At the break, England’s Ben Duckett was on 53, with Ollie Pope at five, trailing Pakistan by 278 runs after losing Zak Crawley for 27. Duckett reached his 12th Test half-century off 47 balls, taking advantage of a weakened Pakistan attack featuring only one frontline seamer, Aamer Jamal.
Crawley faced close calls, including a near run-out, before being caught behind off spinner Noman Ali. Earlier, Pakistan’s tail added 107 runs, with Jamal and Noman contributing 49 for the ninth wicket. Brydon Carse took 3-50, while Jack Leach finished with 3-114, as England leads the three-match series 1-0 after their innings victory in the first Test.