Akram strikes in his opening over

Akram struck with the fourth ball of the game as he beat Michael Brown's forward prod to hit the top of off stump and then trapped Matthew Banes lbw with his next delivery.

Pyemont survived the hat-trick ball, they were soon in further trouble as giant Essex opener Will Jefferson, who stands 6ft 9ins tall, was bowled by Akram for five.

Pyemont, batting at number three, opted for survival as he and Oxford's Joseph Porter took the score to 30.

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Waqar withdrew himself from the attack after bowling three overs for 14, giving Sami an opportunity to familiarise himself with English conditions.

But it was Akram who struck again when he bowled Porter for 14, made off 29 balls, with one which cut back off the wicket.

Sami's first wicket of the tour arrived eight runs later when he had James Dalrymple caught at slip by Mohammad Wasim for three.

Mohammad Sami has his first bowl in England

England A wicket-keeper James Foster became Waqar's first victim when he was caught behind for nought and the Pakistan skipper then ended Pyemont's resistance.

The introduction of leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed brought no relief as bowled Tim Murtagh and Waqar tounded off the morning by removing Rob Ferley for 15, taken at gully by Akram.

The Universities were 64 for nine at lunch and managed to add another 10 runs after the re-start before Mushtaq brought the innings to an end by winning an lbw decision against last man Mark Tournier.

Anwar and Mohammad Wasim launched Pakistan's reply with a stand of 48 before the latter drove airliy at a ball from Murtagh and was caught behind for 21.

Jefferson put down Anwar in the gully when he had made the same score and the left-hander made them pay, reaching his fifty with a six over mid-wicket off Chris Elstub.

A hundred was there for the taking but Jefferson made no mistake with another chance off Murtagh and Anwar was gone for 89.

Inzamam-ul-Haq was bowled by Murtagh for 18 and Youhana edged to wicket-keeper Foster next ball.

But Elahi hit 14 fours in an unbeaten 67 and Younis Khan timed the ball well to reach 23 not out at the close.