West Indies vs Pakistan 2017, 3rd Test, Day 2: 5 talking points

#1 The slow run-rate

Misbah and his men were way too slow to rack up 376 runs

Pakistan are certain to come in for some criticism for the manner in which they batted out their first innings. On a pitch favouring batsmen to an extent, the innings crawled along at snail's pace even when they were dominating proceedings.

Azhar Ali and Misbah together played close to 500 balls for less than 200 runs. Azam took 124 balls for a half-century while Younis Khan's 18 came in 75 balls. None of the batsmen, except Sarfraz Ahmed, showed the urgency to score quickly and set a good total. That they did not manage 400 despite being so careful would certainly disappoint them.