England scored more runs in first 20 overs of this test than they did in the T20 WC final apparently
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Pope has a look of Ian Bell about him
Just after Tea, 339-3
Brook and Pope 50 partnership, Pope just brought his 50 up
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Pipe gets his ton from 90 balls
412-3. We are always this good.
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Pope gone for 108, given not out initially but out LBW on review.
462-4
Harry Brook ton up, 101 from 81 balls
488-4
Brook joins Crawley, Pope, and Duckett in getting a century
First time ever that 4 batsmen have scored hundreds on the first day of a test match.
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And the most England have ever scored on day one too. Record breakers
Oops and now the most on day one by anyone!
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Bad light stops England getting the extra 3 runs required to beat the most test runs in a day record!!
Tough day to be a bowler! Can’t imagine Robinson and Anderson are looking forward to lots of overs on this.
And all of that in just 75 overs, too. Where would it have ended if they’d had the full 90 to bat? Absolutely mental.
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I thought that was 509 by South Africa, or at least that’s what the 'taters said.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Day | Runs | Wkts | Ground | Match Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | India | 2 | 588 | 6 | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 | |
| England | South Africa | 2 | 522 | 2 | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1924 | |
| Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 2 | 509 | 9 | Colombo (PSS) | 21 Jul 2002 | |
| England | South Africa | 3 | 508 | 8 | The Oval | 17 Aug 1935 | |
| Pakistan | England | 1 | 506 | 4 | Rawalpindi | 1 Dec 2022 | |
| England | Pakistan | 2 | 496 | 4 | Nottingham | 1 Jul 1954 | |
| Australia | South Africa | 1 | 494 | 6 | Sydney | 9 Dec 1910 | |
| England | South Africa | 2 | 492 | 8 | The Oval | 17 Aug 1935 | |
| England | New Zealand | 3 | 491 | 7 | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 | |
| Australia | India | 3 | 482 | 10 | Sydney | 2 Jan 2000 | |
| Australia | South Africa | 1 | 482 | 5 | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 |
Ah well context, and hearing, is king, Day 1 being the important phrase here 
From the BBC:
Brook made his first Test ton from 80 balls and took England to 506-4, the most runs any team has scored on the first day of a Test, even though only 75 overs were possible because of fading light.
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You heard right. The other games were where both sides batted and were over 120 overs.
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There is no version of the Multiverse where England can keep going tomorrow to be the first team to score 1,000 runs in a Test Match.
Not a fvcking chance
657 all out. Collapsed as usual
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Just sad they’ve become the 657 krew.
Especially as Joe Root’s team were honorary Dubai Saints members from a while ago
Boring. Boring. Boring.
Fuck me! I’ve just seen a wicket. 413-4.
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488-6
Stumps 499-7
Wouldn’t want to bat last on that pitch…