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Cameron Ponsonby

England close in on series-clinching Pakistan Test win after Mark Wood and Ollie Pope make key breakthroughs

Victory in sight: Mark Wood and Ollie Pope combined with two key dismissals for England

(Picture: AP)

A topsy-turvy morning session on day four saw the second Test against Pakistan swing in England’s favour with two late strikes leaving them only three wickets from victory.

England hit twice in the 20 minutes leading up to lunch in a double blow that took the match from in Pakistan’s hands, to in the balance, and then into England’s.

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