Steve Harmison gets England off to a flier when he has Rana Naved-ul-Hasan caught behind from the ninth ball of the day But Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq moves towards a ton with some lusty blows to take the game away from England Inzamam tries one shot too many, but Andrew Strauss puts down a dolly as England's hopes of winning begin to fade Matthew Hoggard keeps plugging away and has Shoaib Akhtar caught behind before trapping Mohammad Sami leg before But Inzamam completes his 24th Test century, overtaking Javed Miandad's record before declaring on 268-9 England's hopes of chasing 285 for victory suffer an early blow when Marcus Trescothick falls in the first over And Andrew Strauss is bowled by Naved in the first over after lunch to leave England precariously placed on 5-2 Ian Bell becomes the third batsman to score zero when he edges a rising Akhtar delivery to wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal England's innings is in tatters at 20-4 when captain Michael Vaughan is adjudged leg before to Naved But Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff steady the innings with a half-century stand as England try to force the draw Naved claims his third wicket before tea though as Pietersen loops a catch to Asim Kamal at short md-wicket Flintoff bats England closer to safety with a fine half century, but he gloves an Akhtar bouncer to slip to lift Pakistan However, Ashley Giles and Geraint Jones fend off some hostile pace bowling as the light fades to guide England to a draw
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