Second Rothesay Test, Lord’s (day four of five)

England 290 (Smith 61, Cox 55; Abbas 4-73) & 208 (Lawrence 54; Abbas 5-57)

Pakistan 110 (Awais 46; Robinson 4-11) & 194 (Shakeel 97, Robinson 4-24)

England won by 194 runs, lead three-match series 2-0

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England once again steamrollered Pakistan to power to a series win on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord’s.

Despite being delayed by a defiant 97 by Saud Shakeel, England dismissed the tourists to win by 194 runs.

Ollie Robinson continued his sensational comeback summer, claiming 4-24 on Sunday for match figures of 8-35.

He expertly exploited the lavish movement on offer to conclude a similarly one-sided contest to England’s innings win in the first Test at Headingley last week.

It means Joe Root has won the first two Tests of his second reign as captain, winning this series with a match to spare, in the process earning England’s first series triumph since 2024.

Pakistan were set a Lord’s record 389 to win, but a more realistic target was to drag the match into a fifth day – their previous highest total in the series was 171.

And when Robinson took two wickets in his third over to help reduce Pakistan to 14-3 it became apparent the Test would be completed inside four days – less than three days of cricket given the time lost to the weather.

Shakeel ensured the visitors were not routed, only for Robinson to return to remove Shan Masood and Muhammad Rizwan in successive overs.

When Shakeel holed out off Josh Tongue, any lingering doubts that England would not beat the fading light disappeared as Pakistan subsided to 194 all out.

The third and final Test of the series begins at Edgbaston on Wednesday, 9 September.