Root closes on 176*, Brook 141* - day three report
Root surpasses Cook to become England's all-time leading Test run-scorer
England batter reaches record with sumptuous drive down the ground
Crawley out for 78 early on day three
First Test, day three, Multan
Listeners to rival podcasts will have heard Steven Finn calling me out to blame me for his previous byline photo.
He'll be pleased to see we have replaced it with one of him dressed as an Essex car salesman.
With Joe Root having become England's leading run-scorer, his former team-mate Steven Finn has written for us about his early memories of Root.
He explains why Root "felt different" when bowling to him in the nets prior to his debut.
Image source, CricVizSince you asked so nicely, Rich...
The graphic above shows where Joe Root has scored his 12,521 Test runs.
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Can we have a Test career wagon wheel for Joe Root? Is there anywhere he hasn't hit the ball?
Rich, Leeds
Thanks Sam.
That man drinks coffee like there's no tomorrow.
Speaking of food, I've got the munchies so bad today I'm eyeing up the box of icing sugar in the cupboard.
Right then, while everyone takes a breather, we're going to freshen things up as well.
I'm off to find a coffee and a late breakfast of some kind so it's Matthew Henry time again.
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
This pitch currently has a PitchViz rating of 2.6.
That makes it the fifth-flattest pitch in the ball-tracking era in the first three days of a Test and the second-flattest in a Test that England have been involved in after the Hamilton Test v New Zealand in 2019.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
England have been in total control. A session for England, a session for Joe Root.
Brook 64, Root 119
Image source, Getty ImagesHarry Brook cuts for two and that's the hundred partnership.
The 350 is up as well and England walk off - well, hobble slightly in Joe Root's case - in a strong position.
Cramp aside, it's been a wonderful day for Root. He became England's leading run-scorer in Tests before lunch and reached his 35th Test century during the afternoon session.
Not bad at all.
Saim Ayub is coming on to bowl his first over of the match. It'll likely be the last before tea.
More records for Joe Root to chase in the coming days, weeks, months and years.
For now, his main battle is with his hamstrings but he pushes himself through for a quick single early in Abrar Ahmed's over.
It did not look like he enjoyed doing so, though.
Image source, Getty ImagesSachin Tendulkar: 51
Jacques Kallis: 45
Ricky Ponting: 41
Kumar Sangakkara: 38
Rahul Dravid: 36
Joe Root: 35
Banged in short by Naseem Shah and Joe Root top-edges the pull shot.
The ball goes high towards long leg, there are two fielders out there but they just look at each other, the ball lands in the gap between them and bobbles into the boundary cushion.
Naseem is deeply unimpressed.
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Spare a thought for Billy Root - getting married today, the best, most proud day of his life, and big bro Joe goes and steals his thunder by becoming England’s all-time greatest batsman and knocking a century. Got to feel for the guy.
Tim
Image source, ReutersIt has all been rather sedate for the last little while.
Pakistan are on the defensive, Joe Root is exhausted and cramping and, with so many fielders back, Harry Brook hasn't been able to find the boundary as often as he'd like.
I reckon everyone has got an eye on tea at this stage.
Lovely, controlled check drive from Joe Root as Naseem Shah continues.
The ball is reeled in before it reaches the rope but Root pushes through the pain to scamper back for three.
He might be struggling physically now but runs are runs and Root isn't going to leave any out there if he can help it.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
He barely played a sweep shot at all until he got to his century. Now Joe Root, he's decided to have some fun, he's batting right-handed, left-handed, he's sweeping, he's reverse-sweeping.
He's doing it to upset the Pakistan bowlers.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
When I played for Middlesex, the bowling unit would look around, if you're on 99, there would be a ripple of applause as you make it over the 100 mark. It was always appreciated.
A delicate reverse sweep from Joe Root ends another Abrar Ahmed over.
The Pakistan spinner has also brought up a century in this innings, albeit an unwanted one, he's taken 0-115 in 22 overs so far.
Image source, ReutersA little over 20 minutes until tea and we've got another break as Joe Root requires another drink.
There is no sign of his cramp easing so you have to wonder how much longer he'll be able to continue.
He won't want to go off so battling through to tea - and a 20-minute break - will be the target.
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
