Record-breaking Root guides England to 232-2 in reply to Pakistan’s 556 in Multan ground

Joe Root broke Alastair Cook’s Test runs record on the third day of the opening Test against Pakistan in Multan on Wednesday, as he helped guide England to 232-2 at lunch.

The 33-year-old became England’s highest run scorer in Tests, and the fifth-highest of all time, when he drove Pakistan seamer Aamer Jamal for a straight boundary to reach 71.

At the interval, Root was unbeaten on 72 having faced 118 deliveries while Ben Duckett was on a rapid 80 off just 67 balls.

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