Harry Brook tops 300 as free-scoring England break records in first Test
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Harry Brook scored England’s first triple century since 1990 and shared a record stand of 454 with Joe Root as the tourists smashed a towering total of 823 for seven against Pakistan before declaring to chase victory. Runs rained down with abandon on day four of the first Test in Multan, with Brook making a stunning career-best 317 and Root 262. After chasing leather for 150 demoralising overs Pakistan then lost Abdullah Shafique to the very first ball of their second innings as Chris Woakes sent off stump tumbling out of the ground. The declaration eventually came and despite their marathon shift in the field, Pakistan cannot have envisaged a more dismal start than Woakes sending Shafique’s off stump cartwheeling with his first ball.