Cook, Collingwood steady England innings

Updated at 8.20 pm

LONDON:  Paul Collingwood and Alastair Cook each hit centuries in a record breaking, double hundred partnership against Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday. The pair compiled 221 in an unbroken, fourth wicket stand that took England to 309-3 at stumps.

Alastair Cook was 101not out and Paul Collingwood 109 not out.

This match was the first of a four-Test series.

Scorecard
England (1st Innings)

M Trescothick c Akmal b Gul 16, A Strauss lbw b Razzaq 30, A Cook not out 101, K Pietersen lbw b Razzaq 21, P Collingwood not out 109

Extras (b8, w11, nb13) 32
Total (3 wkts, 90 overs) 309
FoW: 1-60, 2-60, 3-88
Bowling: Mohammad Sami 18-3-69-0; Umar Gul 19-3-76-1; Abdul Razzaq 17-2-60-2; Danish Kaneria 29-1-73-0; Shahid Afridi 7-0-23-0.