in the test series against pakistan, england failed to pass 300 in the first test as they suffered a defeat. however, joe root scored his highest ever score in the second test as england posted 589–8 and 173–1 to win by 330 runs. moeen ali and jonny bairstow performed well with the bat in the final two tests, and the series finished 2–2. in the odi series, england started the series in good from with the bat, with joe root performing consistently well. in the third odi, england set a new world record score, making 444–3, and alex hales recorded the highest score from an englishman, while jos buttler scored the fastest ever half-century by and englishman. england won the series 4–1, but lost the only t20i between the two sides after struggling with the bat.