Pakistan v England: Brook hits 317 before hosts collapse in first Test – as it happened

Harry Brook and Joe Root put on 454 together before England’s seamers ran through Pakistan’s top order

106th over: England 514-3 (Root 192, Brook 146) The home broadcaster show a short video of the commentator Rameez Raja chatting to Babar before the start of the play. “I promise,” he says, “it wasn’t a fielding session…”

England continue to tick along, with the deficit down to 43. Brook is taking time to get his eye in again; in terms of tempo adjustment this has been one of his better innings. It would be so easy, with his talent and record in Pakistan, to see a pitch like this and think you can hit every ball for four. He has been greedy rather than indulgent, an excellent sign after that slightly immature innings against Sri Lanka at the Oval.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian