MANCHESTER, England (AP) England rode on Joe Root's career-best 254 to declare at a massive 589-8 and Chris Woakes' triple strike left Pakistan struggling at 57-4 at stumps in the second test on Saturday.
Woakes got rid of Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali and nightwatchman Rahat Ali on day two while Ben Stokes had Younis Khan caught behind. Pakistan still trails by 532 runs with opener Shan Masood on 30 and captain Misbah-ul-Haq on 1.
Root's double century spanned over 10 hours with 27 fours and was backed up by half centuries from Woakes and Jonny Bairstow before England declared after tea.
Top-ranked test leg-spinner Yasir Shah made an unwelcome double century of his own, finishing on 1-213, the most runs conceded by a bowler at Old Trafford after England resumed overnight on 314-4.
Root departed when he skied a catch to a diving Hafeez off left-arm Wahab Riaz (3-106).
