Super Yasir tears through England

A brilliant display of leg-spin from Yasir Shah has put Pakistan in the box-seat against England on day two of the first Test at Lord’s.

Shah claimed his fifth Test five-wicket haul as England crumbled from 1-118 to 7-232 in pursuit of Pakistan's first-innings 339.

The wrist-spinner bowled with accuracy that few spinners around the world command, almost single-handedly cutting a swathe through England's batting order to put his name on the Lord's honour board.

After Pakistan were bowled out an hour into day two for 339 - short of the 400 captain Misbah-ul-Haq (114) was hoping for, England lost opener Alex Hales early but got off to a fast start thanks to some wayward Pakistan bowling.

Joe Root and Alastair Cook took full advantage, but not without a slice of good fortune, with the England captain twice earning reprieves off the bowling of Mohammad Amir.

On 22, Cook was dropped by Mohammad Hafeez at first slip, before wicketkeeper Safraz Ahmed grassed a straightforward chance when the left-hander was on 55.

Amir, who predominantly bowled wide of the crease to the left-handed Cook, finally got his man when he had the England skipper chopping on for 81, sparking a trademark 'aeroplane' celebration from the 24-year-old.

Amir was the pick of Pakistan's trio of left-arm fast-bowlers but it was the introduction of Shah that halted England's momentum early, after Amir, Wahab Riaz and Rahat Ali conceded 91 runs from England's first 19 overs.

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Root swept the wrist-spinner for his first boundary in his fifth over but Shah got his revenge the next ball when England's star man top-edged a slog-sweep and was caught by Hafeez at midwicket for 48.

James Vince got off the mark in style, stepping into a superb cover-drive off Amir from his fourth ball but was trapped in front by Shah on 16, and had to depart after an unsuccessful review.

Shah then spun one back into the left-handed Gary Ballance, recalled to England's Test side for the first time since last year's Ashes but again unsuccessful here - out lbw for six.

In-form 'keeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow (29) became Shah's fourth victim when he missed a cut on a shorter, skidding delivery, reducing England to 6-193.

Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes set about rebuilding England’s innings before Moeen was out lbw for 23, and after a lengthy review, DRS confirmed Shah's five-wicket haul.

The 30-year-old bowled with both accuracy and drift, with the dry Lord's pitch offering him more and more turn as the day went on.

Shah finished the day with figures of 5-63, while Woakes (31) and Broad (11), who nearly became Shah’s sixth scalp but survived a close DRS review for lbw, remain the not out batsmen with England 7-253 at stumps. 

Earlier, Pakistan resumed the day on 6-282 and first-day century-maker Misbah was immediately tested by Woakes (6-70).

The Pakistan captain was almost bowled by a peach of a delivery that held it's line up the famed Lord's slope, before Woakes beat his outside and inside edges in consecutive deliveries the following over.

The England allrounder then got his reward when Safraz Ahmed cut one straight to point, then skittled Wahab Riaz's stumps with a vicious inswinger.

Broad claimed the prized scalp of Misbah, bowling him with a delivery that jagged back, with the 42-year-old adding just four runs to his overnight tally. Broad then had Amir caught at second slip after a brief last-wicket cameo with Yasir Shah.

Both Woakes and Broad got the ball to swing in the morning session under some light cloud cover, but the former was the standout bowler throughout Pakistan’s first-innings, the seamer bowling with fine control on day one to pick up four wickets before adding two more to his tally this morning.

England then got off to a rollicking start, taking 64 off the first 11 overs before the lunch break.

After Hales was caught in the slips for six off Rahat, Cook and new No.3 Joe Root notched a century partnership in quick time thanks to the Pakistan seamers' poor start.

The pair looked in command, with Cook bringing up his half-century off just 60 balls, the second-quickest of his career, before Shah claimed the wicket of Root to trigger England's collapse.