Inzamam, Youhana slam unbeaten tons

Never keen to run, Haq carted 18 boundaries while Youhana sliced 13 to the fence and a six off spinner Ashley Giles as the pair added 228 runs in their unbroken stand for the fourth wicket.

Haq could count himself lucky after a confident shout for leg before off a Marcus Trescothick delivery caught him napping with his score at four, but Pakistani umpire Mohammad Nazir thought he may have got some bat on it.

With one life under his belt, Haq treated every Englishbowler with contempt, driving forcefully and cutting with typical force.

When he reached 79 he became the first batsman in the world to complete 1000 calendar runs in 2000.

The 30-year-old from the central Punjab city of Multan reached his 12th Test century and fourth this year with a rasping cover drive off Ian Salisbury.Youhana, who hit a career-best 124 in the first Test and 77 in the second, also played strokes to all parts of the park, including a number of exquisite drives.He glided a boundary off Andrew Caddick to reach his fifthcareer century, his second in the series and fourth this year.England, nearing the end of their first tour here in 13 years and desperate to clinch the series with a win, didn’t help their chances with at least two dropped catches and generally sloppy fielding. The tourists took the second new ball after 82.2 overs but Youhana greeted it with a front foot drive for four off Darren Gough.Earlier in the first session England seamers Gough,Caddick and part-timer Trescothick exploited the early morning moisture and took a wicket each to leave Pakistan struggling at 64-3.Gough sent left-hander Saeed Anwar packing when he trapped him leg before for eight, while Nazir, who was dropped twice, slashed at a wide delivery from medium pacer Trescothick and was caught in the covers by Giles for 20. Salim Elahi shaped up well for his 28, hitting fourboundaries, but was bowled from an inside edge by Caddick.

SCOREBOARD
Pakistan (1st Innings)
Saeed Anwar lbw b Gough 8; Imran Nazir c Giles b Trescothick 20; Salim Elahi b Caddick 28; Inzamam-ul-Haq batting 123; Yousuf Youhana batting104Extras: (lb2, nb7) 9
Total: (for three wickets in 90 overs) 292
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-44, 3-64
Bowling: Gough 17-2-68-1 (3nb); Caddick 18-1-54-1(2nb); Trescothick 14-1-34-1 (2nb); White 14-2-43-0; Salisbury 12-1-39-0; Giles 15-1-52-0.