England Secures Three-Day Innings Win Against Pakistan with Robinson, Archer Lead the Way
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Tongue, Robinson, Archer lead the way as England seal three-day innings win Wickets shared among seamers again as Pakistan succumb to defeat in just 1053 balls
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BBC SportThis content is not available in your location. There was an error Josh Tongue takes three wickets in six balls as Pakistan fall from 68-3 to 76-6 in their second innings of the first Test, as England close in on an innings victory at Headingley. FOLLOW LIVE: England v Pakistan - Day Three
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The clock had just ticked past 7pm, there was still half an hour of play left on this soggy second day, and it looked for all money that Harry Brook would end a year-long wait for his 11th Test century with a first at his home ground of Headingley.
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Joe Root celebrated the perfect return, his 28th Test victory as England captain, five years on from his 27th on this ground, sealed in the afternoon sunshine. He made a few and grabbed one at leg-slip to get things moving in Pakistan’s second innings. You wonder if he’ll play another Test at home, whether he’ll have the chance to feel the love again from the Western Terrace. And what will Yorkshire look like in a couple years’ time? Patel and Colin Graves, the club’s chair, continue to push for the controversial demutualisation of this members’ club, claiming external investment is needed to improve their facilities.
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Brook had agonisingly missed out by one run against India here last summer. And this time, against a ragged Pakistan side that had handed him a life second ball amid another outing to forget, the box was practically begging to be ticked.
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For all that Brook was cursing himself back in the dressing room, and Usman struck twice more before stumps – he ended the day with five for 92 – it was not hugely damaging to England’s position. At stumps Joe Root’s side had progressed to 366 for eight, and a lead of 195 runs, wi
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01 Sky Sports England playing Pakistan in three-Test series, with game at Headingley followed by matches at Lord's (August 27-31) and Edgbaston (September 9-13) - all live on Sky Sports; Joe Root back for second stint as captain following Ben Stokes' international retirement Friday 21 August 2026 10:33, UK
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02 BBC Sport This content is not available in your location. There was an error Jofra Archer takes the final wicket as England bowl Pakistan out for 135 to secure a huge win in the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley, winning by an innings and 103 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. FOLLOW LIVE: England complete crushing win over lacklustre Pakistan
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03 The Guardian Sport The ground finds itself without a men’s Test for the next two years, not part of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s allocation for the visit of Pat Cummins’s Australia in 2027. They’ll have to wait until 2031 for that money-spinning fixture. With Old Trafford off the list, too, there won’t be a men’s Ashes Test in the north next summer. Sanjay Patel, Yorkshire’s chief executive, has called the absence of men’s Test cricket over the next two years “devastating” for the club, echoing the sentiments expressed in their most recent annual report and accounts.
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04 NDTV Sports 'Pakistan Are A Poor Side': England Great Delivers Brutal 'Failure' Verdict Pakistan cricket team in action against England
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