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Source: Sky Sports | Category: Sports World | Date: Aug 20, 2026
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England skittle Pakistan at Headingley on Root's return as Test captain
England skittle Pakistan for 171 on Joe Root's return as Test captain with Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue taking five-wicket hauls at Headingley Joe Root,...
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- England skittle Pakistan for 171 on Joe Root's return as Test captain with Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue taking five-wicket hauls at Headingley Joe Root, back as England skipper after Ben Stokes' retirement, sees side dismiss Pakistan in 48.1 overs after electing to bowl; Ollie Robinson strikes from first ball of Test, with Azan Awais (0) lbw; England close on 112-2, trail by 59; watch day from 10.15am Thursday on Sky Sports Wednesday 19 August 2026 19:45, UK Joe Root's second spell as England Test captain began with his side skittling Pakistan for 171 at Headingley as Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue each bagged five-wicket hauls around a lengthy rain delay and a brief fightback from the tourists.
- Latest Sky Sports deals or stream England vs Pakistan no contract - Scorecard: England vs Pakistan, first Test, Headingley - England vs Pakistan - as it happened on day one in Leeds England lost Ben Duckett (15) lbw and Emilio Gay (33) caught at slip, to Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ali respectively, leaving Jordan Cox (23no) - into the side at No 3 in place of the injured Jacob Bethell - and Root (37no) to usher the side to the 7.30pm stumps with an unbroken stand of 64.
- Robinson (5-51) inflicted a platinum duck on Azan Awais, trapping the opener lbw from around the wicket as a wicket fell to the first ball of a Test match in England for the first time in 19 years, and then pinned Shan Masood (5) leg before from over the wicket.
- Pakistan battled to 23-2 from 9.4 overs before the rain arrived, during which time England burned two reviews looking for further breakthroughs, and then progressed to 97-3 once play resumed, only for Tongue (5-46) nicking off Imam to trigger a collapse.
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England skittle Pakistan for 171 on Joe Root's return as Test captain with Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue taking five-wicket hauls at Headingley Joe Root, back as England skipper after Ben Stokes' retirement, sees side dismiss Pakistan in 48.1 overs after electing to bowl; Ollie Robinson strikes from first ball of Test, with Azan Awais (0) lbw; England close on 112-2, trail by 59; watch day from 10.15am Thursday on Sky Sports Wednesday 19 August 2026 19:45, UK Joe Root's second spell as England Test captain began with his side skittling Pakistan for 171 at Headingley as Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue each bagged five-wicket hauls around a lengthy rain delay and a brief fightback from the tourists. Latest Sky Sports deals or stream England vs Pakistan no contract - Scorecard: England vs Pakistan, first Test, Headingley - England vs Pakistan - as it happened on day one in Leeds England lost Ben Duckett (15) lbw and Emilio Gay (33) caught at slip, to Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ali respectively, leaving Jordan Cox (23no) - into the side at No 3 in place of the injured Jacob Bethell - and Root (37no) to usher the side to the 7.30pm stumps with an unbroken stand of 64. Robinson (5-51)...