Summary

  • England muscle remarkable 506-4 on first day of first Test

  • First time 500 runs have been scored on opening day of a Test

  • Brook hits six fours in one over on way to first Test century

  • Pope, Crawley & Duckett also hit tons for England

  • Crawley & Duckett put on 233 for first wicket

  • Crawley's century the fastest by an England opener in Tests

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne, Um-E-Aymen Babar and Matthew Henry

  1. Eng 460-3

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    Just got in? Where have you been, Ian?

    But yeah, you have missed quite a lot.

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    Ian Blyth: Just got in, have I missed anything, it feels like I've missed something?

  3. Eng 459-3

    Pope 107, Brook 90

    The floodlights are on.

    Get a move on, Harry.

  4. Eng 458-3

    Four more, furiously driven through the covers by Harry Brook.

    Strap yourselves in, people. He has 89 from 66 balls.

    It's on.

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    Chinos: The reset after 2015 World Cup redefined white-ball cricket. Seems the reset after the 2021-22 Ashes may well be doing the same for red ball. This is quite brilliant & ridiculous at the same time.

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    I posted this earlier, but it's probably worth re-sharing as Harry Brook has 85 from 65 balls.

    Fastest Test centuries for England:

    • Gilbert Jessop – 76 balls v Australia (1902)
    • Jonny Bairstow – 77 balls v New Zealand (2022)
    • Ben Stokes – 85 balls v New Zealand (2015)
    • Ian Botham – 86 balls v Australia (1981)

  7. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    You've never seen cricket like this folks!

  8. Eng 451-3

    Pope 104, Brook 85

    They can, Tom. And they will.

    Thankfully, Ollie Pope plays out a quiet over, the players take a drink, and I can prepare myself for the madness that is surely to unfold in the final hour of play (or however long the light allows).

    Wish me luck, people.

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    Tom Bettam: I’m sorry but you can’t play Test cricket like it’s some kinda 2000 Brian Lara cricket PlayStation game

  10. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Six boundaries in this over for Brook and he's giggling to himself!

  11. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    In these innings England would want to get in excess of 600.

    There's an element of shellshock in the Pakistan side.

  12. Eng 448-3

    Make it six!!

    24 from the over. Twenty-four.

    Just sheer brilliance from Harry Brook. 84 from 64 balls - we've got another attempt at the fastest century on our hands here.

  13. Eng 444-3

    Make that five in a row!

    All of a sudden, Harry Brook is racing to a ton. He has 80 from 63 balls!

  14. Eng 436-3

    OK, this is savage.

    Harry Brook has hit Saud Shakeel for four consecutive boundaries.

    Somewhere to be, Harry?

  15. Eng 424-3

    Just two singles from the over.

    And a welcome chance to breathe.

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    Dan Gee: The 1000 is on.

  17. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    The speed at which England are hitting these boundaries is almost farcical.

  18. Eng 422-3

    This is actually so ridiculous.

    No time for celebrating their respective milestones, as Harry Brook helps himself for two more fours from the over and Pakistan look absolutely exhausted.

  19. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Pope becomes the third centurion for England here today. Every single England staff here are on their feet applauding.

    The run map shows Ollie Pope scored 102 with 14 fours, 1 three, 6 twos, and 31 singles for England
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    100 for Ollie Pope

    Eng 412-3

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    There it is!

    A third Test century for Ollie Pope and this is possibly his best innings in an England shirt. He has been faultless from ball one, reaching the milestone from just 90 balls.

    Just wow.