Root’s 325 runs for the match helped England level the series at 1-1 with two games left to play, with his double-century the cornerstone of England’s imposing first-innings total of 589 for 8 declared, which pushed Pakistan out of the game.
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This was England’s fifth-biggest Test win in terms of runs.
“Ben will have an MRI scan [Tuesday] and hopefully the scan will be a good one but he said he felt something go and it would be a big risk to play him at Edgbaston”, said Cook, according to express.co.uk.
England captain Alastair Cook picked his top three moments from the thumping, series-levelling second Test victory over Pakistan in Manchester.
Root followed up his first-innings 254 with 71 off 48 deliveries. Misbah-ul-Haq yet again stood defiant for Pakistan.
“He’s as good as any of those, I think – and thankfully for England’s sake, he’s pretty much at the start of his career”.
“We were below average, and we need to improve in every department”.
James Anderson, returning to England duty on his Lancashire home ground after missing the first Test with a shoulder injury, scuppered any slim hopes of a shock win for the tourists by promptly reducing Pakistan to 25 for two.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who made his Test comeback in Old Trafford, Has probably been out for all summer with a calf injury.
Root was the man of the match.
The off-spinner, completing Stokes’ unfinished over, was struck over long-on for six by Mohammad Hafeez.
Ali, however, recovered from his latest “moonball” incident by dismissing both Hafeez and Younis to leave Pakistan 102 for four.
Asad Shafiq made a painstaking 39 before he was lbw to Anderson, England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker.
Yasir Shah (10) offered a brief resistance for 31 balls before he was trapped LBW by Moeen.
After the tea interval, it took England just 21 overs to claim the final five wickets needed for victory.
Tailender Mohammad Amir delayed the inevitable with several fine shots, including a flowing extra-cover drive for four off Ali before he holed out off Woakes.
Bowling: Anderson 16-2-41-3; Broad 14-3-37-0; Stokes 5.2-0-21-0 (1w); Ali 18.4-1-88-3 (1nb); Woakes 15.3-2-41-3; Root 1-1-0-1.
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Pakistan, who resumed on 57 for four, saw their collapse continue before lunch on Sunday as they lost a further four wickets for 62 runs. That gave him an expensive match haul of one for 266.
