Kevin Pietersen enjoys an entertaining tussle with Shoaib Akhtar as England dominate the morning session

Ian Bell survives a missed stumping and a leg before decision as he begins the day in more circumspect fashion

But both batsmen go on to reach half centuries as England close in on the follow-on target of 263

Danish Kaneria is warned twice for running on the wicket before dropping Pietersen once and missing a half chance

Shahid Afridi meanwhile takes extra care when crossing the pitch following his misdemeanour on day two

After lunch, Pietersen opens his shoulders and pulls Akhtar for a huge six to reach his second Test century

But Akhtar strikes next ball as Pietersen mis-times a pull shot straight to Mohammad Yousuf at mid-on

And Andrew Flintoff's middle stump is sent cartwheeling out of the ground by Akhtar soon after to leave England 272-5

Bell completes a patient century before edging an Afridi delivery to wicket keeper Kamran Akmal on 115

And Geraint Jones plunders his fifth Test 50 before being trapped leg before by a quicker Afridi delivery

But Ashley Giles and Shaun Udal keep out Mohammad Sami and Afridi to guide England to 391-7 at close