Because opening batter Imam-ul-Haq never appeared after tearing his left calf on the first day, england had to take only 18 wickets. England beat Pakistan by 194 runs in four days of the second Test at Lord’s on Sunday and comfortably won its first series since December 2024 with a match to spare. Pakistan was inevitably bowled for 194 in a daunting chase of 389 about 45 minutes after tea. Saud Shakeel led his team’s first batting resistance in the series and was caught on the boundary for an agonizing 97, the highest score in the series for either team.
England beat Pakistan by 194 runs in four days of the second Test at Lord’s on Sunday and comfortably won its first series since December 2024 with a match to spare.
He was named the player of the match for a third time in three straight Tests. “It’s quite a nice pairing (with Jofra Archer) to open the bowling, someone bowling that quickly and swinging the ball the other way from me. Long may it continue.”
Ollie Robinson led England’s four seamers with eight wickets, 4-24 on Sunday and a staggering 8-35 in 27 overs in the match.
“It helps to have three (other) guys who bowl at 90 mph, it allows me to just dot up at one end and build the pressure,” he said.
