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Last Updated: Saturday, 8 July 2006, 17:47 GMT 18:47 UK
Spin pair spark Pakistan collapse
Tour match, Canterbury (stumps, day three): England A 595-9 dec & 35-1 v Pakistan 242

Inzamam-ul-Haq
Inzamam's second innings of the tour last only 12 deliveries

Jamie Dalrymple and Alex Loudon put Pakistan in a spin on the third day of their Test warm-up against England A.

The two spinners shared seven wickets between them as the tourists conceded a first innings deficit of 353.

Dalrymple's victims included Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq and his 4-61 boosted his chances of a Test call.

Faisal Iqbal (82) and Salman Butt (63) offered some encouragement for Pakistan but they were all out for 242. England reached 35-1 in reply, losing Rob Key.

England A skipper Key declared on 585-9 during the morning session, with Chris Read 150 not out and Stuart Broad on 54 after a last wicket partnership of 127.

It was Broad's maiden first-class half century and he then found himself sharing the new ball with Tim Bresnan because Matthew Hoggard was off the field with a hand injury.

It was Bresnan who made the breakthrough by bowling Imran Farhat for 16 but Broad should have had a wicket before lunch when he found the edge of Faisal's bat, only for Ian Bell to drop the chance at second slip.

Stuart Broad
Stuart Broad bowled with enthusiasm and at a healthy pace

Butt and Faisal added 76 before Dalrymple had Butt caught by Middlesex team-mate Owais Shah at mid-wicket for 63, sparking a mini-collapse which saw three wickets go down for 18 runs.

Mohammad Yousuf only lasted five balls and failed to open his account before pulling a bouncer from Broad to square leg and Inzamam followed for a duck shortly after, top edging to Loudon, who ran round from slip to take the catch.

Abdul Razzaq made a useful 37 before edging Dalrymple to keeper Read and Faisal's three and three quarter hour vigil came to an end with the total on 229 when he gave a catch to Ravi Bopara.

Pakistan opted not to send out last man Mohammad Asif because of a sore elbow, so the innings ended when Danish Kaneria was caught first ball by Dalrymple off Loudon, who swept up the tail to finish with 3-28.

When England resumed, Key was unable to repeat his first-heroics and was out for 17 when part-time spinner Farhat knocked back his off-stump.

Opener Alastair Cook was joined by Ian Bell, and the pair had reached 35-1 - a massive lead of 388 runs overall - by close of play.

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SEE ALSO
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