Broad makes early inroads

Stuart Broad
12 April 2012

Stuart Broad returned to his day job with a vengeance as he added wickets to his world-record batting to put Pakistan in trouble on day three of the fourth npower Test at Lord's.

Broad (169) began this morning by completing an epic triple-hundred stand with Jonathan Trott (184) which rewrote cricket history and helped England to 446 all out.

He then led the way as England made early inroads into a Pakistan reply which regained a foothold to reach 46 for three at tea.

Broad, who reached 1,000 Test runs during his hundred, moved from 94 to 96 wickets with the dismissals of Yasir Hameed and Mohammad Yousuf. Should he add a century of Test wickets to his four-figure runs landmark, he will be only the fourth cricketer to achieve the double in the same match - and the first Englishman.

Today's successes were born of world-class swing bowling at high pace. Yasir Hameed edged to second slip, and then Broad had the prized scalp of Yousuf when late outswing grazed the off-stump just enough to dislodge a bail.

James Anderson shifted Imran Farhat by similar means from the pavilion end, caught behind edging more outswing - and, after five successive maidens, Pakistan lurched to 10 for three.

The introduction of Steven Finn appeared to allow Pakistan a little leeway. But Graeme Swann was into the attack, instantly drying up the runs and threatening more wickets by tea.

England's all-time best of 246 for the eighth wicket was only two runs away at start of play for Broad and Trott.

They quickly surpassed not only that but also the world record, which had stood at 313 for Pakistan's own Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq since 1996.

Their tour de force was finally broken on 332 after almost six and a half hours and 584 balls.

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