Others, like Gary Ballance, and particularly Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes, the pair adding 60 for the seventh wicket, kept hopes alive.
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Rahat had taken two for eight in 13 balls and England were 32 for two. “Everyone bowled well, especially Yasir Shah”. For the visitors, Shah was cleary the star of the match with figures of 6/72 in the first and 4/69 second innings respectively.
Moeen Ali played a particularly poor stroke – charging down the wicket only to be bowled by Yasir – while Alex Hales and Joe Root will also be disappointed with their shots.
England trail by 86 runs with three wickets in hand.
England’s Stuart Broad celebrates taking the wicket of Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez, left, during day three of the test cricket match at Lord’s, London, Saturday July 16, 2016.
All of that after Stuart Broad rattled through the Pakistan tail to leave the visitors leading by 282 – but that was enough for victory on a turning Day Four pitch.
While several English cricketers have opposed the comeback of Pakistani speedster Mohammad Amir, Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has thrown his weight behind the youngster, saying there should be no problem with his comeback since he has served his sentence.
Misbah marked his first-innings century by performing 10 press-ups in the middle, a celebration he subsequently explained as a tribute to the men who prepared Pakistan for their tour at an army fitness camp in Abbottabad.
England began the chase confidently with Alastair Cook striking a boundary off his first ball, but the skipper was dispatched after he stabbed at Rahat Ali’s delivery and was caught by Sarfraz Ahmed.
Resuming after lunch, Wahab had James Vince caught at second slip by Younis Khan, who’d almost taken a stunning one-handed catch off the same batsman prior to the break, making no mistake this time around as he parried it up and caught the rebound.
In a match billed for months as the Test return of Amir after his five-year ban for spot-fixing here, and all that might entail in terms of crowd and opposition reaction, it has been intrigue of the right kind which has taken over from the outset.
But with Yasir Shah and Wahab Riaz, bowling their socks off, England always looked second favourites.
England were 90 for three in their second innings, needing a further 193 runs to reach their victory target of 283, at lunch.
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah took four for 69 for a match haul of 10 for 141 in his first Test outside of Asia and the United Arab Emirates. All the pre-match focus had been on Amir, but it was Rahat who stunned England.
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Having to bat last on the wicket, England really needed a first innings lead but ended up being knocked over for an unconvincing 272 which was still 67 runs short of the mark.
