sport news Zak Crawley reaches astonishing 86-ball century as Bazball success continues ... trends now
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England's first Test series in Pakistan in 17 years almost didn't start on time. Bet they're glad it did. At lunch on the first day, the tourists were a scarcely believable 174 without loss, with Zak Crawley unbeaten on 91 and Ben Duckett not out 77.
Bazball had passed its first overseas examination with flying colours.
Rawalpindi's pitch is flat, and the Pakistani bowling even flatter, but this was an astonishing effort from England's openers, who broke the national record for the most runs in the first session of a Test – previously 169 against Australia at Trent Bridge in 1938, when the bowlers got through 42 overs by lunch.
Zak Crawley scored an astonishing 86-ball century on the first day of the first Test vs Pakistan
