England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs inside three days in the first Test at Headingley (a cricket ground in Leeds, northern England), marking a commanding start to Joe Root's second tenure as England's Test captain. Seamers Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue shared all 20 Pakistan wickets between them across the match, finishing with figures of 8-80 and 8-89 respectively, as Pakistan were bowled out for 171 and 135 against England's first-innings total of 409. The result — Pakistan's ninth defeat in their last ten away Tests — sets up a quick turnaround ahead of the second Test at Lord's beginning Thursday, with stand-in Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha (leading the side in place of the injured Babar Azam) acknowledging his team had been "outplayed" in both batting and bowling.