Pakistan now lead this unwanted list of it happening twice in the same game with seven such instances, followed by England (5), Australia (4), India (2) and New Zealand (1) While a team losing its first wicket with the score on zero is not uncommon in Test cricket. The visitors lost their first wicket with the team score on zero in both innings, as Azan Awais was dismissed lbw by Ollie Robinson in the first innings, while Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed without scoring in the second innings. Pakistan became the first team ever to achieve an unwanted feat during their crushing defeat against England in the first Test at Headingley on Friday.
Pakistan became the first team ever to achieve an unwanted feat during their crushing defeat against England in the first Test at Headingley on Friday.
Pakistan, having scored only 171 in their first innings, could not resist another fierce session from England’s pace attack, and Jofra Archer , Josh Tongue and Ollie Robinson between them took nine wickets as England secured a dominant win and thus obtained important points in the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 cycle. Robinson was primarily responsible for Pakistan’s failure and closed the match with the impressive figures of 8/80, earning him the award of Player of the Match. Archer was also helpful with the bat during England’s first innings, having helped increase the lead to more than 200 on the third morning before Pakistan ended the innings with the wicket of Jamie Smith , who scored 25. The decisive win by England represents a solid beginning to Joe Root’s second term as full-time Test captain, and it also improves England’s position in the World Test Championship table, England’s rank advancing as Pakistan have dropped below the West Indies and now find themselves at the bottom of the table with a points percentage of 19.05.
