If the weather holds, England will complete their 3-0 series win on Friday and can turn their attentions to the far sterner test that awaits in South Africa this winter.Pakistan’s meagre challenge has been swept aside dismissively, maintaining the theme from recent weeks. The hosts may be struggling to register three-figure scores, but they still secured a first-innings lead of 320 in Birmingham and then set about making in-roads into demoralised opponents as rain and bad light closed in.When the umpires called a premature halt to play, the tourists were still 268 runs adrift of making England bat again. On the second day at Edgbaston:
Dan Lawrence (65), Jamie Smith (69) and Ollie Robinson (50) all scored half-centuries
Razaullah Khan took 4-148 on debut as the hosts were dismissed for 453
Pakistan, 320 runs behind, lost two wickets in Robinson’s first over
Azan Awais and Shan Masood displayed some grit before the rain offered some respite.
