England’s AN Cook {64}, AD Hales {54}, JE Root {62}, JM Bairstow {82*} and MM Ali {60*} scored fifties in the third innings of the ongoing test against Pakistan at Birmingham to provide the 27th occasion of England’s five batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings against various oppositions. It also provides the third such occasion by England batsmen against Pakistan in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that all the three occasions have come at Birmingham

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	MC Cowdrey	159	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
	2	ER Dexter	72	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
	3	TW Graveney	97	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
	4	PH Parfitt	101*	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
	5	DA Allen	79*	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
2	1	BC Broad	54	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
	2	RT Robinson	80	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
	3	DI Gower	61	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
	4	MW Gatting	124	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
	5	JE Emburey	58	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
3	1	AN Cook	66	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	2	AD Hales	54	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	3	JE Root	62	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	4	JM Bairstow	82*	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	5	MM Ali	60*	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016