England's bowlers, led by spinner Jack Leach, tore through the Pakistan lineup to secure victory in the first Test in Multan on Friday after a record partnership between Harry Brook and Joe Root turned the match on its head. England's attack made short work of the last four Pakistan batters on the fifth day, dismissing the hosts for 220 to win by an innings and 47 runs, and draw first blood in the three-match series.
Brook smashed 317 and Root a record-setting 262 in England's mammoth 823-7 declared, giving the visitors a 267-run lead and both players their highest Test scores. Their 454, England's highest-ever partnership for any wicket in Test cricket, also delivered an improbable advantage after Pakistan amassed an impressive 556 first-innings total.
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