Joe Root became England's all-time top run scorer after he surpassed batting great Alastair Cook during the first test against Pakistan but the former captain put celebrations on the back-burner on Thursday as they wait to seal a famous victory.

With an immaculate on drive for four, Joe Root surpassed Alastair Cook to become the highest run-scorer in English Test history, cementing his status as one of the greatest batsmen of the modern era.

England's Joe Root delivered an extraordinary performance against Pakistan in the Multan Test match, scoring a remarkable 262 runs. Root broke multiple records, including tying Graeme Smith for four double centuries away and surpassing Alastair Cook for most double hundreds for England.

Harry Brook produced one of the most dominant England batting performances ever as he and Joe Root also broke the record for the country’s highest Test partnership of all time on an incredible day against Pakistan.

England is on the verge of a famous cricket victory after Harry Brook smashed the second-fastest triple century in test history, Joe Root scored a career-best 262 and the tourists declared their first

England, riding on the sublime batting of Harry Brook and Joe Root, became the first team to win a test by an innings after conceding more than 500 runs in the first stanza, sealing the victory early on the fifth day of the series opener on Friday.