England, lifted by a monumental double hundred from skipper Alastair Cook, closed the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan on 569 for eight in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Cook was finally dismissed for 263 after batting for 13 hours and six minutes, hitting 18 boundaries.
Joe Root scored 85 and Ben Stokes made 57 as England moved past Pakistan’s first innings total of 523-8 declared.
Paceman Wahab Riaz was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers with 3-116.