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Pakistan 74 & 9/2 England 446 Trott 184 Broad 169 Chasing England 446 runs target, Pakistan were bowled out for 74, trailing England by 372 runs, after tea on the third day of the fourth and final test at Lord's Saturday. Earlier, Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad set a new world-record eighth-wicket stand of 332 on the third morning at Lord's as their monumental effort lifted England to 445 for 8 at lunch. Broad eventually fell for 169, just four runs short of the best by a No. 9 in Test cricket, after a partnership which spanned almost 96 overs but Trott remained unbeaten on 183. The new record was brought up in Wahab Riaz's first over the day when Broad slotted a cover drive to the boundary to surpass the 313-run stand by Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq against Zimbabwe in 1996. Mohammad Amir was unable to repeat his heroics of Friday when he took six wickets to become the youngest bowler to reach 50 test wickets. After 45 minutes he was replaced at the Pavilion end by Mohammad Asif, who was driven gloriously for two fours in an over by Broad to reach his 150 with 14 boundaries and a six. The world record fell when Broad crashed Wahab Riaz for another four through the covers, a mark greeted with prolonged applause by a capacity crowd basking in the sunshine. Trott joined in the fun by gliding off-spinner Saeed Ajmal through mid-wicket for a beautifully timed four.The stand finally ended when Broad was hit on the pads attempting a sweep. He was initially given not out by Billy Bowden, who was over-ruled for the third time in the innings by third umpire Steve Davis after Pakistan appealed.Broad had batted for 6-1/2 hours with 18 fours and a six in a high class innings which has transformed the match. Trott, in an epic knock of unwavering concentration, struck 19 boundaries.
