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England wrap up historic Test win in Pakistan as Leach lands final blows

  • First Test, day five: Pakistan 556 & 220-9; England 823-7d
  • England win by an innings and 47 runs in Multan

It took England an hour and a half on the final day to not so much put Pakistan out of their misery as plunge them deeper into it. They have now lost six Tests in a row and keep finding new ways to get beaten – in this case one that was completely novel, no team in Test history having scored as many as 500 runs in their first knock and gone on to lose by an innings.

A 109-run partnership between Salman Agha and Aamir Jamal delayed England’s celebrations but could not deny them, and once it had been broken it took just six overs and one ball to finish the innings and the game, Pakistan losing by an innings and 47 runs.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian

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