England thrash Pakistan to level Test series

England pacer Stuart Broad celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Hasan Ali yesterday

England thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs to win the second Test at Headingley yesterday. Victory, completed inside three days, saw England level the two-match series at 1-1 after Pakistan won the first Test at Lord's by nine wickets.

It was also England's first victory in a Test match since they beat the West Indies at Lord's in September, with the side having endured a winless run of six defeats in eight Tests coming into this fixture.

By sharing the spoils in this short campaign, England avoided a third successive series defeat after reverses in Australia and New Zealand. Jos Buttler's blistering 80 not out saw England to a total of 363 and commanding first-innings lead of 189.

Pakistan then collapsed to 134. Stuart Broad took 3-28 and off-spinner Dominic Bess grabbed his first wickets at Test level in a return of three for 33. The match ended when England captain Joe Root held a sharp slip catch to dismiss last man Mohammad Abbas off the bowling of Broad.

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