Marcus Trescothick was four not out and England captain Andrew Strauss, the more fluent of the two left-handers, 22 not out.
Only two balls from Mohammad Asif were possible before rain forced the players off the field for 34 minutes.
When they returned Asif, playing his first Test of the series after an elbow injury, had a strong appeal for LBW with the fourth ball of the over against Trescothick although replays suggested the ball might have gone over the top of the stumps.
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