RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) -England declared their second innings on 264-7 to set Pakistan a victory target of 343 in the first test in Rawalpindi on Sunday.
Harry Brook (87), Joe Root (73) and Zak Crawley (50) scored half-centuries for England who amassed 657 in their first innings.
Naseem Shah, Mohammad Ali and Zahir Mahmood claimed two wickets apiece for Pakistan who conceded a 78-run lead to England.
England, on their first test tour of Pakistan since 2005, will also play matches in Multan and Karachi.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Ed Osmond)
