- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.4 full, nibbling back in, hit on the pads... and Gaffaney gives it after a long pause! Again Ayub reviews but this looks a lot closer to being out. Kisses the front knee roll and then into the back pad. That is smashing into leg stump! Robinson has his 100th Test wicket in trademark style! Hot Ollie Summer continues. Brings up his century at an average of less than 20 - something only Ian Botham and George Lohmann have done as seamers for England 8/15.5 oh dear, Awais has plinked straight to midwicket! A really unusual dismissal for an opener, but he trudges off all the same. Banged in at the body and instead of playing it down and behind square, as he probably intended, he dollied the ball up for a diving catch, well held by Tongue 14/28.2 squirted to gully, well snagged! They are in very close for the low edge and it pays off, Lawrence scooping the ball up by his bootlaces. Hard-handed push from Shafique, just enough nip from Robinson, and Robert's your mother's brother. Pakistan three down for spit again 24/39.3 Egad, that's horrendous...! Masood hops in the crease, attempts a flaccid pull and spoons a leading edge to midwicket! Once again, there's barely a man catching in front of square on the leg side, and Masood manages to find him for the easiest of takes. Archer barely bothers to celebrate this time 26/414.6 rips out off stump! That's Tongue for you. A couple of loose balls in his first over, but when he finds his radar he is a phenomenal bowler. 88mph/141kph, perfect length, jags in off the seam and does Babar all ends up. Pakistan lose their captain and are five down in 15 overs 48/526.1 splat! That. Is. Very. Out... Tongue breaches Saud's defences with one that hits the seam and careens between bat and pad to send off stump for a walk. Shakeel was looking to defend but got nowhere near it. He purses his lips and gives the bowler a nod. Got a good one 107/916.5 that one will be out! Gaffaney agrees, and Ghori reviews with no conviction after a chat with Saud. Impact in-line as it smacks him on the flap of the back pad, crashing into the top of middle stump per the ball-tracking projection, and his first taste of Test cricket is less six-course tasting menu and more quick snack 64/620.4 timber! Pakistan still might not make lunch at this rate... Tongue's toe-crusher is too good for Imran, who can't jam his bat down in time to keep the yorker out 84/723.3 pitched up and nicked off! Easy as shelling peas for Robinson, who has a third... Razaullah can't resist taking the bait and the ball nips away to take the outside edge. Duckett clings on to this one and Pakistan lose their eighth 101/833.5 Red Rover! Steered to second slip! Abbas's counterattack comes to an end, Archer hoovers up a third of the innings and Pakistan have been rolled over for a paltry 133 133/10Extras20 (b 6, lb 14)TOTAL133 all out (33.5 Overs, RR: 3.93)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Saim Ayub, 2.4 ov), 2-14 (Azan Awais, 5.5 ov), 3-24 (Abdullah Shafique, 8.2 ov), 4-26 (Shan Masood, 9.3 ov), 5-48 (Babar Azam, 14.6 ov), 6-64 (Ghazi Ghori, 16.5 ov), 7-84 (Mohammad Imran, 20.4 ov), 8-101 (Razaullah, 23.3 ov), 9-107 (Saud Shakeel, 26.1 ov), 10-133 (Mohammad Abbas, 33.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB OE Robinson 11 5 15 3 1.36 0 0 JC Archer 7.5 2 25 3 3.19 0 0 AAP Atkinson 5 1 31 0 6.2 0 0 JC Tongue 10 1 42 4 4.2 0 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.74
Minimum Ov. Rem
Min. Ov. Rem
62.2
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
52/1 (5.2)
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.74
Minimum Ov. Rem
Min. Ov. Rem
62.2
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
52/1 (5.2)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.6 flashed to second slip, Ali roars in celebration! Float like a butterfly... throws his hands at the fullish ball in the channel, and his thick outside edge flies to Babar Azam, who holds onto a good catch as he tumbles onto his backside. Duckett's lean series continues 12/133.4 chops on, Razaullah roars in celebration! Gay can't make it count. His highest Test score, and the innings of the day, but he'll know that this is a missed opportunity for a maiden hundred, given the circumstances. Good wheels from Razaullah, cranking up the pace to 90mph/144kph, finding the inside edge and getting a slice of luck with the drag-on 143/46.2 smashed on the back thigh pad by the inswinger, and Pistol Pete pulls the trigger! Cox reviews after a chat with Gay. Came back a long way, and struck him on the back leg. Cox hopes height will save him, but ball-tracking projects it will crash into the top of middle and leg. Three reds, and the keeper-up trap pays instant dividends! 24/211.4 pins Joe Root for a maiden Test wicket! Or does he? Root reviews, but this looked pretty straight. Skiddy length, trapped on the crease, slams into the knee roll. What does ball-tracking say? Three reds, hitting leg stump! Chris Gaffaney raises his finger for a second time. Root falls lbw once again, the 10th time in his last 13 innings 39/349.1 tucked leg side, the throw is good - Brook has run himself out! Masood is the fielder at midwicket, sliding and throwing in one movement and Ayub completes the job at the non-striker's. A wicket from nowhere for Pakistan, and how they needed one. Smart work in the field, though not such a sensible run from Brook 229/561.2 chops on, Lawrence misses his chance! 'No!' he yells in self-admonishment, knowing that he has missed a golden opportunity. Imran has his first Test wicket. Length ball, wide outside off. Lawrence looked to guide it away behind point but the ball skewed off his inside edge and into the stumps 293/6Extras30 (b 10, lb 6, nb 12, w 2)TOTAL316/6 (66.4 Overs, RR: 4.74)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Ben Duckett, 3.6 ov), 2-24 (Jordan Cox, 6.2 ov), 3-39 (Joe Root, 11.4 ov), 4-143 (Emilio Gay, 33.4 ov), 5-229 (Harry Brook, 49.1 ov), 6-293 (Dan Lawrence, 61.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mohammad Abbas 18 1 63 1 3.5 0 1 Mohammad Ali 16 2 72 1 4.5 2 6 Razaullah 16.4 0 105 2 6.3 0 0 Mohammad Imran(1) 11 1 31 1 2.81 0 5 Saim Ayub 5 0 29 0 5.8 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
9,10,11,12,13 September 2026 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - England 1st innings 156/4 (HC Brook 52*, DW Lawrence 5*, 39 ov)
Match Notes
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (HC Brook 16, DW Lawrence 36, Ex 1)
- England: 200 runs in 43.6 overs (269 balls), Extras 16
- DW Lawrence: 50 off 47 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 231/5 in 51.0 overs (DW Lawrence 53, JL Smith 0)
- England: 250 runs in 54.1 overs (333 balls), Extras 20
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (DW Lawrence 13, JL Smith 36, Ex 3)
- Over 62.1: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - AAP Atkinson (Upheld)
- Lunch: England - 299/6 in 64.0 overs (JL Smith 47, AAP Atkinson 5)
- England: 300 runs in 64.4 overs (399 balls), Extras 24
- JL Smith: 50 off 54 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 0.5: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Saim Ayub (Upheld)
- Over 2.4: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Saim Ayub (Struck down)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 35/4 in 12.0 overs (Babar Azam 2, Saud Shakeel 5)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 12
- Over 16.3: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Ghazi Ghori (Struck down)
- Over 16.5: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Ghazi Ghori (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 22.6 overs (138 balls), Extras 19
- Lunch: Pakistan - 100/7 in 23.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 37, Razaullah 11)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 133/10 in 33.5 overs (Mohammad Ali 5)
- Over 6.2: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - JM Cox (Struck down)
- Tea: England - 35/2 in 10.0 overs (EN Gay 6, JE Root 8)
- Over 11.4: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - JE Root (Struck down)
- England: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (93 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (EN Gay 17, HC Brook 34, Ex 1)
- England: 100 runs in 24.2 overs (148 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: England - 104/3 in 25.0 overs (EN Gay 37, HC Brook 36)
- EN Gay: 50 off 95 balls (8 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 129 balls (EN Gay 46, HC Brook 45, Ex 9)
- Over 36.2: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - HC Brook (Struck down)
- England: 150 runs in 36.5 overs (226 balls), Extras 16
- HC Brook: 50 off 70 balls (4 x 4)
- End Of Day: England - 156/4 in 39.0 overs (HC Brook 52, DW Lawrence 5)
Match Coverage
All Match News'It's depressing' - Shakeel laments Pakistan's batting woes
As the visitors were bundled out for 133, Shakeel said the team had to find a way to get through challenging periods
Robinson continues to scale heights but tougher climbs beckon
Reaching 100 Test wickets seemed unthinkable not so long ago but Ollie Robinson is now integral as England's attack leader
Razaullah blazes a trail on debut from nowhere
Raw fast bowler fires imagination after Pakistan's latest abject collapse with bat
Gay, Brook fifties keep England on top after Tongue four-for
Razaullah provides bright spark for Pakistan after latest batting collapse
Unchanged England win toss, bowl as Pakistan name three debutants
Tourists make four changes with debuts for Ghazi Ghori, Mohammad Imran Randhawa and Razaullah as Saim Ayub comes in





