'What's the point in playing Test cricket?': Pakistan's identity crisis laid bare after crushing defeat to England
India, Aug. 22 -- Former England captain Michael Vaughan has admitted he "really fears" for Pakistan after their crushing defeat in the first Test at Headingley, saying he had rarely seen a Pakistan side look as timid or as short of fight. England needed less than three days to complete an innings-and-103-run victory in Leeds and take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series. Pakistan were bowled out for 171 and 135, lasting only 85.4 overs across their two innings combined, while England piled up 409 to establish a first-innings advantage of 238 runs.
The gulf between the teams extended beyond the scoreline. Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue took five wickets apiece in Pakistan's first innings before England's batting unit drove home the advant...
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