Harry Brook’s 50-ball century blazes England past Pakistan into T20 World Cup semi-finals

• Super 8s: England, 166-8, bt Pakistan, 164-9, by 2 wickets

• Captain Brook hits 100 to set up final-over win

For all their faults and frailties, their fluffs and fumbles, England are also the first team to secure a place in the World Cup semi-finals, their spot secured by victory over Pakistan and by the sensational Harry Brook century that drove them towards it.

After coming in just one ball into England’s innings and watching the rest of England’s top five fluff their lines, England’s captain took centre stage and transformed a crisis into what, for all that a couple of late wickets got the nerves jangling, became something approaching a cruise.