Twitter Reactions: Clinical England hand Pakistan an innings defeat to level series

Team England made short work of the Pakistani side in the second and the final Test of the short series. England beat Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs in the Headingley Test to level the series 1-1. Coming in to the game, the hosts were under the pump after having lost the first Test by 9 wickets at Lord’s. They needed a spirited show in the game to bounce back and they found themselves doing so in some fine fashion.

The chief architects of the English win in the game were their bowlers. They did not let the Pakistani batsmen settle at the crease and bundled them to scores under the 175-run mark in both the innings. In the match, Pakistan had won the toss and opted to bat first. They suffered a batting collapse as Chris Woakes, James Anderson, and Stuart Broad bagged three wickets each in the innings.

A fighting 56 from Shadab Khan saw the visitors finish with 174 runs in their first innings. This, by any means, was not a competitive score to get in the first innings of the Test match. To add to the miseries of the tourists, England batsmen showed great skill to take a handsome first innings lead.

Alastair Cook, Joe Root, and Dominic Bess got into the forties to ensure that the innings did not suffer any hiccups. The real impetus in the innings was given by Jos Buttler, who scored an unbeaten 80 as England finished with 363 in their first innings. With a lead of 189, they knew they had their noses ahead in the competition. Pakistan needed a spirited fightback from their batsmen but their fortunes with the bat did not change.

Only three batsmen got in to the double digits and just two batsmen crossed the 30-run mark as they were bundled out for 134. Stuart Broad and Dominic Bess scalped three wickets in the innings. Jos Buttler was awarded the Man of the Match for his performance in the game.

Here is how the cricket world reacted to the match:

In England's 999th Test match, Stuart Broad returned match figures of 6-66 and Dom Bess figures of 3-33

— Simon Wilde (@swildecricket) June 3, 2018

Well played @root66 @englandcricket – much better performance. Great to see the young turks @CurranSM @DomBess99 coming in & playing well. They're the future.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 3, 2018

A good – and much needed – win for England here at Headingley but a poor showing from Pakistan. A drawn series, at home in May, is a disappointing result for Joe Root's men and with India up next, there's plenty of work to do. #ENGvPAK

— Rob Johnston (@RobJ_Cricket) June 3, 2018

Such a disappointment that there is no 3rd and deciding Test match in this series #EngvPak

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 3, 2018

Stuart Broad goes past Wasim Akram's 414 Test wickets, he's now level with Rangana Herath on 415 #ENGvPAK #Leeds pic.twitter.com/wnx29UKesy

— Irshad Ali (@irshadaajnews) June 3, 2018

Won the toss elected to bat first and give advantage to other team and lost the match. Story of both test matches.#Cricket #ENGvPAK

— Ahmer Najeeb (@AhmerNajeeb) June 3, 2018

That’s Better..Outstanding Team display..Every single player contributing.. #OnOn

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 3, 2018

The players are ready for the presentation as @PeshawarZalmi teammates @dmalan29 & Haris Sohail have a chat on the sidelines. #ENGvPak pic.twitter.com/ERhVuFYWSG

— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) June 3, 2018

Most Wickets in Tests

800 Murali
708 Warne
619 Kumble
563 McGrath
540 Anderson
519 Walsh
434 Kapil
431 Hadlee
421 Pollock
419 Steyn
417 Harbhajan / BROAD
415 Herath
414 Akram
405 Ambrose pic.twitter.com/q4gFm9eZKL

— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) June 3, 2018

Why the heck did Dom Bess not get man of the match? Runs, wickets and a fantastic catch. #ENGvPAK

— David Sinck (@DSinck) June 3, 2018

England batted well, bowled well, fielded well. Pakistan Can't #ENGvPAK

— Mohammad Huzaifa (@HuzaifaSports) June 3, 2018

What Pakistan did to England in 1st test! English had done that in the 2nd test! England crushed Pakistan by winning by an Innings and 55 runs at Leads to Level the series 1-1!! #ENGvPAK #2ndtest

— Awais Ahmed Soomro (@awaisahmed12345) June 3, 2018

Buttler really wasn't impressed by the latest Windows 10 update.#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/7CGDvRMGwH

— Matthew Gregory (@mattgregoryuk) June 3, 2018

I didn't think this Test Match would finish today, never mind being on my way home before tea. That was quite a walloping. #EngvPak

— Albert Freeman (@AlbFreeman) June 3, 2018

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