England rout Pakistan by an innings to take 1-0 lead

LEEDS – England introduced Joe Root's second spell as permanent Test captain in emphatic fashion, crushing Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs in the first Test at Headingley on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Key points

• ENGLAND 366-8 (Brook 91, Cox 73, Root 66, Lawrence 51, Usman 5-92) beat PAKISTAN 171 (Tongue 5-46, Robinson 5-51) AND 135 (Rizwan 41, Robinson 3-29, Tongue 3-43, Archer 3-50) by an innings and 103 runs.
• While captain Salman Ali Agha managed only four, shan Masood scored 29, Abdullah Shafique 15 and Saud Shakeel 14.
• While Tongue dismissed Saud Shakeel and Shan Masood, robinson then removed Abdullah Shafique.

What happened

While captain Salman Ali Agha managed only four, shan Masood scored 29, Abdullah Shafique 15 and Saud Shakeel 14. Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed for a duck and Azan Awais created nine. Archer struck twice early, removing Imam in the second over before dismissing Azan Awais in his next over, with England captain Root taking a sharp catch at leg slip. The catch was Root's 219th in Tests, moving him ahead of Australia's Steve Smith as the most successful non-wicketkeeper catcher in Test history.

While Tongue dismissed Saud Shakeel and Shan Masood, robinson then removed Abdullah Shafique. Tongue twice came close to completing hat-tricks during Pakistan's collapse. Pakistan's main individual success came from left-arm spinner Ali Usman. This person asserted his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket with 5-95. After Abdul Qadir, Mushtaq Ahmed and Yasir Shah, he became only the fourth Pakistan spinner to take five wickets in a Test innings in England. England had earlier built their dominant position through contributions from Harry Brook (91), Jordan Cox (73), Root (66) and Dan Lawrence (51). The hosts resumed the third day on 366-8 and continued 43 runs before being bowled out for 409, with Jofra Archer unbeaten on 23. England's bowlers had already laid the foundation for victory by dismissing Pakistan for 171 in the first innings, with Robinson taking 5-51 and Tongue 5-46.

The bottom line

For now, england rout Pakistan by an innings to take 1 remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.