Cook, Root star as England beat Pakistan by 330 runs

England beat Pakistan by 330 runs to win the second Test at Old Trafford here yesterday and so level the four-match series at 1-1

Manchester: England beat Pakistan by 330 runs to win the second Test at Old Trafford here yesterday and so level the four-match series at 1-1.

England pacer James Anderson celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Azhar Ali yesterday. Pic:AP/PTI

Pakistan, set a mammoth 565 to win, were bowled out for 234 in their second innings with more than a day left in the match.

England, who lost the first Test at Lord's by 75 runs, bounced back with a huge first-innings total of 589 for eight declared.

Joe Root made a Test-best 254 and England captain Alastair Cook 105, his 29th Test century.

Pakistan managed just 198 in reply, captain Misbah-ul-Haq top-scoring with 52 and England all-rounder Chris Woakes taking four for 67.

Despite a first-innings lead of 391, Cook opted against enforcing the follow-on. Instead Cook (76 not out) and Root (71 not out) inflicted further punishment on Pakistan's attack before the skipper declared England's second innings at 173 for one yesterday morning.

Brief scores
England 589-8 decl and 173-1 decl (A Cook 76*, J Root 71*) beat Pakistan 198 and 234 (M Hafeez 42, A Shafiq 39; J Anderson 3-41, C Woakes 3-41, M Ali 3-88) by 330 runs

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