ABU DHABI ¨C England is aiming to score at least 500 in its first innings, a tired captain Alastair Cook said after his unbeaten 168 helped the tourists reduce Pakistan¡¯s lead on Thursday, the third day of the first test.
Pakistan, playing in the United Arab Emirates, is unbeaten in seven series in its adopted home, a run that includes a 3-0 whitewash against England in 2012.
The tourists looked set for more misery after Pakistan declared on 523-8 on Wednesday, but Cook then batted all day as he made a record-extending 28th England test century to help his side reach 290-3 by the close.
¡°It has been tough physically and I¡¯m pleased to have got through that last hour and a half when I was a little bit tired,¡± Cook told Sky Sports. ¡°We have got to get ourselves up to 500.¡±
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