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England fans have waited their whole lives for a team like this. They’re not the best in the world, but they might be the most exciting in Test history. And they keep pulling off mind-boggling victories. It started when Jonny Bairstow went berserk at Trent Bridge in 2022, and the list should have another entry today: Multan 2024, when England got blood out of the stone 20 times* and scrawled WE WOZ ERE all over the record books.
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Pakistan will resume this morning on 152 for 6, still 115 behind, and it seems unlikely that Abrar Ahmed will bat. Barring the mother of all Danny Morrisons, England will make it four wins out of four in Pakistan under Baz and Ben. Before that their record away to Pakistan (including series in the UAE) was played 31, won two.
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I don’t know what else to tell you, so here’s Simon Burnton’s report on a day that, even by England’s standards, was quite extraordinary.
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* Or 19 if Abrar doesn’t bat
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main events
England only need three wickets today.. Abrar Ahmed is still in the hospital with a fever, but he won't be batting because he's a little worried.
Gus Atkinson is set to open the bowling for Salman Ali Agha.
Chris Woakes speaks to Sky Sports
We spent a lot of time on the field and were physically exhausted, so we have to thank our batsmen for giving us a rest. They held a master class.
It was a really good pitch so you would expect the players to score, but the level of fitness and concentration…this is an incredible achievement.
[On Harry Brook] He may have great talent, but he needs to prove it at international level. You can never say categorically, “This child will become a star.'' It takes effort to harness that talent, but he did it.
In conditions like these, you want to cherish the first few overs, especially if you've been out in the field for a long time, and thankfully he managed to find a crack in that first delivery. However, in the back of your mind, you will feel that “now is the moment,'' and you will want to place a marker.
Must be constantly refueled. I literally can't get enough of it. You can also see how much water you're losing because even though you're always drinking water, you rarely need to go to the bathroom.
You don't often bowl on pitches like this, but I thought we did a great job as a unit. No matter how long it takes, I will go again today.
You would have thought Ben Stokes' England were pushing the envelope.
This is the beauty of Harry Brook. Joe Root scored his highest score in a Test, becoming England's top scorer in the process. still Partially shaded.
preamble
This should not be taken for granted. Someday, perhaps sooner than we expect, England will be shit again and we'll wonder if that whole incident of Buzz Ball actually happened. They got 800 points, but how many points?
England fans have been waiting their whole lives for a team like this. They're not the best in the world, but they might be the most exciting in Test history. And they continue to win amazing victories. It started in 2022 when Jonny Bairstow went berserk at Trent Bridge, and there should be another entry on the list today. Multan 2024, where England bled 20 times from the stone* and scrawled 'WE WOZ ERE' all over the record books.
Pakistan resume play this morning at 152 for six, but with a still 115 run gap, it looks unlikely that Abrar Ahmed will come into bat. Prohibited The mother of all Danny MorrisonsEngland have won four of their four matches against Pakistan under Baz and Benn. Up until then, their away record against Pakistan (including the series in the UAE) was 31 games and two wins.
I don't know what else to say so here's Simon Burnton's report on a day that was highly unusual even by English standards.
* 19 years old if Abler does not bat.
