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The England captain said the choice of pitch made his decision to return a lot more easier

England, one-nil up and in control, welcome back the reassuring presence of their regular captain Ben Stokes

England's regular captain returns to cricket nine weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury during The Hundred.

Pakistan have not won a Test at home since 2022, a stat they would hope to correct in the second Test against England

England pulled off a historic innings win despite conceding 556 in the first innings

For the first time in the history of Test cricket, a team managed to lose a game by an innings despite scoring over 500 runs in the first innings

Harry Brook's 317 and Joe Root's 262 set milestones tumbling

While Joe Root made 262, the pair added 454 which was the fourth highest partnership in Test history

Both the batters brought up their respective double centuries to put Pakistan under the pump

Several batting records tumbled on Day 3 of the Multan Test where Root surpassed Cook to become England's highest Test run getter