Joe Root became England's leading run-getter in Tests as he went past Sir Alastair Cook during his marathon knock in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Root broke into the top five leading Test run-scorers and there are increasingly high chances of him challenging Sachin Tendulkar.
Harry Brook continued his magnificent form across all three formats as he brought up his sixth Test century in Multan against Pakistan on the third day of the first Test. Brook surpassed Virat Kohli in the World Test Championship list while equalling Mohinder Amarnath and Aravinda de Silva.
Joe Root continues to scale higher mountains in Test cricket with his batting in the format. He has notched up his 35th century in the ongoing first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Earlier, he went past Alastair Cook to become the highest run-scorer for England in the format.
Joe Root is currently the leading run-getter in the history of the ICC World Test Championship. The former England captain has become the first player in history to score 5000 runs in the World Test Championship.
The first Test between England and Pakistan is currently in progress in Multan. After conceding a mammoth 556 in the first innings, the visitors have also started well courtesy of attacking cricket from their opener Zak Crawley who has now surpassed Rohit Sharma in WTC history.
PAK vs ENG: Abrar Ahmed will be majorly responsible for providing Pakistan with breakthroughs on day three. Right-arm off-break bowler Salman Ali Agha will share the wicket-taking responsibility with Abrar Ahmed.
Joe Root has achieved what no other batter has been able to do in the history of the World Test Championship. Root is on a run-scoring spree in the red-ball format in the last few years, having hit thousands of runs for England.
Pakistan made merry of good batting conditions at the Multan Cricket Stadium as they amassed 553 runs against England in the first innings of the opening Test. Shan Masood, Abdullah Shafique and Agha Salman slammed centuries to help Pakistan get to a big score.
The first Test between Pakistan and England is currently in progress in Multan with the home team piling on a lot of runs on the flat pitch. England's bowlers have struggled in this Test and they are set to be without the fast bowler as he is returning home from Pakistan in the middle of the series.
Pakistan vs England Highlights: Zak Crawley and Joe Root lead England's reply after Pakistan were bowled out for 556 in the first innings. Crawley has gone past fifty, while Root is well set in the middle too. England will look to cut short Pakistan's lead on Day 3.
Babar Azam has not hit a fifty-plus score in the last 17 innings. He was dismissed for 30 after making a decent start on the flat track of Multan against England. Pakistan ended the opening day strong on 328/4 with Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique hitting centuries.
Shan Masood struck form in time for Pakistan as he smashed his first Test century in four years against England in the series opener in Multan on Monday, October 7. Masood slammed a huge 151 as Pakistan took control of the proceedings on Day 1 of the first Test.
Pakistan have started well on the first day of the opening Test against England after opting to bat first. Skipper Shan Masood has scored his fifth Test century while Abdullah Shafique has notched up a double-century partnership for the second wicket in Multan.
Pakistan took ascendancy on Day 1 of the first Test against England as the visitors' inexperienced attack in the flat conditions was found wanting. Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique led the way with respective centuries with Saud Shakeel looking solid as Pakistan look to extend dominance.
Pakistan will be up against England in a three-match Test series starting Monday, October 7 in Multan. Pakistan haven't been great of late in Test cricket and would want to make a strong comeback while England would want to stay alive in the race for a spot in the WTC final.
Babar Azam will be in action from October 7 in the first of a three-match Test series against England in Multan. Babar is fresh off his resignation as Pakistan's white-ball captain and will be keen on improving his batting record across formats now with less pressure on him.
PAK vs ENG pitch report: Pakistan cricket team will be looking to end their poor run of form in Test cricket at home when they host England at Multan Cricket Stadium in the opening game starting on October 7. Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the first match after failing to recover from his injury.
The first of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is set to commence on October 6 in Multan. The visitors had already announced their playing XI for the opening game with their skipper Ben Stokes missing out. Meanwhile, Pakistan have recalled two of their key players.
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