Nottingham: England fought back from the loss of two quick wickets after lunch to reach 190 for four against Pakistan at tea on day one of the first test on Thursday.
Paul Collingwood was 27 not out with Eoin Morgan on 44, including nine boundaries, after adding 72 for the fifth wicket.
Morgan was particularly ruthless with Pakistan's inaccurate spinners, even reverse-sweeping Danish Kaneria for a boundary and at one stage taking six fours in 12 balls.
Kevin Pietersen (9) and Jonathan Trott (38) fell in successive overs after lunch. Openers Alastair Cook (8), caught at first slip, and Andrew Strauss (45), caught behind, were dismissed in the morning by Mohammad Aamer, who has three for 25.
Aamer removes England openers in tight first session
The dry pitch is turning and showing early signs of uneven bounce.
Pakistan, seeking to avenge their 3-0 series loss in England in 2006, have used up their allocated two reviews. They erred in asking for clarification on two Mohammad Asif deliveries to Pietersen.
INSIDE EDGE
England successfully used the Decision Review System (DRS) before lunch when Trott appealed against umpire Asoka de Silva's decision to give him out lbw to Kaneria after he had got an inside edge. But they then lost one review on Trott's dismissal.
After the unsuccessful Pietersen appeals, Pakistan did not have to wait long for a breakthrough, as England slipped from 116 for two to 118 for four.
A rusty-looking Pietersen, who had played his last first-class innings some seven weeks ago, was bowled by Asif off an inside edge when lunging forward at a ball that seamed back in slightly.
Trott played no stroke to an inswinger from left-arm paceman Aamer and was lbw.
Morgan, on five, survived a vocal appeal for a catch behind off Aamer. The third umpire was able to view replays that showed the ball bouncing inches in front of wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, who was booed by spectators watching the big screen.
Pakistan's players wore black armbands in memory of the 152 passengers who died in a plane crash in the hills north of Islamabad on Wednesday.


