England are HUMILIATED by Pakistan, imploding and crashing to a thumping series defeat with their lowest total of the Bazball era

England crashed to their worst result of the Bazball era in Rawalpindi, losing the decisive Test to Pakistan by nine wickets after a dismal collapse on the third morning. It is the first time in their history that they have lost a three-match series 1-0.

They were already up against it after falling to 24 for three on the second night, still 53 behind, and added 42 relatively trouble-free runs before suffering a series of brain teasers against Noman Ali and Sajid Khan.

Harry Brook started the slide and tried to give the third man a faster throw from Noman who was too close to him and too straight for the shot. Mohammad Rizwan maintained the lead, leaving Brook with scores of 9, 16, 5 and now 26 since his triple century in the first Test in Multan.

Ben Stokes was next to go for three, inexplicably offering no shot to a direct shot from Noman, and giving Chris Gaffaney little choice but to raise his finger. A review wouldn’t have saved him.

Stokes has cut an unusually small figure in this game: all at sea with the bat, non-existent with the ball, strangely insipid in the field. Having missed England’s victory in the first Test, his record in Asia this year is not a cheerful sight: six defeats out of seven, 252 runs off 18, and one solitary wicket.

Ben Stokes cut an intimidated figure in the series as his side threw away a 1-0 series lead

Pakistan moved heaven and earth to create something for their spinners and the visitors paid the price

Whatever gains his Bazballers have made in other areas, England is still prone to slumps in Asia.

And it was 75 for six when Jamie Smith, whose first innings 89 seemed to have given England the lead, attacked Sajid Khan and was bowled for three.

With Noman and Sajid irresistible, England limped into the lead but didn’t get much further. Joe Root played forward and hit a catch behind for 33, giving Noman his fifth wicket of the innings, before Gus Atkinson was bowled through the gate by Sajid for 10.

When Sajid Rehan bowled Ahmed around his legs during the sweep for seven, it was 108 for nine. Sajid’s fourth of the innings was his 10th of the match.

And it was all over when Jack Leach was dismissed by Noman for 10, charging at a ball that had been shot too far away for him to reach. It was a suitably chaotic end to a miserable innings: 112 is England’s lowest total of the Bazball era.

Since their call-ups for the second Test, Noman and Sajid have kept England in stitches, with 39 wickets between them, and spectacularly confirmed Pakistan’s decision to attack their guests on turning tracks after their bowlers were on a flat pitch pulverized during the series opener. .

Sajid Khan (right) was the character of the Test, turning the England batsmen inside out

Noman Ali was equally unstoppable as England failed to conjure magic with the bat

The punching of Jack Leach provided a suitably chaotic end to a torrid tenure in Pakistan

Noman finished 20 at age 13, and Sajid – who quickly became the character of the series, with his mean mustache and kabbadi celebrations – 19 at 21. They bowled as brilliantly as England batted clumsily: the combination meant only one thing.

Pakistan needed 36 balls for victory, losing Saim Ayub for eight, lbw to Leach, but Shan Masood scored his first four balls for four and then lifted Shoaib Bashir over long-on for six to make only Pakistan’s second come-from-behind series victory.

Above all, it was a triumph for adaptability. Having quickly concluded that they could not match their opponents on flat pitches, they moved heaven and earth to get their spinners involved. And England simply couldn’t cope.

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