Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Michael Vaughan Slams Pakistan Batting After England Test Dominance
Pakistan’s cricket team has struggled to score runs against England.
In the first Test, Pakistan were dismissed for 171 and 135.
England won that match by an innings and 103 runs.
In the second Test, Pakistan were bowled out for 110 in their first innings.
England made 290 and 208, giving Pakistan a target of 389 runs.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan strongly criticized Pakistan’s batters.
He said England’s bowlers were confident because they expected to take wickets.
Vaughan also said Pakistan would need a very large batting effort to change the negative opinions about the team.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan called Pakistan’s batting lineup one of the easiest he had seen in a long time.
England won the first Test by an innings and 103 runs after dismissing Pakistan for 171 and 135.
Pakistan were bowled out for 110 in the first innings of the ongoing second Test.
England posted 290 and 208 in the second Test, setting Pakistan a target of 389 runs.
Vaughan compared Pakistan’s batting to second-division county cricket and said England’s bowlers were barely being challenged.
- Who
- Pakistan’s cricket team, England’s bowlers and former England captain Michael Vaughan.
- What
- Vaughan criticized Pakistan’s batting after poor performances in a Test series against England.
- When
- The comments were published on August 30, 2026, during the ongoing second Test.
- Where
- The Test series was being played in England.
- Why
- Pakistan had been dismissed for low totals, while England’s bowlers were taking wickets with limited resistance.
- First Test result
- England won by an innings and 103 runs.
- Pakistan’s first-Test scores
- 171 and 135.
- Pakistan’s second-Test first-innings score
- 110.
- England’s second-Test scores
- 290 and 208.
- Second-Test target
- Pakistan were set 389 runs to win.
- Main critic
- Michael Vaughan, a former England captain.
- Vaughan’s comparison
- He compared Pakistan’s batting to second-division county cricket.