Duo rescue England

Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad's centuries transformed England's fortunes on a day of personal landmarks at Lord's, which began with Mohammad Aamer threatening to bowl the hosts out cheaply.

Instead, from a perilous 47 for five England were rescued by a record unbroken stand of 190 - the best by anyone for the eighth wicket against Pakistan - between Trott (120no) and Broad (102no) in a total of 292 for seven by mid-evening on day two of the fourth npower Test.

Both passed 1,000 Test runs in the course of their innings, Broad on his way to a maiden first-class century and Trott little more than a year after his Ashes-clinching debut at The Oval.

Yet it was Aamer (six for 73) who had made the first bid for the headlines when he became the youngest bowler ever to 50 Test wickets and only the second Pakistani to take six in an innings on the hallowed turf.