England continue to battle hard in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan, but closed day two 460 runs behind their hosts at 96-1 in their first innings.
The tourists' task has been made all the tougher by an injury to opener Ben Duckett when taking the final Pakistan wicket to fall. The extent of the damage to his left thumb and whether he can bat in this innings or the remainder of the Test is not yet known. Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain said on commentary: 'I'm hearing from the England camp that they're hoping the injury will settle down tonight. 'He is not going for a scan so they must be positive about it.
Shakeel and Agha rebuilt after lunch, progressing the score to 450 before Shoaib Bashir picked up the former with a beauty, edged to slip, and Carse claimed a second when pinning Jamal in front - again, two wickets falling in the space of three overs. England would have been thrilled at dismissing Pakistan for anything less than 500 on such a flat deck but Agha countered superbly, taking advantage of an exhausted England attack that was noticeably fading as the innings extended.
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