Because of showers, earlier, England’s bid for victory was thwarted with no play possible on Saturday morning at the home of cricket. Because of bad light. ( Live Scorecard ), the teams never got back out, with play eventually abandoned for the day at 6.30 p.m. local time. England vs Pakistan 2nd Test Day 4, Live Updates: England will be resuming their innings from 177/7 on Day 4 of the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s, London. After rain forced an early stumps on Day 3, England were leading by 357 runs as Dan Lawrence (50*) and Ollie Robinson (2*) remained unbeaten. The hosts eventually resumed in the afternoon, on 81-3, and Dan Lawrence raced to 50 not out off 66 balls by the time more rain came 14 balls following the resumption after a late tea.
He did not bat in the first innings and, although there is no official word yet from Pakistan on whether he will take any further part in the game or the series, him batting in the second innings looks unlikely. Difficult but not impossible – That is what Mohammad Ali had to say about the task that lies ahead of Pakistan, and he remains hopeful of a positive result. If the Asian side do manage to avoid defeat in this Test, we will have witnessed something remarkable. But that is for later. First up is the task of finishing off England’s innings, something Pakistan have found difficult in recent times. They will have to hit their straps straight away to limit the damage. That’s all from us – And that brings us to the end of a heavily rain-hit Moving Day, where England have tightened their grip on the game, leaving Pakistan with plenty to do if they are to save the Test and keep the series alive. Hopefully, the weather stays away and allows us plenty of action. Cheers! The rain has eased up quite a bit, and the side covers have been peeled back off the surface. The hover cover stays put for now. However, the light is a separate headache altogether. It’s been gloomy out there, and the floodlights have been blazing pretty much since the first ball was bowled. Just as we type this update, the intensity of the rain has picked up again and all the covers are coming back on. The chances of getting more action looks pretty bleak now even if the rain stops. Did we jinx it, folks? The rain has eased off, though a light drizzle is still coming down. The side covers have already been cleared off the field, and now it’s just the hover cover standing guard over the main track. If things go in the right direction, we might get the resumption sooner than we expected.
Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage More trouble for Pakistan – The word going around is that Imam-ul-Haq, who picked up a calf strain while fielding in the first innings, will need around 10 days to recover. Day 4 gets underway at 10 am GMT, so join us early for all the build-up. UPDATE – 4.58 pm GMT – Here we go again! Pakistan will be hoping to get the start sooner, as they would want to bundle up their opposition before the end of the Day and start fresh on Day 4. UPDATE – 4.32 pm GMT – And just when the umpires stepped out to inspect the pitch, the rain came right back, picking up pace once more, and the side covers are rushed back on. UPDATE – 4.26 pm GMT – Well folks, here’s some positive news!
