Rain stops play in second England-Pakistan Test

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug 7 (AFP) - England were 125 for two, a lead of 53 runs, when rain stopped play at 12.09pm local time (1109GMT) on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston here on Saturday.

Jonathan Trott was 37 not out and Kevin Pietersen 42 not out after only 6.2 overs were possible after rain delayed the scheduled start by 35 minutes. Pakistan had been bowled out for 72 -- their lowest total against England -- on the first day here on Friday.

England lead the four-match series 1-0.

PAKISTAN - 1ST INNINGS

(72 - J Anderson 4-20, S Broad 4-38)

ENGLAND - 1ST INNINGS

(overnight: 112-2)

A. Strauss c Zulqarnain b Asif  25

A. Cook c Akmal b Asif            17

J. Trott not out                      37

K. Pietersen not out                42

Extras (lb3, nb1)                     4

Total (2 wkts, 40.4 overs)     125

To bat: P Collingwood, E Morgan, M Prior, G Swann, S Broad, J Anderson, S Finn.

Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Cook), 2-44 (Strauss)

Bowling: Aamer 13.4-2-43-1; Asif 13-2-28-1; Gul 6-1-14-0 (1nb); Ajmal 7-0-32-0; Amin 1-0-5-0.

Pakistan: Imran Farhat, Salman Butt (capt), Azhar Ali, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Amin, Zulqarnain Haider (wkt), Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Asif.

Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Marais Erasmus (RSA)

TV umpire: Tony Hill (NZL)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI).

(AFP)