Joe Root just become England's highest run scorer n test cricket going past Cook

England currently 223/2 after Pakistan made 556

Root 71*
Duckett 72*

Forget they were playing but congrats to Joe Root even though he is a Yorkie

Just read that Harry Brook has scored more hundreds in Pakistan than Imran Khan now.

I have a suspicion that Pope might think he has missed out!

628/3

Root 248*
Brook 200*

Partnership 379

692-3

Brook 251
Root 260

Pressure on the groundsman for the next test to produce a better pitch.

Next game is being played at …… oh

Root gone, 703/4

Lacks patience!?

Should be some interesting stuff over the next hour or so.

Get to 1000 and declare

Surely that's never been said before in cricket

300 up for Harry B

Brilliant Harry!!
300 up.

303 from 311 balls is ridiculous even more so in these conditions

Does he go for the English record or do we declare?

Smith gone.

Brook gone for 317, the 21st highest ever test score.

Typical England batting collapse

And so, one of Test crickets greatest ever knocks ends.

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:56 am

And so, one of Test crickets greatest ever knocks ends.

Only the third by an England player in my life time and I was at Headingley when John Erdrich got his 310 against New Zealand in 1965.

What a way to get 800!

I’m amazed at that stat, only the fourth ever test innings score of 800.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:01 am

I’m amazed at that stat, only the fourth ever test innings score of 800.

2 of the other 3 by England as well

claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:02 am

2 of the other 3 by England as well

And the most recent of those two 86 years ago. No matter how good this wicket might be for batting on, this is exceptional.

It any team could collapse to an innings defeat on this pitch it would be the Spurs of the cricket world.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:04 am

And the most recent of those two 86 years ago. No matter how good this wicket might be for batting on, this is exceptional.

We have just lost 3 wickets for 20 runs, not the easiest wicket

Declaration at 823/7. And that’s in just 150 overs.

what a 1st ball by Woakes

Pakistan 0/1 after one ball

Wow!!!

Always good when a stump flies out of the ground

Get rid of Pope and we have a decent batting line up

It's a pity only around 50 people are watching in the ground

41/4 2 in 2 balls

How do you go from being 261/1 at home and more than likely lose

Some very suspicious shots being played here.

Casper2 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:26 am

Get rid of Pope and we have a decent batting line up

Ill rise to it. Do you mean the guy who scored 154 in his last England game?

It will be interesting to see who drops out if Stokes returns as an all rounder in the next test, which I think is at the same venue.

I wasn’t expecting us to have taken five wickets at this stage. Excellent.

AGENT_CLARET wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:33 am

It's a pity only around 50 people are watching in the ground

Found that a bit surreal, how poor the attendance.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:09 pm

I wasn’t expecting us to have taken five wickets at this stage. Excellent.

Dropped a couple along the way, too.
We've bowled well.
First I've really watched Carse in this format. He's been impressive.

claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:34 am

41/4 2 in 2 balls

How do you go from being 261/1 at home and more than likely lose

If anyone can, Pakistan can.

Great catch!
Another gone.

Think it's fair to say Salman Ali Agha has started to get bored of defending for a draw.

pushpinpussy wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:42 am

Ill rise to it. Do you mean the guy who scored 154 in his last England game?

And the rest of the series against Sri Lanka ?

What an historic game.
Long while since I've enjoyed a days Test cricket.
Extraordinary.

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:00 am

What a way to get 800!

Does anyone else hope that Brydon Carse, when striding down the steps at Multan with the score at 799/7, muttered to his colleagues, " Don't worry lads, I always was one for a crisis ! " ?

AGENT_CLARET wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:33 am

It's a pity only around 50 people are watching in the ground

I imagine they're all England supporters who've travelled over as well.

Have to say a complete lack of backbone and the collapse under a bit of scoreboard pressure will worry the Pakistani coaching staff.
That pitch has barely changed since day one when they were hitting the ball to all parts, yet they've collapsed in this innings like it's some sort of snake pit.
You can only assume that they thought after the first innings that a draw was the very worst result they'd get out of this game. They looked shell shocked to me that they would have actually had to bat for over a day to save the test match.
Fair play to England though, but this highlights a massive mental weakness to me in the opposition.

DesmondHaynes wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:50 am

It will be interesting to see who drops out if Stokes returns as an all rounder in the next test, which I think is at the same venue.

I don't see Stokes bowling in this series, so unless he comes in for Pope I don't see him getting in the team. V much doubt we'd go into a test in these conditions and heat with a bowler short.

England win by an innings and 47 runs.