Cricket latest: Pakistan's bowlers wreak havoc on England

A dismal showing from the top order combined with some intelligent bowling from the tourists saw England five down at lunch having won the toss, and 94 for seven soon after the resumption.

But Prior (42 not out) and Broad (40no) were resilient enough to take their side back into the realms of respectability with an eighth-wicket partnership that saw them to 175-7 at tea.

The horribly out-of-sorts Alastair Cook started the rot, edging his third ball wide of gully and surviving an lbw appeal off Mohammad Asif's next delivery.

But he could not take advantage of his early fortune and seconds later feathered one to the recalled wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal to leave England 9-1.

Captain Andrew Strauss was lucky not to follow Cook back to the pavilion for just two when he was rapped on the pad by Asif, who declined to refer a not out decision. Replays suggested the ball was destined for leg stump.

Jonathan Trott had fewer difficulties initially, crashing his first ball to the cover boundary, and leaving well thereafter.

Strauss welcomed left-armer Wahab Riaz to Test cricket with two fours in his first over, the first an effortlessly timed straight drive.

But the captain then fed Akmal a second catch, Riaz clearly finding the edge, although the tourists required a referral after another not out call.

Riaz struck again with the first ball of his fourth over, slanting one across Trott who flashed to the diving Yasir Hameed at slip.

Pakistan's catching has been shoddy at times in this series but Hameed's athletic effort was from the top drawer.

Paul Collingwood, so often the man to dig England out of such situations, could not do so this time and departed for five after chopping Mohammad Aamer on to his stumps.

Kevin Pietersen and Eoin Morgan attempted to settle the innings but there was little fluidity and it was no great surprise when the former gave the returning Riaz a third success just before lunch.

Pietersen's stay lasted 29 balls and was worth six runs before he was caught at the wicket.

The lunch interval did little to raise England's performance, Morgan fending Riaz to Akmal without adding to his score of 17.

It was Akmal's fourth catch of the day, just one Test after being ousted for his erratic displays with the gloves.

His brother Umar got in on the act soon after, holding Graeme Swann in the cordon off Asif as England lurched to 94-7.

Prior was doing his best to improve things, a smattering of crunching drives showing the way forward, while Broad batted aggressively in support.

Pakistan turned to spin for the first time midway through the afternoon session and Broad swept Saeed Ajmal confidently from the off.

The eighth-wicket pair brought up their fifty partnership at a run-a-ball, with Prior's calmness and Broad's fearlessness a lesson to their colleagues.

Broad flashed wildly at times but he rode his luck to find the boundary six times, while Prior punished anything loose.