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Hales 171 leads England onslaught

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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
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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

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