Anderson Six Seals Huge Win Against Pakistan

Nottingham: James Anderson completes his first 10-wicket haul in international cricket as England romp to a 354-run victory in the first Test against Pakistan.

England needed less than one session to complete a massive 354-run victory over Pakistan on day four of the first Test at Trent Bridge. James Anderson continued to profit in swinging conditions, knifing through Pakistan's line-up to take 6 for 17 and pick up his very first 10-wicket match haul after his 5 for 54 in the first innings.

Pakistan were in a tenuous position to start with at 15 for 3, and after a muted start by England's bowlers they quickly capitulated, crashing to 80 all out fifteen minutes before the scheduled lunch break.

Resuming on 15-3, Pakistan got off to a surprisingly comfortable start as England bowled too many balls which did not require the batsmen to play a shot.

Anderson took time to find a threatening line from around the wicket but once he did, he was back to his deadly best.

After beating Farhat with a ball that straightened slightly off the seam, he delivered a vicious inswinger which took the edge and was comfortably caught by England Test captain Andrew Strauss.

Lancashire paceman Anderson, continuing to revel in conditions tailor-made for his brand of bowling, removed Umar Akmal with another inswinger before Steven Finn snared nightwatchman Aamer, who drove uppishly and steered a thick outside edge to Kevin Pietersen in the gully.

Finn then dismissed Kamran Akmal leg before wicket with a ball that was probably missing leg stump, the batsman unable to refer the decision because Pakistan had already used up their two decisions.

Umar Gul failed to repeat his first innings heroics, although it took a spectacular catch from Paul Collingwood to dismiss him, the Durham all-rounder leaping to claim the ball with both hands as it flew above his head.

Collingwood was on hand again to snaffle an edge from Shoaib Malik to give Anderson his second five-wicket haul of the match.

And after a rapid 16 not out from Danish Kaneria, Anderson wrapped things up when Mohammad Asif nicked one to Graeme Swann in the slips.

Brief score
England 354 (Morgan 130, Collingwood 82, Asif 5-77, Aamer 3-41)and 262 for 9 dec (Prior 102*, Gul 3-41)
Pakistan 182 (Gul 65*, Anderson 5-54) and 80 (Anderson 6-17, Broad 2-23, Finn 2-27)
Result England won by 354-runs
MOM James Anderson (England)