Leach four-for consigns Pakistan to historic innings defeat
Salman Agha and Aamer Jamal both scored fifties but could not prevent England's march to victory
07/10Result
1st Test, England tour of Pakistan at Multan, Oct 7-11 2024
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
556 & 220 (54.5 ov) -
![England]( "England")
823/7d
Player of the Match
07/10Result
1st Test, England tour of Pakistan at Multan, Oct 7-11 2024
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
556 & 220 (54.5 ov) -
![England]( "England")
823/7d
Player of the Match
Day 5
Masood scathing in criticism of bowlers but not batters after Multan humiliation
"They took 20 wickets on this pitch, so you can't say it's impossible to take 20 wickets on this pitch," Pakistan captain says
Jack Leach, England's unlikely Asia enforcer, comes to the fore once more
Spinner re-establishes himself despite Shoaib Bashir emergence as England's coming man
Stats - Rare England innings win in Asia, Pakistan losing streak continues
Records tumbled in Multan, with Pakistan becoming the first team to score 500 in a Test and lose by an innings
England ready for 'result wickets' after dishing out Multan mauling
Chris Woakes says tourists expect livelier surfaces with Pakistan 1-0 down in series
Multan marvel strengthens England belief in Bazball brand
Fit, adaptable and supremely confident, England's Test team continue to walk the talk
England rewarded for putting faith in Brydon Carse
Hit-the-deck seamer impresses in Multan after long wait for Test debut
Day 4
England seize opportunity after Brook triple, Root double flatten Pakistan
Yorkshire pair put on record 454 stand before home side collapse in face of 267-run deficit
Stats - England's mammoth total, Brook and Root pile on records
Brook scored a triple-century while Root went past 250 as England declared for 823 in Multan. Here are some key numbers from their innings
Insatiable appetite and slimline frame behind Brook's Multan marathon
England batter's stamina and endurance to the fore during record-breaking triple-hundred
Joe Root: Harry Brook's 317 is just the first of his 'monster' scores
Batter backs team-mate to challenge his England record runs total by end of career
England further expose Pakistan's mental and tactical fragility
Hosts left the door ajar handing everything that could go wrong free rein in Multan
Abrar in hospital after falling ill during Multan Test
Spinner complained of high fever and body aches on the fourth morning and did not take the field with the rest of his team-mates
Breaking down four sensational years of Joe Root
His double-century in Multan give him 1000-plus Test runs in a calendar year for the third time since 2021. Now, the question is, can he catch Tendulkar?
Joe Root: 'Earning the right to win' was England's motivation in historic batting display
Batter praises six-wicket bowling display as Pakistan crumble in wake of mammoth innings
Day 3
Ben Duckett looks to Joe Root after overcoming thumb dislocation in style
Opener shines with 84 at No.4 but seeks conversion inspiration from England's new leading runscorer
Joe Root, Ben Duckett drive England's reply with fluent century stand
Root overhauls Cook as Duckett shakes off thumb injury in half-century
Pakistan await their date with mediocrity as familiar tale unfolds in Multan
England are batting big, and fast, and a jittery third innings is now a matter of when, not if
Joe Root reaches the batting heights for which his career was destined
England's modern great moves clear of Cook with ultimate Test summit still in his sights
Root overtakes Cook as England's leading scorer in Tests
He broke the record by reaching 71 with a straight drive for four on the third morning in Multan
Day 2
Crawley leads England reply after Salman hundred sets up Pakistan
England suffer double blow with Duckett injury and Pope falling cheaply after stepping up to open
Ollie Pope succumbs to the chaos as batting questions refuse to abate
Stand-in captain falls to brilliant catch, but all-or-nothing innings have been feature of his year
Brydon Carse takes pride in the grind after claiming maiden Test wickets
Fast bowler believes England are still in the contest after witnessing fast start to own innings
Salman, from pressure absorber to pressure transmitter, all with a wide grin
His century in Multan was a reminder that Pakistan can still be on the right side of Test-match rejoicing
England sweat on Ben Duckett fitness after suspected thumb dislocation
Opener suffered injury while taking catch off final ball of Pakistsn's first innings in Multan
Day 1
Shafique: 'How well you take your opportunity matters'
After a string of low scores, Shafique notched up his first century in more than a year in "extreme heat" in Multan
Jeetan Patel: England's 'high-end toil' keeps them in contention in first Test
Anderson coaching absence played down by management after hard graft at Multan
Shan Masood's statement of intent sets out Pakistan's stall for the series
Aggression is captain's watchword as he takes lessons of 2022 and drills them back at England
Others
Masood, Shafique hundreds see Pakistan take control
Second-wicket stand of 253 sets platform but late wickets lift England amid searing heat
Olly Stone to leave Pakistan tour to get married this weekend
The fast bowler will return to the UK on Wednesday ahead of the ceremony and is a doubt for the second Test
The wolves of ball street: a Hundred saga
Watch the ECB's plans for the tournament slowly unfold on Shark Tank - with real sharks
Pakistan, a graveyard for Test bowlers - in numbers
Numbers show us that Pakistan has served up some of the flattest pitches in the world since Test cricket returned to the country
PCB restructures selection committee by picking Aleem Dar, Aaqib, Azhar
No head of the committee has been named but it now means that since August 2021, Pakistan have used 26 different selectors
Switch Hit: Multan Magic or Meltdown?
Alan Gardner is joined by Matt Roller, Andrew Miller and Osman Samiuddin to pick through the records after England's historic win in the first Pakistan Test
Ben Stokes out of first Test as recovery from hamstring injury continues
Brydon Carse to debut, Chris Woakes set for first overseas Test since 2022
Jamal, Shaheen, Naseem return to Pakistan's XI for first Test against England
All three seamers, and spinner Abrar, were unavailable during Pakistan's recent series against Bangladesh
Chris Woakes faces his overseas demons as England place faith in attack leader
England seamer set to return to Asian Test conditions for first time in eight years
Shakeel: Pakistan planning to use England's aggressive game plan against them
"England's attacking cricket always gives you an opportunity to induce mistakes in them"
Stokes signs new ECB deal, but England must adapt without him in first Test
Proactive captaincy will be hardest to replicate as inexperienced team face up to Pakistan challenge
Dysfunctional build-up masks the challenge as England return to Pakistan
Rapid turnaround from English summer leaves undercooked tourists vulnerable despite Pakistan's poor form
