Record-breaking Root reels in Pakistan
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Steven Finn for analysis of the third day’s play at the Test in Multan between England & Pakistan as Joe Root lead England’s fightback and became England’s leading run scorer, overtaking taking the tally of Sir Alastair Cook.
Michael Vaughan gives his thoughts on Root’s achievement, and Andy Zaltzman takes a statistical look at his career.
Ben Duckett and Marcus Trescothick also react to the state of play in Multan as England get closer to Pakistan’s first innings total.
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| 0:45.0 | I'm Jonathan Agnew. |
| 0:47.0 | Welcome to the Test Match Special Podcast from Multan on a record-breaking day for Joe Root. |
| 0:52.0 | He's waiting now, bat-raised. |
| 0:53.5 | Jamal on his way scuttles in bowls to him and he drives straight down the ground. |
| 0:57.2 | It's beaten the bit on fields, I'm going to chase here for him. |
| 0:59.3 | The ball's creeping towards the boundary. |
| 1:01.0 | It's just going to make it it and Joe Root has done it. He's |
| 1:04.9 | become the highest scoring Englishman in test match history. To come we'll hear |
| 1:09.5 | from Michael Vaughan who reacts to Root's achievement, Ben Duckett and the assistant coach |
| 1:13.7 | Marcus Dr. Scott that give their thoughts on the day's play and Steve Finn |
| 1:17.1 | looks back on the third day the test here in Milton. The TMS Podcast at the |
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