Pakistan collapse to 26-4 against England in 3rd test

Pakistan slumped to 26-4 in the third test at Edgbaston on Wednesday after yet another collapse during their sorry tour of England, with Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer taking two wickets each.

Pakistan, already 2-0 down in the three-match series, made four changes to the side that suffered a mammoth 194-run defeat in the second test at Lord's, following which head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed was sacked.

But their top order had few answers to the combination of Robinson and Archer after England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to field in overcast conditions.

Recalled opener Saim Ayub was out for a duck, lbw to a typical Robinson nip-backer as the Sussex captain took his 100th test wicket.

Express quick Archer, a county colleague of Robinson's, then undid Azan Awais with a short ball the opener could only lob to a diving Josh Tongue at midwicket.

Abdullah Shafique nicked Robinson to gully and Pakistan were four wickets down when the experienced Shan Masood holed out, tamely attempting to pull Archer.

ENGLAND: Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jordan Cox, Joe Root (capt), Harry Brook, Dan Lawrence, Jamie Smith (wkt), Gus Atkinson, Ollie Robinson, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue.

PAKISTAN: Azan Awais, Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood, Babar Azam (capt), Saud Shakeel, Ghazi Ghori (wkt), Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Razaullah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Abbas.