England make Test history by scoring over 500 on opening day against Pakistan | Sport

England became the first team to score 500 runs on the opening day of a Test match on Thursday, putting Pakistan to the sword in Rawalpindi.Four English batsmen scored centuries as the tourists cantered to 506-4 at the close of play.

The previous record for runs on the first day was the 494 Australia accumulated against South Africa in Sydney in 1910. More than 500 runs in a day has only been achieved on four other occasions - three times by England and once by Sri Lanka - but never on the opening day of a Test.We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred

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