Strauss and Trott secure nine-wicket victory
Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott hit unbeaten half centuries to guide England to an emphatic nine-wicket win in the second Test at Edgbaston to give them a 2-0 lead in the series
06/08Result
2nd Test, Pakistan tour of England at Birmingham, Aug 6-9 2010
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
72 & 296 -
![England]( "England")
251 & 118/1 (36.3 ov)
Player of the Match
06/08Result
2nd Test, Pakistan tour of England at Birmingham, Aug 6-9 2010
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
72 & 296 -
![England]( "England")
251 & 118/1 (36.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Pakistan's bowlers need more support
Pakistan know exactly where their frailties lie. Salman Butt must surely be tired of explaining how inept batting and fielding remain Pakistan's weak links
Strauss demands improvement despite six in a row
Not since 1887 has a side made as little as 72 in their first innings and still gone on to win a Test, so it was no real surprise that history was averted at Edgbaston today
Day 3
Haider gives Pakistan hope as Swann takes six
Against all expectation Pakistan carried the second Test into the fourth day against an increasingly agitated England team as Zulqarnain Haider played the innings of his life
Broad fined for throw at Haider
England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been fined for throwing the ball at Pakistan batsman Zulqarnain Haider on the third day of the Edgbaston Test
Inspiring Zulqarnain gives Pakistan belief
He was on a king pair and without technology would have gone down in the record books for the wrong reasons, but Pakistan's debutant keeper turned into a hero
Broad charged for 'inappropriate' throw
Stuart Broad has been charged by ICC match referee Ranjan Madugalle with throwing the ball "inappropriately" at Pakistan's wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, as England were frustrated in their push for victory on the third day of the second Test at Edgbasto
Haider's fine review and Broad's brattish streak
Plays of the Day from the third day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston
England encounter some timely defiance
Pakistan located the cornered-tiger spirit that has long been their tactic of last resort, and conjured up a batting display that started out with dedication and erupted into delight
Day 2
Battling Pietersen gives England control
Pakistan's tortured top order will have to find new levels of resolve if they want to extend this Test beyond the third day after England built a lead of 179 at Edgbaston despite a late collapse
Butt plays down dead-ball row
Pakistan's problems were compounded on the second afternoon at Edgbaston as Umar Gul was sent for an MRI scan on a hamstring injury, and was ruled out of contention for the rest of the match
KP rides his luck in fight for form
Kevin Pietersen outscored the entire Pakistan team in his first-innings knock of 80 today, but it'll take a few layers of dust on the scorebook before that stat manages to outshine its mitigating circumstances
Gul sent for scan on hamstring
Pakistan's problems were compounded on the second afternoon at Edgbaston as Umar Gul was sent for an MRI scan on a hamstring injury, and was ruled out of contention for the rest of the match
KP's travails, Amin's golden arm
Plays of the Day from the second day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston
Ajmal proves his Test credentials
Saeed Ajmal showed great control and guile to pick up his first five-wicket haul in just his sixth Test
Day 1
Sorry Pakistan crumble for new low
Pakistan were poor in the first Test, but were even worse at Edgbaston as they crashed for 72 on the opening day
Pakistan perform like the Bangladesh of old
Anyone who witnessed that execrable contest at the SSC last week will agree that Test cricket is at its best when bowlers are backed by conditions that act as bait, and batsmen are forced to battle like salmon on the end of a hook
Pakistan's fumbling fielders let the side down again
Can't bat, can't field - Pakistan, just accept that verdict
Battered Pakistan fold on day one
Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston
Others
The Pakistan supporters' bag, and a Gatting costume
The ground is under construction and the tickets are overpriced, but you won't complain if you get to sit in front of the Pakistan dressing room and also watch a brilliant rearguard effort
Zulqarnain's long road to recognition
Pakistan's new wicketkeeper's story began at the Under-15 World Cup in 2000, in which he participated only six months after his mother's death
Strauss backs batsmen to come good
England's 354-run victory in the first Test at Trent Bridge disguised the poor form of Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook, who contributed just 51 runs between them in four innings
Strauss wary of volatile Pakistan threat
When preparing for every new Test, England's mantra is invariably one of "controlling the controllables" - and against a team as volatile as Pakistan, that's generally a wise approach
Kamran dropped for second Test
Kamran Akmal has paid the price for his poor performance in the first Test against England at Trent Bridge, and has been dropped from Pakistan's team for the second game at Edgbaston
Brittle Pakistan need to show fight
England couldn't really have hoped for a better start to the series after their massive 354-run victory at Trent Bridge