Pak vs eng

Summary • England muscle remarkable 506-4 on first day of first Test • First time 500 runs have been scored on opening day of a Test • Brook hits six fours in one over on way to first Test century • Pope, Crawley & Duckett also hit tons for England • Crawley & Duckett put on 233 for first wicket • Crawley's century the fastest by an England opener in Tests Well, that brings an end to a pretty chaotic but incredible day of Test cricket. Everyone was intrigued as to how 'Bazball' would fare in Pakistan, but I'm not quite sure we could've predicted 500 in a day. If you missed any of the action, you can read What on earth is tomorrow going to bring? Join us from 04:30 GMT to find out. Thanks for joining us! Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Ollie Pope speaking to Sky Sports: "It was the ideal start to the tour obviously. We really listened to what Baz and Stokesy have said. It was an amazing day and I couldn't be happier for Brooky. "It started from the get go - 14 from the first over. It put them under pressure and they looked like they panicked a little bit. It looked like there wasn't anywhere they could bowl to those two, It was a perfect way for them to set us up for a series." Asked if he ever thought the side would score 500 in a day, Pope said: "No, to be honest, not necessarily. "The best thing is everyone has lived by how the two guys up top want us to play. They want us to entertain people. It is not about milestones. It is about putting on show and putting the t...

Summary • Pakistan survive tricky late spell to reach 21-0 • England recover from 145-5 to end with 50-run first-innings lead • Classy Brook hits third century in three Tests (111 off 150 balls) • Foakes offers support with steady 64 off 121 balls • Stokes run out after mix-up with Brook • Pope hits 51 before being bowled by Abrar • Nauman removes Duckett for 26 & Root (0) in consecutive deliveries Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images It has been another absorbing day of Test cricket. All of the best reaction and analysis is below. That has all of the details of another memorable Harry Brook hundred. He's making quite a name for himself. We'll be back at 04:30 GMT on Monday to see which way this match turns next. Only five previous players have scored three centuries in their first four Tests in the history of Test cricket: George Headley, Arthur Morris, Mohammad Azharuddin, Conrad Hunte and Sunil Gavaskar. Brook has also scored 480 runs in his first four Tests. That is currently the second most for England in the first four Tests after Ranji in the late 19th century with 518. Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images England batter Harry Brook, speaking to Sky Sports: "It's been a good day for us today. We tried to put it back on them and get a bit of a lead. It would have been nice to have got a couple of wickets tonight but I'm sure we will go hard at them tomorrow. "There's quite a bit of rough at both ends of the pitch and it is starting to break up, it is so dry and crack...

A decision as to whether England's first Test in Pakistan for 17 years can get underway on time will be taken at 7.30am local time on Thursday morning, two and a half hours prior to the scheduled start, after a sickness bug swept through their camp on the eve of the match to cause upheaval in Rawalpindi. Emergency talks between PCB chairman Ramiz Raja and ECB officials Rob Key and Neil Snowball ensued, along with ECB medical director Nick Peirce and team doctor Anita Biswas, with the options discussed including a 24-hour delay to the start time, to allow the England players enough time to recover from what is hoped to be a 24-hour bug. "The Pakistan Cricket Board and England and Wales Cricket Board today discussed the outbreak of viral infection in the England men's Test team camp and unanimously agreed to delay the decision on the commencement of the first Test, which is due to start on Thursday, until 0730 Pakistan time tomorrow [Thursday]," read a joint statement from the two boards. "The two boards made the decision based on medical advice from the England doctors, which revolved around the players' health and welfare, agreeing that the England cricket team are able to select an XI for the first of the three ICC World Test Championship matches, which will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. "The two boards also agreed, subject to the England players not recovering well enough to take the field on Thursday morning, then the Test will commence on Friday and will...

BATTING R B M 4s 6s SR Mohammad Rizwan † b Curran 15 14 24 0 1 107.14 Babar Azam (c) c & b Rashid 32 28 58 2 0 114.28 Mohammad Haris c Stokes b Rashid 8 12 15 1 0 66.66 Shan Masood c Livingstone b Curran 38 28 46 2 1 135.71 Iftikhar Ahmed c †Buttler b Stokes 0 6 8 0 0 0.00 Shadab Khan c Woakes b Jordan 20 14 26 2 0 142.85 Mohammad Nawaz c Livingstone b Curran 5 7 11 0 0 71.42 Mohammad Wasim c Livingstone b Jordan 4 8 12 0 0 50.00 Shaheen Shah Afridi not out 5 3 8 1 0 166.66 Haris Rauf not out 1 1 3 0 0 100.00 Extras (b 1, lb 1, nb 1, w 6) 9 TOTAL 20 Ov (RR: 6.85) 137/8 Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Mohammad Rizwan, 4.2 ov) , 2-45 (Mohammad Haris, 7.1 ov) , 3-84 (Babar Azam, 11.1 ov) , 4-85 (Iftikhar Ahmed, 12.2 ov) , 5-121 (Shan Masood, 16.3 ov) , 6-123 (Shadab Khan, 17.2 ov) , 7-129 (Mohammad Nawaz, 18.3 ov) , 8-131 (Mohammad Wasim, 19.3 ov) BOWLING O M R W ECON 0s 4s 6s WD NB Ben Stokes 4 0 32 1 8.00 6 1 0 2 1 12.2 toIftikhar Ahmed, nibbles outside off, thin edge to Buttler! Line and length from Stokes, extra lift off the seam, a thin but audible nick and that's a huge five minutes for the balance of play! More evidence, though, that this pitch is offering plenty to the seamers... and Pakistan have plenty of those!. 85/4 16.3 toShan Masood, flicked in the air to Livingstone at midwicket! Don't play roulette with Sam Curran! Masood shimmied to leg, tempting Curran to reconsider his options, he simply bowled his best ball, shaping away on a tight off-stump line, and the lofted cr...