CRICKET:ALL-ROUNDER Stuart Broad, who showed with the bat yesterday how quickly runs could be scored, said England will be patient on the fourth day as the tourists try to restrict Pakistan's lead in the second Test in Abu Dhabi.

Pakistan will resume their second innings on 125 for four today, 55 runs ahead of England who are looking to avenge their 10-wicket defeat in last week’s first of three Tests. The hosts had looked in disarray after slumping to 54 for four, but Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali put on an unbeaten partnership of 71.

Broad said England would not be reckless in trying to dismiss the duo. “In Test cricket you expect partnerships – the important thing was we didn’t start chasing wickets, trying magical deliveries, we just stayed patient.”

PAKISTAN – First innings (257 all out) (Misbah-ul-Haq 84, Asad Shafiq 58; S Broad 4-47, G Swann 3-52).

PAKISTAN – Second innings

Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Panesar 22

Taufeeq Umar b Swann 7

Azhar Ali not out 46

Younis Khan b Panesar 1

Misbah-ul-Haq lbw b Panesar 12

Asad Shafiq not out 35

Extras (lb2) 2

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Total (4 wickets; 61 overs) 125

Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-29, 3-36, 4-54.

Bowling: James Anderson 10-31-0, Stuart Broad 11-16-0, Monty Panesar 25-44-3, Graeme Swann 15-32-1

ENGLAND – First innings

(overnight 207 for 5)

A Strauss c Shafiq b Hafeez 11

A Cook lbw b Ajmal 94

J Trott b Rehman 74

K Pietersen c Hafeez b Ajmal 14

I Bell lbw b Gul 29

E Morgan c Hafeez b Ajmal 3

M Prior lbw b Ajmal 3

S Broad not out 58

G Swann lbw b Rehman 15

J Anderson b Hafeez 13

M Panesar lbw b Hafeez 0

Extras (b5, lb7, nb1) 13

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Total (all out; 112 overs) 327

Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-166, 3-198, 4-203, 5-207, 6-227, 7-268, 8-291, 9-327.

Bowling: Umar Gul 13-1-53-1, Junaid Khan 8-0-33-0, Mohammad Hafeez 22-4-54-3, Saeed Ajmal 40-6-108-4 (nb-1), Abdur Rehman 29-9-67-2.