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Matthew Cooper

Pakistan chief hails 'breathtaking' England batting and admits "I wasn't expecting this"

Pakistan Cricket Broad (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has hailed England's record-breaking batting display as "breathtaking" after they racked up 657 in their first innings in Rawalpindi.

England became their first team in history to score at more than a run a ball in the first innings of a Test match, with Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook all scoring magnificent centuries.

And Raja was full of praise for the "new fearless approach" England have adopted under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, describing it as both "different and breathtaking". Speaking to BBC Test Match Special, Raja said: "This new fearless approach.

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