Abbas in the wickets but England build significant lead in second Pakistan Test

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/england-UJC5mtAU/pakistan-tS3K91g9/?mid=CKBzUP3s"]After the morning session was washed out[/a], veteran seamer Abbas had figures of 3-48 when a fresh downpour forced an early tea on the third day, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a] looked to go an unassailable 2-0 up in a three-match series.[/p][p]That gave Abbas seven wickets for the match following his 4-70 in England's first-innings 290.[/p][p][b]But England, with Dan Lawrence 37 not out, reached 162-6 in their second innings - a commanding advantage of 342 runs.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pakistan/tS3K91g9/"]Pakistan[/a] were dismissed for 171 and 135 in an innings and 103-run thumping by England at Headingley last week before collapsing to a woeful 110 all out first time around at Lord's.[/p][p]They have also never scored more than 234 in the fourth innings of any Test against England in England.[/p][p]The hosts resumed Saturday on 81-3 in gloomy conditions, barely countered by the floodlights, and on a still green-tinged pitch that also promised to aid Pakistan's pacemen.[/p][embed guid="e32169be-3560-4c8d-80fb-c841af92528a" url="https://x.com/englandcricket/status/2093754772775907713" social-type="twitter" /][p]Under pressure, opener Emilio Gay was 30 not out after a dogged 69-ball display on Friday, when he walked out to bat, averaging just 22.50 from his first eight Test innings.[/p][p][b]But the left-hander had added just one run when he was plumb lbw to an Abbas delivery that hardly bounced before hitting him on the back leg.[/b][/p][p]Abbas might have had another wicket when a charging Lawrence edged a booming drive over the slips.[/p][p]Harry Brook, seven not out overnight, jumped down the pitch and whipped medium-pacer Khurram Shahzad through wide mid-on for four.[/p][p]Brook went down on one knee before edging a flamboyant drive off Shahzad that flew in the air through gully for another boundary.[/p][p][b]But Brook, following another rain delay, fell for 34 to leave him still searching for his first Test century in over a year.[/b][/p][p]Brook was undone by an Abbas delivery that nipped off the pitch and bounced to graze the shoulder of the bat, with wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan holding an excellent catch standing up the stumps.[/p][p]An undaunted Lawrence then carved Mohammad Ali for four and next ball drilled him high over cover for six.[/p]