Pakistan bowled out for 133 as top five set unwanted Test record

Pakistan were bowled out for 133 in 33.5 overs on the opening day of the third Test against England at Edgbaston, extending a difficult series for the tourists. BBC Sport reported that England captain Joe Root chose to bowl after winning the toss in overcast conditions, and his four-man pace attack quickly took control.

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The scale of Pakistan's top-order collapse produced an unwanted Test record. Their first five batters were all dismissed for single figures with the score at 48 for five. According to the BBC, it was the 12th instance of a team's top five all failing to reach double figures in a Test innings, but the first time it had happened in the first innings of a match.

Ollie Robinson began the slide by trapping recalled opener Saim Ayub lbw for a duck. Jofra Archer then removed Azan Awais for nine, while Robinson had Abdullah Shafique caught at gully. Captain Shan Masood fell to Archer, and Josh Tongue bowled Babar Azam for seven as Pakistan lost seven wickets before lunch.

Tongue was central to England's dominance. He also dismissed debutant Ghazi Ghori lbw, bowled Mohammad Imran with a yorker and later breached Saud Shakeel's defence. Robinson struck with the third ball after lunch when debutant Razaullah Khan edged to first slip, before Archer completed the innings by having Muhammad Abbas caught in the cordon.

Pakistan's problems were not limited to the final total. BBC Sport cited data showing that 40 percent of their shots in the morning session were false shots, the second-highest rate recorded in the opening session of a Test since 2006. The report also noted that the Edgbaston surface had offered more inconsistent bounce than in recent Tests at the ground.

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja told BBC Test Match Special that the team's technique and mindset had been poor, while former England captain Michael Vaughan said the tourists appeared short of confidence. The innings left Pakistan in danger of being dismissed for under 200 in all six innings of a three-match series, something the BBC said has happened only twice, both times in the 19th century.