Robinson and Tongue impress as Pakistan struggle in first Test against England

[p]Recalled seamer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robinson-ollie/Ug1zzruf/"]Robinson[/a] became the first man to take a wicket with the first ball of a Test series in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a] on his way to 5-51 in 18 overs - a return all the more impressive for including four frontline batsmen.[/p][p]Paceman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tongue-josh/QDYZ9mo4/"]Tongue[/a] finished with 5-46 in 9.1 overs as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pakistan/tS3K91g9/"]Pakistan[/a] crumbled.[/p][p][b]Not since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harmison-stephen/bumF0LMD/"]Stephen Harmison[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/panesar-monty/0UzTFiiI/"]Monty Panesar[/a] joined forces 20 years ago, against Pakistan at Old Trafford, had two England bowlers taken five wickets each in the same Test innings.[/b][/p][embed guid="97010699-acbc-4dc5-a102-2dcb4cb4ba9a" url="https://x.com/englandcricket/status/2090145265139216498" social-type="twitter" /][p]England, following the loss of openers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duckett-ben/hOqPZak4/"]Ben Duckett[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gayakwad-rajeshwari/fiDYLDXb/"]Emilio Gay[/a] on a rain-interrupted first day of a three-match series, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/england-UJC5mtAU/pakistan-tS3K91g9/summary/stats/?mid=hzV3ZotK"]were 112-2 at stumps[/a] - a deficit of just 59 runs.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/root-joe/EkKzSCk2/"]Joe Root[/a], at the start of his second stint as full-time England captain, was 37 not out on his Yorkshire home ground.[/p][p][b]He shared an unbroken partnership of 64 with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cox-jordan/z3d3Qyyb/"]Jordan Cox[/a] (23 not out), replacing the injured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bethell-jacob/AgfFyxtl/"]Jacob Bethell[/a] at number three.[/b][/p][p]Earlier, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ul-haq-imam/42Ju3Okt/"]Imam-ul-Haq[/a] (42) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shafique-abdullah/SWyChtoi/"]Abdullah Shafique[/a] (61) offered the only resistance for Pakistan, who are without a series win in England in 30 years.[/p][p]But from 117-3, Pakistan lost their last seven wickets for 54 runs, with the tourists bowled out inside 49 overs.[/p][h2]'Overheads'[/h2][p]Root explained his decision to field first after winning the toss by saying: "We feel there's some overheads to work with, and a bit of top moisture that our lads can exploit."[/p][p]But even Root could not have forecast what came next as Robinson wasted no time in having [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zia-awais/E73moEDJ/"]Azan Awais[/a] lbw for a golden duck.[/p][p][b]It was a memorable way for the 32-year-old -- recalled in place of off-spinner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shoaib-bashir/t0q2EmPE/"]Shoaib Bashir[/a] -- to take his 500th first-class wicket at an impressively low average of 21.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/masood-shan/CfNqSGvF/"]Shan Masood[/a] had managed just five when he too fell lbw to Robinson.[/p][p]England were playing their first Test following the exits of former captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stokes-ben/bqDhqGMG/"]Ben Stokes[/a], who has retired from international duty, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mccullum-brendon/0KJ3u1y4/"]Brendon McCullum[/a], sacked as red-ball coach after the recent series defeat by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/G6PWlrQB/"]New Zealand[/a].[/p][p]They showed no signs of being affected by those departures as Pakistan were put to the sword.[/p][embed guid="e5a9044c-d977-41a1-b2a6-28c0b8075639" url="https://x.com/englandcricket/status/2090095455174643858" social-type="twitter" /][p]Imam was well caught low at second slip by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brook-harry/MefSexXu/"]Harry Brook[/a] following a loose drive off Tongue.[/p][p]Shafique completed a fine 82-ball fifty, including seven fours.[/p][p]But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shakeel-saud/d0m18KPQ/"]Saud Shakeel[/a] fell for just five when he was lbw to Robinson following the bowler's prolonged appeal.[/p][p]Umpire Allahuddien Paleker took an age to raise his finger and Shakeel was then ruled to have taken too long to review the South African umpire's decision.[/p][embed guid="64686624-2a20-43f7-bd07-c44635d18304" url="https://x.com/englandcricket/status/2090100095450570826" social-type="twitter" /][p]To make matters worse for Pakistan, replays indicated the ball would have missed leg stump.[/p][p]There was no doubt, however, as 117-4 became 118-5 when, with wicketkeeper Jamie Smith standing up to the stumps, Robinson clean bowled Shafique with an excellent nip-back delivery.[/p][p]Stand-in Pakistan captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salman-agha/UmVXxCbl/"]Salman Agha[/a] (21), deputising for injured skipper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/azam-babar/z7J0UtEQ/"]Babar Azam[/a], fell to Tongue, who then had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ali-moeen/8rrAqKrp/"]Ali Usman[/a] lbw next ball.[/p][p]That left the fast bowler on a hat-trick at tea.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shahzad-khurram/p42KpGQn/"]Khurram Shahzad[/a] denied Tongue that prize by driving the first ball after tea for four. But Tongue soon had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rizwan-mohammad/OWa3NXJ5/"]Mohammad Rizwan[/a] lbw.[/p][p][b]Robinson completed his fifth five-wicket haul in just 22 Tests when Shahzad holed out.[/b][/p][p]Tongue put an exclamation point on England's dominant display when he bowled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abbas-mohammad/6eRGIvqF/"]Mohammad Abbas[/a] for his fifth wicket.[/p]