On an " amazing day" against Pakistan, England "lived up to" the wishes of their captain and coach, according to batter Oliver Pope.
England scored 500 on the first day of a Test in Pakistan.
They closed on 509-4 in 75 overs, with Pope, Zak, and Ben making centuries.
Pope said they listened to what the two men had said. It was an amazing day, that's what I said.
He said that the best thing was that everyone had lived by how the two guys wanted them to play.
They would like us to entertain them.
It's not about the things that happen. The team needs to put on a good show and be in a good position. Everyone is happy to buy into that and we are in a good place.
England's first overseas assignment in 17 years is the series in Pakistan, and it is being led by two men who have never traveled outside of England.
They won six out of seven Tests in the summer against New Zealand, India and South Africa.
The previous record total of runs made on the first day of a Test was 484 by Australia against South Africa in 1910.
Pope's 108 was the third fastest ton by an England batter, followed by Crawley's 122 and brook's 101.
Duckett's 107 came from 112 balls and was part of a 233-run opening stand withCrawley.
The left-handed opener was playing in his first Test in six years.
After watching England earlier in the year, he was inspired to take a more aggressive approach to cricket.
He said that the real change was looking at the squad at the beginning of the summer. I went back to my old ways.
There will never be a better environment to be involved in.
I was one of the players who wanted to be in this dressing room. They let you play with freedom.
Kumar Sangakkara said the performance was fantastic for English cricket.
He said that the traditional perspective of England had changed.
There is a chance for a new kind of player to graduate from the shorter versions and into the red ball format, not the way it has been traditionally done.
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