Pakistan seamers rout England for 248/9 on day one at Lord's after Headingley humiliation

Mohammad Abbas took four wickets and Mohammad Ali three as Pakistan bowled England out for 248 for 9 in 56 overs on day one of the second Test at Lord's on 27 August 2026, bad light drawing the early close. Six days earlier, England won by an innings at Headingley to go 1-0 up in the three-Test series. Jamie Smith's 61 and Jordan Cox's 55, sharing a 67-run sixth-wicket stand, were England's lone resistance. Pakistan, described as a "no-show" at Headingley, responded with a seam-dominated display that leaves England nine down with one wicket in hand.