Brisk fifties by Harry Brook, Joe Root and Zak Crawley helped England race to a lead of greater than 300 runs on the fourth day of the continuing first Check in opposition to Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
On the tea break, England declared their second innings at 264-7 and set Pakistan a goal of 343 runs.
Brook smacked Pakistan bowlers to all elements of the bottom and scored 87 runs in 65 balls.
Root, among the finest batters on the planet, scored 73 runs in 69 balls.
Opener Zak Crawley scored 50 runs in 48 balls and set the tone for the second innings.
Opener Ben Duckett — one in all 4 century makers in England´s mammoth 657-run first innings — was caught at slip off the second ball of pacer Naseem Shah for a golden duck.
Fellow centurion Ollie Pope cracked two boundaries earlier than hooking quick bowler Mohammad Ali into the fingers of Naseem, scoring 15.
Naseem Shah, Zahid Mahmood and Mohammad Ali claimed two wickets every for Pakistan within the second innings.
