England v Pakistan: Jos Buttler & Dom Bess star as England level series
- From the section Cricket
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| Second Test, Headingley (day three of five) |
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| Pakistan 174 (48.1 overs) & 134 (46 overs): Imam 34, Broad 3-28, Bess 3-33 |
| England 363 (106.2 overs): Buttler 80*, Bess 49, Faheem 3-60 |
| England win by an innings and 55 runs; series drawn 1-1 |
| Scorecard |
England surged to victory over Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs to win the second Test and draw the series 1-1.
Jos Buttler displayed his full range of strokeplay in a sparkling 80 not out to take the home side to 363 - a 189 lead.
And after Pakistan were reduced to 42-3, it never seemed likely that the game would reach day four at Headingley.
Off-spinner Dom Bess claimed his maiden Test wicket in returning 3-33, while Stuart Broad took 3-28 as Pakistan were 134 all out in their second innings.
It was a limp capitulation by the tourists, who failed to get anywhere near the performance of their nine-wicket win at Lord's.
For England, this was an ideal response to an awful display in London and ends a run of eight Tests without a win.
Their challenge now is to replicate this when they meet India over a five-Test series that begins in August.
Before then, they enter a period of limited-overs cricket against India and Australia after playing a one-day international against Scotland in Edinburgh on 10 June.
More to follow.
