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James Anderson strikes give England hope of forcing victory on final day

James Anderson takes two wickets before lunch to give England a slight chance of forcing victory on the final day of the first Test against Pakistan.

Two strikes from James Anderson have given England hope of forcing victory on the final day of the first Test against Pakistan.

The Three Lions began the day on 569-8 in their first innings, with a 46-run lead over Misbah-ul-Haq's men and Stuart Broad and Adil Rashid at the crease.

Rashid was to fall for 12 when he was clean bowled by Imran Khan to leave England 590-8, but Alastair Cook made the decision to send Anderson to try to lift his side over the 600-run mark.

However, the Three Lions made just eight more runs before Cook made the decision to declare with a lead of 75 runs, leaving Pakistan with an hour before the lunch break to negotiate.

Anderson struck in the third over of the innings when Shan Masood defended from a full delivery, only for the ball to bounce back under his bat and clatter into his stumps.

Double centurion Shoab Malik arrived at the crease, but he lasted just three balls as he fended a short delivery from Anderson straight to Jonny Bairstow at short-leg to leave his side 3-2.

England thought they had struck against just before the break when Rashid spun the ball past the outside edge of Mohammad Hafeez, which was claimed as a catch by Jos Buttler.

Umpire Bruce Oxfenford gave a not out decision on the field and third umpire S Ravi did not overturn the decision, despite a suggestion of evidence of a deflection off the bat.

The opener then dispatched the next ball from Rashid over the fence for six to leave Pakistan 35-2 at lunch, 40 runs behind England's first-innings total.

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