An unbeaten 91-run partnership between Alastair Cook and Joe Root has guided England to 105-2 at tea on the second day of the second Test match against Pakistan.
After bowling Pakistan all out for 378 during the morning session, England had been hoping to put on a sizeable opening stand at the start of their reply, but it took just 10 deliveries for Pakistan to make a breakthrough.
Moeen Ali fell off the bowling of Wahab Riaz for just one, before less than three overs later, Ian Bell departed for four runs after edging an Imran Khan delivery through to Sarfraz Ahmed.
That brought Root to the crease to help Cook, and the pair combined to hit 12 boundaries during a 24-over stand that helped to reduce the margin between the two sides to 273 runs.
Cook will return for the final session of the day on 46, while Root has reached 45 off just 63 deliveries.
