MANCHESTER: England skipper Alastair Cook left Pakistan expecting to rework the record books if they somehow happened to win the second Test at Old Trafford, in the wake of selecting against authorizing the take after on Sunday's third day.
At stumps, England, hoping to level the four-Test arrangement at 1-1, were 98 for one in their second innings.
That gave them a lead of 489 keeps running, with no side having made more in the fourth innings to win a Test than the West Indies' 418 for seven against Australia at St John's in 2002/03.
Cook, who made a first innings hundred, was 49 not out and bad habit commander Joe Root, whose 254 in the same innings was his Test-best score, unbeaten on 23.
In the blink of an eye before the nearby, which occurred in splendid daylight, England lost Alex Hales (24) when the opener was gotten behind off Mohammad Amir.
Pakistan were released for only 198 in answer to England's 589 for eight proclaimed – a tremendous deficiency of 391 runs.
However Cook, on a day where four downpour interferences made 27 overs be lost, chosen to bat once more.
That decreased the time England needed to bowl Pakistan out once more, despite the fact that there were, in reasonableness, still over two days staying in the match.
Pakistan's first innings saw England pace-rocking the bowling alley all-rounder Chris Woakes take four for 67, while Root held four gets at second slip.
Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan skipper, top-scored for his side with 52 and shared a ninth-wicket stand of 60 with Wahab Riaz, who made a Test-best 39.
Pakistan, who continued on 57 for four, saw their first-innings breakdown proceed in Sunday's morning session as they lost a further four wickets for 62 runs.
Be that as it may, with Cook selecting against utilizing experienced paceman James Anderson and Stuart Broad after lunch, Pakistan included 79 keeps running in the second session.
Wickets tumble
Pakistan began Sunday's play with opener Shan Masood 30 not out and Misbah one not out.
Anderson, England's untouched driving wicket-taker, denoted his arrival to Test cricket on his Lancashire home ground, subsequent to missing Pakistan's arrangement opening 75-run win at Lord's last week with a shoulder harm, by taking the primary wicket to fall on Sunday.
Left-gave opener Masood, who had held firm for over two hours, left in recognizable design on 39 when he edged Anderson to Root.
Pakistan were currently 71 for five, their aggregate at the downpour break.
Soon after play continued, Asad Shafiq (four) drove freely at a Broad slower ball and heaved a catch to Hales at point.
Sarfraz Ahmed may have come in at 76 for six however the wicket-guardian adhered to his assaulting diversion and got off the imprint when he cut Broad over Hales' head for four.
Woakes, who took 11 wickets in thrashing at Lord's, saw his first over Sunday cost 11 keeps running as Sarfraz hit two well-struck limits.
Be that as it may, when Sarfraz (26) played protectively at Ben Stokes, he succeeded just in giving Root another simple slip get.
Misbah, who made a fine hundred at Lord's, finished a 108-ball fifty preceding, clearing at off-spinner Moeen Ali, he was gotten at short fine leg by Cook.
Wahab raised Ali for six. Be that as it may, going for another enormous hit off the spinner, he holed out to end a 61-ball innings additionally highlighting five fours.
Be that as it may, left-arm speedy Wahab was hit on the lower arm by Woakes when batting and did not bowl later Sunday.
At stumps, England, hoping to level the four-Test arrangement at 1-1, were 98 for one in their second innings.
That gave them a lead of 489 keeps running, with no side having made more in the fourth innings to win a Test than the West Indies' 418 for seven against Australia at St John's in 2002/03.
Cook, who made a first innings hundred, was 49 not out and bad habit commander Joe Root, whose 254 in the same innings was his Test-best score, unbeaten on 23.
In the blink of an eye before the nearby, which occurred in splendid daylight, England lost Alex Hales (24) when the opener was gotten behind off Mohammad Amir.
Pakistan were released for only 198 in answer to England's 589 for eight proclaimed – a tremendous deficiency of 391 runs.
However Cook, on a day where four downpour interferences made 27 overs be lost, chosen to bat once more.
That decreased the time England needed to bowl Pakistan out once more, despite the fact that there were, in reasonableness, still over two days staying in the match.
Pakistan's first innings saw England pace-rocking the bowling alley all-rounder Chris Woakes take four for 67, while Root held four gets at second slip.
Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan skipper, top-scored for his side with 52 and shared a ninth-wicket stand of 60 with Wahab Riaz, who made a Test-best 39.
Pakistan, who continued on 57 for four, saw their first-innings breakdown proceed in Sunday's morning session as they lost a further four wickets for 62 runs.
Be that as it may, with Cook selecting against utilizing experienced paceman James Anderson and Stuart Broad after lunch, Pakistan included 79 keeps running in the second session.
Wickets tumble
Pakistan began Sunday's play with opener Shan Masood 30 not out and Misbah one not out.
Anderson, England's untouched driving wicket-taker, denoted his arrival to Test cricket on his Lancashire home ground, subsequent to missing Pakistan's arrangement opening 75-run win at Lord's last week with a shoulder harm, by taking the primary wicket to fall on Sunday.
Left-gave opener Masood, who had held firm for over two hours, left in recognizable design on 39 when he edged Anderson to Root.
Pakistan were currently 71 for five, their aggregate at the downpour break.
Soon after play continued, Asad Shafiq (four) drove freely at a Broad slower ball and heaved a catch to Hales at point.
Sarfraz Ahmed may have come in at 76 for six however the wicket-guardian adhered to his assaulting diversion and got off the imprint when he cut Broad over Hales' head for four.
Woakes, who took 11 wickets in thrashing at Lord's, saw his first over Sunday cost 11 keeps running as Sarfraz hit two well-struck limits.
Be that as it may, when Sarfraz (26) played protectively at Ben Stokes, he succeeded just in giving Root another simple slip get.
Misbah, who made a fine hundred at Lord's, finished a 108-ball fifty preceding, clearing at off-spinner Moeen Ali, he was gotten at short fine leg by Cook.
Wahab raised Ali for six. Be that as it may, going for another enormous hit off the spinner, he holed out to end a 61-ball innings additionally highlighting five fours.
Be that as it may, left-arm speedy Wahab was hit on the lower arm by Woakes when batting and did not bowl later Sunday.
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