By Phil Dawkes
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From Kieren, on a train heading north, via text: "I'm with Ramiz Raja on this one, anything around 220 will be a tough chase under the lights and against their spinners."
50th over - Pkn 222 all out
Pakistan plunder eight runs from the final over, bowled by Broad. Cheema unexpectedly chips in with four of them, largely thanks to a well-timed flick through mid-wicket. His and Pakistan innings ends in calamitous fashion, though, courtesy fo a final-ball run out.
49.5 overs - WICKET - Cheema run out 5 (Pkn 222 all out)
Gul clips the last ball away and claims one run but is reluctant to take a second and leaves the charging Cheema stranded. He turns to try and get back but only makes it half way before being run out.
Craig in Blackpool, via TMS inbox: "Finn should be the second name on any England team sheet at the minute after Cook. Outstanding bowling whenever called upon."
Ramiz Raja on TMS: "Finn's fitness and pace is up and he is tailor-made for international cricket. I think we can say England missed a trick by not playing him in the Test matches."
49th over - Pkn 214-9
Ajmal twice takes evasive action and gets away with it, plundering two runs in the process. His dismissal brings in Cheema, who grabs a single from his first ball and then watches on as Gul edges the final ball of the over past Kieswetter for four.
48.4 overs - WICKET - Ajmal b Anderson 4 (Pkn 209-9)
Anderson's pace is too much for Saeed Ajmal and he is bowled off his pads, while looking to punch the ball into the leg side. Last man Aizaz Cheema joins the action.
Ramiz Raja on TMS: "Absolutely fabulous bowling from Finn, Adnan Akmal was going nowhere against him, he just wasn't good enough. The tail doesn't seem to have any form or class with the bat, if you have a thin batting line-up your tail has got to come to your rescue."
48th over - Pkn 205-8
Finn ends his spell in fittingly superb style. Just one run conceded and another wicket taken. He ends with 3-24 from his 10 overs. His claim for a Test spot is beginning to look to strong to ignore.
47.3 overs - WICKET - Adnan Akmal b Finn 9 (Pkn 204-8)
Adnan's frustration gets the better of him as he backs away to make room to force Finn into the offside but is bowled instead. Finn is one more wicket away from yet another impressive four-wicket haul. He deserves it. Saeed Ajmal is the new man for Pakistan.
47th over - Pkn 204-7
With his partner frustrated at the other end, Gul decides to take action and he connects superbly with a Patel delivery to send it into the stand behind the bowler. Pakistan past 200.
46th over - Pkn 196-7
Finn returns and raps Adnan on the pad with his first ball. An appeal draws nothing from the umpire. Finn's line and length was a challenge for the Pakistan top order and it proves an even sterner test for the tail. Adnan Akmal can do nothing but bat each delivery out for a maiden. Yes, a maiden. In the 46th over. Superb stuff.
Ramiz Raja on TMS: "Even a 220-230 would be a good total, batting under lights has been difficult and I think the spinners will enjoy bowling on this track, with a bit of dew and grip."
45th over - Pkn 196-7
Samit Patel replaces Jimmy Anderson as the lights kick in at the Dubai International Stadium. Gul has taken it upon himself to propel Pakistan on as he chips one into the leg side to claim two runs. Pakistan are edging towards 200.
44th over - Pkn 191-7
I said limping. Clearly Gul has other ideas as he dances down to the pitch of Swann's fourth ball and plants it in the stand beyond mid-wicket. Beyond that it was another tidy over.
Geoff Boycott on TMS: "Pakistan have got to stop all these dot balls."
43rd over - Pkn 184-7
After threatening to go on the charge a few overs ago, Pakistan are limping towards a total now. Anderson dominates Adnan and Gul as you would expect a bowler of his class to do against the tail. Just one run is conceded courtesy of Adnan's flick to mid-wicket from the second ball.
42nd over - Pkn 183-7
Swann concedes a single to Adnan and then a brace to Gul but keeps the latter on strike for the remainder of the over without a further run being added. Solid stuff from the spinner.
41st over - Pkn 180-7
Anderson is neat and tidy, restricting the Pakistan pair to singles until finally the pressure tells on Afridi and a good over becomes a great one for England. Umar Gul joins Adnan at the crease. Anderson is now the leading English wicket-taker against Pakistan in one-day internationals.
40.5 overs - WICKET - Afridi b Anderson 51 (Pkn 180-7)
A key quick-fire double from England swings the game firmly in their favour. Afridi knew the responsibility was his to give his side a competitive total, but in attempting to flick away a straight ball to leg he is cleaned up by Anderson. England are now into the tail.
40th over - Pkn 177-6
It's Afridi's turn to raise his bat as he reaches 50 himself from 52 balls , courtesy of a single from the returning Broad's first ball. That can't be many Boom Boom 50s that include only four boundaries. He's played extremely well. The wicket follows, though, to take the shine off Afridi's joy. Adnan replaces brother Umar at the crease.
39.5 overs - WICKET - Umar Akmal ct Patel b Broad 50 (Pkn 176-6)
Broad claims his third wicket, but it owes as much to Samit Patel as it does to the bowler. Broad's short ball forces Umar to miscue his shot to mid-wicket, causing the ball to loop up and allowing Patel to dive to snare a catch low down. He gets criticised for his fitness the spinner, but that was very agile. Unneccessarily, a review is called for, but it only proves for certain that England have taken a key wicket.
39th over - Pkn 175-5
England turn back to Anderson and is treated with respect by a sensible, yes sensible, Afridi. Shahid and Umar pick up four singles, the latter of which sees Akmal move on to 50 . He has played a key role in Pakistan's fight back, amassing that half-century from 88 balls.
38th over - Pkn 170-5
Finn is inches away from claiming a decisive wicket for England. He cuts one back from just short of a length and it darts through Afridi's defence but just over the stumps. Finn really is looking every inch an international bowler now. Afridi, though, has been every inch an international batsman for some time and he responds by lofting a drive straight back past the bowler for four. England won't mind that. It was a good length delivery and they will be happy to see Boom Boom taking more risks.
37th over - Pkn 164-5
Pakistan are playing this quite cannily after a disastrous opening. They are respecting the powerplay and refusing to get drawn into unchecked shots that cost them wickets, knowing Afridi could capitalise later. Afridi may be near a strike-rate of 100 but he has struck only two fours and one six. Broad returns for England. It is a good over with just three singles taken from it.
Nick Meekings on Twitter: "England's relative domination in the ODIs is nice to see but small consolation. For me Test cricket still means so much more."
36th over - Pkn 161-5
Pakistan take the batting powerplay as Finn returns to the England attack. With plenty of men on the leg-side boundary, the bowler adopts a short approach, which allows both Afridi and Umar to pick up runs but, crucially, not boundaries. It is a good philosophy from England and Finn is fulfilling his part with aplomb.
35th over - Pkn 157-5
Following a brief drinks break, Patel continues and does well to keep Pakistan's aggression at bay. He limits Afridi and Umar to prodding the ball largely to leg to plunder a series of singles. Afridi seems less inclined to swing away at Patel, aware of the danger his spin presents.
34th over - Pkn 152-5
Umar cuts Swann's first ball to pick up a couple of runs and sweeps to bring Afridi back onto strike. Shahid goes aerial with a sweep of his own, which falls safe and gives him a brace. A single from the next ball makes it six runs from the over. Pakistan are setting themselves for a big late charge. England could do with a wicket, ideally Afridi.
From Kush in London via text: "This is the closest we'll ever see to Afridi "digging in". His strike rate is above 90 though!"
33rd over - Pkn 146-5
In light of Afridi's eagerness to take Bopara apart, England sensibly make a bowling change that brings Patel back into the action. The spinner speeds through an over, with Pakistan steering deliveries into gaps to regularly pick up runs.
32nd over - Pkn 140-5
Afridi is clearly the man who can inflict maximum damage on England, but he and Umar are sensibly picking up 1s and 2s whenever they can. They regularly work Swann away to keep the scoreboard moving. Will Pakistan use their batting powerplay to allow these two to capitalise?
Ramiz Raja on TMS: "Pakistan going along at a good pace but it's all about batting out the 50 overs, it's important that this partnership continues for another 10 overs at least."
31st over - Pkn 135-5
Afridi stands as Bopara delivers. Shahid drives for a single, has strike returned to him next ball, then lofts a drive to the mid-off boundary. An Anderson mis-field (a rarity) in the mid-off area allows Boom Boom one more run to take him to 26 off 28 balls.
Sunil Gavaskar on TMS: "If Afridi can hang around Pakistan will be hoping to get to around 200."
30th over - Pkn 128-5
Well, it was only a matter of time before Afridi connected. He simply can't help himself. Swann's first ball is smashed down the ground for a straight six. He drills another to wide long-off, but Patel fields well to restrict it to two runs. Boom Boom adds another run with a drive to mid-on. The crowd have woken up a bit now that Boom Boom is in town.
29th over - Pkn 119-5
Ravi Bopara is into the attack with his medium pace. Afridi's eyes light up and he leans back to swing a short-arm pull through midwicket for four. After returning to the strike, Umar is similarly eager to pile into the Essex man but cannot connect with a couple of wild swings.
From Steve, bored in the office, in Chester, via text: "England don't need do do anything special from here just keep things tight, Afridi will get himself out if we restrict him of any 1s and 2s. And they hardly have a strong lower order!"
28th over - Pkn 114-5
Another good over from Swann that could have seen him claim the wicket of Umar. The batsman flicked away aerially to mid-wicket, but it was just beyond the grasp of the diving Samit Patel. Just two runs conceded as England continue to dominate.
Sunil Gavaskar on TMS: "The timing of the [Kieswetter] dive was a bit wrong but he's certainly been a lot better here that he was in India."
From Jareth, on the train to the Stadium of Light, via TMS inbox:"I'm torn between wanting us to skittle them out and soundly beat them to avenge the test whitewash, and wanting them to post a score competitive enough to allow Chef to go for his hat-trick."
27th over - Pkn 112-5
Broad fancies his chances of an lbw against Afridi but gets little response from Aleem Dar. The umpire's judgement is proved correct when replays show it was heading down leg. Unpertrubed, Afridi continues in typically aggressive fashion, swinging and missing before claiming a single. Next man Adnan Akmal will be on the edge of his seat.
26th over - Pkn 110-5
Never scared of going on the attack, regardless of the circumstances, Afridi swings away at Swann's second delivery, mis-timing his shot dreadfully, but he gets away with it and claims a single. Swann keeps it tight otherwise and concedes just two more runs.
25th over - Pkn 107-5
Umar angles Broad's second ball down to third man for a single, bringing Afridi to face. England shift their field appropriately, bringing in a slip in the knowledge that Afridi could well be tempted to swing away. Boom Boom keeps out two deliveries before pulling away to midwicket for a single. Umar returns to strike and gets lucky when his stab presents a low catch to Kieswetter, only for the keeoer to spill his one-handed diving effort.
24th over - Pkn 103-5
Swann continues to twirl away. Afridi gets off the mark with a little tickle to short leg and Umar adds a brace and a final single. It takes Pakistan past the 100 mark, but their position is precarious.
Jason McWood on Twitter: "Being a bit porky never hampered Shane Warne...."
23rd over - Pkn 99-5
Broad returns to the attack, concedes two runs from his second ball courtesy fo Umar's flick past midwicket, but other than that keeps it tight. Pakistan need something special now.
22nd over - Pkn 97-5
Swann concedes three runs early on but tightens up after and the run out makes it a very successful over for England. The new man is Shahid Afridi, who may be Pakistan's last hope for amassing a match-winning score here.
21.4 overs - WICKET - Shafiq run out 18 (Pkn 97-5)
Well that's something from nothing. Swann draws an lbw appeal after rapping Shafiq's pad but this is waved away. However, the batsmen attempt a run only to change their mind and Shafiq is forced to dive to try and get back into his ground. Alastair Cook quickly returns the ball to Kieswetter, who whips off the bails and a replay shows Shafiq's bat was in the air when this action was taken. That, my friends, is out.
21st over - Pkn 94-4
Much to his frustration, Shafiq is finding England fielders with regularity. He and Umar are able to keep the scoreboard ticking over with some well-taken singles from Patel's over. These two batsmen are starting to find a rhythm now.
From Martin in Perth, WA, via TMS inbox: "Re unplanned bodily functions - Phil, it sounds like you might have had a problem with your follow through."
20th over - Pkn 89-4
Anderson is just dragging his bowling a little short at times. After Umar nicks a quick single, Shafiq is able to slash away and earn a boundary down to third man. He wafts twice more to the following two deliveries but fails to connect with either to Anderson's relief. It's third time lucky for Shafiq, though, as he smashes one to the cover boundary.
19th over - Pkn 80-4
Another rapid over from Samit flies by with Shafiq unable to get off strike. The batsman had a couple of meaty swings but found only England fielders and the pressure increases with a superb maiden.
18th over - Pkn 80-4
Umar adds two runs with a push behind square before Anderson is wayward from his third delivery and the ball is diverted for four off the leg of Umar. Two further singles take Pakistan to 80.
Jack Allum on Twitter: "Can someone please explain to me how Patel is picked when he is in the condition he is in? He surely can't be fit."
17th over - Pkn 72-4
Patel continues and earns an lbw appeal with his fifth delivery as Shafiq tries to drill the ball through mid-wicket. Nothing doing, though. A steady stream of singles keep Pakistan ticking over.
16th over - Pkn 68-4
We're into the bowling powerplay as Jimmy Anderson returns to the attack. It's a solid return for the Lancashire lad. Umar nicks a quick single after dropping the ball into the off side, but then Shafiq flashes and is fortunate not to nick off to Kieswetter. Another run is added from the final ball from a neat angled shot down to third man by Shafiq. Pakistan are very slowly rebuilding here after England's four-wicket blitz.
Geoff Boycott on TMS: "I've seen quite a lot of people here for a Pakistan match but this is a pathetic crowd."
From Steve in Jarrow: "Once played in a game which was abandoned because the umpire was going to be late for Bingo."
15th over - Pkn 65-4
It's a double spin change as Samit Patel enters the attack. Pakistan work him around the crease to add a further five runs. And that's drinks.
14th over - Pkn 60-4
Graeme Swann and his lovely spin is into the attack and makes an efficient start, going for just a brace of singles.
From Pete Blott, via TMS inbox: "I played in a club game years ago where the umpire was violently sick during the bowler's delivery stride, with the result that the unfortunate bowler slipped over into the residue. The bowler got back to his feet and promptly laid the umpire out with a single punch. The game was delayed by some half an hour whilst clothes were changed and tempers cooled but both parties had a drink together in the bar afterwards."
I've got a story of mine involving unplanned bodily functions on a cricket pitch, but I fear it is wildly inappropriate to tell it here. Maybe I'll save it for Cricket text commentary uncut.
13th over - Pkn 58-4
Such is Umar Akmal's style that after blocking four balls he unleashes on a slightly wayward delivery from Broad and hammers it to long-off for four. A further single follows from the final delivery.
12th over - Pkn 53-4
A rare wide from Finn starts the over, before Pakistan take a very risky single in the circumstances as Shafiq skips through following a dab to leg. Had Pietersen hit with his throw, Shafiq could have been in trouble. Umar is left to block until nicking a single off the last ball.
From Dan in Cumbria: "A few seasons ago our local cup final match was abandoned after the umpire fell on the wickets injured the batsmen and snapped the wickets while breaking his finger. Epic."
11th over - Pkn 50-4
Broad completes a wicket maiden. His second on the trot. The new man is Umar Akmal and there is a serious amount of pressure on his and Shafiq's shoulders.
10.3 overs - WICKET - Misbah-ul-Haq ct Swann b Broad 1 (Pkn 50-4)
It just gets better and better for England. Broad may have had a bad first over but he has struck back in style. Another off-stump delivery has its length badly judged by Misbah who looks to drive through cover but succeeds in only steering the ball to Graeme Swann at slip. Misbah looks to the sky, England high five around him.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew on TMS: "I prefer the one review rather than two because you can't gamble, you've got to be sure what you're doing is right, otherwise you've lost it for the team. I'd like to see one in Test cricket."
Tafi75 on Twitter: "Played a 20-20 game earlier today in Dubai. Could hardly see the batsman from long on. Thankfully the sandstorm has subsided."
From Naveed Jawaid, via the TMS inbox: "In Karachi 1997, our match was abandoned as ground was booked for a marriage ceremony going to happen in the ground later in the eve."
10th over - Pkn 50-3
Finn's consistency is rewarded again, not only with a wicket but with an economical over that sees the newly arrived Misbah-ul-Haq steal a single from a edgy forward defensive prod but no other runs. England are on top. Take Broad's first over out of the equation and it would look very worrying for Pakistan, if it doesn't already.
9.1 overs - WICKET - Hafeez lbw Finn 29 (Pkn 49-3)
England on a roll now. Hafeez gets half a step in to a full Finn delivery and is rapped on the front pad. The umpire's finger is quickly up in response to a vocal appeal and after briefly considering a referral, Hafeez opts against it and trudges forlornly from the pitch.
9th over - Pkn 49-2
This is much more like it from Broad. The wicket has transformed him as he adopts an efficient line and length to keep new man Asad Shafiq on strike for five deliveries without scoring.
8.1 overs - WICKET - Azhar ct Kieswetter b Broad 5 (Pkn 49-2)
Broad certainly can follow suit. And more. The bowler's first well-placed delivery draws a nick from the outside of Azhar's bat and Kieswetter has a simple take behind the stumps. The effectiveness of off-stump bowling, illustrated in one delivery.
8th over - Pkn 49-1
Finn brings a return to order, with the big man sticking to that simple off-stump line. Just two runs conceded and Pakistan's tide is stemmed. Now, can Broad follow suit?
Geoff Boycott on TMS: "Anything short they're going to go for and there's a good chance with an edge or off the middle it will go for four. Pitch the damn thing up full up and straight! Get it in the blockhole!"
From Nick the Physio in Bolton , via TMS: "Once played a club cricket game in Staffordshire when a bull raided the pitch scattering the fielders,batters and umpires!! We did finish though."
7th over - Pkn 47-1
England's first bowling change sees Stuart Broad on for Anderson. It's not a good start as a wayward delivery outside off is hacked to the backward point boundary by Hafeez. That was a gift. Another short, wide ball two deliveries later is again hacked away, this time by Hafeez, and Eoin Morgan catches at point. But wait, it's a no ball. The free hit is smashed to the cover boundary. As is the next ball. And the next. Wide, short and simply not good enough from Broad.
Matthew Wright, via TMS inbox: "You live a charmed life Phil. Setting sun behind the bowler's arm! I've lost my off-stump several times because of that!"
6th over - Pkn 31-1
Finn is hitting that corridor of uncertainty with regularity here and the Pakistan batsmen are duly respectful. Azhar skips through for a single from the fourth delivery, with Samit Patel scurrying round to collect and hit with a throw. You won't be surprised to learn Patel was a bit slow out of the blocks and Azhar makes it home.
From Chris Clarke, via TMS inbox: "As a teenager I recall playing a cricket match for the 1st Burnham Boys Brigade Company at St Andrews Way playing fields in Cippenham. It must have been about 1957. Play was hastily abandoned and we beat a hasty retreat when a gang of angry hornets took exception to our presence!"
5th over - Pkn 28-1
Much better over from Anderson. There is one wayward delivery - the last - which Hafeez chops away to fine leg, where Kevin Pietersen dives to prevent a boundary, but two runs are conceded.
From Pete, via TMS inbox: "I once was in a school match called off because the temperature in the middle was higher than body temperature. Spoilsport teachers."
4th over - Pkn 24-1
The new man following Farhat's dismissal is Azhar Ali, who treats Finn with the respect he has earned. The new man does manage to add two runs from a flick to leg.
3.4 overs - WICKET - Farhat ct Kieswetter b Finn (Pkn 22-1)
As in his opening over, Finn again plugs away on a consistent off-side line and is rewarded as he draws a nick from a push from Farhat, which Kieswetter dives to his left to take superbly. Finn is the man with the ball at the moment.
Simon Twells on Twitter: "Might be a bit more interesting to see how our batsman react when chasing down a score."
3rd over - Pkn 19-0
Anderson starts with a beauty that nips away from the ailing Hafeez. The batsmen looked uncomfortable there but gets off strike with a little prod to leg. Jimmy's inconsistent line costs him, though, as he concedes two boundaries, Farhat flicking both through leg. Positive start from Pakistan, enabled somewhat by Anderson.
2nd over - Pkn 10-0
After his wicket-taking exploits in the first two matches, it is Steven Finn opening from the other end for England. His is a far tidier affair than Anderson's as the Pakistan batsmen show the big pace bowler some respect. A solid line outside off-stump restricts them to just one further single.
Nicholas Rowe, via the TMS inbox: "A match I played in was abandoned because 'Sandstorm stopped play' - any other obscure reasons matches have been abandoned?"
Not that obscure, but I have played in a game abandoned because of sunshine, when the setting sun fell directly behind the bowlers arm from one end.
1st over - Pkn 9-0
It's Jimmy Anderson with the first over for England. Mohammad Hafeez and Imran Farhat opening for Pakistan. Pakistan are off the mark first ball with Hafeez chopping down to third man for a single. They then add the first boundary from the next ball as Farhat flicks one of his legs to the fine leg boundary. Pakistan make it a good first over by adding a further four runs.
1058: Alastair Cook leading England out on to the pitch at the Dubai International Stadium. We'll be under way very soon. As expected it's a packed crowd. Not really.
From Bilal Vorajee via Twitter: "Cant wait to seet Alastair Cook bat and get another century, come on England!!!"
From Tony in Leeds, via the TMS inbox: "Don't worry about the technology regression, it's a bit like watching Sir Geoffrey's batting - slightly painful with nothing happening for minutes at a time, but somehow strangely comforting."
1045: TMS is now up and running over on
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.Head over and let Aggers, Geoffrey and the boys guide you through the action. As well as me, of course.
1042: You may have seen yesterday that England's cricketers needed to don sunglasses to protect their eyes from the sand as it stormed its way around Dubai. No suggestions as yet that the match is under threat, but
Jonathan Agnew has tweeted to suggest it won't be very pleasant for the players today due to the grainy stuff.
1039: Unfortunately, you won't be able to enjoy this service in all its refreshed glory as technical problems mean we're having to adopt a minimalist approach. I and the rest of BBC Sport are hugely apologetic for this.
1034: TOSS NEWS
The coin goes up and Misbah-ul-Haq calls correctly. The Pakistan captain opts to bat. Their hopes of notching their first win of the series are not helped by the absence of Younus Khan through illness. Asad Shafiq replaces him. They have also made a change of of wicket-keeper with Adnan Akmal, replacing Abdur Rehman taking the gloves from his brother Umar Akmal. England are unchanged, as you would expect.
1030: Welcome all to what could well be England's UAE redemption. After being
comprehensively outplayed in the recent three-Test series by Pakistan, Andy Flower's side have rallied in impressive style for the one-dayers. Victory here in Dubai will see them convert an unassailable 2-0 lead in this four-match series into a winning one. If I was you I'd forget about that shower, surround yourself with a vast collection of easily-digestible snacks, put your feet up and enjoy.
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