Azhar and Aslam thwart England ambitions
04-Aug-2016
England's day started perfectly when Mohammad Hafeez fell in James Anderson's opening over • Getty Images
Gary Ballance caught the offering at point off the fourth ball of the morning•AFP
Hafeez trooped off for a duck, his second of the series•AFP
However, Sami Aslam stood firm in his comeback Test•Getty Images
... and found solid support from the experienced Azhar Ali•Getty Images
The pair batted through to lunch unscathed•PA Photos
... but Azhar had a massive slice of luck on 38, when Joe Root dropped him at slip•Getty Images
He made his life count, by moving through to a 129-ball fifty•Getty Images
Aslam knuckled down for a fifty of his own•Getty Images
... but calamity struck on 82 when he was run out by a direct hit from James Vince•Getty Images
At the age of 20, he fell 18 runs short of becoming the youngest opener to make a Test hundred in England•Getty Images
Azhar was given a second life when Moeen Ali dropped a sharp return catch•Getty Images
... and he duly brought up his tenth Test century•Getty Images
... before celebrating with the now-obligatory press-ups•AFP
He then fell to last ball of the day, caught at slip, as Pakistan closed on 257 for 3•Getty Images