Frist Pakistan-England Test ends in a draw

James Anderson takes two wickets before lunch to give England a slight chance of forcing victory on the final day of the first Test against Pakistan.

With potentially 20 wickets still to fall, a draw is the most likely result in the first match of a three-test series.

The door was opened for England, and Rashid and Moeen Ali barged through it as they polished off the last five wickets for 14 runs.

Pakistan still required 40 runs to make England bat again.

The tourists began the morning on 569-8.

Only one England wicket fell in the morning, Rashid clean bowled by an Imran Khan in-cutter for 12 with the score on 590.

Pakistan started the attack with spinners and succeeded in getting four quick wickets as England’s re-shuffled batting line-up tried to turn the Test into a Twenty20 with about an hour’s play remaining.

James Anderson, at the crease when Alastair Cook called his men in and not entirely happy with the decision, starred with the ball, dismissing Shan Masood and Shoaib Malik in the third over.

Pakistan skipper Misbah ul-Haq – who had played with restraint for his 51 – inexplicably aimed an uncharacteristic slog at Moeen and was bowled.

In his second attempt, though, the number three could not even see out the over before fending extra bounce from a short ball for an unmissable catch to short-leg.

Rashid – whose figures in the first innings were the worst ever by a debutant – then quickly added a second victim, having Asad Shafiq caught behind for six.

Stuart Broad returned to the pavilion 17 not out, while Anderson – unbeaten on three – appeared annoyed.

Wahab Riaz (3-116) was Pakistan’s most successful bowler, and his spell included one late in the second session when he also accounted for Bairstow and troubled Stokes no end with his reverse swing.