Prior to this Test, Joe Root had described the prospect of becoming England's all-time leading run-scorer as "irrelevant", and his understated response to the landmark on Wednesday morning proved that he meant it.

Joe Root has passed Sir Alastair Cook as England’s leading Test run scorer. But does he rank as England’s greatest of all time? Telegraph Sport ranks the top 10.

Joe Root has become England's leading Test match run-scorer of all time. The 33-year-old overtook Sir Alastair Cook's total of 12,472 on day three of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. He passed the milestone as he reached 71 runs in the match and finished the day unbeaten on 176 - the 35th Test century of his career.