Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Umar Gul Blames Cold Weather for Pakistan Test Loss
Pakistan played England in a cricket Test match at Headingley.
England won by a very large margin.
Pakistan scored 171 runs in its first innings.
England scored 409 runs, giving them a big lead.
Pakistan then scored only 135 runs in its second innings.
England’s fast bowlers took all 20 Pakistan wickets.
Pakistan bowling coach Umar Gul said the team was not ready for England’s cold and rainy weather.
He said the players had come from much hotter conditions in the West Indies.
Pakistan hopes to adjust before the second Test at Lord’s.
Pakistan lost the first Test against England at Headingley by an innings and 103 runs.
Pakistan scored 171 in its first innings, while England replied with 409.
Pakistan was dismissed for 135 in the second innings, losing all 20 wickets to England’s pacers.
Bowling coach Umar Gul said the team struggled to adjust from hot West Indies conditions to cold, rainy weather in England.
The second Test begins at Lord’s on August 27, with Babar expected to return.
- Who
- Pakistan and England, with Pakistan bowling coach Umar Gul commenting on the defeat.
- What
- England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs in the first Test.
- When
- The second Test is scheduled to start on August 27.
- Where
- The first Test was played at Headingley in Leeds; the second is at Lord’s.
- Why
- Gul attributed Pakistan’s poor bowling and execution partly to difficulty adjusting to the cold, rainy English weather.
- First Test result
- England beat Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs.
- Pakistan first innings
- 171 runs.
- England innings
- 409 runs.
- Pakistan second innings
- 135 runs.
- Wickets by England pacers
- All 20 Pakistan wickets.
- Series position
- England leads the three-Test series 1-0.
- Next Test
- Pakistan vs England at Lord’s, starting August 27.