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Cook leads England response

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Shoaib Malik made the early breakthrough for Pakistan ...  Getty Images
... as Moeen Ali top-edged a slog sweep to Younis Khan at slip  Getty Images
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It was another failure at the top of the order for Moeen, who has now scored 62 runs in five innings in the UAE  Getty Images
Alastair Cook was England's mainstay in the morning session  Getty Images
He added 71 for the second wicket with Ian Bell  Getty Images
However, soon after lunch, Cook fell for 49 to Yasir Shah  Getty Images
It was the third time in three innings that Yasir had captured the England captain  Getty Images
... and the second time that Cook had fallen to a close catcher on the leg side  Getty Images
It was the breakthrough that Pakistan needed to revive their spirits  Getty Images
Joe Root then fell for 4 to a fine low catch by Sarfraz Ahmed  Getty Images
Root initially stood his ground but replays showed the catch was clean  Getty Images
However, Bell endured, growing in confidence as his innings progressed  Getty Images
... and James Taylor started well in his first Test since 2012  Getty Images
But, after tea, Yasir lured Bell out of his crease to be stumped for 40  Getty Images
Jonny Bairstow arrived at a key moment of England's innings  Getty Images
Taylor looked solid as England ground towards first-innings parity  Getty Images
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