Here, the PA news agency looks at the key statistics from a momentous match. Record fightbackJoe Root. left, starred in a memorable fightback from Brendon McCullum’s side (John Walton/PA)England recovered in spectacular style after conceding 556 runs in the first innings. – They have won six out of seven Tests this year, winning series against the West Indies 3-0 and Sri Lanka 2-1 before this game – there are two Tests to come in Pakistan and three against New Zealand– Joe Root has scored 1,248 runs at an average of 65.68 this year, with five hundreds and four fifties in 21 innings– His 262 in Multan was his best Test score as he became England’s all-time record run-scorer and shared their highest ever partnership, 454, with Harry Brook – whose 317 was only England’s sixth Test triple-centuryPakistan’s struggles continueShan Masood has yet to win a Test as captain (Anjum Naveed/AP)The result added to Pakistan’s misery and that of their captain Shan Masood. – Pakistan’s six Test defeats in a row, losing their previous two series 3-0 to Australia and 2-0 to Bangladesh, equals their longest such run– Those were their first six Tests under Masood, who will seek his first positive result at the same Multan venue from Tuesday– They are now 11 home Tests without a victory since a 2-0 series win over South Africa in early 2021

Source: The Herald October 12, 2024 00:14 UTC