Hales 171 leads England onslaught
ESPNcricinfo staff
30-Aug-2016

Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to bat first on a perfect day for run-making • Getty Images
Alex Hales saw the funny side of an early mix-up between the wickets•Getty Images
At the other end, Jason Roy was aghast to fall early for 15•Getty Images
Hasan Ali was ecstatic after making the first breakthrough•Getty Images
Hales dumped a Hasan free hit into the stands for six•Getty Images
Joe Root was the perfect foil as he brought up his fifth half-century in a row•Getty Images
Hales cut loose as the stand began to grow•Getty Images
... and was ecstatic to bring up his fourth ODI hundred•Getty Images
His century had come from 83 balls, at the precise halfway mark of the innings•Getty Images
Hales continued to cut loose as England piled on the runs•Getty Images
... as he and Root added 248 for the second wicket•Getty Images
Hales eventually fell for an England record 171•Getty Images
... before Root departed for 85, caught behind by Sarfraz Ahmed•Getty Images
Jos Buttler picked up the pace with a 22-ball fifty, England's fastest in ODIs•Getty Images
His half-century included six sixes•Getty Images
Eoin Morgan took on the leg-side boundary in reaching his fifty from 24 balls•Getty Images
Buttler pulled out his full repertoire in finishing on 90 not out from 51 balls•Getty Images
... as England posted a total of 444 for 3 in 50 overs•Getty Images
... a new world record•Getty Images
In reply, Sharjeel Khan started with intent to make 58 from 30 balls•AFP
... but Chris Woakes struck three times in the Powerplay to put the result beyond doubt•Getty Images
His victims included the captain, Azhar Ali, caught at third man for 13•Getty Images
Sarfraz Ahmed resisted once again with 38 from 43 balls•AFP
Ben Stokes bowled for the first time since his calf injury, and claimed the wicket of Babar Azam•Getty Images
Pakistan crumbled during the middle overs, Adil Rashid taking two wickets•Getty Images
Some late hitting from Mohammad Amir - who struck a 22-ball fifty - averted Pakistan's heaviest defeat but England sealed the series with victory by 169 runs•Getty Images