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England v Pakistan: second men’s cricket Test,day two – as it happened

Ollie Robinson took 4-11 and Jofra Archer bowled ferociously as England dominated Pakistan’s batters and opened a 261-lead at Lord’s

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Tim de Lisle (earlier) and Rob Smyth (later)28 Aug 2026, 05:58 pmUpdated 1d ago2 min readSportsGlobal

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England v Pakistan: second men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened

Ollie Robinson took 4-11 and Jofra Archer bowled ferociously as England dominated Pakistan’s batters and opened a 261-lead at Lord’s

62nd over: England 266-9 (Atkinson 38, Tongue 14) Scrap that: Atkinson takes a leg-bye off the second ball of this over. As Tongue prepares to face Abbas, the keeper, Mohammad Rizwan, calls for a helmet and goes up to the stumps – so Josh Tongue is now being treated like Joe Root. The ploy could backfire by making Tongue’s nicks harder for the slips to pick up. And it doesn’t seem to bother Tongue, who plays an uppish flick for a single to steal the strike.

61st over: England 264-9 (Atkinson 38, Tongue 13) Ali bowls to Atkinson, who promptly steps away to leg, dreaming of a six over backward point, but connects only with thin air. The over ends in a flurry of singles – one to each batter and then a tight one to Atkinson, who may have decided that he needs to protect Tongue from Abbas.

62nd over: England 266-9 (Atkinson 38, Tongue 14) Scrap that: Atkinson takes a leg-bye off the second ball of this over. As Tongue prepares to face Abbas, the keeper, Mohammad Rizwan, calls for a helmet and goes up to the stumps – so Josh Tongue is now being treated like Joe Root. The ploy could backfire by making Tongue’s nicks harder for the slips to pick up. And it doesn’t seem to bother Tongue, who plays an uppish flick for a single to steal the strike.

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Source: The Guardian · Tim de Lisle (earlier) and Rob Smyth (later). Published 28 Aug 2026, 05:58 pm.

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