PakvEng: A look at records England broke against Pakistan during Multan Test

England produced one of their best-ever days of Test cricket on day four of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan.

The visitors broke a number of records in the Multan Test.

England’s total of 823/7 is the fourth highest in the history of the game, the highest managed in Pakistan, and the biggest total scored anywhere in the world in Test cricket in 27 years.

Only two games in history have seen more runs scored across the two first innings’ combined than in this Test.

And Pakistan’s bowling attack were put to work, with six bowlers conceding at least 100 runs during the course of the innings, something that has happened only once before in Test history (Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka in 2004).

Only one maiden was bowled in the entire 150-over innings, making it the longest innings on record to have as few as one maidens bowled.

Harry Brook was the top scorer for England, reaching 317 before finally being dismissed as he looked to accelerate towards a declaration.

Brook is the first England player since Graham Gooch against India in 1990 to score a triple century, and is only the sixth Englishman in history to do so.

Brook has now scored a century in each of his four Tests in Pakistan, the only batter to have ever done so.

Brook put on 454 for the fourth wicket with Root – the highest stand ever for England in Test cricket and the biggest by any pair against Pakistan.

There have only been three larger partnerships in the history of the Test game, and none have been for a wicket of fourth or lower.

Having resumed on 492/3 after a dominant third day, England added a further 331 runs in 49 overs, declaring with half an hour left of the second session having scored at a run rate of 6.75 on the day.

And Pakistan closed on 152/6, still trailing by 115, facing the prospect of becoming the first team to score in excess of 500 in their first dig and going on to lose by more than an innings.