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Matthew Henry

  1. Most runs

    215: Harry Brook

    204: Saud Shakeel

    202: Jordan Cox

    187: Dan Lawrence

    164: Joe Root

    Brook reaches 50 just before stumps

  2. 'Everyone has contributed'

    More from England captain Joe Root: "Test cricket is not meant to be easy and you're not meant to have it all your own way all the time. The last two days felt like normal Test cricket again. You have to work hard for your wickets. If you get in you should be able to score runs and feel like you can make a valuable contribution and not feel like you're waiting for that good ball all the time. Throughout the series the batters have stood up.

    "I know we've not had a guy go and make a really big hundred. That's been across the board all summer. That's not been the situation or pitches that has been able to happen. The fact that everyone has made a score and contributed shows we have the quality we have the quality to perform at Test cricket is a good thing too.

    "Of course there's things we want to improve on and look at but we've come into this series with a lot of question marks around the team and we've walked away 3-0 quite convincingly, so in that respect I'm happy."

    On Jordan Cox's performance: "He showed great maturity and has done throughout the whole series. And to say he had not had much experience batting at number three, in some of the conditions we found ourselves in as well, the manner he has played has been outstanding. Today he showed great composure, great maturity. At 2-2, the only way back in for them was a start like that and the way we both handled it, but he in particular was brilliant."

  3. 'We'll be better off' for day-three struggles - Root

    England captain Joe Root, speaking to Test Match Special": "If you looked at the toss on day one and if you said we'd be chasing 130 in the final innings we'd have definitely taken that. That being said fair play to Pakistan, they threw some punches last night. They made it very difficult for us and in some ways it's a good thing to go through that, Test cricket is not always going to go your own way. You're going to have good surfaces to try and find different ways of taking wickets but to see us actually be quite clinical with the bat off the back of that was good too. So in many ways we're better for it."

    On yesterday's chaotic final session: "Sometimes that's what happens in those late stages. They become more frequent in modern cricket, guys can bat all the way down. No disrespect but it's not like it was 50 years ago when you had bowlers and batters, there's more all-rounders now.

    "We didn't have a lot of information on the young fella, fair play he played some wonderful shots, rode his luck a little bit with a lot of plays and misses and maybe we could've gone to slightly different plans but we'll learn from it.

    "If we find ourselves in another situation further down the line we might we might have something else to go to. Maybe go with wider stuff and have specific plans. As I said, we didn't have a lot of information to work with and I do think we'll be better off having that information in the bank."

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  4. Most wickets

    One over, two wickets, no runs - Robinson starts with a bang

    21: Ollie Robinson, average 8.76

    19: Josh Tongue, average 16.31

    13: Muhammad Abbas, average 25.38

    12: Jofra Archer, average 26.66

    8: Mohammad Ali, average 45.00

  5. Robinson 'masterclass' as he takes his 100th Test wicket

    England's player of the series is also the sponsor's player of the Test summer.

    Of course it's Ollie Robinson.

  6. 'The first innings cost us'

    Poor Pakistan - watch all seven wickets fall on opening session of third Test

    Pakistan captain Babar Azam: "We had a couple of good moments. I think we have bowled well but I think the first innings cost us. Too much soft dismissals and then we came back and in the second innings and we batted long. A few good performances, I think it was a good opportunity for youngsters to play against quality bowlers, quality opponent, so they learned a lot and I think this is helpful for the future."

    On Razaullah's performance: "He's a raw talent. I think it's good for us because they have played a lot of cricket back home and they play first-class and improve a lot. Day by day as a player when you play a lot of cricket you learn a lot of things. I think this match gave him a lot of confident - both sides batting and bowling - so good for him and we wish him good luck.

    "Before we focused on red ball and then focused on white ball, the PCB and the stakeholders are trying to do a lot of red ball cricket over there [in Pakistan] because we are going back home and then we are playing first-class cricket after one or two days, so it's good for us for the rest of cricket because when we are playing a lot of red ball cricket you learn a lot of good things. A few boys are staying here playing county cricket, so it's good for us."

  7. Joe Root says it's a "good thing" they were pushed by Pakistan last night.

    "In many ways we are better for it," he says.

    Razaullah surprises with a tail end half-century

  8. 'Cox has what it takes as Test level'

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    England have managed that well. They were 35-3 for about seven seconds before the no-ball came up and how crucial that could've been. That was the turning point and you just felt a little bit of the stuffing had been knocked out of Pakistan after that scrape from Muhammad Abbas to get two wickets.

    That does send a few shivers down the spine and they've always said those low totals sometimes can be a bit tricky but a really good partnership.

    I'm delighted for Jordan Cox. he's showed he's got what it takes at Test level with the bat and gloves. Joe Root is Joe Root - simple as that - and they will be delighted.

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    An excellent Test series for this England team, but need to improve way more still before Australia. Yesterday showed our bowlers are not great under pressure and Root’s captaincy was very poor.

    Connor, Bexley

  10. How's stat?!

    Joe Root in Test 4th innings since the start of 2022:

    23 innings

    1,070 runs

    66.87 average

    3 x 100s

    7 x 50s

    7 nots outs in 4th innings wins

  11. Stay with us for the reaction from both camps. Joe Root and Razaullah have just shared a nice embrace in the middle. The present and the future of Test cricket? Let's hope so.

    Remember this is England's first series win since 2024. They've won it 3-0.

  12. England still needed 95 runs when Joe Root was out on a no-ball. Had Mohammad Ali not overstepped, maybe things would have been different.

    In the end, it's another comfortable England win.

    Root's lucky escape - no-ball saves England captain

  13. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It's a big win and by a big margin. England haven't been at their best but well done to Joe Root and England for winning.

    It's all about winning and they've built something in this late August and September and it's something to build on.

  14. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    Credit to Pakistan for challenging England by taking two wickets and putting some pressure on them.

  15. Admit it. You were worried for a moment, weren't you?

    Two wickets in the first over - Abbas gives Pakistan perfect start

  16. ENGLAND WIN BY EIGHT WICKETS
    Breaking

    It's fitting that it ends with Joe Root in the middle.

    The summer in which he answered England's SOS call, ends with him steering his side to a 3-0 series win.

  17. Eng 219-2

    A single to Joe Root. Scores are level.

  18. Eng 128-2

    Need two more runs to win

    Jordan Cox resists temptation to end it by flogging Saim Ayub.

  19. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Jordan Cox has effectively opened in this game by coming in on the second ball.

  20. Eng 128-2

    Jordan Cox cuts for four. England are two away now.