Five-wicket Abbas gets on Lord's honours board but England eye Test series win

Dawn reports that on Sunday at Lord's, Pakistan's Mohammad Abbas finally earned a place on the honours board with a five-wicket haul, but England are closing in on a series-clinching victory. Abbas took five for fifty-seven as England were bowled out for 208 in their second innings. However, England's Ollie Robinson struck twice in four balls, and Jofra Archer dismissed Pakistan captain Babar Azam, leaving the tourists at fourteen for three. At lunch on the fourth day, Pakistan had recovered to fifty-three for three, but they still need 336 more runs to reach an improbable target of 389. The highest fourth-innings total ever to win a Test at Lord's is the West Indies' 344 for one in 1984, so Pakistan face a near-impossible task.

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