Cook thought he was out on 46, lofting a catch to mid-on off Michael Beer.
The left-hander drove Zaheer Khan straight to mid-on before setting off for a ludicrous run.
He struck five fours and one six off the same bowler over deep mid-on.
He was dropped on nine, and was inches away from giving mid-on a catch on 19.
But the shot was mistimed and resulted in the easiest of catches to Bicknell at mid-on.
Boje claimed the wicket as Gallian hit him straight down Rob White's throat at mid-on.
Kallis reached three figures after the drinks break with an exhilarating six over wide mid-on off Dan Vettori.
Fellow opener O'Brien made 24 before his drive off Collymore was well caught by Anyon at wide mid-on.
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Sussex's run chase began poorly with Chris Nash caught at mid-on and Yardy getting a faint edge pushing forward.
It needed a direct hit from mid-on by Uthappa to break the resistance, Wright leaving to a standing ovation.
After a watchful start, the stocky Trinidadian smashed Bresnan over mid-on for four and Swann for six over midwicket.
He reached a third Test century when he drove his 197th delivery from Dwayne Bravo through mid-on for an eighth boundary.
Only once did he show signs of impatience, charging down the pitch against Mushfiqur Rahman and scuffing the ball to mid-on.
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Still intent on the big shots, Gibbs departed in the next over, top-edging to mid-on having come down the wicket again.
The Lancashire all-rounder produced speeds approaching 90mph despite the placid surface and was rewarded again when Lendl Simmons recklessly top-edged to mid-on.
But when he holed out to mid-on, it was the first of three wickets in one over for the former Bangladesh captain.
Solanki and Darren Maddy made decent enough progress, picking up sixes each before the latter was pouched at mid-on off Irfan Pathan.
He finally fell attempting to pull a straight delivery from Vettori and was brilliantly caught by a diving Dion Nash at mid-on.
Their stand lasted only five overs, however, when Collingwood advanced to Verma and drove straight to mid-on to leave England in disarray.
Things did not improve for Yardy when he returned to the action and was wristily flicked over mid-on for six by Yousuf.
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Ntini bowled two no-balls and one wide, and Matt Prior took advantage of one of the free hits with a big six over mid-on.
Symonds went in the following over, brilliantly held by Darren Sammy at mid-on off the bowling of Bravo, despite a collision with team-mate Morton.
Sibanda hit 11 boundaries in 54 balls against Pakistan's inexperienced trio of medium-fast bowlers before Rao Iftikhar Anjum had the opener caught at mid-on.
His signature shot was a delicate, understated flick of the wrists to a straight ball that could disappear anywhere from mid-on to square leg.
The attack continued, but De Villiers finally pulled Broad to mid-on, and by the time Ryan McLaren walked out the storm clouds were gathering.
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Tendulkar danced down the track to hit the left-arm spin of Daniel Vettori through mid-on for a boundary to surpass his previous highest Test score.
He had Kevin Pietersen lbw for three with a low full toss on middle stump and persuaded Mustard to hit a high catch to mid-on.
Murray Goodwin's leading edge found Woakes at mid-on and Michael Yardy was easily caught by wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose after striking nine fours in his 57.
Clare's excellent knock ended when he chipped Zondeki to deep mid-on.
Hamilton showed Watson little respect when he danced down the wicket before cross-batting him over the mid-on boundary in an over that cost 10 runs.
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