DUBAI (Web Desk) – England on Saturday collapsed at 242 runs on day 3 of second Test match against Pakistan at Dubai’s cricket stadium.
Pakistan’s Yasir Shah and Wahab Riaz picked four wickets each. Remaining two batsmen were dismissed by Imran Khan.
England had resumed the game from 182-3 runs earlier this day.
On Friday Root remained unbeaten on 76, built the innings after England lost the key wicket of skipper Alastair Cook as they fought hard against a pace/spin Pakistan attack on a Dubai stadium pitch.
With Root was Jonny Bairstow on 27 as England were 196 behind Pakistan´s first innings total of 378 with seven wickets intact.
The first Test in the three-match series ended in a draw in Abu Dhabi last week.
Cook, who hit an epic 263 in the first Test, added 113 runs for the third wicket with Root as the pair negotiated leg-spinner Yasir Shah and left-armer Zulfiqar Babar with confidence.
They built on the early loss of Moeen Ali (one) and Ian Bell (four) and challenged Pakistan´s superior bowling attack.
Cook reached his 45th half-century with a flicked boundary off paceman Imran Khan before he was caught off a leg-side push off the bowling of Shah.
Cook hit 10 well-timed fours during his 117-ball stay.
Root was more aggressive, taking a single off Shah to complete 15th fifty to continue his excellent form in 2015 in which he had already passed the 1,000-run mark before this series.
Root has so far hit nine fours during his 118-ball stay.
