Captain Inzamam steers Pakistan to draw

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq steered Pakistan to the safety of a draw in the first test against England at Lord's today with an unbeaten 56 in his team's 214 for four on the final day.

Pakistan, set 380 to win from 80 overs after Andrew Strauss declared the England second innings closed at 296 for eight, made no effort to go for the runs after swing bowler Matthew Hoggard dismissed both openers with only 33 on the board.

Left arm spinner Monty Panesar dismissed Faisal Iqbal and Mohammad Yousuf for 48 each in the afternoon session to give England a glimmer of hope at tea.

But Inzamam looked supremely untroubled by any of the England bowlers to reach his 44th test half-century from 95 deliveries with six boundaries.

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