Pakistan’s Test campaign in England began with a damaging setback as the tourists suffered an innings and 103-run defeat at Headingley, setting several unwanted records in the process. England wrapped up the first Test inside three days to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Pakistan arrived in England after drawing their two-Test series in the West Indies 1-1, but their batting struggled badly against the home pace attack. England Dominate After Pakistan Collapse Pakistan’s first innings lasted only 48.1 overs. Ollie Robinson claimed 5-51 and Josh Tongue took 5-46 as the visitors were dismissed for 171. Abdullah Shafique top-scored with 61, while Imam-ul-Haq made 42. England then took firm control by scoring 409, giving themselves a first-innings lead of 238 runs. Read More: Which Teams Will Play Cricket at LA28? ICC Reveals the Full Plan England’s batting depth proved decisive. Harry Brook struck 91, Jordan Cox made 72, Joe Root scored 66 and Dan Lawrence added 51. Pakistan left-arm spinner Ali Usman provided one of the few bright moments with 5-92. Khurram Shahzad added three wickets, but England still built a commanding advantage. Pakistan’s 135 Joins Unwanted Batting List Pakistan needed 238 runs simply to make England bat again. Instead, their second innings collapsed for 135 in only 37.3 overs. Mohammad Rizwan offered the strongest resistance with 41, while Shan Masood scored 29. Robinson, Tongue and Jofra Archer took three wickets each. The 135 became Pakistan’s sixth-lowest Test total in England since 2000. Their five lower scores during that period were 72 at Edgbaston in 2010, 74 at Lord’s in 2010, 80 at Trent Bridge in 2010, 119 at Old Trafford in 2006 and 134 at Headingley in 2018. The latest collapse also left Pakistan with back-to-back innings defeats at Headingley, following their innings-and-55-run loss there in 2018. England’s pace bowlers claimed all 20 Pakistan wickets across the match, underlining the scale of the batting failure. Defeat Ranks Among England’s Biggest Against Pakistan The margin of defeat added another unwanted mark. England’s innings-and-103-run victory became their sixth-biggest innings win over Pakistan. England’s larger innings victories came by 225 runs at Lord’s in 2010, 129 at Trent Bridge in 1954, 120 at Old Trafford in 2006, 120 at Lord’s in 1978 and 117 at Headingley in 1962. The Headingley defeat was also Pakistan’s heaviest innings loss to England since the 2010 Lord’s Test. Read More: Bangladesh Stun Australia to Register First Test Win Down Under Stand-in captain Salman Ali Agha accepted that Pakistan had been second best. “England have outplayed us and it is fair to say. We have made many mistakes.” He also called for a response before the second Test, saying, “We need to eradicate mistakes and come back stronger.” Pakistan will now turn their attention to Lord’s, where the second Test begins on August 27. The defeat also pushed Pakistan to the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship standings with a points percentage of 19.05.