England 288 and 121 for 2 (Bell 60*, Collingwood 37*) trail Pakistan 636 for 8 dec (Yousuf 223, Akmal 154, Inzamam 97) by 227 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out

Pakistan's dominance reached overwhelming proportions on the fourth day as flamboyant batting crushed England's sagging spirits. With a day remaining Pakistan will sense a 2-0 winning margin after Mohammad Yousuf surged to a career-best 223 and Inzamam-ul-Haq's blistering 97 humiliated a wilting attack. Only a spirited rearguard innings from Ian Bell left England clinging to hopes of draw following another electric burst from Shoaib Akhtar.

The groundwork was laid yesterday by Yousuf and Kamran Akmal and today they cashed in with stunning ruthlessness. Yousuf reached his 200 with a crunching square drive off Andrew Flintoff, from his 347th ball, then eased past his previous best of 204 made against Bangladesh at Chittagong in 2001-02. Pakistan's intent had been clear from the outset as they tucked into the bowlers, who lacked any spark and were visibly exhausted after their efforts during the series.

Yousuf and Akmal - who did a passable impression of Adam Gilchrist by thumping the bowling into submission - showed them no sympathy. They carried their partnership to a record sixth-wicket stand for Pakistan, overtaking the 217 between Hanif Mohammad and Majid Khan against New Zealand in 1964-65, also at Lahore. Akmal unleashed some audacious strokeplay against an attack that was completely helpless to stop the mauling. This style of display was something England haven't experienced for a long time.

Even when Yousuf and Akmal perished trying to go over the top, Inzamam took charge, finally getting the chance to resume his innings after sitting through a stand of 269 in 68 overs. The captain batted with a glorious freedom, clear in the knowledge that the match was safe and it was totally down to him how long he kept piling on the runs.

When he reached 45 he became the second Pakistani to join the 8000-run club, after Javed Miandad, and it soon became clear that he had focussed his mind on a third consecutive century. One extraordinary clubbed six over long-on left the fielders staring at each other in bewilderment, and he then cruised beyond 1000 runs for the year - in only eight matches. His eventual run out was the only way he looked like being dismissed.

At one point there were eight men posted on the boundary - and even that was often pointless as the ball raced over the outfield or carried over their heads. Flintoff and Steve Harmison bowled themselves into the ground, Harmison's 43 overs is the most he has bowled in an innings for England. Harmison's toil resulted in a single wicket; within four overs Shoaib had two and England were rocking.

The opening burst from the paceman exploited weary legs and tired minds in the England top order after nearly two days of leather chasing. He repeated his Faisalabad pre-lunch routine by removing Marcus Trescothick for a duck in the first over. A full, fast and straight delivery seamed back into Trescothick and was heading towards middle. Then he completely fooled Vaughan with a perfectly disguised slower ball, leaving a dejected England with huge a fight to save the match.

The performance of Shoaib in this match has shown the ideal way to bowl on these surfaces; using the bouncer sparingly, concentrating on a full length and throwing in the slower ball as a surprise weapon. There was one unfortunate moment when an attempt at the slower one slipped out as a beamer to Bell, but it was a genuine accident and his control of variation has been exemplary.

Bell showed a tight technique against some quick bowling from Shoaib, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Mohammad Sami. His punching drives off the back foot have shown how much time he has to play the ball and is exactly the type of player England need in this situation. Collingwood showed the benefits of his first innings, looking visibly more confident and assured. However, despite the determination he and Collingwood have shown, and even with the intervention of bad light, there is still a long way to go.

With Shoaib firing on all cylinders, and Danish Kaneria to wheel away into some tempting rough, Pakistan are always just a single breakthrough away from bursting through the England order and forcing a commanding win. It would be a fitting way for them to end the series; they have made all the running in the last two matches and England have struggled to keep up.

How they were out

Pakistan
Resumed on 446 for 5

Mohammad Yousuf c Pietersen b Udal 223 (516 for 6)
Lofted down to long on

Kamran Akmal c Vaughan b Flintoff 154 (546 for 7)
Clubbed to midwicket

Inzamam-ul-Haq run out (Vaughan) 97 (636 for 8)
Attempted quick single to cover, well short

England

Marcus Trescothick lbw b Shoaib 0 (0 for 1)
Quick, straight, seaming in. Plumb in front

Michael Vaughan c and b Shoaib 13 (30 for 2)
Completely fooled by a slower ball