Harry Brook became the first England batter since 1990 to score a Test match triple century on day four against Pakistan in Multan.
Having compiled the most runs ever in an England Test partnership alongside Joe Root, Brook continued on to reach 300 after Root was dismissed 38 runs short of the milestone. Accelerating as England's lead neared 200, Brook reached his triple century in the afternoon session off 310 balls. That makes his innings the second-fastest triple century of all-time by balls faced, short of Virender Sehwag's record of 278 balls.
Brook was eventually dismissed by Saim Ayub for 317, top-edging a sweep to Shan Masood at backward square leg. That puts him fifth on the list of the most runs scored for England in a Test innings, behind Len Hutton (364), Wally Hammond (336*), Graham Gooch (333) and Andy Sandham (325).
Full list: Batters with Test triple centuries
| Batter | Country | No. of triple centuries |
| Don Bradman | Australia | 2 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 2 |
| Brian Lara | West Indies | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag | India | 2 |
| Hashim Amla | South Africa | 1 |
| Azhar Ali | Pakistan | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | Australia | 1 |
| Bob Cowper | Australia | 1 |
| John Edrich | England | 1 |
| Graham Gooch | England | 1 |
| Wally Hammond | England | 1 |
| Hanif Mohammad | Pakistan | 1 |
| Matthew Hayden | Australia | 1 |
| Len Hutton | England | 1 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 1 |
| Karun Nair | India | 1 |
| Lawrence Rowe | West Indies | 1 |
| Andy Sandham | England | 1 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Bob Simpson | Australia | 1 |
| Garfield Sobers | West Indies | 1 |
| Mark Taylor | Australia | 1 |
| David Warner | Australia | 1 |
| Younis Khan | Pakistan | 1 |
| Harry Brook | England | 1 |
Brook is the 28th player to score a triple century in a Test match, the newest addition to the list since David Warner scored 335* against Pakistan in Adelaide in 2019. He's also the sixth England batter to cross 300, with Gooch's 333 in 1990 the most recent triple hundred for England.
Brook is also the second-youngest England player ever to score a Test 300 at 25 years and 220 days, behind Hutton, who was 22 years and 58 days when he scored his triple century. On the overall list, Brook is the 11th youngest triple centurion.
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