Eng vs Pak Multan Test: Joe Root becomes England's top test run-scorer in strong reply to Pakistan
Joe Root scored an unbeaten half-century to overtake Alastair Cook as England's leading run-scorer in test cricket and guide the team to 232-2 at lunch on the third day of their opening match against Pakistan on Wednesday.
Root began the day on 32 not out, needing a further 39 runs to eclipse Cook's tally of 12,472, and the former captain eased to his target with an on-drive for four off Aamer Jamal before soaking up loud applause from the travelling English fans.
England were trailing by 324 runs when the session ended, with Root batting on 72 and Ben Duckett on 80 not out.
Root got to his 65th test fifty earlier with an inside edge and the 33-year-old survived a loud lbw appeal to go past Cook's record and into the top-five in the all-time list behind Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar.
Resuming on 96-1 after Pakistan amassed 556 in their first innings on a flat pitch at the Multan Cricket Stadium, England lost Zak Crawley for 78 inside the first hour when the opener flicked one from Shaheen Afridi to Aamer Jamal at mid-wicket.
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