Tongue, Robinson, Archer lead the way as England seal three-day innings win

Key Highlights

• 3 overs, Pakistan surrendered the match in just 1053 balls, making it the joint-second fastest win of Root's 66-match tenure, behind England's win over India at Lord's in 2018, and level with their defeat of Ireland at the same venue the following summer.
• After resuming with a hefty overnight lead of 195, England extended their total past 400, and their advantage to 238, in the first 38 minutes of the day.
• The result had never rarely been in doubt, but if there had been some signs of red-ball rust in Archer's first-innings spell, they had all been sandpapered off by the contest's end.
• Tongue had not been needed in the morning session, but having seen off their first innings with four wickets in the space of 11 balls, he made it seven in the space of 22 with another wrecking-ball resumption.
• First to fall was Saud Shakeel, who seemingly had no idea that Root had stationed a deep-set catcher just behind square.

Edition PKEngland won by an innings and 103 runsPlayer Of The Match, ENG5/51 & 3/29ReportWickets shared among seamers again as Pakistan succumb to defeat in just 1053 ballsOllie Robinson needed Jamie Smith's intervention to dismiss Ali Usman • Getty ImagesEngland 366 for 8 (Brook 91, Cox 73, Root 66, Lawrence 51, Usman 5-92) beat Pakistan 171 (Tongue 5-46, Robinson 5-51) and 135 (Rizwan 41, Robinson 3-29, Tongue 3-43, Archer 3-50) by an innings and 103 runsOllie Robinson and Josh Tongue took their shared match haul to eight wickets apiece, as England's four-pronged pace attack delivered a statement victory in Joe Root's first Test back as full-time captain.

With Jofra Archer topping and tailing the innings for a three-wicket haul of his own, Pakistan were swept aside by an innings before tea on the third day of the opening match of the series at Headingley.

In collapsing to 135 all out in just 37.

3 overs, Pakistan surrendered the match in just 1053 balls, making it the joint-second fastest win of Root's 66-match tenure, behind England's win over India at Lord's in 2018, and level with their defeat of Ireland at the same venue the following summer.

In fact, had it not been for more than four hours of rain on the second morning, it's debatable whether the contest would have made it into day three - a familiar scenario for this England team, after their experiences at Perth and the MCG during last winter's Ashes.

Unlike those performances, however, England were clinical and measured in their approach to victory, with the relentlessness of their bowling backed up by Root's imaginative field placings and fittingly sharp catching, albeit against a thoroughly outclassed opposition.

After resuming with a hefty overnight lead of 195, England extended their total past 400, and their advantage to 238, in the first 38 minutes of the day.

That was thanks largely to a sparky 23 not out from 25 balls from Archer, who quickly translated that joie de vivre into his primary suit.

The result had never rarely been in doubt, but if there had been some signs of red-ball rust in Archer's first-innings spell, they had all been sandpapered off by the contest's end.

As for Pakistan, there was simply no place to hide as their second innings began.

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Report

Azan, a highly-rated prospect at the age of 21, notched his first runs in England, including a sweetly timed boundary through point, but Archer soon had his number … aided by another glimpse of Root's new, proactive approach on his return to the Test captaincy. After consulting with his bowler, Root posted himself at leg gully, and instantly had the ball following him, as Azan flicked loosely off the full length to traipse off for 9 from 14 balls.

Originally reported by ESPN Cricinfo. TechVeb news desk.