England was bossing Pakistan by an imposing 261 runs after two days of the Lord’s test on Friday (August 28, 2026).
England won the first test in Leeds by an innings last week and may yet repeat the three-day feat and clinch the three-match series. England’s four seamers feasted on a Pakistan batting order that wasn’t boosted by the return of captain Babar Azam. “It’s really nice having the extra seamers in the lineup. It’s unbelievable when everybody is fit and firing. Each day it will be someone else’s turn. He debuted in May with a century in Bangladesh and was four runs shy of his third half-century.
Embarrassingly out to the first ball of the series in Leeds, Awais dug in for 35 overs at Lord’s. Awais faced 102 balls to score 46.
“I could probably play until 40 at this rate (with this attack),” the 31-year-old Archer told broadcaster Sky Sports.
The host side was 81-3 in its second innings when bad light stopped play and in total command after routing a depleted Pakistan for 110 in the afternoon.
“I survived a good innings and built a little bit of my confidence,” Awais told the BBC .
Shafique tried driving Tongue on 5 and was caught behind after England reviewed. Robinson was heading toward a third player-of-the-match performance in three tests. “It didn’t really feel that way. But I’ll take it. Tongue bagged Pakistan’s most in-form batter, Abdullah Shafique, right on lunch.
“I don’t think the speed gun is accurate in this game, to be honest,” Archer said.