With Pakistan leading England 2-1 going into the final game, there is still plenty for the rival captains to play for Jon Lewis dispatches the dangerous Shahid Afridi for just two after opener Imran Farhat is run out in the thirteenth over Mohammad Hafeez doesn't need to wait for the umpire's decision after Sajid Mahmood rattles his woodwork Andrew Strauss holds on to a sharp chance in the slips to remove Mohammad Yousuf as Pakistan struggle to 68-4 Paul Collingwood's enthusiastic appeal for leg before accounts for Inzamam-ul-Haq and Pakistan are on the ropes at 72-5 Collingwood is on target for a second time to comprehensively clean up Abdul Razzaq as Pakistan lose their sixth wicket Jamie Dalrymple removes Naved-ul-Hasan cheaply as England make short work of Pakistan's lower order Younis Khan grafts his way to a painstaking 47 and is the last wicket to fall as Pakistan reach 154-9 after 50 overs Mohammad Asif adds to his early wicket of Ed Joyce when Ian Bell is caught by Imran Farhat with the score at 49-2 Strauss departs for 35 the very next ball, tickling a wide delivery from Iftikhar Anjum to wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal England make heavy weather of the chase with both Kevin Pietersen and Dalrymple falling to Afridi with the score on 102 Abdul Razzaq shows his delight as he traps Collingwood lbw for 22 and England develop a case of the jitters at 106-6 But Mahmood and Michael Yardy hold their nerve after the loss of Chris Read to see England home and level the series Mahmood and Yardy's valuable cameo innings of 22 and 12 spare England's blushes and leave the series drawn at 2-2 At the conclusion of an at times controversial tour, the opposing captains end the ODI series with honours even
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