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21-Aug-2010 11:17:00 GMT
England v Pakistan, 3rd Test, The oval, 4th day

England Set 148-run Target for Pakistan

London: Pakistan need 148 runs to win the third Test against England at the Oval after bowling England out for 222 in their second innings on Saturday.

But they were immediately put on the back foot when opener Yasir Hameed was out first ball.

Hameed edged James Anderson to second slip, where Graeme Swann needed two attempts to hold on to the chance and leave Pakistan 5 for 1 with captain Salman Butt coming to the crease.

Pakistan needed only four balls of the morning session to wrap up the England innings with Stuart Broad pulling Mohammad Aamer to mid-on to give the Pakistani bowler his fifth wicket of the innings.

Aamer's figures of 5-52 were his best in Test cricket and gave Pakistan a real chance of pulling one Test back in the series.

England who lost six wickets for 26 runs in a frenzied period on Friday night could only add one run to their overnight total of 221 with Steve Finn getting off the mark.

They were looking to add at least another 30 runs but Broad who made 48 in England's first innings had a careless waft and was caught as the hosts failed to make the most of Alastair's Cook's 110.

This was Cook's first Test hundred of the summer after a barren spell which had seen his place at the top of the order called into question.

But his 13th Test hundred has likely booked his place on the plane for the tour of Australia this winter when England will be defending the Ashes.

England, who lead the series against Pakistan 2-0, are looking to retain their winning record this summer after beating Bangladesh 2-0 earlier this season.


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