Pakistan Bowled Out For 133 As England Lead On Day One At Edgbaston

Pakistan were bowled out for 133 at Edgbaston on the first day of the third Test, and England closed on 156 for 4 with a lead of 23. Josh Tongue took 4 for 42. Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer took three wickets each. The innings lasted 33.5 overs. Joe Root won the toss and chose to bowl.

Pakistan trail 2-0 and the series is already gone. They have not passed 200 in five innings on this tour, according to Aaj News. Seven changes and a replaced coaching staff preceded this match.

Thirty-three overs, 133 runs

Pakistan were 26 for 4 early. Saud Shakeel made 43 from 47 balls, the top score. Babar Azam was bowled by Tongue for 7. Saim Ayub went for a duck. Mohammad Abbas made 21 and Razaullah 11.

Tongue's 4 for 42 came from 10 overs. Robinson bowled 11 overs for 15 runs and three wickets. Archer took 3 for 25 from 7.5 overs. No Pakistan partnership lasted long enough to change the shape of the morning.

Razaullah's debut spell

Razaullah was one of three Pakistan debutants. The 21 year old quick bowled at around 89 to 92 mph, according to Cricket Times, and finished with 2 for 42 from nine overs. He trapped Joe Root lbw. He then removed Emilio Gay when the ball deflected onto the stumps.

The other two debutants were the pace all-rounder Mohammad Imran Randhawa and the wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghori. Pakistan named this XI at Edgbaston:

• Azan Awais
• Saim Ayub
• Abdullah Shafique
• Shan Masood
• Babar Azam (captain)
• Saud Shakeel
• Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper, debut)
• Mohammad Imran Randhawa (debut)
• Razaullah (debut)
• Mohammad Ali
• Mohammad Abbas

Gay and Brook build the lead

England lost three wickets building the reply. Root fell for 8. Ben Duckett and Jordan Cox also went early. England were still behind when Gay and Harry Brook came together.

The pair put on 104 for the fourth wicket. Gay made 60 from 113 balls with nine fours. Brook was 52 not out from 76 balls at stumps, with four fours. Dan Lawrence was unbeaten on 5. The stand carried England past 133 and into the lead before the close.

Seven changes, same result

Pakistan lost at Headingley by an innings and 103 runs. They lost at Lord's by 194. Their four completed innings before this match read 171, 135, 110 and 194. England took 12 World Test Championship points from each of those two wins.

Seven players were dropped for Edgbaston and the coaching staff was replaced. Three debutants came in. Pakistan then lost their first four wickets for 26.

England had already won the series at Lord's. Only the margin is still in play at Edgbaston. Pakistan have taken nothing from the tour so far.