Pakistan close on 152-6, 115 behind - report
England rack up 823-7 declared, a lead of 267
Total is England's third-highest of all time; fourth in all Test cricket
Brook out for 317 - England's fifth-highest individual score
Root falls for career-best 262
Root & Brook break record for England's highest ever partnership (454)
Previous record (411) was held by May & Cowdrey, set in 1957
First Test, day four, Multan
Brook 284, Smith 15
Oh dear. Pakistan look completely done now.
A sitter goes down as Jamie Smith skies the ball to long on.
The never rain but it pours cliche doesn't really work in Multan but you know what I mean.
Jamie Smith joins the six-hitting party...
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
It is brutality but England have earned the right to do this. They did the hard work on the back end of day two and through day three. Now, it's party time.
Lead by 173
Harry Brook heaves four more in what becomes an increasingly hideous over for off-spinner Salman Ali Agha.
Remember no-one has scored 300 for England since Graham Gooch in 1990.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Harry Brook has smashed it long and high. That's almost into the lap of the Barmy Army there!
That's massive! Into the second tier by Harry Brook.
The last Test total of 700 or more was made by Sri Lanka last year. It isn't that rare. There have been 25 previous instances in total with these five being the highest scores of all time:
952-6 dec Sri Lanka v India, Colombo, 1997
903-7 England v Australia, The Oval, 1938
849 England v West Indies, Jamaica, 1930
790-3dec West Indies v Pakistan, Jamaica, 1958
765-6 dec Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Karachi, 2009
You'd fancy England to crack that top five in the not too distant future...
Brook 264, Smith 7
There are no boundaries in this latest over of spin but still five runs.
England's lead is 158. When will they declare? Shortly before tea?
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It's the scoring rate that's astounding to be honest. England have scored 150 odd more runs and still faced 12 odd less overs than Pakistan did.
Adam, Cambridge
Lead by 153
Jamie Smith has had his pads on for the best part of a day but comes out and casually drives his second ball for four.
Don't expect things to get any easier for Pakistan.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Only Joe Root can break the amount of records that he has in Test cricket in this innings and still be disappointed when he gets out.
What a player! What an innings!
The Root-Brook partnership ends on 454 - the fourth-highest in Test history.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Finally! Shan Masood immediately shakes Joe Root's hand and he gets a pat on the back from Harry Brook as well. Everyone's coming around to shake his hand. A great innings from England's greatest batter.
He will now walk off and take a well-earned break.
Root lbw b Salman 262 (Eng 703-4)
Ah well. All good things come to an end.
Joe Root gets a handshake from Harry Brook and almost all of the Pakistan players after finally being dismissed.
Perhaps finally out of puff, he goes plumb lbw to Salman Ali Agha as he missed trying to work the ball to leg.
Andy Zaltzman
Statistician on Test Match Special
This is the third time two batters have scored 250 in the same Test innings.
The most recent of the other two was when Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara hit 287 and Mahela Jayawardene made 374 against South Africa in Colombo in 2006.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnother record is about to go. England are heading towards their highest post-war Test total...
903-7 v Australia, The Oval, 1938
849 v West Indies, Jamaica, 1930
710-7 dec v India, Edgbaston, 2011
700-3 v Pakistan, Multan, 2024
658-8 dec v Australia, Trent Bridge, 1938
657 v Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 2022
There's the 700! We don't have a graphic for that one.
Lead by 143
Overthrows! It's all utterly miserable for Pakistan. It's like the day you miss the last bus in the pouring rain and then face a long walk home.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Harry Brook has reached 250 in very good time as well. Pakistan cannot bowl at him at the moment.
Thrashed for four more! Three boundaries in a row to Harry Brook...
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah Shafique,caught Pope, bowled Atkinson Abdullah Shafique, caught Pope, bowled Atkinson | 102 | 184 | 10 | 2 | 265 | 55.43 |
Saim Ayub,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Saim Ayub, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 40.00 |
Shan Masood,caught and bowled Leach Shan Masood, caught and bowled Leach | 151 | 177 | 13 | 2 | 260 | 85.31 |
Babar Azam,leg before wicket, bowled Woakes Babar Azam, leg before wicket, bowled Woakes | 30 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 42.25 |
Saud Shakeel,caught Root, bowled Bashir Saud Shakeel, caught Root, bowled Bashir | 82 | 177 | 8 | 0 | 274 | 46.33 |
Naseem Shah,caught Brook, bowled Carse Naseem Shah, caught Brook, bowled Carse | 33 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 40.74 |
Muhammad Rizwan,caught Woakes, bowled Leach Muhammad Rizwan, caught Woakes, bowled Leach | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.00 |
Salman Ali Agha,not out Salman Ali Agha, not out | 104 | 119 | 10 | 3 | 168 | 87.39 |
Aamer Jamal,leg before wicket, bowled Carse Aamer Jamal, leg before wicket, bowled Carse | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 70.00 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi,bowled Leach Shaheen Shah Afridi, bowled Leach | 26 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 53.06 |
Abrar Ahmed,caught Duckett, bowled Root Abrar Ahmed, caught Duckett, bowled Root | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 37.50 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 5, byes 1, leg byes 4, total 14 Extras, no balls 4, wides 5, byes 1, leg byes 4, total 14 | ||||||
Total,556 all out 149.0 overs Total,556 all out 149.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 23.0 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 3.00 |
Atkinson | 25.0 | 5 | 99 | 2 | 3.96 |
Carse | 22.0 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 3.36 |
Bashir | 32.0 | 3 | 124 | 1 | 3.87 |
Leach | 40.0 | 5 | 160 | 3 | 4.00 |
Root | 7.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1 (3.4 overs) | Saim Ayub |
261 for 2 (59.5 overs) | Abdullah Shafique |
263 for 3 (62.3 overs) | Shan Masood |
324 for 4 (84.3 overs) | Babar Azam |
388 for 5 (105.4 overs) | Naseem Shah |
393 for 6 (108.5 overs) | Muhammad Rizwan |
450 for 7 (125.2 overs) | Saud Shakeel |
464 for 8 (128.4 overs) | Aamer Jamal |
549 for 9 (145.5 overs) | Shaheen Shah Afridi |
556 for 10 (148.6 overs) | Abrar Ahmed |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Shaheen Shah Afridi Crawley, caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Shaheen Shah Afridi | 78 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 113 | 91.76 |
Pope,caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Naseem Shah Pope, caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Naseem Shah | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Salman Ali Agha Root, leg before wicket, bowled Salman Ali Agha | 262 | 375 | 17 | 0 | 601 | 69.87 |
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Aamer Jamal Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Aamer Jamal | 84 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 117 | 112.00 |
Brook,caught Shan Masood, bowled Saim Ayub Brook, caught Shan Masood, bowled Saim Ayub | 317 | 322 | 29 | 3 | 418 | 98.45 |
Smith,caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Naseem Shah Smith, caught Aamer Jamal, bowled Naseem Shah | 31 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 129.17 |
Woakes,not out Woakes, not out | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 106.25 |
Atkinson,caught Babar Azam, bowled Saim Ayub Atkinson, caught Babar Azam, bowled Saim Ayub | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
Carse,not out Carse, not out | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 150.00 |
Extras, no balls 7, wides 3, byes 8, leg byes 5, total 23 Extras, no balls 7, wides 3, byes 8, leg byes 5, total 23 | ||||||
Total,823 for 7 declared 150.0 overs Total,823 for 7 declared 150.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaheen Shah Afridi | 26.0 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 4.61 |
Naseem Shah | 31.0 | 0 | 157 | 2 | 5.06 |
Abrar Ahmed | 35.0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 4.97 |
Aamer Jamal | 24.0 | 0 | 126 | 1 | 5.25 |
Salman Ali Agha | 18.0 | 0 | 118 | 1 | 6.55 |
Saim Ayub | 14.0 | 0 | 101 | 2 | 7.21 |
Saud Shakeel | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
4 for 1 (1.2 overs) | Pope |
113 for 2 (24.3 overs) | Crawley |
249 for 3 (49.4 overs) | Duckett |
703 for 4 (136.1 overs) | Root |
779 for 5 (144.2 overs) | Smith |
797 for 6 (147.2 overs) | Brook |
799 for 7 (147.4 overs) | Atkinson |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah Shafique,bowled Woakes Abdullah Shafique, bowled Woakes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Saim Ayub,caught Duckett, bowled Carse Saim Ayub, caught Duckett, bowled Carse | 25 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 71.43 |
Shan Masood,caught Crawley, bowled Atkinson Shan Masood, caught Crawley, bowled Atkinson | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 50.00 |
Babar Azam,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Babar Azam, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 33.33 |
Saud Shakeel,caught Smith, bowled Leach Saud Shakeel, caught Smith, bowled Leach | 29 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 87.88 |
Muhammad Rizwan,bowled Carse Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Carse | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 52.63 |
batting,Salman Ali Agha,not out batting, Salman Ali Agha, not out | 41 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 83.67 |
batting,Aamer Jamal,not out batting, Aamer Jamal, not out | 27 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 56.25 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 4 | ||||||
Total,152 for 6 37.0 overs Total,152 for 6 37.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 8.0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3.62 |
Atkinson | 10.0 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2.80 |
Bashir, bowling | 6.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5.33 |
Carse | 10.0 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 |
Leach | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.66 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.1 overs) | Abdullah Shafique |
29 for 2 (7.6 overs) | Shan Masood |
41 for 3 (11.6 overs) | Babar Azam |
41 for 4 (12.1 overs) | Saim Ayub |
59 for 5 (18.1 overs) | Muhammad Rizwan |
82 for 6 (24.2 overs) | Saud Shakeel |
