Joe Root's susceptibility to lbw and England's failure to convert starts into centuries are the only blots on an improved post-Bazball batting display, according to Nasser Hussain.

England piled on 453 runs to establish a commanding first-innings lead of 320 in the third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston. The hosts were firmly in control and on course for a 3-0 series sweep, with Pakistan closing on 52-2, still 268 runs adrift, when rain curtailed play.

"I've liked the tempo of the batting in this series," former England captain Hussain said. "They've got the tempo right, especially through the middle order with Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Dan Lawrence and Gus Atkinson."

Despite the positives, Hussain highlighted two areas England have yet to address. Root's four dismissals have all been lbw, with the world's second-highest Test run-scorer continuing to wrestle with that mode of dismissal. Meanwhile, England's wait for a hundred has reached historic levels. A total of 14 half-centuries have been scored across the series without a single hundred, the first time that has happened in a Test series in England since the 1888 Ashes.

"England just need to convert those starts into big scores," Hussain added.