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England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Pakistan tour of England 2026
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 9, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Pakistan tour of England 2026
It’s that English Test summer done at last. After that, they got off to a flying start and claimed victory in the opening Test against NZ, but it went south from there before they righted their ship in style with a clean sweep over Pakistan.
There’s still some white-ball cricket to be played, with Sri Lanka travelling to England for the limited-overs series, starting on Tuesday (September 15). Wait and witness that and much more in cricket. Until next time, this is Akshay Maanay, signing off on behalf of Abhinand Raghavendran and Praveen P. Goodbye..
England
England too came into this series with a bit of chaos. Ben Stokes was retired, Brendon McCullum had departed and Stephen Fleming was appointed head coach but will only replace South Africa captain in the series.Ben Stokes retired, Brendon McCullum had gone, Stephen Fleming was appointed head coach but will only replace South Africa captain in the series and Joe Root was reappointed as captain.
They needed some steadying and calmness, and Root provided just that. England started with a thumping win at Headingley, although that was overshadowed by the Brydon Carse incident. Since then, they’ve taken a new approach and done what’s really important – play the game – and the rest is history: 3-0 sweep.
There are many bright spots for England to bring to the new Fleming-Root era in South Africa. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Ollie Robinson was the top bowler with 21 wickets, as accurate and as effective with both ball and bounce.
The four pronged pace attack complemented one another well in the series and Jordan Cox and Daniel Lawrence were the best of the batters, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, when at the crease and should be looking for an extended partnership in the XI.
Root hasn’t scored a hundred this summer, but he is the best batter in England and will be looked upon to come through in South Africa when they go back to Test cricket. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Pakistan 1st Inning
Pakistan: England vs Pakistan 3rd Test
This Test was Pakistan crumbled in a nutshell – volatile, fun, messy and unstable. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, There were times, especially when it came from Razaullah, when everyone would go WOW and times when it was just the same old Pakistan.
Mike Hesson also shared his thoughts on the end being better than the means, prior to the Test, when asked by Nasser Hussain whether the end justifies the means if Pakistan manages to win after all the tumult. Look, I can’t really coin on that, you know, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, I have a certain set of cards, and I have to make the best with it.” They certainly made great use of those cards.
The first innings didn’t really give any indication, but the second innings saw them apply themselves with the ball much more than they did with the bat. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, They arrived on the final day with a sliver of hope and had they taking up the opportunities presented by Joe Root, what might have happened?
They might have been whitewashed but, at least, the radical change before this Test have produced some positives. The most genuine and unrefined gem they have discovered is Razaullah, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, the largest take away from this game. He was a fast, aggressive bowler and kept everyone dancing in the plates with the bat.
Azan Awais also proved his worth in this format and in such conditions with his gritty knock and the old hands Masood and Abbas showed that they still have a few years in them. There is a base that’s going to build on it but a lot will depend from Pakistan’s part after that. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Root (3/3): Yeah, five dismissals were kind of under the radar how well he did to step up and do the role that he did was fantastic and to go and back that up with a brilliant knock today, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, showed great maturity, calmness up out there, and he hadn’t got a ton of experience at number three, has taken to the role wonderfully. He is so happy about it, and hopefully buoys up a lot from it.
The most pleasing thing about this series is the uncertainty of noise, the chaos that has poured into the series and the way the guys have managed it and been England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, clinical about what’s been thrown in front of them and then come up here 3-0 and set us up for the start of a new era with Stephen Fleming.
But without Brendon’s (McCullum) coaching and Ben’s (Stokes) captaincy we never would be able to play the way we did. I believe it’s an evolution and continuation of all the things that went before that. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, So that has to continue forward, and we’ll continue to keep trying to evolve that and improve on what’s been a really good summer here. I think he has been great as a stand-in Coach.
It can’t be an easy thing when you know that it’s not a long-term role, and for him to be able to sort of juggle between trying to look forward and what that might look like, but also be able to have his influence and his way of seeing the game on this group has been fantastic. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test,
I believe that he has struck the right balance and he’d be so much better for it, too. He’s a great coach though, he has a lot of respect he has gained from the group and hopefully we’ll be collaborating with him for a lot longer.
Yeah, I think it’s a theme that’s come across in cricket more and more of late for guys to bat further down the order. (2/3) And we’ll do our work, and we’ll make sure we have plans in place. Well, as far as Razaullah’s info goes, it wasn’t that there was much to get ready to play with, but whatever there is, we’re going to do our bit and be better prepared for South Africa. If you get yourself in here [this series] I think everybody would be wanting to go on if you got the batters whose job is to convert fifties to hundreds to get into the action.
But I do also think that’s been the nature of the summer, and the surfaces we’ve had. It’s been across the board, it’s not just been necessarily us. So it’s been a more normal Test cricket these past few days. It’s been a harder fought campaign for your wickets. Try to hit the ball freely if they get in and you feel you can get a rhythm going again guys. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test,
The nice thing I think is 2-2, we can see it with 2 guys set and it’s not out at the end. So it would be more disturbing if it was two people that were hitting the big hundreds every time. I think it’s a good thing that everyone is contributing, reasoning that they are good enough to perform at this level. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Of course there will be other challenges in the winter, surfaces will be different; but can we keep on going and take a step forward as a group; one of them guys going on and making those big contributions? England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, I mean, we had 400 twice in these circumstances. There’s a lot of good stuff there as well.
Joe Root (1/3):
We’ve had a little pushback yesterday and we’ve had a little bit of going our own way, which was in a strange way quite a good thing for the group, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, when we return to the captaincy role. It’s been really pleasing that we’ve been able to come through it and be so convincing, if you will, in the way that we’ve rounded off the series off, and throughout these three games actually.
No we didn’t, didn’t know much about Razaullah, the batter. We had not much to go on and fair play. He played some fantastic shots, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, set the fields to a certain challenge and hit the ball well. I don’t know how he’s not pulled a side, he’s swinging it that hard. But fair play, he played nicely, and made it difficult for us. When you first saw that pitch, at game start, if you said you want to go for 130, you meant it.
And for us to get clinical towards the back end there, a big partnership to see us home, was exactly the sort of thing we’re after, off the back of two other brilliant performances. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, So yeah, in many ways, out of this series there’s a lot of information to work with, and puts us in a nice place going into the winter.
Babar (2/2): [About the reason for a 21-year-old with limited first-class experience coming here and giving it energy to the Pakistan side] Look, before we come here, we think about different things and then we decide our team. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Then unfortunately we have two changes after losing two games; when we came to England, very difficult for the batters, and first two pitches are very difficult.
So I think that’s the only two changes and as we know we’re going to try our best at third match. I think it’s time we analyse our failures, find out what kind of playing 11 we need to resume Test cricket and what we need to do for our players. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, I believe that they sit and the manager comes, the selector comes and then we sit and make our 11.
Yes, but when you’re coming different series you try your best, and you make decisions as to what kind of playing cricket in different conditions. I believe it’s tough, but I believe we work in here to try to get all the new boys to use their ability. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Babar Azam (1/2): [Would Pakistan be able to proceed with the belief that it has begun to believe after bowlers had retired in the first over] Yes. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, We have taken two wickets in the very first over of our game. So we believe it is high, it is always high. I think it’s very good (way) Root and both of the batsmen playing.
I don’t think so, because if we think about the previous three days, it does not benefit the bowlers at all. Beautiful, natural grass on the course. Hence the need to play a mixture of fast bowlers and one all-rounder. And the fifth (option) is Sami. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, We had a lot of fun with it in the dressing room, because it was done in collaboration with Razaullah.
I believe everyone is getting the opportunity to enjoy themselves in their innings and their bowling and he’s a very good talent and raw. I believe he’s a good man. We were impressed by the way he played this match and he’s giving us confidence. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, I can tell you a little about Razaullah before the Test. But I heard about a lot of things, but I heard about his batting because he came as an opener and he had scored a hundred. So I heard about that things.
With three guys out there that can bowl 90, it’s great to be a part of that bowling attack, as a four. They all have varying capacities, varying abilities and I think we’ve got something really special as a bowling group. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Smudge (Smith) has set the trend up to the stumps and has helped me to take a number of wickets this summer.
He’s doing a great job, it’s brilliant and it’s impressive. Then Coxy this week, replacing Smudge in his second innings, in a really impressive performance, for five dismissals. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, I think it’s a good indication that we’re as a group. I feel like everyone has a chance to do something, everyone has a chance to get involved, and, well, it’s a fantastic summer.
Robinson (2/3):
It’s been a strange summer for the seam bowlers in England, it’s been so hot and dry. We were hoping for flatter wickets but we’ve definitely cut out a lot more with the new ball. I believe it’s a little harder as well and they are nipping for longer, which has been working for me and Abbas. I think he’s bowled exceptionally well for Pakistan. But, it’s definitely done more than previous summers.
When we arrive in South Africa in winter we’ll have to make another adjustment and see what the conditions are like there. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Ollie Robinson | England’s Player of the Series (1/3): [On his outstanding summer and England’s 3-0 series win] Yeah, it’s been very special, and it’s always nice to cap it off with a 3-0 win. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, We’ve all heard about how I don’t think that I’ll get to represent England again.
So to get the opportunity this summer and grab it with both hands, it’s been an amazing summer, and just hopefully I can keep that going. Yeah, sure, I’m definitely more determined to keep going, because I had a lot of ups and downs. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
I have that sense of wanting to keep going and wanting to continue to have something more. The past six months have been a push with the England backroom staff. But the work is not over yet, there’s a lot more to do, and I know that we’re just getting started. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Yeah, it was a very special moment for me as a bowler because whenever I came here in Lord’s 2018, I took eight wickets, four and four. And in this series I took again four wickets. So I played them all out for my 5-wicket. It was a good time for me and my people, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, in the sense that we were going to see a good movie. It was chaos around the Pakistan side; everybody came to play their best but I suppose it was from West Indies. Weather was very hot.
We were from there, here and it was hot weather, too. I guess we should’ve been there longer when we go to away. It was a bad search towards us, but all are trying too hard. Depends on his fitness, how much longer he can continue at 36 So I’m still continuing to do it and relying on the fitness. So I’m doing my hard work with my special trainer, Asif, and he’s going well with me, and hopefully I can play more.
Mohammad Abbas | Player of the Series (1/2): [On the dramatic beginning to the day and whether Pakistan thought it was possible] Yes, in cricket everything is possible so that’s why we started. And my speciality in taking wickets with the new ball.
So I spoke with the boys and all things are possible. So we did our level best. Yes everybody is trying hard, me included, and the edge through the slip, Root’s no ball. That’s why sometimes, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, as a fast bowler, when you try harder you are doing no-balls. It was a part of the game. It has disappeared, it’s gone. But we did a hard fought match, particularly this one.
Obviously a great time for us when the series was closed on and everyone chipped in on his highest Test score and batting with Razaullah late on day 3. I really enjoyed with Razaullah as well. Last year he played against us in first-class cricket and he scored some runs. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, He’s a very good future of Pakistan.
I’d say the pitches (apart from this one) have been very difficult to bat on, Lawrence (2/2). I think the first game at Leeds had quite a bit of life in it, and at Lord’s as well. So fifties have been great scores, and there hasn’t been huge scores throughout the series. I believe fifties have been worth a lot more, then.
Yeah, I think if I continue to perform the way I am then I’ll hit a three figure figure in no time. I’m obviously desperate to get 100 and hundreds for England but if I keep playing like that and working hard I am sure it will find me.
Hm, I think I’m much more plugged in to the team now, yeah, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, I think that’s helped my confidence in all three games, yeah, hopefully I’ll get the chance to continue playing and I feel pretty good about it.
Dan Lawrence | Player of the Match (1/2): [On the run-chase] It wasn’t the ideal start to the day. Abbas was at his usual state of form and laid it in for us, but to be fair we were given the opportunity to get the ball in the right place with a little class and experience from Coxy. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Yeah it’s been a great place to play under Joe Root. It obviously helps when you’re winning cricket games and it has been a lot of fun.
All the boys thankfully have been performing, and it’s been a great start. I believe it’s always “runs” on his all-round contribution, but I would feel guilty if I left a few runs out there. I’m pleased to have played in the bat and it was good to make a good catch and catch two wickets. I really had a good start that morning and would have liked to strike it rich but it didn’t work out. I guess still giving something away was good, but didn’t get more.
Stats by Shashikant Singh
Joe Root’s house summer 2026
Tests: 6
Inngs: 11
Runs: 335
Avg: 33.5
100s/50s: 0/3
HS: 77
England 1st Inning
Root’s 33.5 average this summer is his second worst in 14 English seasons after 2019 (29.83). It’s also his third home summer without an ATH (2019, 2020), and his third without a century.
Most wickets for ENG in a 3 match test series (after 2000)
24 – Ryan Sidebottam vs NZ, 2008 (away)
22 – Gus Atkinson vs WI, 2024 (home)
21 – Steve Harmison vs NZ, 2004 (home)
21 – James Anderson vs SL, 2016 (home)
21 – Ollie Robinson vs PAK, 2026 (home)*
In this series, England bowled just 7.4 overs of spin, the second lowest by any side in a 3 match Test series (after South Africa chasing England in an away series in 1994 spun only 2.0 overs). England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Razaullah’s nine sixes are the 2nd-most by a Pakistan batter in a Test innings, behind Wasim Akram’s 12 vs ZIM (1996). They are also the most in a Test innings for England, tied with Ben Stokes at Lord’s (2023). His eight sixes vs pace are 2nd-most, behind Nathan Astle’s 10 vs ENG (2002). England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Razaullah is the second Pakistaner to make his debut in Test cricket after having scored a fifty and taken four wickets and the first wicket Sri Lanka (post 1982). England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
The 2022/23 series was the first occasion on which England have swept Pakistan in a 3-match Test series; this is the second. It’s England’s 15th series of three-match Test series sweep overall and Pakistan’s 11th series defeat by the same margin.
This series is only the eighth instance and the second in England of a 3-match Test series ending without an individual century. The other time in England was the 1888 Ashes. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Pakistan’s false-shot percentage in this series is 33% – the highest by any side in a 3-match Test series, with England’s 26.4% being beaten at home by South Africa in 2022. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
As easy as the final margin may seem, this chase was far from easy. Mohammad Abbas lifted the spirits of the Pakistan side with his first delivery of the day with a duck on Duckett, only to get another bang for a duck in the very same over, when he knocked down Emilio Gay. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Pakistan couldn’t have had any better luck; they were 2/2 to begin with and Abbas was playing a superb opening spell. Joe Root and Jordan Cox, however, absorbed the pressure, kept the scoreboard ticking over and eventually brought a sense of calm to the innings. Pakistan had a couple of opportunities to pick off Root, but they weren’t taken.
He chopped one onto his stumps off Mohammad Ali, only for the bowler to have overstepped, before an outside edge flew between two slip fielders. Root got Pakistan’s attention and then got to work on his half to make 50 before he joined Cox to make 100 plus. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
The pair led England over the line without any more delays and Cox reached his own fifty as well. Pakistan had their spells but England hung around and finished the job off with eight wickets to put the final nail in the coffin to establish a 3-0 series whitewash for their countrymen. Wait for the after-match mumbo-jumbo. . . .
24.2
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Jordan Cox, Pakistan whitewashed 3-0 by England. It’s fitting that skipper Joe Root is there to witness his side cross the line, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, as he was appointed captain at the start of this series. Players shake hands with each other.
This is England’s maiden white wash of Pakistan at home and it was a great beginning to the second stint of Root in charge. Coming to the ball: Full and outside off, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Cox drives into the box and Masood moves to his right with a fumble and that’s it for the pair of them to pinch an easy single.
24.1
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Root, 1 run, full and outside off, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Root drives through extra cover and race across, settles with a single.
Over 24
128-2
1
4
0
0
0
0
(5 runs)
Jordan Cox
58 (75)
Joe Root
61 (68)
Saim Ayub
3-0-17-0
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23.6
Saim Ayub to Jordan Cox, no run, googly close to off, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Cox gets the ball driven at him and manages to block it.
23.5
Saim Ayub to Jordan Cox, no run, floated in invitingly in yorker length and England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Cox picked it up to mid-on.
23.4
Saim Ayub to Jordan Cox, no run, 90ks flatter and skidding on, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Cox sits back and knocks it to Ayub
23.3
Saim Ayub to Jordan Cox, no run, flighted outside off, Cox eases it back to Ayub
23.2
4
Saim Ayub to Jordan Cox, FOUR, again short and wide outside off, it is so slow that Cox has all the time to pick his spot, he goes back and slaps it in front of square. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Ali doesn’t bother to chase from sweeper cover
23.1
Saim Ayub to Root, short and outside off, Root runs it to sweeper to pick up the run. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Over 23
123-2
1
1
0
0
0
0
(2 runs)
Jordan Cox
54 (70)
Joe Root
60 (67)
Mohammad Imran Randhawa
4-0-22-0
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22.6
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Jordan Cox, no run, fuller, outside off, Cox leans across and off-side defence (no run scored as a result of the outside off delivery). England vs Pakistan 3rd Test
22.5
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Jordan Cox (on a length and outside off) no run, Cox angles it to cover-point.
22.4
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Jordan Cox, fullish delivery around off, Cox saves it well, no run.
22.3
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Jordan Cox – no run good length ball around off Cox sits back and covers
22.2
Root finds Imran Randhawa to Root, 1 run, angling in, Root tucks it to square leg and Cox has to rush in, he makes it comfortably. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Pakistan 2nd Inning
22.1
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Jordan Cox, short & outside off, Cox was wide open and took it to deep backward point for one run. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Over 22
121-2
0
4
2
0
0
1
(7 runs)
Jordan Cox
53 (65)
Joe Root
59 (66)
Saim Ayub
2-0-12-0
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21.6
Saim Ayub hits a run, which is mishit but ends up drifting round the wicket to Jordan Cox who shuts it in the huge open spaces from the leg. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
21.5
Ayub to Jordan Cox, no run, tossed up around off, Cox throws it back to Ayub. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test
21.4
Saim Ayub to Jordan Cox, no run, flighted delivery, Cox prods forward and defends it back, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, no run.
21.3
Saim Ayub to Jordan Cox, 2 runs, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, fraction short and outside off, Cox cracks it in front of square, gets couple more.
21.2
F
50 to Jordan Cox, FOUR, fifty for Cox. He raises his bat and accepts the applause. This has been a fine knock. He walked in the first over after losing an early wicket and was able to hold off the early attack and is now in a race. Chanceless knock, it’s been a chanceless knock. This is dragged short and Cox is rapid to react – rocks back and hammers the pull to deep mid-wicket. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
21.1
Saim Ayub to Jordan Cox, no run, 78ks carrom ball around off, Cox knocks it to cover. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
Over 21
114-2
1
1
1
1
4
0
(8 runs)
Joe Root
59 (66)
Jordan Cox
46 (59)
Mohammad Imran Randhawa
3-0-20-0
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20.6
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Root, no run, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, good length ball with a nice angle in, Root turns it with soft hands to mid-wicket
20.5
4
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Root, FOUR, fumble and Root’s boundary. With the pace he runs short of length delivery Randhawa doesn’t have to chase England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Root and instead gets ahead of the delivery and pulls back of square. The ball is slipping past Razaullah as he moves around.
20.4
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Jordan Cox length outside off, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, a single for Cox in extra cover.
20.3
Once again, Mohammad Imran Randhawa was in the leg-side and the pair was in the second thought. However, Root is determined not to do it. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
20.2
Randhawa Mohammad Imran to Jordan Cox, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, 1 run, 123ks full and slanting in – Cox pushes and the inside-edge rolls to fine leg
20.1
Root tucks a length delivery to Mohammad Imran Randhawa, 1 run, good score on the leg-side.Mohammad Imran Randhawa tucks it good, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, to Root, 1 run, a back of a length delivery.
Over 20
106-2
0
0
1
0
0
4
(5 runs)
Jordan Cox
44 (57)
Joe Root
53 (62)
Saim Ayub
1-0-5-0
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19.6
4
Faced with Saim Ayub, Jordan Cox, FOUR, poor delivery and Cox puts it away. Cox crouches slightly and paddles to fine leg as it drifts down leg. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
19.5
Saim Ayub to Jordan Cox, no run, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, this one is a bit low, Cox pulls his bat down in time and stabs to mid-wicket.
19.4
Saim Ayub to Jordan Cox, no run, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, 75ks floated up outside off, Cox waits and guides it to backward point.
19.3
Saim Ayub to Root, shortens the length, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, slow pace and Root punches to sweeper. The 100 partnership is up
19.2
Dhaka University and the Capital School of Journalism have announced the winners of the Essay Contest.The winners of the Essay Contest have been declared by Saim Ayub at Root and the Capital School of Journalism.
19.1
Saim Ayub to Root, no run, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, 77ks flighted delivery, Root prods forward and he/she covers it.
Saim Ayub (right arm off break) makes his entry into the attack.
Over 19
101-2
4
1
1
1
0
0
(7 runs)
Jordan Cox
40 (54)
Joe Root
52 (59)
Mohammad Imran Randhawa
2-0-12-0
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18.6
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Jordan Cox, no run, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, good length ball angling in, Cox’s turn it gently to mid-wicket
Most fifties in Tests
69* – Joe Root
68 – Sachin Tendulkar
66 – S Chanderpaul
63 – Allan Border
63 – Rahul Dravid
62 – Ricky Ponting
18.5
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Jordan Cox: England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, No run, length and outside off, Cox raises his bat and lets it go
18.4
Root to Mohammad Imran Randhawa, 1 run too straight – on middle and leg, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Root clips it backward of square.
18.3
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Jordan Cox, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, 1 run fullish delivery around off, Cox drives it straight back to Randhawa who gets a hand just one.
18.2
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Root, 1 run, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, slanting into the pads, Root guides it home for a try.Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Root, 1 run, slanting into the pads, Root helps guide the ball home.
18.1
F
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Root, FOUR, fifty for Root. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Edgbaston goes Rooooooottttt. This has been a charmed knock. He chopped on and was saved by Ali overstepping, then an outside-edge went right between two fielders and he’s made the most of it, just like how all the great batters do.
Coming to the ball: Short and wide outside off, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Root comes back to the ball and cracks it to deep backward point
Razaullah’s pace has been down today. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, He’s bowling in the mid 130kph. Perhaps it’s due to his limp. He wasn’t getting the walk in his practice at the beginning of the day, and it is evident in his bowling pace.
Over 18
94-2
2
3
0
1
0
4
(10 runs)
Jordan Cox
39 (51)
Joe Root
46 (56)
Razaullah
5-0-39-0
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17.6
4
Razaullah to Jordan Cox, FOUR, England are in cruise mood now.. It is a freebie and Cox is helping with it. Down leg and Cox, his only hope is to get some bat, and he does and the ball goes flying. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
England 2nd Inning
17.5
Razaullah to Jordan Cox, no run, 135ks on a length and outside off: Cox eases it to cover
Joe Root follows the trail of Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting to become the England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, 3rd batsman to hit 1000+ runs at four different grounds.
17.4
Razaullah to Root, a length round off, 135ks back, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Root turns into gully and the fielder makes a half stop.
17.3
Razaullah knocks it to cover that short of length delivery after Root gets on top of the bounce (no run), with a no run delivery. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.
17.2
Razaullah to Jordan Cox, 3 runs, short of length delivery, but lacks the pace and bounce, Cox gets into a nice position and pulls it in front of square. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, The mid-on fielder runs to the ball, and pulls it in before the rope.
Stat- Joe Root is the first batsman to build up 1000+ Test runs at Edgbaston, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, following Lord’s (2203), Manchester (1128) and The Oval (1050).
17.1
After a 135ks back of a length delivery from Razaullah, Cox chips into the empty mid-wicket pocket for a brace.
Over 17
84-2
0
0
0
N
0
0
4
(5 runs)
Root
45 (54)
Jordan Cox
30 (47)
Mohammad Imran Randhawa
1-0-5-0
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16.6
4
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Root, FOUR, you can’t even call these types of errors as “school boy errors. That’s not the case. Delivering long to mid, root tucks the back of the ball to the fielder. England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, He picks it up neatly and throws a wild throw – way over Ghori and no chance for the backward point fielder. 4 runs given to England.
16.5
Root to Mohammad Imran Randhawa, no run, 120ks nipping in from a shortish length, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test, Root tucks it to square leg
16.4
In the sixth over, Root takes an easy delivery from Mohammad Imran Randhawa on a length and outside off for 0 runs.
16.4
Root to Mohammad Imran Randhawa, no ball, 123ks good length ball around off, Root camps back and defends to mid-on. Another no-ball by a Pakistan pacer..
16.3
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Root, no run – this one does not go over quite high, but line is outside off, and Root easily takes it to cover!
16.2
Root has a speed of 123ks outside off, Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Root, no ball, 123ks back of a length outside off and Root opens the bat face and guides it to backward point.
Ghori is up. Two slips and gully in situ.
16.1
Mohammad Imran Randhawa to Root, they got close with a no run. Kneels down and supports arms. The ball jags were a good length away in a long way, and were not very far from the off-stump. The two batters have a quick chat
The right arm fast medium Mohammad Imran Randhawa enters the fray.
Over 16
79-2
0
2
0
4
1
1
(8 runs)
Joe Root
41 (47)
Jordan Cox
30 (47)
Razaullah
4-0-29-0
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15.6
Razaullah to Root, 1 run, short of length around off, Root takes the bounce and angles it back of point
15.5
Razaullah to Jordan Cox; 1 run, back of a length delivery, Cox plays a soft delivery to cover-point, Root calls him across quickly.
15.4
4
Razaullah to Jordan Cox, FOUR, shot! He mistimed the previous one but not this time. Another pitched up delivery, this is closer to off and Cox drives it straight of mid-off. The bat fell straight and was pinned in the middle. Cox does not bother to run..
15.3
Razaullah to Jordan Cox, no run, full pitcher close to off, Cox slashes the drive square and straight to cover.
15.2
Cox punches it forward inside off, scoring 2 runs inside of a length behind Razaullah, and adds a couple.
15.1
Razaullah surfaces to Jordan Cox, no ball, 136ks fullish delivery to the middle of the off, Cox delivers it tentatively to mid-off.Razaullah runs up to Jordan Cox, no ball, 136ks fullish delivery to the middle of the off, Cox pushes it meekly up to mid-off.
Although he had been beaten for much of the match, Razaullah [3.0-0-21-0] has returned to the attack.
Over 15
71-2
0
0
Wd5
0
1
0
1
(7 runs)
Jordan Cox
23 (42)
Joe Root
40 (46)
Mohammad Abbas
8-1-27-2
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14.6
Cox lapping around the front pad to long leg when Abbas to him to run, full and attacking the stumps, Cox plants his front pad across and flicks around it to long leg.
14.5
Another good length ball around off to Abbas, who gets behind the line and defends well, but fails to score a run.
14.4
Root to Abbas, 1 run, 127ks slanting into the pads, Root helps it along to fine leg.
14.3
Root took a smart, decisive catch to block Abbas’ attack.Abbas to Root, no run, defended.
14.3
Abbas to Root, 5 wides, whoa! It has caught everyone off-guard. Root swivels and thinks about the pull, but Abbas goes wide and bangs it into the pitch as it continues up into the air. No chance for poor Ghori who’s standing upto the stumps. Five bonus runs for England..
14.2
Root runs to Root, Abbas moves to Root, Root takes a long clear shot to Abbas but it is blocked by the halves and Root nibbles in
14.1
Root, no run, 127ks angled in off wide of the crease, Root turns it with soft hands to square leg
Some problem with Root’s helmet. He wants to sort it out and hence the delay. Looks like the cushion inside has come off, he’s gluing it back. Yes, the cushion near forehead has slipped out of place, and he glues it back. All sorted now. Abbas, bowling his 8th over, will continue..
Over 14
64-2
1
1
0
4
0
0
(6 runs)
Jordan Cox
22 (40)
Joe Root
39 (42)
Mohammad Ali
4-0-23-0
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13.6
Mohammad Ali wants to run to Jordan Cox, but the gate is short of length close to off and Ali fails to stop it cleanly.
13.5
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, No run, Good length ball in channel, Cox gives full face of the bat in his block.
13.4
4
Four shot! Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox. Wristy from Cox. Cox takes thre bounce and beats Ali’s ball to mid-on. The ball teases Abbas all the way, and beats him just in time when he puts in a slide. Cox is able to use the wrists to play that into the leg-side and in the gap
13.3
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox – No run, 131ks on a length and outside off, Cox defends with an angled bat to point
13.2
Mohammad Ali to Root (good length ball on off), Root comes in to defend in front of mid on, 1 run
13.1
Mohammad Ali is desperate to score off Jordan Cox but Cox’s spirals the ball backward of square and Razaullah manages to keep it at 1.
Over 13
58-2
0
0
1
2
4
0
(7 runs)
Joe Root
38 (41)
Jordan Cox
17 (35)
Mohammad Abbas
7-1-20-2
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12.6
Abbas to Root no run, R deli around off, R stands tall and defends with soft hands
12.5
4
Fuming Abbas to Root, FOUR Abbas. This is a chance and no one went for it. Then he says to him, “Come on, yaar. Goes wide of the crease and angles it in, Root pushes forward to defend and the ball straightens and gets the outside edge and goes right between first and second slip. It was given by Ayub and Shafique to each other. It was Ayub’s catch as the ball landed next to him and wouldn’t have carried to Shafique. The rest of the 84% of Root is also free.
12.4
Abbas to Root, 2 runs, too straight as Abbas tries to bag for Stumps, Root bowlers forward and cuts off past Mid on. Razaullah chases it down and keeps it to a brace
12.3
Abbas to Jordan Cox, length was fuller behind as nip-backer and Cox is not fully forward and pushed an inside-edge back of square leg. The pair hits up the 50-run stand in the quickest of times with a single at the plate to call for a root call.
12.2
Cox keeps himself back from the line and defended Abbas, no run, 122ks angling from good length spot.
12.1
Abbas to Jordan Cox, no run, 122ks on a length and around off, Cox sits back and angles it to backward point
Drinks! Following the loss of both of their openers in the first over, England have come out on top of the storm. Mohammad Ali’s no ball came to his rescue for Root on 23. England can clinch the clean sweep with 79 runs.
Over 12
51-2
0
N4
1
0
0
1
0
(7 runs)
Joe Root
32 (38)
Jordan Cox
16 (32)
Mohammad Ali
3-0-17-0
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11.6
Root to Mohammad Ali: no run, 135kph, fuller length, Root stays back to defend.
11.5
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, 1 run, 133kph, short ball and Cox is looking to deliberately pull it along the ground. Doesn’t quite middle it and takes a quick single as the ball goes to mid-on. Abbas has a shy at the bowler’s end and misses the target
11.4
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox No run 136kph Full outside off, pushed to short cover
11.3
Mohammad Ali is attempting to open up the bat-face at the back of the square on the off-side and Jordan Cox has an inside edge, with no chance of a run. The ball moves towards the keeper.
11.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, comes in with the angle Root drives with shape and receives a thick inside edge to the ball taking it to fine leg. That was the only time the 50s were up for England.
11.2
4
Ball Root, Mohammad Ali to Root, no ball, FOUR, cracking shot! In 133kph, outswinger, Root bends back leg and powerfully drives through point, the ball flies with force towards the fence and Mohammad Ali has overstepped again.
11.1
Keeping the ball in his hands, Mohammad Ali to Root, hits no run, 135kph, walks forward and across to force this length ball into point.
Over 11
44-2
0
0
4
0
0
0
(4 runs)
Jordan Cox
15 (29)
Joe Root
27 (34)
Mohammad Abbas
6-1-13-2
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10.6
Cox retaliates and returns it to Abbas, 123kph, wide of the crease again and fullish ball angled in, Abbas defends as Cox goes to the right of the bowler.
10.5
Abbas bunt this full delivery and straightens to mid-on (no run) 123kph
10.4
Abbas to Jordan Cox, no run, 127kph, hits fuller outside off from wide of the crease, Cox blocks it to the off side.
10.3
4
Mohammed to Jordan Cox, FOUR, a nice punch. Cox must be tall and stand with space between him and the ball, and then needs to move the ball through cover-point.
10.2
Abbas to Jordan Cox, no run, 123kph, in-seamer, hits Cox high on the bat as he knocks it to mid-on
10.1
Abbas blocked into off to Jordan Cox, no run; fullish ball.
Over 10
40-2
0
0
3
0
1
N
4
(9 runs)
Joe Root
27 (34)
Jordan Cox
11 (23)
Mohammad Ali
2-0-10-0
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9.6
4
Mohammad Ali to Root, FOUR, boundary off next ball! That’ll hurt Mohammad Ali more. 136kph, Root gets forward and across, opens the bat-face to well drive it through backward point. In both circumstances, the ball was beautifully set up and hit into the gap.
The man is in a state of distress.Mohammad Ali is in a state of distress and Babar pats his back to cheer him up.
9.6
Mohammad Ali to Root, no ball, chopped on! Mohammad Ali is pumped but his celebration has been cut short as he’s overstepped. Reprieve for Root. The England captain slaps the ball wide of the stumps with his back leg, but then pulls this wideish ball onto his stumps.
9.5
Mohammad Ali runs to Jordan Cox, and nips back to middle, Cox moves his bat to the backward square leg off the inner half of the bat with great pace and accuracy. Mohammad Ali has his hands on head
9.4
The batsmen met with Mohammad Ali, who bowled it fuller than a good length at 136kph, no run, to a Cox who turned angles to the back of the net.
9.3
Joe Root walks and strides across to Mohammad Ali who drives Root’s shot over extra cover and into a half volley. From mid off, Masood makes a good slide to put the game back in play.
9.2
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, 136kph, vociferous appeal for lbw from Mohammad Ali. With Babar off the field, the keeper has actually persuaded Shan Masood to review it. Semed appeared to be on his way down leg. Let’s wait and see what the tech is saying. When in-slanting length-ball and Root miss the flick, the ball is hit on the pad. Missing leg comfortably and Pakistan burn a review
DRS
9.1
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, 133kph, Mohammad Ali is still aiming at the stumps, but Root is able to deftly evade him and head it towards square leg.
Over 9
31-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
(0 runs)
Jordan Cox
10 (21)
Joe Root
20 (29)
Mohammad Abbas
5-1-9-2
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8.6
Abbas to Jordan Cox, NO RUN, maiden over! With just a good length from wide of the crease, Cox is able to check his drive at 120kph. The ball rolls to mid-on
8.5
Abbas to Jordan Cox, no run, 123kph, off-stump line and watchfully defended towards point.
8.4
Cox makes it with a dive to the stumps from Abbas on the off side while Cox defends it with an angle on the stumps.
8.3
Abbas to Jordan Cox, no run, 122kph, straightens off the deck, decent bounce as well. Cox is half-forward to block and the outside edge takes it towards the slip cordon. Played cards with poor hand quality.Played hand that lacked quality.
8.2
Abbas to Jordan Cox, no run, 127kph, fuller ball angled in from wide of the crease blocked stoutly by Cox.
8.1
Jordan Cox to Abbas returns full around, Abbas hits the ball to Cox who chokes it, 123kph and no run.
Over 8
31-2
0
1
0
0
0
0
(1 runs)
Joe Root
20 (29)
Jordan Cox
10 (15)
Mohammad Ali
1-0-1-0
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7.6
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, 133kph, yet another one angling in, Root gets half-forward to defend it towards cover
Four ducks by the openers is the first time in Test history that it has happened in England. In all, it’s the 8th time in Test history.
7.5
Mohammad Ali to Root – No run, 135kph, slanted in towards middle, Root remains in his crease and defends the outside edge
7.4
Root is taken to the boundary, no run, 133kPH, just a bit too much of this length ball and a shuffling Root covers the line to tap the ball into the offside.
7.3
Mohammad Ali to Root, no run, 130kph, short of length delivery, Root moves back and across to defend it back to the bowler
7.2
Mohammad Ali throws shortish ball to Jordan Cox with a 1 run for 128kph, shortish ball Cox pitches in leg-side. Midwicket is on the ball swiftly and Cox is swift as well.
7.1
Mohammad Ali in-angler Mohammad Ali starts with fullish in-angler; Cox is solid off the front foot, two slips and gully in place.
With the right arm bowler Mohammad Ali, the fast-medium comes into the attack.
Over 7
30-2
2
0
2
0
0
0
(4 runs)
Joe Root
20 (25)
Jordan Cox
9 (13)
Mohammad Abbas
4-0-9-2
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6.6
Abbas to Root no run 122kph, opens the face of bat and punches this length ball out of the way outside off.
6.5
Abbas to Root, 125kph, no run, defensively pushed to cover, fuller than a length
6.4
Root tries to cut it and takes a soft leading edge into the bowler’s hands which teems back towards the bowler, Abbas to Root, no run, 120kph, length ball, Root looks to cut and takes a soft leading edge ball back towards the bowler.
Both ENG openers dismissed on duck vs PAK in a Test innings
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6.3
Abbas to Root – 2 runs, 125kph, straight ball from Abbas and England captain leg glides just behind square on the leg-side
6.2
Edge and safe Abbas to Root! This is in the probing zone at 123kph. Out seaming length ball slightly to the outside, off center. Abdullah Shafique is outside of the equation at first slip as Root has a bit of poke on both edges.
6.1
Abbas to Root (fullish ball on middle leg, 120kph, Abbas’s 2 runs), Root clips throw backward square leg.
Razaullah is about to leave the area.
Over 6
26-2
1
0
1
0
0
1
(3 runs)
Joe Root
16 (19)
Jordan Cox
9 (13)
Razaullah
3-0-21-0
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5.6
Razaullah to Root, 1 run, 140kph, Root comes out of the crease to cut this wide-ish short of length delivery to deep backward point’s L.
5.5
Razaullah to Root, no run, 140kph, Root hops to cover this short of length.
Razaullah’s middle finger is bleeding and he’s called for the physio as it’s his bowling hand. After a small pause in play, he’s fine to resume
5.4
Razaullah to Root, no run, 140kph, dug in short outside off, Root ignores. There’s a deep backward point for Root this over
5.3
Slating in on a short of length Razaullah to Jordan Cox, 1 run, 136kph, wide of the crease and slanting in on a short of length.
5.2
Razaullah to Jordan Cox, no run, 136kph, back of a length, Cox gets on top of bounce and punches to cover.
5.1
Razaullah to Root, 1 run (138kph), too full, too straight, too flicked through square leg
Just two slips and a guly now
Over 5
23-2
0
0
0
0
1
0
(1 runs)
Jordan Cox
8 (11)
Joe Root
14 (15)
Mohammad Abbas
3-0-5-2
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4.6
Jordan Cox makes a full effort at Abbas but it is blocked in by Cox and fails to get to the boundary.
4.5
Abbas to Root, 1 run, 123kph, wide of the crease again, the line is a lot straighter on this occasion and Root knocks it to mid-on’s right
4.4
Abbas to Root, no run, 125kph, angles in wide of crease, it’s the wobble seam ball that seams away out of the way of Root’s outside defensive edge.
The umpire has a word with Abbas for getting close to the danger area
4.3
Abbas to Root, no run, 127kph, opens bat-face to show this length ball to the off-side. My cursor moves to the right and slides to stop on the 4rd slip.
4.2
Abbas to Root, no run, 123kph, Abbas is playing this wide of the crease. The length is a little too short and Root is held back to tap it towards point
4.1
Abbas to Root, 122kph, no run, good length around off, Root blocks it and covers.
Over 4
22-2
0
0
4
0
1
4
(9 runs)
Jordan Cox
8 (10)
Joe Root
13 (10)
Razaullah
2-0-18-0
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3.6
4
Razaullah to Jordan Cox, FOUR, 141kph, aerial, safe and four! Cox would have had his heart in his mouth for a moment as he wasn’t in control of his shot. The outswinger’s feet do not move and Cox is throwing his bat at the ball. Slices it over the jumping backwards point fielder on the outside of the base of the field
Emilio Gay with Mohammad Abbas in this series
Balls seamed in = 12 runs, 30 balls, 3 dismissals
Other deliveries: 30 runs, 67 balls, no dismissal.
3.5
They go around the corner with an elegant turn by Razaullah to Root; 1 run, 138kph, leg lined and Root clips.
3.4
Razaullah to Root, No Run, 141kph, full on off, pushed back to the bowler.
Three boundaries to the third man region but there’s still no one there in the deep. Babar, on the other hand, has put a man at deep square leg.
3.3
4
Root to Root, FOUR, third for Root and all of them have erupted against Razaullah. 136kph, shortened length outside off, Root crouches a bit to cut hard. The ball overflies the gully area to the fence.
3.2
Razaullah to Root, no run, 140kph, fullish delivery in, Root shuffles a bit and blocks it, into the off-side
3.1
Root to Razaullah, 140kph, wayward from Razaullah, full toss and down leg, Root can’t handle his flick and Ghazi Ghori dives to his left and his ball is saved
Over 3
13-2
0
0
0
2
0
0
(2 runs)
Jordan Cox
4 (9)
Joe Root
8 (5)
Mohammad Abbas
2-0-4-2
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2.6
Abbas crosses to Jordan Cox, no run, 122kph, from wide of the crease, Cox is defending it towards mid on.
2.5
A good forward movement by Abbas to Jordan Cox with no run, 123kph, then a good block by Cox in the off-side.
2.4
Abbas to Jordan Cox, 2 runs, 122kph, short of good length, Cox plays late to take a shot behind the ball at backward point to beat him for a couple of runs.
2.3
Abbas plays to Jordan Cox, he gives Cox a run and 125kph, and Cox defends to cover from the crease.
2.2
Cook to Abbas, no ball, 122kph, length with good bounce outside off, Cox’s arms shouldered.
2.1
A ball is played towards the stumps and Abbas defends it back to the bowler, who is Jordan Cox, but the ball is played with fullish ball and no run.
There’s some issue with the landing area for Abbas, a big hammer to the rescue. It’s sorted. Next, hold the three slips and gully in place,
It is the second time in a Test game, after Wasim Akram’s achievement in first over against Sri Lanka in 1999, that a Pakistani bowler has secured two wickets in the first over.