Off Topic 2024 cricket season - with new zealand v england tests

brook scores the 32nd test 300, england's 6th, and england's 3rd post-war, following edrich's 310no and gooch's 333.

 

Another hundred Harry, come on mate - knock Lara off top spot!

 

brook's 300 took him exactly 300 deliveries and the four he hit took him to 302no.

 

Root gone.

Now Smith out.


Wheels falling off here.

Typical England.

 

brook passes edrich's 310no. this is the second highest england score of most of our lifetimes.

 

Highest score ever is on for Brook, could be a race against when we declare.

 

I think he was glad to go, if he could have run off the pitch he would have!

 

Brook's done one for 317

Bazball time now.

 

brook goes for 317. it is the joint 20th highest individual test score, level with chris gayle's same for the windies in 2005, gayle's innings lasted 630 deliveries, brook's innings lasted 322, just over half as many.

england's total is now the 4th highest, and england's 3rd highest. sri lanka hold the top spot.

 

carse hits a six with his second ball in test cricket and it takes england past 800.

not many people will ever do that!

 

atkinson out second ball. no problem, he's got a big job to do later on.

well, i don't know about you, but it's past my bedtime. sometimes you have to stay up and watch history happening.

 

Almost as memorable as Stuart Broad's six off the last ball of his career in an Ashes Test!

 

at the end of day 3, root had 176 and brook had 141. that's 317 between them. brook added 176 on day 4 for 317 of his own.

 

england declare on 823/7.

 

pakistan lose a wicket first ball!

 

Two drops now as well, albeit difficult chances

 

Pak collapsing, 4 down now.

 

remarkable what a couple of days in the field and an imposing total can do to the cricketing brain

 

5 down...

 

What a sight it was to see Root and Brooks together piling on the runs.

6 down now.