Joe Root breaks record, Pakistan vs England LIVE: first Test, day three, Multan Cricket Stadium – cricket score, radio commentary and text updates

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by Sam Drury & Matthew Henry

Most Test runs for Englandpublished at 05:54 British Summer Time
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Alastair Cook: 12,472
Joe Root: 12,434
Graham Gooch: 8,900
Alec Stewart: 8,463
David Gower: 8,231
Record-chasing Rootpublished at 05:51 British Summer Time
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Today could be a special day in the history of English cricket.
12,473 is the number for Joe Root to take his tally of Test runs beyond that of Alastair Cook. That would make Root England's all-time leading run scorer in the format.
He needs 39 more - a total of 71 in this innings - to break the record.
Postpublished at 05:49 British Summer Time
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Multan
Word from the England camp is that Ben Duckett is good to go.
Postpublished at 05:47 British Summer Time
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This slow-burning first Test has largely gone the way of the hosts so far. Day three is England's chance to return a few blows.
They resume on 96-1 in reply to 556. The mathematicians among you will know that's 460 runs behind.
They still need another 261 to avoid the follow-on. Zak Crawley will resume on 64 and Joe Root 32.
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Wednesday's plan? Bat, bat and bat some more...

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

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
batting,Root,not out batting, Root, not out	176	277	12	0	457	63.54
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Aamer Jamal Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Aamer Jamal	84	75	11	0	117	112.00
batting,Brook,not out batting, Brook, not out	141	173	12	1	230	81.50
Extras, no balls 6, wides 1, byes 3, leg byes 3, total 13 Extras, no balls 6, wides 1, byes 3, leg byes 3, total 13
Total,492 for 3 101.0 overs Total,492 for 3 101.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy rate
Shaheen Shah Afridi	19.0	1	88	1	4.63
Naseem Shah	21.0	0	87	1	4.14
Abrar Ahmed	35.0	0	174	0	4.97
Aamer Jamal, bowling	17.0	0	78	1	4.58
Salman Ali Agha	6.0	0	40	0	6.66
Saim Ayub	1.0	0	5	0	5.00
Saud Shakeel	2.0	0	14	0	7.00

Start Time:: 06:00
Toss:: Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat
Venue:: Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Officials:: Kumar Dharmasena, Sharfuddoula Saikat, Chris Gaffaney, Richie Richardson, Asif Yaqoob

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