England bowlers dominate Pakistan, build massive 261-run lead

England's bowlers delivered a stellar performance on Day 2 against Pakistan at Lord's, propelling the home side to a dominant position with a massive 261-run lead heading into the third day of the ICC World Test Championship series.

After resuming their first innings at 248/9, England added 42 runs to reach 290, with Josh Tongue contributing an unbeaten 30. Pakistan's bowlers, Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ali, took impressive figures of 4/73 and 3/86 respectively.

However, Pakistan's reply was disastrous. They crumbled to 30/3, losing key wickets including Shan Masood, Abdullah Shafique, and captain Babar Azam early on. Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue were instrumental in this collapse. The situation worsened as Saud Shakeel also fell cheaply. Opener Azan Awais offered some resistance with a top score of 46, but Ollie Robinson tore through the middle order, claiming four wickets for just 11 runs, skittling Pakistan out for 110.

Archer finished with figures of 3/26, and Tongue added 2/27, giving England a significant 180-run first-innings lead. England's second innings started shakily, with Khurram Shahzad taking two quick wickets. Though skipper Joe Root began well, he was dismissed LBW by Mohammad Ali for 24. England concluded the day strongly at 81/3, extending their overall lead to a formidable 261 runs.