Brilliant Brook misses out on century as England dominate Pakistan

Harry Brook missed out on a century on his home ground after notching a masterful 91 off 93 balls; Jordan Cox, Joe Root, and Dan Lawrence all made fifties; Usman Tariq took five-fer; watch day three from 10.15am Friday on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event

Harry Brook missed out on a century after notching 91 from 93 balls in a masterful innings that headlined a dominant England batting performance against Pakistan on day two of the first Test at Headingley.

Brook (91 off 93) led the charge and was aided by big scores from Jordan Cox (73), returning captain Joe Root (66), and Dan Lawrence (51) to consolidate what turned into a mammoth 195-run lead for England, as they ended the day on 366-8 in reply to Pakistan's 171.

The struggling visiting attack was only able to bowl 58 overs after a rain-sodden morning delayed all play until 2:45pm.

No 1 ranked Test batter Brook was clean bowled by the brilliant Usman Tariq (5-91), consigning him to missing out on triple figures at his home ground in a Test for the second summer running, after notching a stunning 99 off 112 against India last June.

His nonetheless impressive work with the bat, though, means England are well on their way to victory against a Pakistan side staring down the barrel of their ninth defeat in 12 Tests.

After the lengthy rain delay, Cox and Root began the afternoon in the same fashion as they finished the previous evening, resuming on 112-2 and swatting a toothless Pakistan bowling attack away with apparent ease on their way to respective Test match fifties.