Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Michael Vaughan Tears Into Timid Pakistan After England Drubbing
England played Pakistan in the first Test match.
England won by a very large margin of an innings and 103 runs.
The game finished in less than three days.
Pakistan scored only 170 runs in its first innings.
It scored even fewer, 135 runs, in its second innings.
Abdullah Shafique was Pakistan’s top scorer with 61 runs.
No other Pakistani batter reached 50 runs in either innings.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan strongly criticized Pakistan’s timid performance.
England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs in the first Test.
The match ended in fewer than three days after a heavily one-sided contest.
Pakistan scored 170 in its first innings and 135 in its second.
Abdullah Shafique made 61 in the first innings, but no other Pakistani batter passed 50 across both innings.
Michael Vaughan called Pakistan’s performance shambolic and said he feared for the team.
- Who
- Pakistan and England played the first Test; Michael Vaughan criticized Pakistan, while Abdullah Shafique scored 61.
- What
- England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs.
- When
- During the first Test; the match lasted fewer than three days.
- Why
- Pakistan produced low scores and a performance Michael Vaughan described as shambolic and timid.
- Match
- First Test between Pakistan and England
- Result
- England won by an innings and 103 runs
- Duration
- Fewer than three days
- Pakistan first innings
- 170 runs
- Pakistan second innings
- 135 runs
- Top Pakistan scorer
- Abdullah Shafique, 61 runs
- Michael Vaughan’s assessment
- He called Pakistan’s performance shambolic and said he feared for the team.