Follow England v Pakistan ball-by-ball

The first England v Pakistan Test starts on Thursday at Lord's and there are a multitude of ways to follow the action on Cricinfo. However for the least intrusive method why not try our Desktop Scorebox produced in partnership with Toyota Avensis.

You can boot up this application by clicking on the Live scorecard that will lead the Cricinfo homepage from Thursday and linking from 'Desktop scoreboard' link on the top-left navigation box.

The advantages of this application are that it can sit minimised on your toolbar all day without intrusion and allow you to keep up with the ball-by-ball scores without getting into trouble with your boss.

The advantages of this application are that it can sit minimised on your toolbar all day without intrusion and allow you to keep up with the ball-by-ball scores without getting into trouble with your boss.

The advantages of this application are that it can sit minimised on your toolbar all day without intrusion and allow you to keep up with the ball-by-ball scores without getting into trouble with your boss.