Pakistan took the honours on day three of the third Test against England thanks to Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan, who helped the tourists make 538.

Their 363-run stand was a Pakistan record for any wicket against England, who closed on 3-0, 20 runs behind.

Yousuf (192) gloved Steve Harmison behind and Younis (173) was one of three wickets to fall in 10 balls.

But Danish Kaneria and Shahid Nazir added 42 for the last wicket before Monty Panesar (3-127) got Kaneria.

By James Standley

Day three close: England 3-0 (Trescothick 0 not out, Strauss 3 not out)

1758: Gul bowls the final over of the day to Strauss, who clips the ball for two to get off the mark from the second delivery. A single from the fifth ball of the over means Trescothick faces the final ball of the day, which he is happy to leave.

After a fine batting display from the tourists, led by Yousuf and Younis, they lead England by 20 runs with two days left in the Test.

1756: Sami bafflingly switches to round the wicket against Trescothick after just four balls, only to go back over the wicket immediately. The first over is a maiden and there is time for Pakistan to send down another over before the close.

1755: Sami will open the bowling for Pakistan. England have stuck with their normal openers rather than send out a nightwatchman. Trescothick leaves the first delivery and it does not miss the stumps by more than a couple of inches as it tracks back at the England left-hander.

1744: Wicket - Pakistan 538 all out (Kaneria c Trescothick by Panesar 29)
There is still no declaration from Pakistan. Panesar switches to over the wicket against Kaneria who is on a career best 29 not out. He promptly gets a leading edge which Trescothick claims one-handed at slip. Pakistan's lead is 23 runs. England will have to face at least one over.

1739: Panesar pushes one past Kaneria's attempted cut and next ball the Pakistan number 11 cover drives him for four. The last-wicket pair have now put on 37 runs.

1736: Harmison, frustrated by Pakistan's resistance, switches to round the wicket against Nazir, but with no success.

1730: Panesar wheels his way though another over, giving the ball plenty of air. Pakistan lead by 11 runs. The maximum number of overs England could possibly face now is four.

1725: Kaneria fishes at a short ball but fails to get an edge despite his best efforts. He does connect with the next one and slices it through third man for four to reach 18, his highest Test score. Both batsmen are now swinging at everything and somehow survive the over.

1720: England captain Strauss turns to Harmison to finish things off and he gets his hand to an attempted caught and bowled as Kaneria pushes a length ball back down the pitch.

A leg bye off the fifth ball of the over brings the scores level - a terrific effort by Pakistan facing such an imposing first-innings total - and Nazir then clips two through mid-wicket to give the tourists the lead.

1715: Kaneria heaves a Panesar delivery over cow corner for six, bringing the tourists within four runs of England's total.

1712: Kaneria pushes a full toss for four through point to bring up the 500 for Pakistan.

1710: Panesar sends down a maiden, leaving Kaneria to face Mahmood next over.

1707: Wicket - Pakistan 496-9 (Gul c Panesar b Mahmood 7)
Gul adds a couple more to his total with a firm push into the covers but two balls later he duck hooks a short ball to long leg and Panesar runs in before taking a good catch low down towards his ankles.

1656: Gul belies his number 10 status with a fine drive for four off Mahmood. Pakistan are now just 21 behind England's 515.

1650: Wicket - Pakistan 490-8 (Sami c Harmison b Panesar 19)
Sami perishes in the deep, swinging Panesar straight to Harmison at deep square-leg.

1649: Shahid Nazir ducks into a short one from Mahmood which does not get over waist height and the ball thuds into his side. Next ball he swats at a length delivery and is lucky it lands wide of mid-on.

1645: Sami picks up four off Panesar through third man but is lucky to survive when he subsequently attempts to hoist him over mid-wicket and totally misses the ball.

1638: Wicket - Pakistan 481-7 (Akmal c Trescothick b Mahmood 20)
England bring back Mahmood in place of Collingwood and he promptly picks up the wicket of Akmal, who edges to Trescothick at first slip.

1632: Panesar, who normally has excellent control of length, may be tiring as he throws in a full toss which Sami swats away for four. Then again it could just have been a rank bad ball, one of the few he has sent down in his 38 overs in the innings.

1629: Akmal edges Collingwood's gentle away-swinger but it falls well short of the slips. Next ball he strays onto leg stump and Akmal clips him for four.

1628: Sami launches Panesar down the pitch for a handsome four.

1624: Collingwood is getting more out of the pitch than some of the other England seamers and he launches a huge appeal as Sami fences at one which bounces and moves away from him. Umpire Doctrove is unmoved, while keeper Read looks embarrassed not to have joined in and backed Collingwood up.

1617: Hoggard drops short to Akmal and the Pakistan keeper immediately pivots on the back foot and sends the ball hurtling through mid-wicket for four. Akmal averages over 30 in Tests and a lot rests on his young shoulders if Pakistan are to take a first-innings lead.

1612: Panesar has men all round the bat to Sami and he beats him with an absolute beauty which spits off a length and turns past Sami's groping bat.

1607: After all the fun and games before the tea interval the game has settled down as the new Pakistan batsmen, Akmal and Sami, try to repair the damage caused by the mad 10 minutes before the break.

"Nice to see Colly taking a Test wicket. You guys have had a joke at his expense because of his lack of Test wickets but that is his 100th first-class wicket."
Ken Allsebrooke via email to the TMS in-box

1600: Panesar finishes the over he started before tea, with Mohammad Sami defending the final delivery.

Tea: Pakistan 451-6 (Akmal 4 not out)

1538: Wicket - Pakistan 451-6 (Inzamam hit wicket b Panesar 26)
The drama continues as Inzamam tries to pull Panesar, misses, overbalances and goes down like a sack of spuds, taking off the bails in the process.

That is three wickets in 10 balls and as the players walk off for tea the complexion of the game has totally changed - the ironic suggestion that Pakistan were collapsing when they lost Iqbal seems to be coming true.

1535: Wicket - Pakistan 447-5 (Faisal Iqbal b Collingwood 0)
Pakistan collapse! Collingwood claims his maiden Test wicket (after 63.3 overs) as he pins Iqbal in front for a golden duck. Collingwood's joy is unconfined.

1534: Wicket - Pakistan 447-4 (Younis run out 173)
Inzamam a bad runner? You bet. He calls Younis for a quick single to mid-wicket and Mahmood's throw beats Younis by a couple of feet. It has been a superb effort by Younis and he did not deserve to perish because of someone else's mistake.

1529: With tea just over 10 minutes away the game has entered a lull. Pakistan are only 68 runs behind after a quite brilliant effort with the bat.

1525: Younis (173 no out) gives Pietersen a work-out on the extra cover boundary as he drives Collingwood for two. Pietersen tries to pick up the ball one-handed on the run but mis-fields and is relieved to pull the ball back before it can trickle over the rope.

Next ball Strauss fails to set a captain's example as he completely misses the ball at short extra, allowing Younis a single.

1521: More turn and bounce from Panesar sees him beat Younis but the ball was so wide of off stump the batsman could easily have left it.

1515: England have decided to really put the pressure on by bringing on... Paul Collingwood. The Durham all-rounder is still looking for his first Test wicket after more than 60 overs.

He is third on the all-time list of players who have bowled the most overs in Tests without claiming their maiden wicket.

Strauss' instructions to his fielders can be summed up as "scatter".

1512:Younis chances his arm, sweeping against the spin and collecting four runs through mid-wicket off Panesar.

1504: Strauss returns to the field. Clouds are starting to gather overhead, although rain does not look imminent. Panesar twice drifts onto the stumps from his offside line and both times Younis paddles him round the corner for a couple.

1459: England captain Andrew Strauss leaves the field for a break. Presumably Marcus Trescothick takes the reins. Panesar promptly rips one past the outside edge of Inzamam's bat.

1456: *NEWS FLASH* There is some good news for England on the sporting front as Jenson Button finally wins his first Grand Prix.

1452: Read finally concedes his first bye - with 415 on the board - as Panesar fires in a wide delivery well outside off-stump. Two balls later Inzamam edges a drive but the ball races away for four, although Panesar will claim a moral victory.

1149: After an uneventful over from Panesar a fired-up Harmison charges in and bangs in a bouncer which balloons miles over Younis and draws a stunning one-handed take from the recalled Read.

Harmison seems determined to bounce out the Pakistan batsmen but when he drags one down short against Inzamam the Pakistan captain stands tall and crashes it in imperious fashion to the cover boundary.

1442: Inzamam-ul-Haq gets off the mark with a square cut for four, bringing up the 400 in the process. The Pakistan captain is clearly in aggressive mood as he immediately hooks the next ball for four.

Yousuf and Younis put on 363, which is the seventh-highest third-wicket partnership in Test history.

1438: Wicket - Pakistan 399-3 (Yousuf 192 c Read b Harmison)
The Pakistan batsman both seem to have lost concentration as Yousuf bottom edges a cut which does not miss the stumps by a million miles. Two balls later Harmison bangs one in again and Yousuf gloves it down leg side to Chris Read behind the stumps.

1434: A moment of confusion sees Younis set off for a run which Yousuf does not want, but Younis gets back to the non-striker's end with few alarms.

Panesar then fires in a 60mph quicker ball which beats Younis and just goes over off stump. It is a fine bit of bowling by the left-arm spinner who has been the pick of the England attack.

1431: Harmison ambles in and watches in despair as Younis brings up his 150 by drilling the ball through mid-on for four. England are in total retreat and even though the new ball is little more than 14 overs old any thoughts of attack have been firmly put to one side.

1427: Panesar comes back into the attack and Yousuf accepts the challenge to hit over the top, the ball clearing Harmison by no more than a couple of yards at mid-on. The partnership is now worth 352.

For the record the highest partnership of all time is the 624 put on by Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene for Sri Lanka against South Africa last month.

1419: Yousuf plays the ball through the vacant second slip area to add to England's frustrations. The home side currently have a first and a third slip.

1412: The ball has been knocked out of shape and been changed. Let's see if England can get any more out of this one.

Yousuf and Younis have so far put on 335, which is the highest partnership for any wicket for Pakistan against England. The previous highest was 322 by Salim Malik and Javed Miandad at Edgbaston in 1992.

1407: Younis must have declined food at lunch so he could gorge himself on England's attack instead. Since the break he has been tucking in with relish and one pull for four off Mahmood, which races away for four, is of the very highest quality.

1402: Hoggard strays down leg and Younis flicks him down to fine leg for four. The next ball disappears through mid-off for two as Ian Bell runs it down a yard inside the boundary.

Three come off the next ball and already Pakistan have settled back into their rhythm, accumulating with few alarms and eroding England's lead at will.

1358: Mahmood is struggling to get the ball to move off a straight line. On TMS Graham Gooch bemoans the absence of Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones and talks wistfully of the reverse swing they used to defeat Australia last summer.

Yousuf is looking in prime form and when Mahmood drops short he is quickly onto the back foot and punches it to the left of extra cover with sublime timing for four. A huge smile is visible as he talks to Younis - he is enjoying this.

1353: Younis works the ball through mid-wicket off Hoggard and Harmison runs it down with all the grace of an arthritic giraffe. The lanky England paceman is not moving freely - hopefully this will change when he gets the ball in his hands.

1345: Mahmood takes the second over. He is right on the mark until the fourth delivery which is short, wide and gift-wrapped. Yousuf is happy to accept the present and cracks it to the cover boundary to bring up the 300 partnership.

1341: The match resumes after lunch with Hoggard bowling to Yousuf. The Pakistan player was dropped by Collingwood on five but since that let-off it has been a beautiful innings from a class player who averages over 51 in Test cricket. He gets the scoreboard ticking over once more with an easy single of Hoggard.

"I'm sorry to be a purveyor of doom, but Pakistan have been gifted a chance of getting back into a Test match which they should never have had a chance of drawing or winning. Most of the blame must sit fairly and squarely on the shoulders of Andrew Strauss.

"A first innings total of 515 and hardly any sign of an attacking field. He and Trescothick have not performed recently and quite frankly it is time to rest both of them."
Phil Taylor via email to the TMS in-box

Lunch: Pakistan 331-2 (Yousuf 160 not out, Younis 122 not out)

1300: Harmison delivers the final over before lunch but there is nothing like the drama of his previous over. The morning session has undoubtedly been Pakistan's, with Yousuf and Younis batting quite beautifully to put on 295 so far with the prospect of many more to come after lunch.

1257: Hoggard gets some swing in the penultimate over before lunch but Pakistan survive with few alarms.

1252: The sudden burst of action continues as twice in three balls Harmison digs it in short at Yousuf and the Pakistan batsman is forced to defend for his life. The second time the ball cannons into his bat handle just in front of his throat and loops agonisingly over the England slip cordon. This is much more like it from Harmison, who destroyed the Pakistanis at Old Trafford last time out.

1245: Hoggard is getting some away swing but the Pakistan batsmen look supremely comfortable.

Drama! This website's attempt to buy a wicket nearly succeeds as Yousuf immediately shuffles across his stumps and is rapped on the pads, but the lbw appeal is unsuccessful.

Alastair Cook then nearly badly hurts himself as he chases down a drive, vaults the advertising hoardings and clatters into the railings behind them. There is an alarming wait before he reappears from behind the hoardings, battered but apparently not seriously injured.

1240: Harmison, as befits England's premier strike bowler, is given three slips, but his second delivery is caressed through the covers for four by Yousuf. Alarmingly for England fans Harmison's third delivery is timed at just 77mph.

His fourth is once again eased through the covers, prompting a Panesar chase. When he first came into the side his fielding was not up to Test standard and he is cheered every step of the way until he dives to stop the ball very competently a yard inside the boundary.

1235: Hoggard is back and after one delivery with the old ball he takes the lovely shiny new red cherry from umpire Billy Doctrove. England call up a second slip in its honour. The past few hours have been tortuous for England fans and if they are going to break this partnership the new ball will be key.

There are immediate signs of more bounce and swing, although Younis plays out the over with few alarms.

1234: *NEWS FLASH* The new ball is now due.

1229: Collingwood drops short, the ball screams HIT ME and Younis obliges, crashing it though point to take Pakistan past 300. If Collingwood was a car he would only just be able to break the speed limit on a motorway.

1227: Sudden excitement for England as Younis top-edges a cut as Panesar finds some bounce, but the ball lands safely and Younis adds another three runs to his total.

1222: Panesar drops short and Yousuf clubs the ball for four through mid-wicket. England look desperate for the new ball, which is now just a couple of overs away.

1216: Collingwood risks life and limb, or at least his right leg, as he sticks out his foot to block a firm Younis straight drive. Two balls later Collingwood drops short and Younis brings up his hundred with a pull for four. He follows up with a hook for four next ball.

1212: Brief hope for England as Younis top-edges a sweep off Panesar, but the ball goes one bounce to Harmison at deep square-leg. Panesar then finds turn and bounce to beat the outside of Yousuf's bat. Panesar has been the best of England's bowlers so far.

1209: Collingwood bustles enthusiastically to the crease and Younis dispatches him with equal enthusiasm straight down the ground for four.

1207: After a quick break for drinks Panesar returns and tries his luck over the wicket, but with no change of luck.

1201: England turn to the military medium of Paul Collingwood in an attempt to halt the Pakistan advance. There are nine overs left until England can take the new ball.

1155: Pietersen is suddenly the centre of attention. Yousuf suffers a rush of blood to the head and advances down the pitch to Panesar. The Pakistan star attempts to hit down the ground but only succeeds in swiping the ball just past the despairing dive of KP at mid-wicket.

The resulting four takes Yousuf and Younis' stand to 230, breaking the previous third-wicket record at Headingley of 229 by Sir Don Bradman and Alan Kippax in 1930.

1153: Younis drives Hoggard uppishly just past Kevin Pietersen at short extra cover for four. In a morning of little joy for England it is the closest they have come to removing either of the obdurate Pakistan batsman.

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BLF Organiser Keith Flett via email to the TMS in-box

1143: Hoggard is getting a hint of in-swing to Yousuf (124 not out), but the Pakistan batsman seems untroubled. When Hoggard strays onto leg Yousuf clips him for three through mid-wicket. Next ball Younis (83 not out) drives him for three to mid-off.

"The sun's out but there is the prospect of rain later at about four o'clock, although you never know we might be lucky."
TMS commentator Jonathan Agnew

1134: Panesar raps Yousuf on the pads and launches a giddy appeal, but umpire Darrell Hair is unmoved.

1132: Hoggard is bowling too wide of off stump initially and both batsmen pick up runs by alternately carving and gliding him down to third man.

1130: England make a double change with Matthew Hoggard coming into the attack at the Football Stand End. He injured his leg on Saturday and does not look to be moving entirely freely as he stomps into the crease.

1127: Panesar's usually excellent control of length deserts him and Yousuf cuts him backwards of square for four runs.

1125: More cheers for Monty as Andrew Strauss throws him the ball. While his fielding remains under close scrutiny there is little doubt about his bowling and his battle with the two Pakistan batsman could well be key in the run-up to lunch.

1124: Yousuf collects a couple to Monty Panesar at deep square leg. The crowd gets predictably overexcited.

1117: Both Pakistan batsmen are going after anything off target and Younis laces a Mahmood ball through the covers to collect his first boundary of the day. Yousuf ends the over by collecting seven runs from the final two deliveries and there is no doubt that it is the tourists who are having the better of the day so far.

1114: Yousuf top edges a hook for six to bring up his second century this series and his 18th overall in Tests. Next ball he flashes at another short one but the ball flies untouched through to England keeper Chris Read.

1113: Yousuf hits the first boundary of the day, a sublime glide to the wide third man boundary off Harmison which takes him to within four of his century.

1109: Mahmood concedes a solitary run from his second over. With the ball now 58 overs old and little life in the pitch there does not seem to be much bounce or movement for the bowlers.

1105: Steve Harmison lopes in for the second over.

1102: England have one slip and a gully for Mahmood. Yousuf picks up a run from the first ball of the day.

1100: Sajid Mahmood will open the attack for England from the Football Stand End.

1053: Day three looms and it is all to play for at Headingley. England still have the upper hand but they need quick wickets to drive home their advantage.

Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan batted brilliantly on Saturday afternoon to suck the life out of the England attack and the home side will need to really come out firing on what is still an excellent batting track.

Yousuf played some dazzling shots in adversity on his way to 91 on Saturday, while Younis looks determined to grind his way to a big score.

1045: It is a bright, warm and humid morning at Headingley with light white cloud broken by patches of blue sky.