England beat Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live reaction
Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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- The Guardian
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- England / United Kingdom
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- 21 Aug 2026, 14:48 UTC
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- Rob Smyth (now), Tim de Lisle (later)
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- Cricket
Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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England beat Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live reaction
Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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England v Pakistan: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live
Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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England v Pakistan: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live
Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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England v Pakistan: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live
Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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England v Pakistan: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live
Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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England v Pakistan: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live
Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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England v Pakistan: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live
Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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England v Pakistan: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live
Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra
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Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST D2 report | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Australia and Bangladesh starts
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Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST D2 report | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Australia and Bangladesh starts
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Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST D2 report | Sign up for the Spin On this day in 1986… Ian Botham writes his own script. Jordan Cox was one of four half-centurions as England maintained control of the first Test against Pakistan – but there were a few regrets as no one reached three figures on day two in Leeds. Continue reading...
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Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST D2 report | Sign up for the Spin When Jordan Cox was 19, playing in his fifth first-class match and unbeaten overnight on 167 for Kent against Sussex, he decided to set himself a new task. Cox told Sam Billings, his captain and an England international, that he would go past Billings’ first-class best of 171. The top scores of other teammates were in sight, too. “I was ju
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