Graham Thorpe celebrates his century with Michael Vaughan

Graham Thorpe (138) and Michael Vaughan (120) fell in quick succession before lunch after a record-breaking stand of 267.

Thorpe was brilliantly run out by Wasim Akram and Vaughan caught behind off Waqar Younis.

Vaughan had earlier brought up his first century in Test cricket in bizarre fashion, with a six that included four over-throws.

Vaughan ran two as he played a ball down to Wasim Akram at third man but the return from the Pakistani left-armer then raced away to the boundary.

The Yorkshire batsman reached three figures from 191 balls, with 13 fours and one six, and it was the third game in a row that he has scored a century.

But in the afternoon session England handed the initiative to Pakistan.

After Ian Ward was run out for 12 by Azhar Mahmood, Razzaq removed Nick Knight, Cork and Gough in quick succession.

Andrew Caddick had also provided little resistance, edging Saqlain to Rashid Latif for just one.

Vaughan scored his first Test century

And when Hoggard was the last man to fall, clean bowled by Saqlain, skipper Alec Stewart was stranded at the other end unbeaten on 39.

It left England with a 46 run deficit in reply to Pakistan's first innings total of 403 all out that included a fine innings of 114 by Inzamam-ul-Haq.

Batting the second time around Pakistan got off to a lightning start before Saeed Anwar was caught by Thorpe off Gough for 12.

Razzaq soon followed as he lofted a ball from Hoggard to Cork at mid-on and Caddick returned after a wayward opening spell to remove Faisal Iqbal for 14.

But with Inzamam still around and the game at an advanced stage, Pakistan will look to post a sizeable target for England to chase.

England: A Stewart (capt/wkt), M Atherton, M Trescothick, M Vaughan, G Thorpe, I Ward, N Knight, D Cork, A Caddick, D Gough, M Hoggard.

Pakistan: Waqar Younis (capt), Saeed Anwar, Abdur Razzaq, Faisal Iqbal, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Yousuf Youhana, Younis Khan, Azhar Mahmood, Rashid Latif (wkt), Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq.