England's Monty Panesar celebrates after dismissing Pakistan's Imran Farhat on the third day of the second Test at Old Trafford yesterday. - Reuters
MANCHESTER, England (AP):
STEVE HARMISON and Monty Panesar took a combined 19 wickets for England to win the second Test against Pakistan by an innings and 120 runs inside three days yesterday.
Harmison had five for 57 and Panesar five for 72 as Pakistan were bowled out for 222 with more than 27 overs left in the day at Old Trafford.
Harmison had claimed six for 19 and Panesar three for 21 to bowl out Pakistan for 119 on Thursday. The only wicket they weren't involved in over two innings was the run out of No. 11 Danish Kaneria.
First 10-wicket haul
It was Harmison's first 10-wicket haul in a match, taking an overall 11-76 to beat his 9-73 against the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, in 2004 as his best statistics.
"All credit goes to Steve Harmison, he was probably the difference between the two sides with his bounce and how he bowled," Panesar said.
"I didn't want to get too carried away, (just) get the ball in the right areas ... Hopefully, the bounce that Steve Harmison was getting from the pitch would get the wickets for him, and it did. He bowled really well."
The second innings was also a Test best for Panesar, surpassing his five for 78 against Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge in Nottingham last month. Harmison's first-innings haul was the best figures by an Englishman against Pakistan at Old Trafford, eclipsing Alec Bedser's 6-45 in 1954.
England, seeking their first Test series win at home against Pakistan in their sixth tour since 1982, now lead 1-0 in the four-Test series. The next match is at Headingley in Leeds from August 4.
Resuming on 12-0, Pakistan lost a wicket in the fourth over of the day.
Two players who had received treatment Friday for injuries - Harmison (side strain) and wicketkeeper Geraint Jones (finger) - combined to dismiss Kamran Akmal.
Harmison aimed a bouncer at Akmal on four who glanced a catch to Jones, leaving the visitors on 21-1.
39-run stand
Thirteen overs and 29 runs later, Farhat on 34 prodded at a ball from Panesar that then flicked on to his pad and to Ian Bell at short leg. He had hit four fours from 66 balls and shared in a 39-run stand with Khan.
Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf took Pakistan to lunch on 101-2, adding 89 runs in the session.
But the first ball after lunch, Yousuf played and missed to Panesar, dragged his back foot over the crease and was neatly stumped by Jones for 15 to end a 41-run stand with Khan.
In the next over, Inzamam-ul-Haq ducked into a Harmison delivery with the ball catching his bat and just eluding Bell.
But the Pakistan captain's luck ran out three overs later when he played a ball from Panesar down on to his boot with Alastair Cook taking the close-in catch to dismiss Inzamam for 13.
Panesar had taken 2-9 in 18 balls to leave Pakistan on 117-4, still 225 in arrears of England.
Asked which wicket he prized most, Panesar said: "Probably Inzamam, because he's such a fine player. (It was) probably a little bit lucky the way I got it off the boot, but I enjoyed that one."
