England won the toss and opted to bat first in this test to provide the 406^th occasion of England doing so. It also provides the 228th occasion of England doing so in a test on home soil.

England won the toss and opted to bat first in this test to provide the 33rd occasion of England doing so against Pakistan. It also provides the 21st occasion of England doing so in a test on home soil against Pakistan.

England posted a team total of 583 for 8 declared in this test to provide the 63^rd occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 34th occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings on home soil.

England posted a team total of 583 for 8 declared in this test to provide the fourth occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	England	558/6d	139.0	Pak	Nottingham	01.07.54
2	England	598/9d	206.0	Pak	Abu Dhabi	13.10.15
3	England	589/8d	152.2	Pak	Manchester	22.07.16
4	England	583/8d	154.4	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

It also provides the third occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	England	558/6d	139.0	Pak	Nottingham	01.07.54
2	England	589/8d	152.2	Pak	Manchester	22.07.16
3	England	583/8d	154.4	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

England posted a team total of 583 for 8 declared in this test to provide the 31st occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings after it had won the toss and opted to bat first.  It also provides the 19th occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings on home soil after it had won the toss and opted to bat first.

England posted a team total of 583 for 8 declared in this test to provide the second occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan after  it had won the toss and opted to bat first. Both such occasions are tabulated below. Both these occasions have come on home soil.

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	England	589/8d	152.2	Pak	Manchester	22.07.16
2	England	583/8d	154.4	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

JE Root’s aggregate runs against Pakistan at the end of England’s first innings read 1010. He became the 30th batsman to total 1000 plus runs against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. He also became the third England batsman to achieve such a feat against Pakistan. Others are – AN Cook {1719} and DI Gower {1185}

Z Crawley scored 267 in this test. It was his maiden test century. He joined the select band of batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs as their maiden test century. He became the 38^th batsman to achieve such a feat. The following table lists all the 38^th batsmen

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	SE Gregory	201	Aus	Eng	Sydney	14.12.1894
2	RE Foster	287	Eng	Aus	Sydney	11.12.03
3	WR Hammond	251	Eng	Aus	Sydney	14.12.28
4	AD Nourse	231	SAF	Aus	Johannesburg	24.12.35
5	E Paynter	216*	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	10.06.38
6	WJ Edrich	219	Eng	SAF	Durban	03.03.39
7	SG Barnes	234	Aus	Eng	Sydney	13.12.46
8	MP Donnelly	206	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	25.06.49
9	DJ McGlew	255*	SAF	NZl	Wellington	06.03.53
10	DS Atkinson	219	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	14.05.55
11	Imtiaz Ahmed	209	Pak	NZl	Lahore	26.10.55
12	GS Sobers	365*	Win	Pak	Kingston	26.02.58
13	RB Kanhai	256	Win	Ind	Kolkata	31.12.58
14	RB Simpson	311	Aus	Eng	Manchester	23.07.64
15	DN Sardesai	200*	Ind	NZl	Mumbai (BS)	12.03.65
16	SM Nurse	201	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	05.05.65
17	Zaheer Abbas	274	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	03.06.71
18	LG Rowe	214	Win	NZl	Kingston	16.02.72
19	D Lloyd	214*	Eng	Ind	Birmingham	04.07.74
20	SFAF Bacchus	250	Win	Ind	Kanpur	02.02.79
21	Taslim Arif	210*	Pak	Aus	Faisalabad	06.03.80
22	DM Jones	210	Aus	Ind	Chennai	18.09.86
23	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	Srl	NZl	Colombo (CCC)	16.04.87
24	Aamer Sohail	205	Pak	Eng	Manchester	02.07.92
25	BC Lara	277	Win	Aus	Sydney	02.01.93
26	VG Kambli	224	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	19.02.93
27	GW Flower	201*	Zim	Pak	Harare	31.01.95
28	SL Campbell	208	Win	NZl	Bridgetown	19.04.96
29	HH Gibbs	211*	SAF	NZl	Christchurch	11.03.99
30	MS Sinclair	214	NZl	Win	Wellington	26.12.99
31	GC Smith	200	SAF	Ban	East London	18.10.02
32	JA Rudolph	222*	SAF	Ban	Chattogram	24.04.03
33	RWT Key	221	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22.07.04
34	BJ Hodge	203*	Aus	SAF	Perth	16.12.05
35	JN Gillespie	201*	Aus	Ban	Chattogram	16.04.06
36	KK Nair	303*	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16.12.16
37	MA Agarwal	215	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02.10.19
38	Z Crawley	267	Eng	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

Z  Crawley became the seventh England batsman to score 200 plus runs as his maiden test century. All the seven batsmen who have achieved the feat are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RE Foster	287	Eng	Aus	Sydney	11.12.03
2	WR Hammond	251	Eng	Aus	Sydney	14.12.28
3	E Paynter	216*	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	10.06.38
4	WJ Edrich	219	Eng	SAF	Durban	03.03.39
5	D Lloyd	214*	Eng	Ind	Birmingham	04.07.74
6	RWT Key	221	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22.07.04
7	Z Crawley	267	Eng	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

Z Crawley became the third batsman to score 200 plus runs as his maiden test century against Pakistan. Others are – GS Sobers of West Indies and GW Flower of Zimbabwe.  All the three batsmen who have achieved the feat are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	GS Sobers	365*	Win	Pak	Kingston	26.02.58
2	GW Flower	201*	Zim	Pak	Harare	31.01.95
3	Z Crawley	267	Eng	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

Z Crawley became the eleventh batsman in the history of test cricket to score 250 or more runs as maiden test century. His knock of 267 stands occupies the seventh place in the list.

The following table lists all the eleven batsmen who have achieved the feat.

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	GS Sobers	365*	Win	Pak	Kingston	26.02.58
2	RB Simpson	311	Aus	Eng	Manchester	23.07.64
3	KK Nair	303*	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16.12.16
4	RE Foster	287	Eng	Aus	Sydney	11.12.03
5	BC Lara	277	Win	Aus	Sydney	02.01.93
6	Zaheer Abbas	274	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	03.06.71
7	Z Crawley	267	Eng	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20
8	RB Kanhai	256	Win	Ind	Kolkata	31.12.58
9	DJ McGlew	255*	SAF	NZl	Wellington	06.03.53
10	WR Hammond	251	Eng	Aus	Sydney	14.12.28
11	SFAF Bacchus	250	Win	Ind	Kanpur	02.02.79

Z Crawley became the third England batsman in the history of test cricket to score 250 or more runs as maiden test century. His knock of 267 stands occupies the second place in the list. The following table lists all the three batsmen who have achieved the feat.

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RE Foster	287	Eng	Aus	Sydney	11.12.03
2	Z Crawley	267	Eng	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20
3	WR Hammond	251	Eng	Aus	Sydney	14.12.28

Z Crawley’s 267 in this test provide the 59th occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 35th occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings on home soil. Z Crawley became the 25^th England batsman to score 200 plus runs on home soil.

Z Crawley’s 267 in this test provide the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan. All the five occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date
1	DCS Compton	278	2	Pak	Nottingham	01.07.54
2	ER Dexter	205	2	Pak	Karachi	02.02.62
3	AN Cook	263	2	Pak	Abu Dhabi	13.10.15
4	JE Root	254	1	Pak	Manchester	22.07.16
5	Z Crawley	267	1	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

It also provides the third occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against Pakistan. All the three occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date
1	DCS Compton	278	2	Pak	Nottingham	01.07.54
2	JE Root	254	1	Pak	Manchester	22.07.16
3	Z Crawley	267	1	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

Z Crawley’s 267 in this test contained 34 boundary fours. He became the ninth England batsman to score 250 plus runs containing 34 plus boundary fours. The following table lists all the nine batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	4s	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JH Edrich	310*	52	1	NZl	Leeds	08.07.65
2	GA Gooch	333	43	1	Ind	Lord’s	26.07.90
3	DL Amiss	262*	40	3	Win	Kingston	16.02.74
4	N Hussain	207	38	2	Aus	Birmingham	05.06.97
5	RE Foster	287	37	2	Aus	Sydney	11.12.03
6	L Hutton	364	35	1	Aus	The Oval	20.08.38
7	WR Hammond	336*	34	2	NZl	Auckland	31.03.33
8	DCS Compton	278	34	2	Pak	Nottingham	01.07.54
9	Z Crawley	267	34	1	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

Z Crawley’s 267 in this test contained 34 boundary fours. He became the second England batsman to score 250 plus runs containing 34 plus boundary fours after DCS Compton. DCS Comption in his 278 at Nottingham in.07.54 had scored 34 boundary fours. The following table lists both the batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	4s	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date
1	DCS Compton	278	34	2	Pak	Nottingham	01.07.54
2	Z Crawley	267	34	1	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

Z Crawley became the fourth England batsman to score 200 plus runs when the batsman’s age was within 23 years – Age being computed on the day of the test match. He was 22 years 200 days old on 21^st August 2020, the Date of the third test.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Age	Opp	Ground	Date
1	L Hutton	364	1	22y 058d	Aus	The Oval	20.08.38
2	DI Gower	200*	1	22y 102d	Ind	Birmingham	12.07.79
3	Z Crawley	267	1	22y 200d	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20
4	WJ Edrich	219	4	22y 342d	SAF	Durban	03.03.39

Z Crawley’s 267 in this test provide the 31st occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings while batting at number three.  It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings while batting at number three.  It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan while batting at number three.

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the 16th occasion of England batmen posting 300 plus runs partnership in a test innings.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JB Hobbs/W Rhodes	1	323	2	Aus	Melbourne	09.02.12
2	L Hutton/M Leyland	2	382	1	Aus	The Oval	20.08.38
3	DCSCompton/WJ Edrich	3	370	1	SAF	Lord’s	21.06.47
4	L Hutton/C Washbrook	1	359	1	SAF	Johannesburg	27.12.48
5	MC Cowdrey/PBH May	4	411	3	Win	Birmingham	30.05.57
6	KF Barrington/JH Edrich	2	369	1	NZl	Leeds	08.07.65
7	DI Gower/RT Robinson	2	331	2	Aus	Birmingham	15.08.85
8	GA Gooch/DI Gower	2	351	1	Aus	The Oval	29.08.85
9	GA Gooch/AJ Lamb	3	308	1	Ind	Lord’s	26.07.90
10	MAAtherton/RA Smith	3	303	2	Win	St John’s	16.04.94
11	Collingwood/Pietersen	4	310	1	Aus	Adelaide	01.12.06
12	SCJ Broad/IJL Trott	8	332	1	Pak	Lord’s	26.08.10
13	AN Cook/IJL Trott	2	329*	3	Aus	Brisbane	25.11.10
14	IR Bell/KPPietersen	3	350	1	Ind	The Oval	18.08.11
15	JM Bairstow/BA Stokes	6	399	1	SAF	Cape Town	02.01.16
16	JC Buttler/Z Crawley	5	359	1	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

It also provides the tenth occasion of England batmen posting 300 plus runs partnership in a test innings on home soil,

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	L Hutton/MLeyland	2	382	1	Aus	The Oval	20.08.38
2	DCSCompton/WJEdrich	3	370	1	SAF	Lord’s	21.06.47
3	MC Cowdrey/PBHMay	4	411	3	Win	Birmingham	30.05.57
4	KFBarrington/JHEdrich	2	369	1	NZl	Leeds	08.07.65
5	DI Gower/RT Robinson	2	331	2	Aus	Birmingham	15.08.85
6	GA Gooch/DI Gower	2	351	1	Aus	The Oval	29.08.85
7	GA Gooch/AJ Lamb	3	308	1	Ind	Lord’s	26.07.90
8	SCJ Broad/IJL Trott	8	332	1	Pak	Lord’s	26.08.10
9	IR Bell/KP Pietersen	3	350	1	Ind	The Oval	18.08.11
10	JC Buttler/ZCrawley	5	359	1	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the second occasion of England batmen posting 300 plus runs partnership in a test innings. Both the occasions are tabulated below. Interestingly both these partnerships are registered on home soil

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	SCJBroad/IJL Trott	8	332	1	Pak	Lord’s	26.08.10
2	JCButtler/ZCrawley	5	359	1	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the record partnership for any wicket by England batsmen against Pakistan. The previous best was 332 runs for the eighth wicket between SCJ Broad and IJL Trott at Lord’s in.08.10. Both these partnerships are tabulated below. Interestingly these partnerships are registered with an interval of ten years.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	SCJBroad/IJL Trott	8	332	1	Pak	Lord’s	26.08.10
2	JC Buttler/ZCrawley	5	359	1	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the the first occasion of England batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the fifth wicket and hence constitutes a record partnership for fifth wicket by England batsmen.  The previous best was the 254 runs partnership between KWR Fletcher and AW Greig against India at Mumbai-BS in.02.73. Both these partnerships are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JC Buttler/Z Crawley	5	359	1	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20
2	KWR Fletcher/AW Greig	5	254	2	Ind	Mumbai (BS)	6.02.73

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the first occasion of England batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the fifth wicket on home soil and hence constitutes a record partnership for fifth wicket by England batsmen on home soil.  The previous best was the 237 runs partnership between DCS Compton and NWD Yardley at South Africa at Nottingham in.06.47. Both these partnerships are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JC Buttler/ZCrawley	5	359	1	Pak	Southampton	21.08.20
2	DCSCompton/NWDYardley	5	237	3	SAF	Nottingham	07.06.47

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the 13^th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs for the fifth wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	SGBarnes/DGBradman	5	405	2	Aus	Eng	Sydney	13.12.46
2	AR Border/SRWaugh	5	332*	1	Aus	Eng	Leeds	22.07.93
3	GS Blewett/SR Waugh	5	385	2	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	28.02.97
4	JC Adams/BC Lara	5	322	2	Win	Aus	Kingston	13.03.99
5	JL Langer/RTPonting	5	327	2	Aus	Pak	Perth	26.11.99
6	R Dravid/VVS Laxman	5	376	3	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	11.03.01
7	R Dravid/VVS Laxman	5	303	2	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	12.12.03
8	SCGanguly/YuvrajSingh	5	300	1	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	8.12.07
9	MJ Clarke/MEK Hussey	5	334*	2	Aus	Ind	Sydney	03.01.12
10	ABdeVilliers/GC Smith	5	338	2	SAF	Pak	Dubai-DSC	23.10.13
11	M Rahim,S Al Hasan	5	359	1	Ban	NZl	Wellington	12.01.17
12	MR Marsh/SPD Smith	5	301	2	Aus	Eng	Perth	14.12.17
13	JC Buttler/Z Crawley	5	359	1	Eng	Pak	S’hampton	21.08.20

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the fourth occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs for the fifth wicket against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JL Langer/RTPonting	5	327	2	Aus	Pak	Perth	26.11.99
2	SCGanguly/YuvrajSingh	5	300	1	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	8.12.07
3	AB deVilliers/GC Smith	5	338	2	SAF	Pak	Dubai-DSC	23.10.13
4	JC Buttler/ZCrawley	5	359	1	Eng	Pak	S’hampton	21.08.20

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the record partnership by a team for the fifth wicket against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was the 338 runs partnership by South African batsmen AB de Villier and GC Smith at Dubai-DSC in.10.13. Both the partnerships are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JCButtler/ZCrawley	5	359	1	Eng	Pak	S’hampton	21.08.20
2	ABdeVilliers/GC Smith	5	338	2	SAF	Pak	Dubai-DSC	23.10.13

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the 101st occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs for various wickets in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 16^th occasion of England batsmen posting 300 plus runs for various wickets. It also provides the 14th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs for various wickets against Pakistan

Z Crawley and JCButtler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the 45th occasion of a team posting 350 plus runs for various wickets in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the ninth occasion of England batsmen posting 350 plus runs for various wickets. It also provides the seventh occasion of batsmen posting 350 plus runs for various wickets against Pakistan

JC Buttler scored 152 runs in this test to provide the 42^nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the annals of test cricket.  It also provides the fifth occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the sixth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket

JC Buttler scored 152 runs in this test to provide the first occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. Previous best was 116 by APE Knott at Birmingham in.06.71.

JC Buttler scored 152 runs in this test to provide the third occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. Others are APE Knott – 116 at Birmingham in.06.71 and MJ Prior – 102 not out at Nottingham in.07.10.

Z Crawley {267} and JC Buttler {152} scored 150 plus runs in England’s innings to provide the 145^th occasion of two batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 22^nd occasion of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 17th occasions of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the third occasion of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the first occasion of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings against Pakistan of which one is a double century in the annals of test cricket.

Z Crawley {267} and JC Buttler {152} scored 150 plus runs in England’s innings to provide the 93rd occasion of two batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings of which one is a double century or both are double centuries in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eleventh occasion of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings of which one is a double century or both are double centuries in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourteenth occasion of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings of which one is a double century or both are double centuries against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket.