England dominate Pakistan on opening day of third Test at Edgbaston
2 sources across 2 countries · Pakistan · United Kingdom
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- Dawn
- The Guardian
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England are on course for a series whitewash after Pakistan were bowled out for 133 on the first day of the third Test at Edgbaston. Josh Tongue led the English attack with 4 for 42, while Ollie Robinson took 3 for 15 and Jofra Archer took 3 for 25. Pakistan struggled from the start, slumping to 26 for 4 in the opening hour. Saud Shakeel top scored for the visitors with 43 runs.
England responded with a score of 156 for 4, holding a lead of 23. Harry Brook remained unbeaten on 52, and Emilio Gay contributed 60 runs. The English side faced some early resistance from Pakistan's debutant bowler Razaullah, who took the wicket of Joe Root with his fourth ball and later dismissed Gay with a 90mph delivery.
The Pakistan squad has undergone significant changes following a loss at Lords, including the sacking of coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and assistant Umar Gul. Seven players were sent home, leading to the inclusion of three new caps: Razaullah, wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghori, and Mohammad Imran. Captain Babar Azam stated that he was unaware the management was sending seven new players for the match until after the decision was made.
Both reports, written from center left perspectives, highlight the struggle of the Pakistani side. One account focuses on the technical collapse of the batting lineup and the dominance of the English pace attack. The other account frames the event as a grim and predictable decline for a broken team, contrasting the current form of Babar Azam with his previous world ranking success.
How each side framed it
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- The coverage focuses on Pakistan's systemic collapse and the disparity in performance between the two teams.
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