Tables turned: Pakistan in strong position to beat England in second Test

Pakistan have laid the foundations to defeat England in the second Test, leaving the tourists on 36-2 at stumps on day three in Multan.

When England were 211-2 in reply to Pakistan's first innings total of 366 on Wednesday, Ben Stokes' side appeared to be in control.

However, fast-track to just over 24 hours later and England are scrambling to stop Pakistan from levelling the series at one victory apiece, still requiring 261 runs with eight wickets left.

With no sign of bad weather, the game will reach a conclusion on Friday with England needing to reassess how they go about their run chase on a heavily-turning pitch.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big wicket for Jack Leach and England's spinners are dominating . . .