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- Updated: August 5, 2016
Lunch Pakistan 336 for 5 (Misbah 44*, Sarfraz 20*) lead England 297 by 39 runsScorecard
England chipped away at Pakistan on the third morning at Edgbaston to ensure the Test did not run away from them, but Misbah-ul-Haq remained firm to take his side to a 39-run lead at lunch.
He lost two key top-order batsmen during the session as Younis Khan’s struggles continued and Asad Shafiq was removed for a long duck, but by the interval Sarfraz Ahmed had helped add 40 in a lively sixth-wicket stand.
Pakistan resumed 40 behind, with Azhar Ali dismissed to the last ball of the second day, and they continued their measured approach against the second new ball. It was in the hands of a contrite James Anderson, who could have escaped any sanction after his outburst on the second day, and the in-form Chris Woakes who was given the early duties ahead of Stuart Broad.
As they had on …
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