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Benedict Bermange has all the stats from a memorable partnership ahead of the third day at Lord's.

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Benedict breaks down the stats ahead of day three at Lord's

The Broads - Chris and Stuart - are the first England father/son combo to both score Test centuries and the ninth in all. Jeff and Simon Jones both took five-wicket hauls for England. Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad have added 244 for England's eighth wicket. They are just two short of equalling Les Ames and Gubby Allen's 246 added against New Zealand - also on this ground - against New Zealand in 1931. The World Test record is 313 added by Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq for Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura in 1996. The first-class record - and the only one higher than the one above is 433 added by Arthur (later Sir Arthur) Sims and Victor Trumper for Sims' Australian XI against Canterbury at Christchurch in 1914. Only four Number nines have made higher scores in Test cricket:
ScoreNameTeamAgainstVenueYear
173Ian SmithNew ZealandIndiaAuckland1990
160Clem HillAustraliaEnglandAdelaide1908
146Asif IqbalPakistanEnglandThe Oval1967
137*Daniel VettoriNew ZealandPakistanHamilton2003

Jonathan Trott could become the first England player to score two double centuries in the same English summer, although a number of visiting players have done so - the last being Graeme Smith in 2003. Mohammad Amir won't be the youngest player to take either 5, 6 or 7 wickets in a Test innings, but at 18 years 137 days, he could become the youngest to take eight or more:
YearsDaysNameBowlingTeamAgainstVenueYear
16303Nasim-ul-Ghani5-116PakistanWest IndiesGeorgetown1958
16316Nasim-ul-Ghani6-67PakistanWest IndiesPort-of-Spain1958
1840Enamul Haque jr7-95BangladeshZimbabweDhaka2005
18332S Venkataraghavan8-72IndiaNew ZealandDelhi1965
24310Kapil Dev9-83IndiaWest IndiesAhmedabad1983
Amir has dismissed four England players for ducks. The most players dismissed for ducks by a bowler in a Test innings is five:
PlayerForAgainstVenueYear
Ray LindwallAusIndAdelaide1948
Sarfaz NawazPakAusMelbourne1979
Jermaine LawsonWIBanDhaka2002
The most ducks ever in an England Test innings is five which has occurred three times, the last time against the West Indies at Headingley in 1976. The Test record is six which has also occurred three times:
TeamAgainstVenueYear
PakistanWest IndiesKarachi1980
South AfricaIndiaAhmedabad1996
BangaldeshWest IndiesDhaka2002
The highest Test total with four ducks is 501 by the West Indies against India at Georgetown in 2002 despite ducks from Lara, Murray, Dillon and Cuffy. South Africa made 390 with five ducks against England at Johannesburg in 1938. If he takes six wickets in this Test, Broad would become the fourth player to reach 1000 Test runs and 100 Test wickets in the same match, after Kapil Dev, John Bracewell and Shaun Pollock. Finally, Paul Collingwood is playing his 63rd Test, making him the most-capped Durham player for England, surpassing Steve Harmison's total of 62. Despite giving up a 71-year head start, Durham caps now outnumber Glamorgan by 145 to 118. Surrey lead the list with 1219 with Yorkshire close behind on 1210 - neither of whom have any representatives in the current England side.

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