A day after being bowled out for 133 on a chastening opening day, Pakistan spent Day 2 at Edgbaston watching England bat deep into a commanding total before being reduced to 52 for 2 themselves inside the final session — Ollie Robinson removing both openers in the space of his first over of the second innings.
Resuming on 156 for 4, England added contributions right through their order: Harry Brook extended his overnight score to 75 before running himself out early in the day, Emilio Gay made 60, Dan Lawrence 65 and Jamie Smith 69, while Ollie Robinson chipped in a fifty of his own from the lower order before England were eventually dismissed for 453. Set against Pakistan's first-innings 133, that gave England a lead of 320 runs — a position close to unassailable barring a dramatic turnaround with two full days of the Test still to play.
Pakistan's second innings could not have started worse. Robinson had Saim Ayub out for a duck with the very first ball of the innings, then had Abdullah Shafique caught behind at first slip by Joe Root three deliveries later, leaving Pakistan 0 for 2 inside the first four balls. Shan Masood and Azan Awais steadied the innings from there, adding an unbroken 52 runs before rain ended play for the day — Masood unbeaten on 21 after being dropped on 13 by Ben Duckett, and Awais not out on 29. Pakistan closed the day on 52 for 2, still 268 runs behind England's total.
With England already 2-0 up and this Edgbaston Test a dead rubber, the series outcome hasn't been in doubt since the Lord's defeat that prompted Pakistan's coaching reshuffle. What Day 2 did settle is the shape of this individual match: a 320-run first-innings deficit leaves Pakistan needing something close to a career-best rearguard just to make England bat again, and the two early wickets before Masood and Awais dug in show exactly why Robinson's opening burst mattered as much as England's total. For a Pakistan side already fielding three debutants and a caretaker coaching staff, batting out the remaining two days would be an achievement in itself.
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Day 2 scores, dismissals and the day's stumps position are verified against same-day tour coverage, current as of September 11, 2026.
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