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England on verge of victory
Cricket, 19:48, July 31, 2010 ,
Matt Prior's unbeaten century has put England on the verge of victory in the first Test against Pakistan after another dramatic day.
Prior made 102 not out during England's second innings as he rescued Andrew Strauss' side from yet another batting collapse, having come in at 72-5 with the home side on their heels.
The wicketkeeper made sure England established a healthy lead before Strauss called his side in with the light fading with Prior having taken them to 262-9, a lead of 435.
If Strauss' plan was to capitalise on the fading daylight it worked as Stuart Broad took the wickets of Sulman Butt and Azhar Ali in the same over, with James Anderson also contributing as he trapped Umar Amin.
Those three late wickets have left Pakistan staring down the barrel of a heavy defeat and with two days remaining it seems unlikely they will manage to salvage the situation.