Frenetic start to final test

England were relieved to emerge from a nerve-wracking and barely fathomable first day of the final Test with the edge over Pakistan.

The tourists must win at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to be sure of retaining their world number one status by the time they start their next series in Sri Lanka.

In a match which has already witnessed a welter of 16 wickets, they can claim to be slightly, but not yet significantly, on top.