Key Points
England notched up their highest total in 86 years thanks to Harry Brook's triple century and Joe Root's double ton, declaring on 823 for 7 before Pakistan collapsed to a perilous position on the fourth day of the first Test at Multan on Thursday.o)..
Pakistan's top order failed to get going in the second innings and the hosts ended day four on 152 for 6, trailing England by 115 runs as the tourists set themselves up for a famous win after a Herculean batting effort..
Resuming on 492 for 3, England went past Pakistan's 556 to build a handy first innings lead of 267 runs thanks to Brook's 317 after Root's 262 as they ground the tired hosts to dust on another hot day..
It was the highest score for both batters during a 454 run-partnership - the fourth-highest in Tests - on the flat track at the Multan Cricket Stadium while also the highest partnership in England's Test history..
Root, who eclipsed Alastair Cook as England's top Test run-scorer on Wednesday, picked up from where he left off and became the first batter from his country to make 20,000 international runs in the morning session with a driven boundary..
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