BIRMINGHAM: England were 262 for four in their second innings, a lead of 159 runs, at tea on the fourth day of the third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Gary Ballance was 21 not out and Jonny Bairstow two not out.
Earlier today, Joe Root led England's recovery after Pakistan took two early wickets.
At lunch, England were 183 for two in their second innings ? a lead of 80 runs ? after losing openers Alastair Cook and Alex Hales.
Root, dropped on 25 and struggling with a longstanding back problem, put up a 95-run partnership with James Vince before spinner Yasir Shah dismissed the ace batsman at 62.
Nine overs later, Vince was dismissed for 42 by Mohammad Amir.
With the four-match series all square at 1-1, England resumed on 120 without loss, 17 runs in front.
Cook, the England captain, was 64 not out and Hales 50 not out after they had erased a first-innings deficit of 103 with their maiden century stand in 18 innings as a Test-match opening pair.
But Pakistan removed both batsmen in a dramatic burst of two wickets for no runs in nine balls.
Left-hander Cook (66) pushed out to Sohail Khan and a diving Yasir Shah held an excellent catch at point.
Sohail had bowled a lacklustre spell Friday after marking his return to Test cricket following a five-year absence with five for 96 in England's first-innings 297.
But, publicly upbraided by Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur after Friday's stumps, Sohail now whistled a delivery past new batsman Root's nose.
But it was left-arm quick Mohammad Amir who turned England's 126 for one into 126 for two when Hales (54) edged a seaming delivery and Younis Khan, held a difficult low chance going to his right at second slip.
The four-match series is level at 1-1.
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