Pakistan crumbled meekly to their lowest-ever total against England as they were bowled out for 72 on the first day of the second Test yesterday.
Umar Amin top-scored with just 23, Stuart Broad claimed four for 38 and James Anderson four for 20 in idyllic conditions for seam and swing bowling.
The total was eight runs lower than Pakistan’s second innings in the first Test which finished on Sunday with England winning by 354 runs.
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Pakistan resumed after lunch on 37 for six and despite the highest partnership of the innings of 27 between Mohammad Aamer and Amin, they lost their last four wickets for nine runs.
Five Pakistani batsmen failed to score a run and the innings lasted four minutes short of three hours.
Imran Farhat (0), captain Salman Butt (7), Shoaib Malik (3), Azhar Ali (0), Umar Akmal (17) and Zulqarnain Haider (0) were all dismissed before lunch. Steven Finn took two of their wickets, Anderson one and Broad three.
It was particularly miserable morning for debutant Zulqarnain, who edged his first ball in Test cricket to wicketkeeper Matt Prior off Broad.
Pakistan had won the toss and chose to bat, a decision that was contrary to what had been agreed in a team meeting, team sources said.
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