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England’s bowlers finally broke through on the third morning of the first Test, including a maiden wicket for Will Jacks – but not before Pakistan’s openers each added to the game’s burgeoning tally of hundreds.
At lunch, after Jack Leach removed Azhar Ali in the first over with the second new ball, Pakistan were 298 for three, still trailing by 359. If nothing else, England had prised open a door that had threatened to slam shut.
Before that, with the Rawalpindi pitch steadfastly refusing to change character from the surface that had yielded 838 runs over the first two days, Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq extended their partnership from its overnight 181 to 225 – Pakistan’s highest for the first wicket against England.
Abdullah Shafique hit a century and kissed the turf in celebration after reaching the landmark
Imam-ul-Haq also went to three figures in the morning session at Rawalpindi
For the first time in Test
