report from a dank day in London.

    We'll be back tomorrow from 10:45 BST for an 11:00 start, in the meantime you can catch highlights of today's action on BBC Two - they're starting right now - and on iPlayer at the end of broadcast.

    See you soon!

    Media caption,

    Watch the moment Cox is dismissed by Salman Agha's 'unbelievable' catch

  2. Postpublished at 18:59 BST 27 August

    Pakistan's Muhammad Abbas: "This is my favourite ground. I played my first Test match here in 2018, so I was man of the match. After that I came here with Leicestershire, so I always enjoy bowling here."

    On dropped catches: "This is a part of cricket. We do not remember those things. As a professional, we have to look forward and just keep going."

    On the morning session: "Yes, we were very happy. We had a meeting upstairs, so our coach said stick to the plan and bowl them out as soon as possible. I think they scored a little bit more [after the morning session]. I think Smith played well, but still we are happy."

    On Joe Root's wicket: "We had a plan about him. We got success from there."

    Media caption,

    Perfect Pakistan enjoy great start to day one with four England wickets

  3. Postpublished at 18:58 BST 27 August

    Ramiz Raja
    Former Pakistan captain on Test Match Special

    Babar Azam throws the ballImage source, Getty Images

    Babar Azam is the regular leader and that helped winning the toss. The onus was on Pakistan to make it count.

  4. Postpublished at 18:56 BST 27 August

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on Test Match Special

    It was down to Jamie Smith. He came out and played like the Jamie Smith at the start of his Test career.

    Really beautifully balanced [today]. I have read a few articles that there's a few questions over Jamie Smith. I don't see that at all. I have watched his keeping. His keeping is rock solid.

    You're always going to go through a little period in your Test career where you don't get the runs.

    When he is playing that leg-side flick, he is in a good position in his head. He was the key today for England getting to that 248.

  5. Postpublished at 18:53 BST 27 August

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    I think the way they played at Headingley was the Joe Root blueprint.

    One of the main criticisms over the last couple of years is that there has been absolutely no thought to getting into the trenches a bit and soaking up the pressure.

  6. Postpublished at 18:51 BST 27 August

    Media caption,

    Best shots - Smith hits 61 to help England fight back on day one

    England's Jamie Smith on Sky Sports: "Yeah, a tricky one - it's a decent enough day for us. The ball was still doing enough, nipping around with the overhead conditions.

    "They bowled nicely, I think they showed that wickets with the new ball always puts you under a bit more pressure but it did get a bit easier as the ball got softer which helped us as a batting side.

    "I found it tough, it's been a lean period for me with some indifferent scores so today I was trying to ride the wave a bit, I know it's not the most free-scoring type of pitch here. You can feel a bit out of rhythm, but you can also catch up quite quickly so once I found a few out the middle of the bat, it helped me a little bit to start a little slower.

    "Technically, over the winter I had a bit of an issue with my front foot so I found it quite helpful to go back to Surrey and play a block of red-ball cricket to try and rectify that and I got a bit of success with that at number three, getting exposed to the new ball a bit more.

    "I felt that gave me some good rhythm, so coming into the Test stuff it was just trying to adapt that to batting at seven. I was trying to take a bit more time at Headingley but in hindsight I probably should have tried to get going a bit sooner, so today I was just trying to find the right balance.

    "I want to keep playing the way I have done in my short career so far, I've had some success with that and it has given me confidence to have the backing from the team if there are any times I have doubted myself. Poking and prodding around is never going to be the best version of me."

  7. Postpublished at 18:47 BST 27 August

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on Test Match Special

    Jordan Cox of England batsImage source, Getty Images

    I think England will be delighted to get to 248 from 70-4.

    I think Pakistan will accept in the dressing room that they have missed their chance and let good situations roll away from them.

    Jordan Cox looks a fine player. He looks well-balanced. He looks to me to have the right shots for the better bowlers.

    He seems to have the calmness, but he will be disappointed to get out. Your currency is your 100s no matter who you play for.

  8. Postpublished at 18:45 BST 27 August

    Ramiz Raja
    Former Pakistan captain on Test Match Special

    Let's not forget it is a medium-paced bowling attack [for Pakistan] and when the shine comes off the ball it is reasonably hard to roll over teams.

  9. How's stat?!published at 18:43 BST 27 August

    Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    WinViz so far in this Test

    Start of play: England 54%, Pakistan 32%, Draw 14%

    End of session one: England 33%, Pakistan 64%, Draw 3%

    End of session two: England 43%, Pakistan 54%, Draw 3%

    As of 56 overs: England 39%, Pakistan 60%, Draw 1%

    Pakistan have had the upper hand in this day so far with their WinViz moving from 32% at start of play to 60% currently, a 28% jump.

  10. Postpublished at 18:42 BST 27 August

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    I think Pakistan will look back at it as a bit of a missed opportunity.

    I am giving the day to England, just.

  11. Close of play - Eng 248-9published at 18:38 BST 27 August

    The Umpires take a light reading before playImage source, PA Media

    We'll have just 56 overs on day one at Lord's with the umpires deciding there will be no more play today.

    The players will come back tomorrow, hopefully under sunnier skies.

  12. Postpublished at 18:34 BST 27 August

    Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Jordan Cox stayed in and played some nice shots.

    He got into nice positions. He hasn't played much but he looked pretty compact.

    Jamie Smith also put in a good effort. He played pretty well. I have enjoyed Mohammad Ali, he is great to watch and he is full of energy.

  13. Postpublished at 18:27 BST 27 August

    While we're waiting, treat yourselves to Salman Ali Agha's sensational catch to dismiss Jordan Cox earlier.

    Pakistan hadn't been at their best in the field despite their bowlers' brilliant efforts, but this was a moment of magic.

    Media caption,

    Watch the moment Cox is dismissed by Salman Agha's 'unbelievable' catch

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:22 BST 27 August

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    The umpires speak during a break in playImage source, Reuters

    I’ll never understand why the floodlights can’t do their job. Surely if you’re unable to play why are they even there?

    Paul, London

  15. Postpublished at 18:18 BST 27 August

    The umpires are having another chat in the middle, but the players are nowhere to be seen.

    A healthy number of spectators have stuck around, although I suspect they are feeling pretty frustrated.

  16. Postpublished at 18:14 BST 27 August

    I don't think Pakistan will mind that at all, if they can get away with not having to bat for an hour tonight in these conditions.

  17. Bad light stops playpublished at 18:10 BST 27 August

    An umpire takes a light reading during playImage source, Getty Images

    Sigh.

    This session could theoretically go on until 19:30, but in fairness to the umpires on this occasion, it looks very gloomy out there.

    It's difficult to see it getting any better from here.

  18. Postpublished at 18:08 BST 27 August

    Ah.

    Here comes the light meter, which is greeted by boos from the Lord's crowd.

  19. Eng 248-9published at 56 overs

    Oh, that's agonising for Abbas.

    He creates the chance for his five-for, drawing a leading edge from Gus Atkinson, but the ball flies between the slips for four.

  20. Postpublished at 18:06 BST 27 August

    Ramiz Raja
    Former Pakistan captain on Test Match Special

    I was just enjoying Jofra Archer's hitting, then he let me down with that hoick.