PAK vs ENG Live Score Updates 1st Test Day 3: Zak Crawley, Joe Root Key As England Look To Avoid Follow-On

Pakistan vs England Live Score 1st Test Day 3: England will resume at 96/1 on Day 3 of the 1st Test, trailing Pakistan by 460 runs in Multan. Zak Crawley's run-a-ball unbeaten 64 gave England a strong start after Pakistan posted a mammoth 556 in the first innings. Crawley was batting alongside former captain Joe Root, who not on 32, after skipper Ollie Pope's early dismissal. Pope had to bat up the order after opener Ben Duckett picked up an injury while taking a catch on Day 2. England need another 261 to avoid a follow-on -- a task eminently achievable on a pitch offering no help to bowlers. (Live Scorecard)

No run.

On a good length and wide of the off stump, Root gets on the front foot and firms it straight to the cover fielder.

Full and around off, just a hint of reverse there, Joe Root gets on the front foot and drives it off the inner half of the bat to mid on.

Flighted up, in and around off, Duckett keeps it out.

Darted in a bit, full and around off, Duckett leans on and blocks it off.

FOUR! Wow, Abrar Ahmed is being handed a really beating here by Ben Duckett. Flighted full on middle, Duckett gets the front leg out of the way and lifts it back over the bowler's head and towards long off for a third boundary of the over.

FOUR! Chancing his arm there Ben Duckett and he gets away with it. Tossed up, full and outside off, Duckett fetches and swats it flat and just over the mid on fielder for a boundary.

Flighted up down leg, Duckett miscues the sweep and it goes uppishly towards the leg gully region.

FOUR! That is really just begging to be hit. Abrar slows it up but drops it short and wide, Duckett gets enough time to rock back and slap it away in front of square on the off side for a boundary.

Hard length around