Pakistan all out for 133 in third Test vs England after squad changes
England's pacers cleaned up Pakistan in 34 overs after the visitors' top five batters failed to score double figures.
Pakistan have claimed another unwelcome record on their cricket tour of England, becoming the first team to have their top five batters dismissed for nine or fewer runs in the first innings, as the visitors were dismissed for 133 in the first innings of the third Test in Birmingham.
Babar Azam’s team included four new faces, including three debutants, after being sent in to bat by Joe Root’s England on an overcast morning at Edgbaston cricket ground on Wednesday.
The visitors entered the match having lost the series 2-0 and faced growing criticism of both their on-field performances and off-field decisions.
Neither the new names nor the old guard were able to change the team’s fortunes, as England’s pacers tore through the top order to leave Pakistan reeling at 48-5 by the time captain Babar was dismissed in the 15th over.