Tuesday 30 August 2016 23:17, UK
Record breaker Alex Hales was delighted as England blasted a world record one-day international total of 444-3 to beat Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
The record books took a battering, where Hales (171) first thrilled his home crowd by hitting England's highest individual score and then Jos Buttler (90no) smashed their fastest 50 - from 22 balls.
Royal London player of the match Hales said: "It's always a special venue with international cricket. You're always guaranteed high-scoring games and we've seen another one tonight."
Hales admitted he was not aware of the record he broke at the time he achieved it, adding: "No I didn't know about it....I knew I was sort of close Jason Roy got 160-odd at the Oval and was close, so I knew I was closing in.
"I think the improvements we've shown in the last couple of years, I'm not sure how long that record will stand. The batting we've got all the way down to pretty much number 11 so it's an exciting time for us as a team."
England captain Eoin Morgan praised the performances of Hales and Root, saying: "To score 171 in any from of the game - particularly a 50-over game is remarkable. He's been hungry to get runs all summer and today they've all come at once which is great to see.
"Our innings was based around that. Not undermining Joe Root's contribution in that huge partnership that played a big part in setting the innings up for us to finish well.
"He's (Hales) looked really good, he's shaped up well and more often than not he's kept a really good attitude.
"International cricket's about how you go through the tough times and how you manage them - certainly today he's come back really well from them."
Watch the fourth ODI between England and Pakistan live on Sky Sports 2 from 1.30pm on Thursday.
