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Pakistan batted throughout the third day of the final test against England yesterday for the loss of just one wicket in the morning session. The home side, who need only a draw to win the series, were 446 for five in their first innings, a lead of...

Pakistan batted throughout the third day of the final test against England yesterday for the loss of just one wicket in the morning session.

The home side, who need only a draw to win the series, were 446 for five in their first innings, a lead of 158.

Mohammad Yousuf took his overnight total of 84 to 183 not out. Wicketkeeper Kamran Ak-mal struck 115, the pair sharing an unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of 199. Nightwatchman Shoaib Akhtar was the only wicket to fall, caught by Shaun Udal off Liam Plunkett for his highest test score of 38.

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