Birmingham, May 30 -- England's first white-ball game under Harry Brook as full-time limited-overs captain witnessed plenty of records being broken, as the Three Lions broke an 18-year world record to secure the highest team score without any century.

During the first ODI of a three-match series at Birmingham on Thursday, England outscored South Africa's 392/6 against Pakistan in 2007 to register a total of 400/8 in 50 overs, the highest-ever by a team without scoring a century. While for South Africa, all-rounder Jacques Kallis top-scored with 88, for England 18 years later, another all-rounder, Jacob Bethell top-scored with 82 in 53 balls, with eight fours and five sixes.

As per Wisden, England's previous highest ODI total without a t...