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Test Match Special

Brook goes big as England close in on victory

Test Match Special

BBC

News, Sports, Sports News, Cricket

4.42.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Agnew is joined by Steven Finn and Andy Zaltzman to review another unforgettable day in Multan, where England posted the fourth highest Test score ever. You’ll hear from England triple centurion Harry Brook and double centurion Joe Root, who, together, put on England’s highest ever partnership in Tests. You’ll also hear from one of Brook’s childhood coaches, who takes us back to when he first picked up a bat!

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0:52.0

Hello I'm Jonathan Agnew and welcome to the Test Match Special

0:56.0

Podcast on another unforgettable day in Moulton.

0:59.0

It was an astonishing batting performance from Harry Brooke.

1:02.0

Sighin moves in bowls to Brooke who steps away, hammers it down the ground,

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and brings up his 300.

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That was entirely predictable.

1:09.0

Not the 300, which has been brilliant,

1:11.0

but the shot he played to get there and like a gladiator he

1:14.3

raises his bat in his helmet he gets a big hug from Jamie Smith what an innings he

1:18.6

scored 302 at a runner ball and England went on to make the fourth highest test total ever.

1:24.9

Pakistan then crumbled ending the day on a hundred and fifty two for six that's still

1:29.4

trailing by 115 runs. We'll hear from Steve Finn and his oldsman Joe Root and Harry Brooke

1:36.0

as well as one of Brooke's childhood coaches who takes us back to when he first

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