Joe Root is now England’s top run-scorer in Test match history. After vaulting past Sir Alastair Cook, only four men – Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid – have scored more Test runs than Root.

As Root reached 71 runs before lunch, he eclipsed Cook's previous record of 12,472 runs, moving him to fifth on the all-time list. Tendulkar currently holds the top spot with 15,921 runs, but Cook expressed confidence in Root's potential to overtake the legendary Indian batter.

Joe Root has become England's top run-scorer in Test cricket, overtaking Alastair Cook when he reached 71 with a straight drive for four on the third morning of their first Test against Pakistan. Root acknowledged the landmark with a wave of his hand - and then his bat - to England's players and coaching staff,