Pakistan v England: Harry Brook & Will Jacks help engineer England into strong position

Debutant Will Jacks took six wickets successful Pakistan's archetypal innings

England's archetypal Test against Pakistan is acceptable for a grandstand decision aft an exhilarating 4th time successful Rawalpindi.

Abdullah Shafique was caught playing a rash propulsion and Ben Stokes got the immense wicket of Babar Azam, who was caught behind.

With Azhar Ali besides having to discontinue hurt, Pakistan were efficaciously 25-3.

But Imam-ul-Haq and Saud Shakeel counter-attacked, taking Pakistan to 80-2, needing different 263 to win.

England had earlier bowled Pakistan retired for 579 successful their archetypal innings, with off-spinner Will Jacks claiming 6-161 connected debut.

The tourists past raced to 264-7 from lone 35.5 overs, picking up wherever they near disconnected successful their record-breaking archetypal innings. Harry Brook cracked 87 from 65 balls, Joe Root 73 from 69.

In was breathless, barnstorming stuff, with the imaginable of much play to travel connected the last day.

Ben Stokes led from the front, shocking Pakistan with 100% of his new-ball deliveries short

England's relentless volition to win

However this Test plays out, England should beryllium applauded for their intent to unit a effect connected a level transportation that could person different produced a drab draw.

It is that intent which carried them connected a sensational day's cricket, archetypal done the thrilling battle with the bat past the relentless bouncer onslaught with the caller ball.

Added to the 657 scored from 101 overs successful the archetypal innings, England's effort connected Sunday gave them a lucifer run-rate of 6.73 - the fastest successful Test past of immoderate squad batting twice.

The declaration, leaving Pakistan astir 100 overs for the chase, was generous, but instantly vindicated by the occurrence of England's daze tactics.

Shafique needlessly pulled Ollie Robinson to heavy quadrate limb and, 2 balls later, Azhar near the tract aft being struck connected the bottommost manus by the aforesaid bowler.

When skipper Babar under-edged other fig Stokes to wicketkeeper Ollie Pope, Rawalpindi was near successful stunned silence.

But Pakistan did not instrumentality a backward step. Imam moved to 43 and Shakeel 24 successful a concern of 55 that leaves the lucifer hanging successful the balance.

Blistering Brook leads England assault

There was nary astonishment successful the mode England batted, but that does not marque the breathtaking gait astatine which they laid discarded to the Pakistan bowling immoderate little impressive.

In the 28.5 overs betwixt luncheon and tea, England crashed 218 runs successful an electrical ambiance created by the location fans, who inactive roared astatine each Pakistan success.

Chief destroyer was Brook, who was connected people for the fastest Test 100 by an England batter for the 2nd clip successful the match. He deed his 3rd shot for six and bludgeoned plentifulness much done the limb side.

By that constituent Zak Crawley had timed the shot sweetly for 50, portion Root made up for missing retired successful the archetypal innings by exhibiting each his class.

The erstwhile skipper played into gaps and ran hard. He played sweeps of each kinds against the spinners, the astir surreal of which was erstwhile helium faced Zahid Mahmood successful a left-handed stance.

Brook and Root added 96 successful 14 overs, Brook shared 56 successful lone 5 with Jacks, who clubbed 3 sixes successful his 24.

When Brook was bowled aiming different heave astatine Naseem Shah, beverage was taken and England declared.

Harry Brook targeted the limb broadside successful his blistering knock

Jacks the lad

Jacks hardly bowled for Surrey until the commencement of the summertime and lone recovered retired helium was playing successful this lucifer arsenic a replacement for the sick Ben Foakes 2 minutes earlier helium got his cap.

He is present the proprietor of the champion figures by an England bowler of immoderate benignant connected Test debut since 2003

After Pakistan resumed connected 499-7, Jacks took each 3 wickets to autumn connected Sunday morning, including ending an irritating eighth-wicket basal of 57 betwixt Salman Agha and Mahmood.

Salman overturned being fixed retired lbw disconnected Jacks connected 45, moving to 53 earlier edging to gaffe arsenic Jacks angled the shot crossed from circular the wicket.

Mahmood was cleverly stumped by stand-in wicketkeeper Pope attempting a reverse-sweep and Haris Rauf's heave ended successful hands of Root astatine slip.

It near Jacks arsenic the archetypal England spinner to instrumentality six wickets connected debut successful 29 years and signalled the commencement of the tourists' charge.