Southampton: England, who racked up a mammoth 583-8 declared in its first innings thanks to Zak Crawley’s 267, chose to enforce the follow-on after bowling out Pakistan late on day three before bad light forced an early end to proceedings in Southampton.
The tourists trail by 310 runs and a draw appears the best they can hope for in a match they need to win to draw the series. England leads 1-0 and is on course to clinch a first series win over Pakistan in 10 years, and a second series this summer after beating the West Indies 2-1 in July.
The 38-year-old Anderson is fourth on the list of all-time leading wicket-takers in tests. Only retired spinners Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Shane Warne (708) and Anil Kumble (619) are above him.
Anderson’s bid to reach 600 wickets began Saturday when he removed three Pakistan batsmen in the final hour, and he returned Sunday to dismiss Asad Shafiq for 5 with his sixth ball of the morning, Joe Root taking a smart catch at first slip.
Azhar then led a spirited fightback, passing 6,000 test runs and making his 17th century to raise his team from the doldrums of 75-5.