04-Aug-2016Gary Ballance caught the offering at point off the fourth ball of the morning•AFPHafeez trooped off for a duck, his second of the series•AFPHowever, Sami Aslam stood firm in his comeback Test•Getty Images… and found solid support from the experienced Azhar Ali•Getty ImagesThe pair batted through to lunch unscathed•PA Photos… but Azhar had a massive slice of luck on 38, when Joe Root dropped him at slip•Getty ImagesHe made his life count, by moving through to a 129-ball fifty•Getty ImagesAslam knuckled down for a fifty of his own•Getty Images… but calamity struck on 82 when he was run out by a direct hit from James Vince•Getty ImagesAt the age of 20, he fell 18 runs short of becoming the youngest opener to make a Test hundred in England•Getty ImagesAzhar was given a second life when Moeen Ali dropped a sharp return catch•Getty Images… and he duly brought up his tenth Test century•Getty Images… before celebrating with the now-obligatory press-ups•AFPHe then fell to last ball of the day, caught at slip, as Pakistan closed on 257 for 3•Getty Images
Azhar and Aslam thwart England ambitions
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