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Steven Bloor

Pakistan v England second Test: day three – in pictures

Second test day 3: Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal celebrates taking the wicket of England's Matt Prior
WICKET! England 227-6 (Prior 3, lbw b Ajmal): Prior's been having problems all morning with Ajmal, and it's not taken long for the pressure to tell. Ajmal's spin caught him on the back foot again and this time there was no escape. The decision's reviewed, but there was no doubt about it. England only have one review left now. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images
Second test day 3: Pakistan's Umar Gul celebrates after dismissing England's Ian Bell
REFERRAL! England 268-7 (Bell 29, lbw b Gul): Just as it looked like Umar Gul was struggling, his pacy bouncer beats Bell, who stepped forward and missed the ball, which pounced into his pads. The only question is whether the height was right, so England review it, but it looked like he was out.
WICKET! England 268-7 (Bell 29, lbw b Gul): Yes, there was no doubt about it - the ball was just going to clip the top of the stumps, so Bell is out. England are now out of reviews. Graeme Swann comes in for them.
Photograph: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images
Second test day 3: Pakistan's Abdur Rehman celebrates after dismissing England's Graeme Swann
WICKET! England 291-8 (Swann LBW b Rehman 15): Well bowled Abdur Rehman. He was brought back to replace Junaid Khan and got rid of Swann straight away. His third ball spat past the edge, the next was chipped a fraction short of midwicket, and the next went straight on to trap Swann plumb in front as he played around his front pad. Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters
Second test day 3: England's James Anderson gets dismissed by Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez
WICKET! England 327-9 (Anderson b Hafeez 13): Mohammad Hafeez strikes with the fourth ball of the session, skidding an excellent quicker ball through Jimmy Anderson. England lead by 70. Photograph: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images
Second test day 3: Pakistan's Akmal and Taufeeq celebrate the wicket of England's Panesar
WICKET! England 327 all out (Panesar LBW b Hafeez 0): Monty goes second ball, pinned in front by another quicker one. He thought he inside-edged it, but England have no reviews left so he has to go. Great work from Hafeez, who has wrapped up the innings in double-quick time. Stuart Broad is left on 58 not out, and England have a handy lead of 70. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images
Second test day 3: England's Monty Panesar celebrates dismissing Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez
WICKET! Pakistan 29-1 (Hafeez LBW b Panesar 22) Brilliant work from Monty Panesar! He beat Hafeez with a snorter that turned sharply from middle stump and followed up next ball with one that went straight on to hit the pad as Hafeez pushed forward outside the line. Bruce Oxenford gave it out, and after a short chat Hafeez decided not to review the decision. I suspect that was hitting a decent porition of leg stump. That's a big wicket for England because Hafeez is a stubborn and underrated batsman. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images
Day 3 Second test: Taufeeq Umar of Pakistan is bowled by Graeme Swann of England
WICKET! Pakistan 29-2 (Taufeeq b Swann 7) Swann has cleaned Taufeeq up in his first over! He got Taufeeq in the first innings, and it was obvious he fancied a quick repeat here. Taufeeq looked nervous and came down the track to defend the second ball. "That is a very risky ploy, that," bellowed one of the England fielders. "Wow!" Then Taufeeq was beaten by a delivery that turned sharply off the pitch. It felt like a matter of time, and in fact it took nly five balls. Taufeeq, playing for turn, was beaten on the inside by a delivery that went straight on to hit the off stump. Fine bowling from Swann, who toyed with Taufeeq in that over, although it wasn't great batting. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Day 3 Second test: England's Monty Panesar celebrates after dismissing Pakistan's Younis Khan
WICKET! Pakistan 36-3 (Younus b Panesar 1) This is a jaffa from Monty Panesar. What an absolute ripper! He set Younus up with a series of arm balls and then bowled him with a glorious delivery that dipped onto off and middle before turning to peg back the off stump. That really is a beauty. From memory it was extremely similar to the famous delivery with which Monty bowled Younus at Headingley 2006. Now, as then, it's a huge breakthrough for England. Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP
Day 3 Second test: England's Monty Panesar celebrates dismissing Pakistan's Misbah-ul Haq
WICKET! Pakistan 54-4 (Misbah LBW b Panesar 12) Misbah has been given out LBW, although he has reviewed the decision. I think this will be out. He pushed forward defensively, outside the line of one that went straight on, and it looked like a great shout. The only doubt was over two things: was he outside the line (no) and did it hit pad or bat first? It was almost instantaneous, and it's so hard to call. Nasser Hussain reckons it was pad first. Either way, as he says, has a clear error been made by the on-field umpire? They are still looking at replays... and he's been given out! That has to be the right decision, because there was no evidence of an error from the excellent Bruce Oxenford. Equally, had Oxenford given it not out, I don't think the decision could have been overturned. That is a monstrous wicket for England, and yet another LBW in a match that, at this rate, might be remembered as the DRS Test. Photograph: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images
Cricket day 3: Monty Panesar of England bowls to Asad Shafiq of Pakistan
61st over: Pakistan 125-4 (lead by 55; Azhar 46, Shafiq 35) Shafiq watchfully defends the final over from Panesar, and that ends a fascinating day's play. The stars were first Stuart Broad and Monty Panesar, and then Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq, who played beautifully under extreme pressure. Pakistan go into the fourth day with a lead of 55. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
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