Birmingham: (RightNow) England secures a commanding lead of 320 runs against Pakistan in the Birmingham Test by scoring 453 runs in their first innings. England’s strong position has tightened their grip on the match.

In response to Pakistan’s 133 runs, England achieved a substantial lead. Harry Brook scored 75, and Jamie Smith contributed 69 runs. Dan Lawrence, Emilio Gay, and Ollie Robinson also made half-centuries.

For Pakistan, Razaullah took 4 wickets on his debut. The Pakistani team was bowled out for 133 runs in their first innings, with 8 batsmen failing to reach double figures.

England’s Josh Tongue claimed 4 wickets, while Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer took 3 wickets each. England’s lead has put Pakistan in a difficult position to avoid an innings defeat.

It is noteworthy that Pakistan’s batting line-up showed a disappointing performance in the initial innings. Saud Shakeel scored 43, Mohammad Abbas 21, and Razaullah 11 runs.