England has established a strong position against Pakistan in the Lord’s Test. With the excellent bowling of Olly Robinson and Jofra Archer, Pakistan was bowled out for just 110 runs in the first innings, giving England a lead of 180 runs. The hosts scored 81 runs for 3 wickets at the end of the second innings. As a result, their total lead with 7 wickets in hand stood at 261 runs.

A total of 13 wickets fell on the second day. Out of these, Robinson and Archer took 7 wickets.

England’s pacers kept Pakistan’s batting lineup under pressure from the start. Robinson was the most dangerous with perfect line-length and seam movement. He took 4 wickets for just 11 runs, including six maidens, in 13 overs.

At the other end, Archer tormented the Pakistani batsmen with speed and bounce. This pacer, who regularly bowls at a speed of around 148 kilometers per hour, has also reached a maximum speed of 151 kilometers per hour. He took 3 wickets for 26 runs in 11.2 overs.

Opener Azan Awais scored the highest score of 46 runs for Pakistan. In the end, his resistance was also broken by Robinson’s bouncer. After that, Pakistan lost the last four wickets for just 6 runs.

England started the day batting with 248 runs for 9 wickets. Gus Atkinson and Josh Tang added a crucial 42 runs in the last wicket partnership. Atkinson was out for 45 runs, but Tang remained unbeaten on 30 runs. England’s innings was limited to 290 runs.

Mohammad Abbas took 4 wickets for Pakistan, Ali Usman took 3 wickets and Atkinson took 2 wickets.

England, who had a lead of 180 runs in the second innings, lost Ben Duckett early. Then Jordan Cox, who had scored a fifty in the first innings, also returned for 11 runs. After losing 2 wickets for 13 runs, Joe Root and Emilio Gayle managed the situation together.

The two added 47 runs for the third wicket. However, Root was out lbw for 24 runs. This was his ninth lbw in the last 12 innings in Tests.

The day’s play ended early due to poor light. England’s Gay 30 and Harry Brooke were unbeaten on 7.