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. 50 runs

    50 for Harry Brook

    Eng 411-3

    A maiden half-century for Harry Brook!

    He has played brilliantly - aggressive, but without taking too many risks.

    The celebrations don't last too long though, because Ollie Pope is on strike for the next ball on 99...

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

    England have followed the Brendon McCullum philosophy to the letter and made it impossible for Pakistan to get any control.

  3. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    This is quite an outstanding batting performance from the tourists!

  4. 6 runs

    Eng 410-3

    I was about to say "don't bowl there", but in fairness it doesn't matter where Pakistan bowl it at the moment.

    It's too short from Haris Rauf and Harry Brook just pummels it over mid-wicket for six. Is that the first of the day?

    Ridiculous shot.

  5. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England still have Ben Stokes, Will Jacks and Liam Livingstone to bat!

  6. Eng 400-3

    Pope 98, Brook 40

    Thanks, Aymen!

    And my second stint of the live text picks up exactly where I left it the first time, with a glorious boundary down the ground to take England to 400.

    From 64 overs. What a mad day.

  7. Eng 392-3

    Now back to Rauf.

    Pope and Brook both start with singles but Rauf over-pitches and it runs away to the long-off rope, bringing Pope into the nineties.

    It really has been England's day.

    Over to Ffion to take you through the rest. Enjoy!

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

    The amazing thing is that it hasn't really been a rampage, or any slogging. These two have added a 100 partnership in 15 overs but they've played proper cricket shots for the vast majority of it.

  9. Eng 386-3

    Slight improvement in this over for Pakistan as Salman bowls two dot balls but Pope manages to get a reverse sweep through short third.

    Still no wicket though.

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  11. Eng 377-3

    Naseem is still looking for his first wicket but his first ball is over-pitched and Pope elegantly clips it through mid-wicket whilst leaning into the stoke and it goes to the boundary. Beautiful.

    Brook also gets his four. The ball is pitched down the leg side and England's total continues to grow.

  12. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    It has been quite remarkable batting. Zak Crawley left the first ball of the day outside off stump but then that was it - he was off!

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    Not surprised the batters got off their sick beds to play on this.

    Niki, Oxford

  14. Eng 369-3

    The adhan - the Islamic call to prayer - is playing in the background.

    England are easing along with singles making it hard for Pakistan to get a breakthrough.

    Surely something will change?

  15. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I know, I know. But I'm just easing myself in, I will be more adventurous eventually.

    I had a chicken tikka masala last night.

  16. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    You can't come to Rawalpindi and eat pot noodles, Alex, you just can't. And you spilled it on your jacket!

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  18. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Ollie Pope is going to be a tired man after this game. If he goes on to get a big score here, he then has to keep wicket as Ben Foakes has been taken down by the virus.

  19. Eng 364-3

    Brook 31, Pope 71

    Naseem Shah is still looking for his wicket ... doesn't seem like it's his day.

    Some precious dot balls in this over but Pakistan need a bit more than that.

  20. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    You need your spinner to give you control, especially on a pitch as flat as this. As a captain you want consistency and for your spinner to just hold up an end.

    But Mahmood hasn't given that at all, but part of that is because England's batters have refused to let him settle.