Joe Root's unbeaten double century took England to 533 for six at tea on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Root, who had batted for 10 hours, was a Test-best 226. That meant the England vice-captain had surpassed his previous highest score at this level of 200 not out against Sri Lanka at Lord's two years ago.
Root’s Yorkshire colleague Jonny Bairstow was 32 not out.
England resumed on 314 for four, with Root 141.
But although sent in as a nightwatchman, Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes showed his batting class during a boundary-filled fifty on Saturday. Woakes was the dominant partner in a fifth-wicket stand of 103 with Root.
There was a brief hold-up when Woakes was struck on the right arm by Rahat Ali.
Meanwhile a single off Rahat saw Root to 150 off 269 balls including 18 fours.
The Yorkshireman had batted for six hours without giving a chance on Friday but on 155 he had a reprieve when an outside edge off leg-spinner Yasir Shah just carried to slip. But Younis Khan was slow to react to the difficult low catch.
Woakes's 104-ball innings ended when he chipped a return catch to Yasir to leave England 414 for five.
England, 427 for five at lunch, lost just the one wicket in the second session when left-hander Ben Stokes was given out caught behind on review down the leg-side off Riaz on 34.
Stokes was originally given not out by on-field umpire Kumar Dharmasena.
