MULTAN, Pakistan, Oct 16, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Ben Duckett made a brisk half-
century as England reached 88-1 at tea on day two of the second Test in 
Multan on Wednesday in reply to Pakistan's 366.

At the break opener Duckett was motoring on 53 and Ollie Pope was five not 
out, the visitors having lost Zak Crawley for 27.

England trailed by 278 runs with nine wickets intact.

Duckett reached his 12th Test half-century off 47 balls as England made quick 
in-roads against a Pakistan attack that has only one frontline seamer in 
Aamer Jamal.

The hosts used off-spinner Sajid Khan in the second over as they chased an 
early England wicket but opener Crawley held out twice.

At 49-0 he survived a run-out when Sajid removed the stumps before grabbing 
the ball with the England opener out of his crease having being sent back by 
Duckett.

On 24 Crawley overturned a leg-before decision by New Zealand umpire Chris 
Gaffaney off Sajid before his luck ran out three runs later.

Crawley was finally caught behind off left-arm spinner Noman Ali as the home 
team successfully reviewed a not-out decision by Sri Lankan umpire Kumar 
Dharmasena.

Earlier, Pakistan's tail had frustrated England by adding 107 runs after 
resuming at 259-5, with Jamal and Noman adding an invaluable 49 runs for the 
ninth wicket.

But from 358-8 at lunch Jamal was dismissed off the very first ball after the 
interval, bowled by Brydon Carse, who finished with 3-50.

Spinner Jack Leach ended Noman's 32-run knock by having him caught in the 
deep by Carse to finish with 3-114.

In the morning Carse had Mohammad Rizwan caught behind by Jamie Smith for 41 
in the third over of the day.

Carse's fellow seamer Matthew Potts (2-65) forced an edge off Salman Agha on 
a sharp rising delivery with Smith taking another regulation catch to leave 
the hosts on 302-7.

Leach dismissed Sajid for two, caught at short cover by Joe Root.

England lead the three-match series 1-0 following their innings victory in 
the first Test, also in Multan.