Root (62) and James Vince did much of the hardest work on a slow-burn fourth day of the third Investec Test – but Bairstow (82no) and Mooen (60no) also had to dig in to earn the freedom with which they played in a unbroken century stand before stumps.
England’s resulting 414 for five gives them a lead of 311 and the opportunity to dictate the remaining course of this pivotal match, depending on Alastair Cook’s sense of adventure in a series poised at 1-1 with one more Test to come at The Oval next week.
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