Harry Brook, Joe Root set batting records with 800-run England close to famous cricket win vs PAK

England is on verge of a famous cricket victory after Harry Brook smashed second-fastest triple century in test history, Joe Root scored a career-best 262 and tourists declared ir first innings at an ermous 823-7 against Pakistan in first test on Thursday.

Pakistan , which scored 556 in its first innings, collapsed second time round to reach stumps on Day 4 at 152-6, needing ar 115 runs to avoid an innings defeat.

It was fourth time a test team scored more than 800 runs — and first time this century — as Yorkshire pair Brook and Root showed plenty of resilience and stamina to rewrite record books in heat of Multan.

Brook hit 317 off 322 balls and also raised England’s highest-ever partnership of 454 runs with Root for fourth wicket, taking team from 249-3 to 703-4 in a marathon stand.

Pakistan n crumbled with its top-order stumbling against pace of Gus Atkinson (2-28) and Brydon Carse (2-39) after Chris Woakes h uprooted off stump of Abdullah Shafique on first ball of innings.

England could have pressed for victory inside four days, but Shoaib Bashir dropped an easy chance from Aamer Jamal at deep backward square leg off Carse’s short delivery. One of Pakistan ’s three first innings centurions, Salman Ali Agha was fighting a grim battle, unbeaten on 41, with Jamal t out on 27.

Brook and Root destroyed home team bowling with six bowlers conceding over 100 runs for only second time in test history on a flat wicket. Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed was hospitalized for fever and didn’t play on Day 4 but he h alrey cost 0-174.