England were all out for 267 against Pakistan in their first innings on day one of the deciding third test on Thursday after electing to bat.Jamie Smith (89) and Ben Duckett (52) scored fifties but England's most frontline batters overall struggled against the turning ball.

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“NEVER judge a pitch until both sides have batted” is a cricketing maxim as old as the hills. Especially so, it might be added, if that pitch has been subject to the pre-match attentions of industrial fans, patio heaters and giant windbreaks.