Mohsin Khan strikes out in 1982

Pakistan's batting struggled again in the second innings, with only Wazir Mohammed and Zulfiqar Ahmed, at No 10, holding things together with 42 not out and 34 respectively.

England needed only 168 runs to take the series, seemingly a formality when they were 109-2.

But Peter May fell for 53, and Compton for 29, after which the middle order and tail collapsed like dominoes - 143 all out.

Fazal Mahmood took another six wickets, and Pakistan became the first side to win a Test match in their first rubber in England.

1971 - Third Test, Headingley. England (316 & 264) beat Pakistan (350 & 205) by 25 runs

After a high-scoring first Test at Edgbaston, and a rain-affected second Test at Lord's, England and Pakistan squared up for the final Test at Headingley with the series still locked at 0-0 and all to play for.

An enthralling match followed which, deep into the fifth day, retained its unpredictability.

England's first-innings 316 owed much to Geoff Boycott's 112, his third hundred in successive innings, and Basil D'Oliveira's 74.

Pakistan replied with 350, with half-centuries from Zaheer Abbas, Mushtaq Mohammed, and Wasim Bari.

That advantage of 34 runs seemed crucial when England were dismissed for 264 in their second innings, leaving Pakistan 231 for victory.

Pakistan chipped away at their target, reaching 160-4.

But Sadiq Mohammed fell for 91 and Asif Iqbal for 33, and the last five Pakistan wickets went for 21 runs.

Peter Lever took the last three wickets in four balls as England won by 25 runs.

1982 - Third Test, Headingley England (256 & 219-7) beat Pakistan (275 & 199) by three wickets

A gripping Test series reached its climax at Headingley where, in another winner-take-all contest, the match was in the balance right up to the fifth morning.

Ian Botham and Vic Marks resumed their innings on 0 and 1 respectively with England 190-6 - 29 runs short for victory, but four wickets away from defeat.

Indeed, Botham, who had contributed nine wickets and a first-innings half-century, was soon out to Mudassar Nazar for four.

Waqar Younis appeals for a decision in 1992

It had been that sort of match.

England failed to match Pakistan's first-innings 275 (Imran 67 not out, Botham 4-70) by being dismissed for 256 (Botham 57, Imran 5-49).

But back they came to bowl Pakistan out for 199 (Imran 46, Botham 5-74) and then reach 103-0.

Ninety-six runs later, however, seven wickets had fallen - Imran dismissed Chris Tavare for 33, Mike Gatting for 4 and Derek Randall for 0.

Mudassar chipped in with the wickets of Allan Lamb, David Gower and Botham.

England were reduced to 199-7 and still some way from home.

But despite the best efforts of Imran Khan and Mudassar, Marks and Bob Taylor nudged and nurdled England to their target without further loss.

1992 - Second Test, Lord's Pakistan (293 & 141-8) beat England (255 & 175) by two wickets

In outcome, if not in the performances of individuals, this could have been as memorable as any of the great England victories.

In the end, however, Pakistan edged home by two wickets - the narrowest margin at Lord's - in a match they always seemed to be dominating, but were never allowed to run away with.

The first three days were straightforward enough.

England were bowled out for 255, despite being 123-0 through fifties from Alec Stewart and Graham Gooch.

Pakistan replied with 293 (Aamir Sohail 73, Asif Mushtaba 59 and Salim Malik 55), and then took a stranglehold when England, 52-1 on the fourth morning, collapsed to 175 all out.

Only Stewart held out with 69 not out, becoming the sixth person to carry his bat in an England innings, the first at Lord's.

And now the fun began.

In the blink of an eye, Nos 2, 3 and 4 for Pakistan had been dismissed for ducks by Chris Lewis, and Salim Malik had edged Ian Salisbury to Lewis.

It was Salisbury's first Test and by some margin his best.

Inzamam followed, run out for 8, Sohail briefly stood firm but was out to Salisbury for 39, as was Moin Khan.

When Mushtaq Ahmed became the sixth Pakistan to register a single-figure score Pakistan, chasing 138, had been reduced to 95-8.

It is now that England needed that extra firepower to finish off the innings. Malcolm huffed and puffed and Salisbury sought extra fizz through the air - but they could not prevent Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis having the final word.

In England's first innings, Waqar took his eighth five-wicket haul in 10 Tests, and Wasim ended England's second innings with three wickets in four balls - a decisive burst.

This time they paired up with the bat to add 46 runs for the ninth wicket (Wasim 45 not out, Waqar 20 not out), as England ended up gallant losers.

With their 10-wicket win the final Test, Pakistan went on to take the series 2-1.

2000/01 - Final Test, Karachi Pakistan (405 & 158) lost to England (388 & 176-4)

This was a classic encounter, not only because England achieved their first win in Pakistan since 1982, but also because of the manner in which it was achieved.

Not only had Pakistan scored 405 in their first innings, 292 of those for the loss of only three wickets on the opening day, but England had taken up a valuable 179 overs in replying with 388.

Hussain is given out in 2000

Through Mike Atherton's 125 - his first hundred against Pakistan - England ended 17 runs short of Pakistan's total.

The match, seemingly heading for a draw, was then thrown open by a sequence of rash, undisciplined strokes by Pakistan's batsmen.

Pakistan were all out for 158, leaving England a target of 176 in, providing the light lasted, 43 overs.

England had not managed much above 2.5 runs per over through the entire series; now they were being asked to score at 4.1.

The light did not last, but so blatant were Moin Khan's delaying tactics that the umpires, Steve Bucknor and Mohammad Nazir, allowed England were allowed to bat on in near darkness.

Towards the end, Moin was complaining that his fielders could not see the ball - and with some justification.

But Bucknor steadfastly refused to yield, as did England.

Graham Thorpe continued his fine run of form to strike 64 not out as England squeezed home.

Nasser Hussain, Thorpe's batting partner at the moment of victory, leapt for joy; Moin Khan hung his head in shame.