But, in the end, Warwickshire were bowled out for for 375 just after lunch to cement Lancashire's place in third.
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But the former England man changed the complexion of the innings just after lunch with a burst of 3-8 from 14 balls.
But it will lack the edge-of-the-seat frisson that was often added to the occasion by MPs piling into the chamber just after lunch.
Sreesanth ended the partnership with a double strike just after lunch, Voges edging to Bell at gully and Ali Brown fending a rising ball to Rikki Clarke in the slips.
But it was steady progress for the Pakistan openers early on and Imran Farhat, dropped on 11 by Marcus North off Peter Siddle, secured his 13th Test half-century just after lunch.
The hosts twice collapsed, just before lunch then again soon after tea, in amassing an all-out total of 282.
Taking a walk from the Rocks, there was this fresh-faced chap with spectacles just alighting from the Sydney 2000 cruise ship after lunch on the high sea.
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North pushed a full toss from Deonarine straight back to the bowler just before lunch having made 68, and after the interval Haddin and Johnson cut loose.
The match was always likely to be a draw after the hosts opted to bat beyond lunch on day two leaving England with just under four sessions to bat.
But an exceptionally dry surface started to show signs of wear after just a couple of overs, courtesy of Peter Siddle's bustling footmarks, and by lunch repairs usually made much later in a Test match were being carried out by the ground staff.
"If you just give them money, you will get same-old, same-old results, " he said after lunch at the Inn Between.
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