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Root digs in after Younis hundred

ESPNcricinfo staff
Pakistan resumed in a dominant position but lost Misbah-ul-Haq early, again without adding to his overnight score  Getty Images
Younis Khan marched onwards, however, as Pakistan's lead swelled above 400...  Getty Images
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...and Younis duly reached his 31st Test ton  Getty Images
He went on to make 118, his tenth hundred in the UAE  Getty Images
Asad Shafiq fell for 78 as Misbah immediately declared  Getty Images
Alastair Cook was hampered by a groin strain as England chased a distant 491  Getty Images
... however, the first man to fall was Moeen Ali, caught in the slips for 1  Getty Images
Moeen has now made 48 runs at 12.00 in two Tests as an opener  Getty Images
Cook followed soon afterwards, top-edging a sweep for 10  Getty Images
Yasir Shah was ecstatic to have extracted the rock of England's batting  Getty Images
... but Cook was aghast to have given his innings away so cheaply  Getty Images
However, Joe Root carried the fight back to Pakistan's bowlers  AFP
...in particular the spinners, who found little assistance from the pitch  Gareth Copley / Getty Images
Yasir was made to toil after his second-over breakthrough  AFP
At the other end, Ian Bell produced his most composed innings of the tour so far  Gareth Copley / Getty Images
Between them, Root and Bell carried England past 100 with few alarms  Gareth Copley / Getty Images
But, on 46, Bell was given out on review after gloving a catch to slip  Gareth Copley / Getty Images
Root, however, reached 59 not out at the close to give England hope for the final day  Gareth Copley / Getty Images
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