Nottingham: Pakistan tail - led by Umar Gul - successfully warded off the follow-on scare on the third morning of the Trent Bridge Test, as English bowlers continued to toil hard to dislodge the last Pakistani wicket. Gul kept piling on the agony for Andrew Strauss, as he went past his fifty, and took Pakistan to 182 in able support of Mohammad Asif.

Trent Bridge: Mohammad Asif's lethal spell gave Pakistan a dream start restricting the England score to 354 in the second day of the opening Test match between Pakistan and England at Trent Bridge.

Ball dominated the bat on day two of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge with Pakistan fighting to avoid the follow-on. After England lost six wickets for 23 runs to be bowled out for 354, Pakistan lurched to 47 for six before a late rally hauled them up to 147 for nine at stumps.

One or two stalwart old trundlers must have been grumpy tonight. It seems as if Steven Finn has defied the old truism that the best way to prepare for bowling is by doing lots of bowling. In his 11 overs today he grabbed three for 20.

Eoin Morgan scored a sublime unbeaten century and Paul Collingwood reached 81 as England fought back to close day one

Trent Bridge Nottingham: Eoin Morgan led England to 190 for four at tea after Pakistan took two wickets in quick succession on the first day of the first Test at Trent Bridge here on Thursday

Paul Collingwood is adamant there is no reason why he or his fellow England batsmen should feel daunted by the challenge of facing Pakistan's bowlers here at Trent Bridge.

Nottingham: Pakistan will begin a four-Test series against England on Thursday in the belief that its young side is about to start a new era in the national game.

Nottingham, England: Ajmal Shahzad was ruled out on Wednesday of the England squad for the first Test against Pakistan, starting at Trent Bridge here on Thursday, with an ankle injury.

Karachi: Pakistani authorities attempts to keep close tabs on the movement of its cricket players in England to prevent any match-fixing