Sajid and Noman reduced England to 110-5 at lunch in the third Test

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Pakistan spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali shared five wickets to leave England 110-5 at lunch on Thursday, the first day of the crucial Test in Rawalpindi.

At half-time, Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith were at the crease with six and five respectively after England won the toss and elected to bat.

Pakistan handed the new ball to Sajid and Noman, who benefited from the parched pitch that offered them spin and low bounce from the first ball.

Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett made a confident start on 56, but England lost Crawley (29), Ollie Pope (three) and Joe Root (five) within just 24 runs.

Noman had caught Crawley on a miss while Sajid had caught Pope and Root with his legs in front.

Duckett, who completed a half-century in 76 balls, was caught by Noman in 52 balls after hitting four boundaries and a six.

The first Test's triple-centurion Harry Brook lasted 14 tosses before being bowled behind the legs five times by Sajid after failing to score on a sweep.

The spinners bowled unchanged in the morning session with Sajid taking 3-55 and Noman 2-53.

Both teams had three spinners on a grassless pitch, which the hosts dried out in advance with fans and heaters.

Sajid and Noman shared all 20 wickets in Pakistan's second Test win, leveling the series 1-1 after England won the first by an innings, with both matches taking place in Multan.