London, Sept. 2: Shoaib Akhtar took 4/28 as England were bowled out for 166 in the second one-day international at Lord’s here on Saturday.

The ‘Rawalpindi Express’ kept England in check after new-ball partner Mohammad Asif had 2/10 in eight overs at the start of the innings. England, in a match reduced to 40 overs per side, were indebted to a career-best 39 from all-rounder Rikki Clarke.

Together with wicket-keeper Chris Read (30) he put on 53 in 57 balls for the seventh wicket after England had slumped to 113/6.

All-rounder Abdul Razzaq bowled Read middle stump to end a run-a-ball knock, which featured a hooked six off Akhtar before the ‘Rawalpindi Express’ himself cleaned up Clarke, who faced 47 balls with three fours. Akhtar then bowled opposing paceman Darren Gough with a thunderbolt yorker. England captain Andrew Strauss fell for nought off his first ball, the sixth of the innings when he edged a full-length delivery from Akhtar outside his off-stump through to wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal.

Ian Bell, who scored a career-best 88 at Cardiff, then got off the mark with a stylish off-driven four against Akhtar.