Veteran batter Joe Root has a special supporter in the stands of the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, where England and Pakistan are playing the first Test.

England were dominant in their innings as they posted a mammoth total of 657 runs – a record over 500 runs on the opening day – on the scoreboard on Friday. Four English batters also went on to score centuries.

Former England captain Root did not score as much as his teammates were able to score in the first innings as he was dismissed after scoring 31-ball 23 runs with three fours.

However, Matt Root, father of Joe Root, was in Pindi stadium stands with England Barmy Army to cheer up his son and England team to win the historic series against the hosts.

England Barmy Army, which is a company that provides tickets and arranges touring parties for some of its members to follow the English cricket team in the UK and overseas.