Manchester, England, June 3: Inzamam-Ul-Haq continued to pile on the runs against England in the second and final Test here at Old Trafford on Sunday as Pakistan moved into a commanding position.

At lunch on the fourth day Pakistan were 181 for three, a lead of 227.

Inzamam, who made 114 in the first innings, was 70 not out from 173 balls including nine fours and Yousuf Youhana 42 not out from 126 balls including six fours, the pair having shared a stand of 118 so far.

Pakistan resumed on 87 for three, a lead of 133, with Inzamam 25 not out and Youhana three not out.

Inzamam immediately took a toll of Yorkshire paceman Matthew Hoggard straight driving him for four and pulling him for another boundary in the bowler's first over of the day.

However, he should have been out on 36 when he steered Darren Gough to Nick Knight at second slip.

But the Warwickshire batsman, in for injured England captain Nasser Hussain who was out with a fractured thumb, dropped the chance depite getting two hands to the ball after diving to his right.

It was the third time in the match that Knight, a recognised slip fielder had dropped a slip catch and after his first innings.

Inzamam brought up his 50 with his seventh four, stroked through the covers off Gough.

An early moment of worry came when Youhana took on a Michael Vaughan throw from midwicket and would have been run out had it been a direct hit.

Apart from another Youhana lapse when he was rightly sent back after playing the ball straight to Graham Thorpe at mid-on, the running between the wickets was surprisingly good.

Inzamam, a burly six-footer, is a notoriously poor runner but such was his dominance that England saw him successfully completing a number of quick singles, aq sight that clearly infuriated medium-pacer Dominic Cork.

Meanwhile Youhana was playing some attractive shots and the pair's century partnership came off just 205 balls, the second 50 in 91 deliveries.

Inzamam did have another lucky break when a top-edged hook off Hoggard flew straight over the slips for four instead of going to hand.

However, England without a recognised spinner in the side and missing Hussain's flair for the unorthodox in the field, looked desperately short of ides when trying to contain him.

Wicket-keeper Alec Stewart, deputising for Hussain, fell back on defensive fields but on a pitch that had been good for batting throughout, Inzamam continued to find the boundary.

It was almost as if England were waiting for Pakistan to declare, in a match Waqar Younis' men must win to level the two-Test series at one apiece.