Darkening skies, dimming chances

Dec 18, 2016

Josh Hazlewood sends down a delivery during his spell of relentless discipline. Despite all his persistence, he went unrewarded: by the end of the day he had bowled 35 overs in the innings for zero wickets, the longest he has gone wicketless in a Test innings•Getty Images

Rain interrupted play more than once on the fourth day•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

The Australians go up for what they think is a half-chance against Misbah-ul-Haq - he did not last long, caught behind for 5•Cricket Australia

Mohammad Amir stuck around with Asad Shafiq in a stand that frustrated Australia. Here he ducks a ball enough to expose the top of his stumps•Cricket Australia

Steven Smith dropped Asad Shafiq off Mitchell Starc's bowling as play went later and later in the night•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Shafiq eventually got to a memorable hundred, his 10th in Tests, as Pakistan dragged the Test into the fifth day•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Azhar Ali was struck by a Hazlewood bouncer, before his resistance ended on 71•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Younis Khan ducked and swayed his way to a patient half-century•Cricket Australia

Sarfraz Ahmed stuck to his method, and attacked the Australian bowlers•Cricket Australia

Starc did not shy away from having words with Amir•Cricket Australia

Wahab Riaz came in after Amir departed, and went after the bowling•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Nathan Lyon had reason to celebrate after breaking Younis Khan's resistance. Younis was caught out on the reverse sweep•Cricket Australia

Eventually though, he was out to a peach from Mitchell Starc•Cricket Australia

A few chances went down: here Australia players react as a catch slips through Usman Khawaja's fingers•Cricket Australia

Smith grew more and more frustrated as the night wore on•Cricket Australia