Multan test: England on top as Brook scores triple century; double century for Root

MULTAN: Several records were shattered on the fourth day of the first test between Pakistan and England in Multan. Today, Joe Root and Harry Brook shattered the long-standing record for the highest fourth-wicket partnership in the nearly 150-year history of Test cricket. Together, they amassed an impressive 454 runs for the fourth wicket.

Joe Root and Harry Brook came together when England's score stood at 249/3. By the time Root was dismissed for 262 runs, the team's score had reached 703. The partnership yielded 454 runs. England declared at 823 for 7 wickets after 150 overs.

With this, they secured a lead of 267 runs over Pakistan. In response, Pakistan are struggling at 78/5. Pakistan currently trail by 189 runs.

It's been six decades since an English player scored a double century in Pakistan. Ted Dexter had scored a double century (205 runs) in Karachi in 1962, before this. Joe Root scored double century with 14 fours in 305 balls. At the same time, Harry Brook scored his double century in 245 balls and triple century in 310 balls. Harry Brook's triple ton is the second-fastest in Test history, after Virender Sehwag's. Brook's knock was studded with 29 boundaries and three sixes. Additionally, Root and Brook forged the highest partnership against Pakistan, achieving this feat today in Multan.