Alastair Cook, the England captain, was 49 not out and Joe Root 23 not out.
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Pakistan face a major battle to avoid defeat in the second Test at Old Trafford after England secured a huge first-innings lead and then forged further ahead on a truncated third day.
Joe Root and captain Alastair Cook hit comfortable centuries as England reached 314-4 at stumps on Friday to take an early advantage in the second test against Pakistan.
England opted against forcing Pakistan to bat again despite establishing a first-innings lead of 391 after dismissing the tourists for 198.
Shah, who was the Man of the Match at Lord’s where Pakistan beat England by 75 runs, had bagged 10 wickets and rose to the top of the ICC Rankings for Bowlers in Tests.
Only two captains, since the end of the timeless Test era, have declined the follow-on option with bigger leads at their disposal – and each time Australia did not have cause for regret on their way to crushing wins in the whitewash Ashes series of 2006-07 and 2013-14.
Cook’s decision not to enforce the follow on after tea that would have seen Pakistan bat again caught most by surprise and he and Alex Hales had barely got going before more rain forced the teams off at 11-0. Indeed, England’s second innings was interrupted three times by rain.
England’s seamers had, however, done the bulk of the damage both the previous evening and under much cloud cover on Sunday – Chris Woakes faring best with four for 67. Four overs into the day’s play, James Anderson (1-27) had Shan Masood (39) caught in the slip cordon. With the rain, England’s bowlers are getting a rest anyway, so with hindsight perhaps Cook might have put Pakistan in.
Shortly after play resumed, Asad Shafiq (four) drove loosely at a Broad slower ball and lobbed a catch to Hales at point.
Poor fielding has been a feature of Pakistan’s play this series and Bairstow was reprieved on nine when he edged Shah only for wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed to fumble the catch, after several juggled attempts.
Root’s 10-hour 254 was just two runs short of England’s ground-record highest individual score, at this venue with a 132-year Test history.
Wahab hoisted Ali for six.
Root took the majority of Amir’s spell as he set himself again for an extended stay. Woakes only got the chance to revive his Test career after fellow England all-rounder Ben Stokes, returning in this match, suffered a knee injury during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley in May.
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Misbah went on to complete his fifty but he was soon caught at short fine leg off Moeen Ali (2-43) trying to slog sweep in the 60th over. He was given out after a lengthy review but Jonny Bairstow kept up the momentum with a busy 58.
