Root and Brook make England's highest partnership in Tests, 454

Test series v Pakistan, Multan, 7 October 2024

Partnership

KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene (Sri)

v SA, Colombo 27 Jul 2006

Runs

624

RS Mahanama, ST Jayasuriya (Sri)

v Ind, Colombo 2 Aug 1997

576

AH Jones, MD Crowe (NZ)

v Sri, Wellington 31 Jan 1991

467

JE Root, HC Brook (Eng)

v Pak, Multan 7 Oct 2024

454

WH Ponsford, DG Bradman (Aus)

v Eng, The Oval 18 Aug 1934

451

Mudassar Nazar, Javed Miandad (Pak)

v Ind, Hyderabad 14 Jan 1983

451

Partnership

Runs

Opposition

KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene (Sri)

624

v SA, Colombo 27 Jul 2006

576

v Ind, Colombo 2 Aug 1997

RS Mahanama, ST Jayasuriya (Sri)

v Sri, Wellington 31 Jan 1991

467

AH Jones, MD Crowe (NZ)

454

v Pak, Multan 7 Oct 2024

JE Root, HC Brook (Eng)

v Eng, The Oval 18 Aug 1934

451

WH Ponsford, DG Bradman (Aus)

v Ind, Hyderabad 14 Jan 1983

451

Mudassar Nazar, Javed Miandad (Pak)