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England became the first team to score 500 runs on the opening day of a Test match Thursday, putting Pakistan to the sword in Rawalpindi.
Four English batsmen scored centuries as the tourists cantered to 506-4 at the close of play.
The previous record for runs on the first day was the 494 Australia accumulated against South Africa in Sydney in 1910.
More than 500 runs in a day have only been achieved on four other occasions — three times by England and once by Sri Lanka — but never on the opening day of a Test.
The record is the 588 England ran up on day two of a Test against India in 1936.
Zak Crawley’s 86-ball ton was joint-fourth on the England list… until Harry Brook surpassed him with an 80-ball knock. Brook and Ben Duckett both scored their maiden hundreds, while Crawley and Ollie Pope their third in Tests.
Zahid Mahmood (2 for 160) also brought up a gallon, along with his maiden Test wickets, and only Naseem Shah managed to go at less than six an over as an inexperienced Pakistan attack struggled. Joe Root was the only batter to fail on a batting friendly wicket.
