ENGLAND’S pace attack have Pakistan just where they want them again and last night warned they will not stop until they have won the npower series.

Stuart Broad (4-38) and James Anderson (4-20) needed just a little assistance from Steven Finn to bowl Pakistan out for 72 on a cloudy first day of the second Test at Edgbaston.

After England had replied with 112 for two on the back of an unbroken half-century stand between Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen, Broad made it clear Pakistan’s batsmen can expect no let-up when they bat again.

‘‘We’ve not given them a sniff,’’ he said. ‘‘For batsmen to get 24 and 32-ball noughts, it proves as a bowler you’re giving them nothing.

‘‘We know they’re quality players – they beat Australia (at Headingley) – but we’ve made full use of the conditions.

‘‘The Pakistan batsmen have fallen victim to that for three innings but we know it’s a four-Test series and how much a series can to and fro.

So it’s important we keep looking to improve all the time.’’ England, already 1-0 up after bowling Pakistan out for 80 in their second innings at Trent Bridge last weekend, were given an instant opportunity to put the tourists’ batting under pressure again when Salman Butt made a borderline decision to bat first.

‘‘We were going to bat,’’ added Broad. ‘‘So as a bowling group, when there’s that cloud around, you are maybe hoping to lose the toss because you know there’s going to be something there for you.

‘‘We were pretty excited about the chance to get out there.’’ The key was, though, not to get too excited.

‘‘At Trent Bridge, wickets came pretty quickly for us,’’ added Broad, who took a career- best eight for 52 on the same ground for Nottinghamshire two weeks ago.

‘‘We didn’t want to fall into a trap here of chasing wickets and suddenly going at four or five an over for the first hour.

‘‘It was slow and hard to drive on, so if you created pressure it meant they had to play shots at balls that weren’t there to hit.

‘‘They had those 24 and 32- ball noughts, so that tells you it was quite hard to score on but also testament to how we bowled and the disciplines we stuck to.’’ Broad relished his return to a ground with such recent happy memories.

‘‘After getting eight for 52 here a couple of weeks ago here, my confidence was high,’’ he added. ‘‘But the fielding has been sublime as well, which always helps.

‘‘We’ve got slip catchers who are practising no end to improve themselves, because they know how important it is. We’re putting huge amounts of pressure on the Pakistan batting line-up.

‘‘We’re bowling fantastically well and we’ve had slightly cloudy conditions which have suited us.’’