England v Pakistan: Story of day four as England build big lead
Sunday 7 August 2016 11:42, UK
England built a 311-run lead over Pakistan by stumps on day four of the third Investec Test at Edgbaston, as they look to claim a final day victory to take a 2-1 series lead.
Jonny Bairstow (82no) and Moeen Ali (60no) were the standout performers as they punished a tired Pakistan attack in the final session with an unbroken 132-run partnership off just 165 balls.
Click on the video above to watch the best of the action from day four.
Having looked so settled in striking fifties to give England a slender lead coming into the fourth day, Alastair Cook (66) and Alex Hales (54) fell within the first five overs of play.
Joe Root (62) helped England regain control with fifty off 108 balls, while James Vince (42) again impressed, but again fell short off fifty, edging behind outside off.
He was one of two wickets on the day for Mohammad Amir (2-73), the standout Pakistani seamer, but the rest of the attack flagged late in the evening, and the visitors now are up against it going into the fifth and final day.
Live coverage of day five of England against Pakistan is on Sky Sports 2 from 10.30am, Sunday. While you can also keep up with the action via our live blog, available on skysports.com and the Sky Sports app.
