After taking a wicket with the first ball of the Test, England dominated Pakistan across two and a half rain-affected days. They appeared more measured in their approach than during the ultra-aggressive Stokes-McCullum regime, but still scored at 4.55 runs per over – albeit against a poor Pakistan side. “We played to the fashion that
First Rothesay Test, Headingley (day three of five) Pakistan 171: Shafique 61; Tongue 5-46, Robinson 5-51 & 135: Rizwan 41 England 409: Brook 91, Cox 73, Root 66; Usman 5-95 England won by an innings and 103 runs, lead three-match series 1-0 Scorecard England began Joe Root’s second stint as captain with a crushing defeat
For Root, the innings victory sealed inside three days against Pakistan was the ideal start to his second spell as captain. It also extended England’s run of wins at Headingley, which began in 2018. Their longest winning streak at another ground is six at Chester-le-Street. The decision for Headingley and Old Trafford to miss out
First Rothesay Test, Headingley (day two of five) Pakistan 171 all out: Shafique 61; Tongue 5-46, Robinson 5-51 England 366-8: Brook 91, Cox 73, Root 66; Usman 5-92 England are 195 runs ahead Scorecard Harry Brook sparkled in the Headingley gloom to build England’s commanding lead over Pakistan on a shortened second day of the
When Joe Root left the field for the first time in his second stint as England’s Test captain, he did so with Harry Brook’s arm over his shoulder. Two Yorkshiremen. Two England batters. The only two candidates when England needed to replace Ben Stokes as skipper. Brook could have appeared scorned after being overlooked for
First Rothesay Test, Headingley (day one of five) Pakistan 171 all out: Shafique 61; Tongue 5-46, Robinson 5-51 England 112-2: Root 37*, Gay 33; Abbas 1-34 England are 59 runs behind Scorecard Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue each took five wickets to give Joe Root the ideal start to his second spell as England captain