By Jonathan Agnew BBC cricket correspondent

England dominated the first day of the second Test against Pakistan, bowling out the tourists for 119 before closing on 168-2 in reply.

Steve Harmison would have woken up this morning to read in every newspaper that he needed to perform well today. And how he responded.

Cometh the hour, cometh the man - Harmison was at his best

Revelling in conditions that suit his style of bowling absolutely, he not only got amongst the wickets, but also made batting very unpleasant indeed.

It is fair to say that not many of the Pakistanis relished the challenge they faced with the ball rearing at their chests and throats from short of a length.

But Harmison showed ruthless control to finish with 6-19 - his first five-wicket haul since the first Test against Australia last summer.

It was his most devastating display since the seven-wicket haul in Jamaica in 2004 that helped to propel him to the top of the international rankings.

The dismissal of Inzamam, who fell for a rare duck against England summed up the mindset of Pakistan's batsmen.

The ball climbed from short of a length, but certainly not to the extent that Inzamam appeared to think as he fended the ball to gully.

He stared at the pitch suggesting he had been betrayed, but in fact he was undone by his own insecurity.

Inzamam was the sixth batsman to be dismissed as they collapsed dramatically, losing 8-29 to slip from 90-2 to 119 all out.

The behaviour of the pitch surprised everyone.

It is rock hard, and there is a covering of grass, but it is the network of cracks that has caused the problems for the batsmen.

Depending on which edge of the crack the ball lands on, it will either rear up or keep low - it can also move sideways in either direction.

Generally, uneven bounce is a condition that slowly develops in the course of a five-day match, but Harmison and Matthew Hoggard were both making the ball keep low in their first spells with the new ball.

If the sun continues to shine, it can only get worse.

England will not be keen to bat last on this pitch, and they have the opportunity to avoid that by building a substantial first innings lead.

Pakistan do not have a tall fast bowler to produce the same extremes of bounce as Harmison, and they will depend heavily on Danish Kaneria, their leg-spinner, to keep them in the game.