• England 184 and 242; Pakistan 363 and 66-1
• Abbas and Amir fire Pakistan to nine-wicket win
After that little oasis of serenity on Saturday evening, England reverted to type. In the space of 25 minutes wild hopefulness gave way to grim haplessness as their second innings subsided from 235 for six to 242 all out. No one was predicting an England victory overnight but it was reasonable to expect that the rearguard action might still be in operation at noon and that they could head to Leeds this week with something to savour.
Instead they will travel north humbled and humiliated, with their confidence in shreds having been thrashed on their own patch at headquarters by a side ranked seventh in the world, two places below them – though that will change if England perform as ineptly at Headingley. Pakistan won by nine wickets; they performed superbly but unspectacularly like solid old pros who understood the prevailing conditions precisely. And they are supposed to be the callow side. Pakistan bowled full and straight and let the ball swing and seam a little; they batted with grit and patience and they caught their catches. That was more than enough to overwhelm an England team in some disarray.
Written by Vic Marks at Lord’s
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/27/pakistan-blow-away-england-victory-first-test under the title “Pakistan blow away woeful England to seal crushing victory in first Test”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
