ESPNcricinfo staff16-Oct-2015Root and Alastair Cook posted a century stand…•Getty Images…as Cook moved to his third Test double-century shortly before lunch•Associated PressRoot played a wide range of shots to keep England’s tempo up while Cook weighed anchor•AFPHe was frustrated to be dismissed on 85 reaching for a wide delivery from Rahat Ali•Getty ImagesWahab Riaz then removed Jonny Bairstow during a fiery spell before tea that also nearly accounted Ben Stokes•Getty ImagesStokes played himself in before hitting several boundaries in a half-century•Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesWith a triple-century in his sights, Cook was finally defeated on 263 but not before producing the longest Test innings by an Englishman at 836 minutes•Gareth Copley/Getty Images
England take lead after Cook's 263
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