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'Root was the difference' - Misbah

'Root was the difference' - Misbah

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq credited Joe Root's outstanding performance - 325 runs in the match, within one shot of the victory margin - to negate the threat of Yasir Shah and set-up England's match-defining first innings total

26-Jul-2016•George Dobell at Old Trafford
Stokes limps off with calf injury

Stokes limps off with calf injury

Ben Stokes was forced out of the England attack with a calf injury during the afternoon session at Old Trafford and may well have played his last Test cricket of the summer

25-Jul-2016•George Dobell at Old Trafford
Relentless England seal 330-run win

Relentless England seal 330-run win

England could not have responded more emphatically to their first-Test defeat, completing a 330-run win at Old Trafford on the fourth evening in a manner that answered many of the questions Lord's had presented

25-Jul-2016•The Report by David Hopps
England opt to plump 391-run lead

England opt to plump 391-run lead

England chose not to enforce the follow-on after Pakistan crumbled for 198, a deficit of 391, in the Old Trafford Test with only their captain, Misbah-ul-Haq reaching a half-century

24-Jul-2016•The Report by David Hopps
Root's hunger bodes well for England

Root's hunger bodes well for England

Joe Root was determined to right the wrongs of his Lord's performance and his 10-hour effort at Old Trafford could be a defining moment in his career

23-Jul-2016•George Dobell
Root 254 hands England total control

Root 254 hands England total control

Joe Root, having put his Test summer back on course on the opening day of the Old Trafford Test, extended his virtuoso performance past 200 on the second as England sought to pile up an impregnable first innings score against Pakistan

23-Jul-2016•The Report by David Hopps
'Yasir struggled with expectation' - Mushtaq

'Yasir struggled with expectation' - Mushtaq

Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistan's bowling coach, believes that Yasir Shah struggled with the expectation of backing up his matchwinning display at Lord's

22-Jul-2016•Andrew McGlashan at Old Trafford
Cook and Root restate basic values with twin tons

Cook and Root restate basic values with twin tons

Alastair Cook and Joe Root restored England's equilibrium after defeat at Lord's with immaculate hundreds on a flawless pitch on the opening day of the Old Trafford Test

22-Jul-2016•The Report by David Hopps
Yasir fit to torment England again

Yasir fit to torment England again

Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted it was a worrying moment to see his star spinner, Yasir Shah, poleaxed in the nets when he took a blow on the shoulder on Wednesday.

21-Jul-2016•Andrew McGlashan at Old Trafford
Anderson non-selection 'blown out of proportion'

Anderson non-selection 'blown out of proportion'

Alastair Cook has said he wants to move on from the "sideshow" regarding the omission of James Anderson for the opening Test against Pakistan at Lord's

21-Jul-2016•Andrew McGlashan at Old Trafford
Rashid in the frame as England seek bounce-back

Rashid in the frame as England seek bounce-back

ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford

21-Jul-2016•The Preview by Andrew Miller
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