Danish Kaneria celebrates after trapping Andrew Strauss lbw for 54 leaving England on 115-2 on day four of the final Test

Alastair Cook survives a few early scares to pass the half-century mark with a four off the bowling of Kaneria

Kevin Pietersen hits another four as he moves to 44 off 48 balls as England reach 183-2 at lunch, 148 behind Pakistan

Pietersen reaches his half-century with an easy two as England continue to reduce Pakistan's first-innings lead

Cook and Pietersen's partnership passes the 100 mark before Cook is trapped lbw by Umar Gul with England on 218-3

Pietersen flays Kaneria for four as England look to recover from the loss of Cook on day four at The Oval

Umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove consult over the condition of the ball and decide to call for a replacement

The umpires show the ball to a furious Inzamam-ul-Haq as they give a five-run penalty against Pakistan

Pietersen trudges dejectedly off the field after being caught by Kamran Akmal off the bowling of Shahid Nazir for 96

Mohammad Asif and Younis Khan share a joke before bad light stops play with England on 298-4, still 33 behind

Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell wait patiently to get back out after bad light halts play for an hour at The Oval

Bell and Collingwood talk to umpire Hair as Pakistan fail to come out after tea plunging the Test into chaos

Hair removes the bails from the stumps and according to the laws of the game it means Pakistan have forfeited the Test

Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq appears on the balcony at The Oval and is deep in conversation with Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer

Confusion reigns as Inzamam-ul-Haq leads his team out onto the field, but this time the umpires don't come out

With no umpires on the field Inzamam-ul-Haq leads his team off the pitch and later play is called off for the day