Overview
- England beat Pakistan by eight wickets at Edgbaston to complete a 3-0 series whitewash, with Joe Root unbeaten on 62 and Jordan Cox 59 not out to finish the 130-run chase.
- The match swung late after Pakistan recovered from a 320-run first-innings deficit to set 130 when debutant Razaullah and Mohammad Abbas put on a 121-run ninth-wicket stand.
- Razaullah, 21, starred on debut by taking four first-innings wickets and then hitting an explosive 81 off 63 balls with nine sixes to force the Test into a fourth day.
- Pakistan made sweeping changes during the tour, sending seven players home and sacking head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and assistant Umar Gul after the second Test, decisions now under fresh scrutiny after the series loss.
- England’s win strengthens their Test momentum ahead of winter tours and leaves clear selection questions for the hosts on opening batsmen and wicketkeeping while Pakistan confronts longer-term structural problems in its Test setup.