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Multan
12 - 16 November 2005
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Pakistan made a good start, taking the total to 80 before Shoaib Malik (39) was trapped in front. By lunch, Pakistan held a slight advantage with the score 1 for 103. Pakistan continued to build their advantage after lunch. However, when Pakistan had taken the total to 161, England struck twice in the space of 14 balls to dismiss Salman Butt (74) and Mohammad Yousuf (5) to have Pakistan 3 for 166. By Tea, Pakistan still held a slight advantage with the score 3 for 181. Harmison made a double breakthrough in the first over after tea to bring England back to parity. Younis Khan (39) was trapped in front first ball after tea and then five balls later Hasan Raza (0) was bowled to see Pakistan in some difficulty at 5 for 183. Inzamam-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal then spent the remainder of the evening session rebuilding for Pakistan. However, shortly before bad light stopped play, Kamran Akmal (55) was caught at slip. Pakistan ended the day at 6 for 244, with England holding the advantage with an opportunity to tear through the tail on the second morning.
England seized their chance on the second morning when Pakistan barely batted for an hour before being dismissed for 274 runs. England struck in the first over of the day, dismissing Mohammad Sami (1) and then Inzamam-ul-Haq (53), Shabbir Ahmed (0) and Danish Kaneria (6) followed. In all, Pakistan lost their final nine wickets for 113 runs, with Flintoff taking 4 for 68 off 23 overs. England began their reply and saw Strauss (9) trapped in front at 1 for 18. England then batted though the remainder of the session to be well placed at 1 for 72 at lunch. Pakistan needed to take wickets on the second afternoon or risk the match sliding away from their grasp. However, Pakistan was unable to generate a chance during the session and England added 102 runs to be increasing their control on the match with the score 1 for 174 at tea and only 100 runs in arrears. Pakistan managed to dismiss Bell (71) and Collingwood (10) during the evening session, before Trescothick posted his 13th Test century. England finished the day in a very strong position with the score 3 for 253, only 21 runs in arrears.
England began the third day with the opportunity to bat themselves into an unbeatable position, while Pakistan desperately needed wickets to limit the inevitable first innings deficit. It was Pakistan who took their chances and they dismissed Hoggard (1), Pietersen (5) and Flintoff (45) before England went to lunch at 6 for 371. Pakistan finally caught Trescothick (193), then dismissed Jones (22), Udal (0) and Giles (16) to have England all out for 418 runs and a first innings lead of 144 runs. Shabbir Ahmed was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 54 off 22.4 overs. Pakistan reduced the deficit by only 31 runs before Shoaib Malik (18) was caught. At tea, Pakistan was 1 for 64, still 80 runs in arrears. Pakistan managed to pull the game back toward their favour on the third afternoon, batted solidly throughout the evening session. England made only one breakthrough, dismissing Younis Khan (48) in the third last over before Pakistan finished the day at 2 for 125. However, with a 19 runs lead, England still retained a slight advantage.
England needed to take wickets on the fourth morning to retain the advantage. However, England only managed to catch Mohammad Sami (3) early in the session. Pakistan batted themselves back toward parity with England through the rest of the session and at lunch, the score was 3 for 232 with Pakistan holding an 88 runs lead. Salman Butt posted his 2nd Test century after lunch before Inzamam-ul-Haq (72) was trapped in front with the score 4 for 266. England then began to gain momentum, dismissing Mohammad Yousuf (16), Hasan Raza (1) and Salman Butt (122) before Pakistan went to tea in a vulnerable position at 7 for 308 with a lead of 164 runs. England dismissed Shoaib Akhtar (11), Shabbir Ahmed (0) and Kamran Akmal (33) after tea to have Pakistan all out for 341 runs. Flintoff was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 88 off 25 overs. England began the task of seeking a modest 198 runs for victory, but lost Trescothick (5) before ending the day at 1 for 24.
England initially began the final day well. However, with 64 runs on the board, the dismissal of Bell (23) by Danish Kaneria triggered a collapse, with Strauss (23), Collingwood (3), Flintoff (11), Pietersen (19) and Giles (14) all falling in the space of only 53 more runs for England to be 7 for 117. A short time later, England struggled to lunch at 7 for 138. Pakistan continued to pile on the pressure as England stumbled toward the victory target with only its tail left. Pakistan then dismissed Jones (33), Udal (18) and Harmison (9) to have England all out for 175 runs, to secure a 22 runs victory. Kaneria was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 62 off 20 overs.
Second Test
Faisalabad
20 - 24 November 2005
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.� After a solid Pakistani start, England then took the advantage after dismissing Salman Butt (26), Younis Khan (7) and Shoaib Malik (27) in the space of 20 runs to have Pakistan 3 for 73.� However, Mohammad Yousuf and Inzamam-ul-Haq then combined to bat through to lunch when the score was 3 for 87 with England holding a slight advantage.� The Pakistani pair continued to cause problems for the tourists as they batted though to tea, when Pakistan was 3 for 189.� England finally caught Mohammad Yousuf (78) after tea at 4 for 201. However, that was England's only wicket for the session as Pakistan built an imposing platform for their first innings. At stumps, Pakistan was in control of the match at 4 for 300.
Pakistan began the second day well, adding 46 runs before Shahid Afridi (92 off 85 balls) was caught in the slips. Inzamam-ul-Haq (109) was run out soon after posting his 23rd Test century and England had narrowed Pakistan's advantage slightly with the score 6 for 369. However, Pakistan's tail did not collapse, and England struggled to dismiss Naved-ul-Hasan (25) and Mohammad Sami (18) before Pakistan went to lunch, comfortable placed at 8 for 446. England struck straight after lunch to catch Kamran Akmal (41) and after a further 16 runs were added, Shoaib Akhtar (12) was caught and Pakistan was all out for an impressive 462 runs. Harmison was the most successful of the bowlers with 3 for 85 off 24.4 overs. England began their reply needing to pass 263 runs to avoid the possibility of following on, but saw Strauss (12) and Vaughan (2) both bowled by Naved-ul-Hasan in succeeding overs to be 2 for 39. By tea, England was in some difficulty at 2 for 64. Pakistan then struggled during the evening session to further enforce their advantage. Late in the session, Trescothick (48) was caught behind and at stumps, England was 3 for 113, still needing a further 150 runs to avoid the follow on.
England had the best of the third morning, clawing their way back into contention, while Pakistan was again unable to cement their advantage. England added a further 104 runs in the morning session without loss to be 3 for 217 at lunch. During the afternoon session, England passed the safety of the follow on target while Pietersen and Bell each posted their second Test centuries. However, Pakistan then caught Pietersen (100) and bowled Flintoff (1) in the space of eleven runs to have England in some trouble at 5 for 272. Pakistan caught Bell (115) just before England went to tea at 6 for 353, still 109 runs in arrears. England managed to reduce the deficit by another 38 runs for the loss of only Jones (55) during the final session, before bad light stopped play with the score 7 for 391. Pakistan still had the moderate advantage of a lead of 71 runs with the chance of quickly finishing the English tail in the morning.
Pakistan dismissing Giles (26) in the second over of the fourth day and then Hoggard (2) and Harmison (16) eventually followed for England to be all out for 446 runs. Shahid Afridi was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 95 off 30.3 overs. Pakistan then began adding to their 16 run first innings lead and added 50 more runs without loss before lunch. England managed to dismiss Shoaib Malik (26) soon after play resumed. However, Pakistan then consolidated and took the total past 100 before Younis Khan (27) and Salman Butt (50) were out in the space of four runs for Pakistan to be 3 for 108. By tea, Pakistan was 3 for 133 with an overall lead of 149 runs. England made a double breakthrough after tea, with Mohammad Yousuf (20) and Shahid Afridi (0) falling to Flintoff in successive balls for Pakistan to be 5 for 164. Despite losing Kamran Akmal (9) only 19 runs later, when bad light ended play Pakistan was very well placed with the score 6 for 183 with an overall lead of 199 runs.
Pakistan continued to add to their lead on the final morning, but lost Naved-ul-Hasan (1), Shoaib Akhtar (14) and Mohammad Sami (5). Upon Inzamam-ul-Haq (100*) posting his second century of the Test and his 24th overall in Tests, Pakistan declared at 9 for 268 with a more than useful overall lead of 284 runs. Hoggard (3 for 50 off 16 overs) and Flintoff (3 for 66 off 27.1 overs) shared the bowling honours. England began the task of making an unlikely 285 runs to level the series and was 1 for 5 at lunch after Trescothick (0) lasted only four balls. Pakistan destroyed England's top order straight after lunch, with Strauss (0), Bell (0) and Vaughan (9) falling in the space of 15 runs for England to be deep in trouble at 4 for 20. England then consolidated and took the total to 100 runs before Pietersen (42) was caught late in the session. At tea, England was 5 for 107, still 178 runs short of victory. Pakistan only managed to dismiss Flintoff (56) in the final session as Jones (30*) and Giles (13) then managed to bat through until bad light ended play to secure a draw. Shoaib Akhtar (3 doe 61 off 11 overs) and Naved-ul-Hasan (3 for 30 off 12 overs) shared the bowling honours.
Third Test
Lahore
29 November - 03 December 2005
England won the toss and elected to bat first.� England made a solid start and battled through the crucial first session without loss to take the initial advantage with the score 0 for 93 at lunch.� However, Pakistan struck back hard after lunch, dismissing Vaughan (58), Bell (4) and Trescothick (50) in the space of 14 runs to have England on the back foot at 3 for 115.� England consolidated through the rest of the session until Pietersen (34) was caught behind on the stroke of tea for England to be 4 for 183.� Pakistan continued to pile on the pressure, dismissing Flintoff (12) and Jones (4) to have England 6 for 225 before they finished the day at 6 for 248 when bad light stopped play.
Pakistan began the second day well, catching Udal (10) in the first over.� Pakistan then took over an hour to dismiss Collingwood (96), Plunkett (9) and Harmison (0) to see England all out for 288 runs.� Shoaib Malik was the best of the bowlers with 3 for 58 off 14 overs.� Pakistan then began their reply badly, losing Shoaib Malik (0) and Asim Kamal (5) to be 2 for 12.� Pakistan then steadied before Salman Butt (28) was caught at 3 for 68 mid-way through the afternoon session.� Inzamam-ul-Haq (35*) retired hurt with a wrist injury with 148 runs on the board and then Hasan Raza (21) was caught at 4 for 180.� When bad light again ended the day an hour early, Pakistan was reasonably placed at 4 for 185, still 103 runs in arrears.�
England battled through the third morning as Mohammad Yousuf, whom they had dropped on 16 the previous day, posted his 14th Test century off only 105 balls.� England only managed to dismiss Shoaib Akhtar (38) late in the session before Pakistan went to lunch at 5 for 265.� Pakistan then took the lead and batted through the afternoon session, adding 127 runs without loss to be 5 for 392 at tea, with a lead of 104 runs.� During another shortened evening session, Kamran Akmal posted his second Test century as England again went wicketless.� When bad light interfered to remove yet another hour's play, Pakistan held a very strong advantage with the score 5 for 446 and a lead of 158 runs.
Mohammad Yousuf passed 200 on the fourth morning before finally being caught for his highest Test score of 223 runs at 6 for 516, whereupon Inzamam-ul-Haq returned to the wicket.� England caught Kamran Akmal (154) for his highest Test score at 7 for 546.� When Inzamam-ul-Haq (97) was run out, Pakistan declared at 8 for 636 with what would probably be a match and series winning lead of 348 runs.� Hoggard (2 for 106 off 23 overs) and Plunkett (2 for 125 off 28.2) shared the bowling honours.� England began their reply and lost Trescothick (0) in the first over before going to lunch at 1 for 5.� Pakistan then dismissed Vaughan (13) at 2 for 30 but was unable to keep their momentum running and by tea, England was 2 for 84.� England took the score to 2 for 121 before almost the entire evening session was lost to bad light.
