London: England batsmen Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad set a world record eighth wicket partnership on Saturday when they extended their stand to 332 on the third day of the fourth test against Pakistan at Lord`s.

The pair, who came to the crease with England in deep trouble at 102 for seven in their first innings on Friday, broke the previous mark of 313 set by Pakistan`s Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq against Zimbabwe in 1996.

The partnership was finally broken 15 minutes before lunch when Broad was dismissed lbw to off-spinner Saeed Ajmal for 169.

At the interval, England were 445 for eight in their first innings with Trott still at the crease on 183. A draw would be enough for England to win the series 2-1.

Trott, who scored 226 in the Lord`s test against Bangladesh this year, took a single off the first ball he faced on Saturday to reach 150.

Mohammad Amir was unable to repeat his heroics of Friday when he took six wickets to become the youngest bowler to reach 50 test wickets.

After 45 minutes he was replaced at the Pavilion end by Mohammad Asif, who was driven gloriously for two fours in an over by Broad to reach his 150 with 14 boundaries and a six.

The world record fell when Broad crashed Wahab Riaz for another four through the covers, a mark greeted with prolonged applause by a capacity crowd basking in the sunshine.

Trott joined in the fun by gliding off-spinner Saeed Ajmal through mid-wicket for a beautifully timed four. His concentration showed no sign of wavering in an epic innings which began on Thursday`s rain-ruined opening day.

The stand finally ended when Broad was hit on the pads attempting a sweep. He was initially given not out by Billy Bowden, who was over-ruled for the third time in the innings by third umpire Steve Davis after Pakistan appealed.

Broad had batted for 6-1/2 hours with 18 fours and a six in a high class innings which has transformed the match.

BDST: 1918HRS, August 28, 2010