Root, Cox hit fifties as England cruise to 3-0
Cox and Root helm England's small chase after Abbas' double-strike
09/09Result
3rd Test, Pakistan tour of England at Birmingham, Sep 9-12 2026
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
133 & 449 -
![England]( "England")
453 & 130/2 (24.2 ov)
Player of the Match
09/09Result
3rd Test, Pakistan tour of England at Birmingham, Sep 9-12 2026
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
133 & 449 -
![England]( "England")
453 & 130/2 (24.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
Razaullah heroics leave England with 130 chase on day four
Improbable century stand for ninth wicket follows Masood's 95 as Pakistan bat through the day to post 449
Day 2
Robinson dominates again as Pakistan face three-day defeat
England seamer has Pakistan 0 for 2 after four balls after conceding 320-run first-innings lead
Day 1
Gay, Brook fifties keep England on top after Tongue four-for
Razaullah provides bright spark for Pakistan after latest batting collapse
Others
Jamie Smith ruled out of Surrey's fight for Championship survival
England keeper sustained finger injuries during Pakistan Test series
Mike Hesson 'open' to taking on Pakistan Test head coach role
New Zealander was given interim control for Edgbaston Test and could be appointed across formats
Aaqib warns of Imam 'inquiry', calls overhaul a 'message' to team management
"The message we're sending to the recalled players is that you have to raise your game on important tours and compete, and we should be able to see some effort," Aaqib Javed says
Jordan Cox earns his stripes to suggest he is here to stay
In series characterised by batters' missed opportunities, England's newest No. 3 stands up
Untamed melody - Razaullah lights up Edgbaston
For a while, when Razaullah and Mohammad Abbas were adding 121 runs for the ninth wicket, it was as if no one but these two mattered in Pakistan cricket
More questions than answers as England falter in face of much-needed test
Razaullah steals show after Pakistan finally find some fight, and England's relaunch is given its first reality check
Trescothick set for discussions over future England role
Interim Test head coach uncertain if he will be part of Stephen Fleming's backroom staff
Rizwan and Imam quizzed by Pakistan's cybercrimes investigators
At least one of the two players is believed to have been questioned for several hours, while at least one of them has been given a questionnaire to respond to
Razaullah: 'I was just enjoying myself'
Pakistan debutant says he relished the challenge after astonishing knock at Edgbaston
England's squandered centuries highlight need for greater ruthlessness
Missed opportunities for Brook and Lawrence the latest in difficult summer for home batters
Slings and arrows: Razaullah debut sums up Pakistan mismanagement
Fast bowler's experience, alongside that of Ghori and Ayub, shows peril of throwing in players unprepared
Joe Root eyes England progress after 'unusual summer'
"We wanted 3-0 and we've been clinical enough to do that," says captain, following successful start to second stint
Cox to keep wicket in second innings after Smith injures finger
England will assess Smith further after third Test following blow on left ring finger
'It's depressing' - Shakeel laments Pakistan's batting woes
As the visitors were bundled out for 133, Shakeel said the team had to find a way to get through challenging periods
Pakistan docked 11 WTC points for a slow over-rate in Edgbaston Test
Pakistan, already at the bottom of the WTC points table when they lost the opening Test in England, now have just 4.63 points in this cycle
Razaullah blazes a trail on debut from nowhere
Raw fast bowler fires imagination after Pakistan's latest abject collapse with bat
Stats - Pakistan's sixth whitewash in last 12 series
Key numbers from the third Test between England and Pakistan in Birmingham
Unchanged England win toss, bowl as Pakistan name three debutants
Tourists make four changes with debuts for Ghazi Ghori, Mohammad Imran Randhawa and Razaullah as Saim Ayub comes in
Sarah Taylor: 'Don't you dare turn your eyes up at a woman coach'
Part two of an in-depth interview with the former England Women's wicketkeeper, now men's coach
All-round Ayub in line for Test comeback as Pakistan ponder XI
Ubaid Shah and Razaullah could add pep to pace attack while decision needs to be taken on spin
Batta Fast podcast: The PCB bingo card is full
Ahmer Naqvi and Osman Samiuddin try to make sense of a week in which the PCB flew seven players home mid-tour and called up five uncapped replacements for a dead rubber
Joe Root endorses Kevin Pietersen, backs Emilio Gay
Test captain says "honest opinions" welcome ahead of old team-mate's return to white-ball set-up
Babar: Pakistan's wholesale squad changes were 'news to me'
Captain admits he was left in the dark by the PCB's upending of the Test squad, post-Lord's
Sarah Taylor: Keeping it real in the men's game
England's World Cup-winning wicketkeeper on transferring her talents to the men's senior squad
'All we can do is add positivity' - Noffke seeks calm as Pakistan reshape Test attack
Pakistan's interim bowling coach backs Pakistan's young quicks to add pace and variety, and urges the team to block out the chaos
Archer displays his new-found durability ... even if Pakistan have not
Fast bowler is on course to feature in his 35th professional fixture this season, having overcome years of injury
PCB to investigate conduct and discipline of Pakistan players in England
At this stage, there is no information about who the investigation is specifically targeted against, or any timeline for its completion
Ghazi Ghori set for an exam he hasn't been prepared for
With Mohammad Rizwan sent home after the Lord's Test, Ghazi Ghori - still young, still inexperienced - will step in at Edgbaston with pressure on him from every quarter
Pakistan's Test decline in numbers: A powerhouse in freefall
For the first time in nearly 40 years, Pakistan's overall win-loss ratio in Tests has fallen below 1.00. What has gone wrong?
Shrinking Shakeel makes room for himself amid the constant and the change
In Saud Shakeel, Pakistan have a rare player who appears to value the ability he has, and, in what feels almost radical, tries actively to hone it
From Minhas to Imrans: Introducing Pakistan's replacements for Edgbaston Test
All five players are yet to make their Test debuts, three of them are pace bowlers and one of them has over a decade's experience
Robinson continues to scale heights but tougher climbs beckon
Reaching 100 Test wickets seemed unthinkable not so long ago but Ollie Robinson is now integral as England's attack leader
Which Pakistan will turn up at Edgbaston? That's the killer question
After an almighty upheaval between Tests, visitors will be scarcely recognisable as they seek to salvage pride
