The Latest Breaking News from Joe Root

If you needed any suggestion as to the lengths England would go in search of wickets on a bland Rawalpindi pitch on day three, you only needed to wait one ball to find out. With the ball in offspinner Joe Root’s hands, he ran up and bowled a bouncer.

The first Test between England and Pakistan in Rawalpindi has seen the batters make excellent use of a flat pitch, with Ben Stokes' side racking up 657 before the hosts made 181-0 in response

It was only two and a half hours before play that England declared this match could go ahead after a virus swept through the camp yesterday, but some ferocious batting from openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett left the Pakistan bowlers feeling sick to their stomachs on the opening day…

Another devastating day of Bazball sees Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s Testvangelists break all manner of records as four different batsmen score centuries

England’s first Test in Pakistan in 17 years almost derailed by virus but the ECB have confirmed they have enough players to field an XI

Approximately 13 to 14 members of the touring party are affected by a viral infection.

Rawalpindi (Pakistan) (AFP) - The first Test between England and Pakistan could be postponed after around half of the touring side's players, including captain Ben Stokes, were struck down by an unspecified virus a day before the match.

England’s squad has been hit by illness, with 13 to 14 members of the touring party affected

Approximately 13 to 14 members of the touring party are affected by the illness.

The start of England’s Test series against Pakistan is in doubt with over half of the playing squad impacted by illness.

England and Pakistan will wait until the morning of Thursday’s historic first Test in Rawalpindi before deciding whether it will begin as scheduled after a “viral infection” broke out among the touring party