The Pakistanis were earlier cruising at 124 for three after ending
But in a spell that revived English hopes, Azhar Ali ran himself out for five, Mohammad Yousuf was yorked by James Anderson for 33 and Kamran Akmal was dismissed lbw for a duck without playing a shot.
With rain in the air and a capacity crowd cheering
After appearing down and out after heavy losses in the first two tests,
Graeme Swann, who took four wickets in
He bowled unchanged to take three for 50 from 18.4 overs
Sensibly in view of an adverse weather forecast,
Imran Farhat set the tone by slashing James Anderson’s second ball over the slips for four on his way to his highest score of the series. He struck six boundaries before he was lbw to Swann for 33.
BAMBOOZLED BATSMEN
Captain Salman Butt, also short of runs this series, took over from Farhat with 48 in 64 balls, before he became Swann’s second victim, 12 minutes before lunch.
Butt took three fours from a Broad over and two from Steven Finn, forcing Andrew Strauss to rotate his fast men from the Pavilion end.
Yousuf, playing his first test since he was banned indefinitely after leading
Yousuf, who scored 56 in the first innings, showed his class with a square drive for four off Broad and an elegant late cut to the boundary off Swann.
The most unpredictable and possibly the most talented team in the world have been condemned to play all their internationals abroad since the deadly militant attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in March last year.
Six players were banned or fined after the
The fielding was much improved at the Oval with wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, who has been dropped twice this year, taking eight catches.
But the victory was set up on Friday by
Left-armer Mohammad Amir, who finished on Saturday with his best test figures of five for 52, made the ball reverse swing at high pace from around the wicket.
At the other end Saeed Ajmal bamboozled the
The upshot was six wickets for 26 runs and plenty to think about for an
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