With the light fading, Jack Leach trapped Naseem Shah lbw as England closed out an improbable 74-run win on the flattest of pitches in Rawalpindi, giving England their seventh win in eight games since Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum took over as Test captain and coach. Here's how the cricket community reacted on social media.
That was special @englandcricket pic.twitter.com/yp5trCpyoO
— Ollie Pope (@OPope32) December 5, 2022
How good is test cricket?!
— Will Jacks (@Wjacks9) December 5, 2022
That's such a cool win. #PakvsEng2022
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) December 5, 2022
McCullum/Stokes changing the way test cricket is to be played. Courageous, fearless positive mindset gets them a win in Rawalpindi on the most docile surface. I don't think any other team in world cricket would have rolled the dice like that.Bring on the Ashes next year.
— Mark Waugh (@juniorwaugh349) December 5, 2022
What a test. #PAKvENG
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) December 5, 2022
And by what a Test I mean what a last day, didn't watch a single ball of the rest of it
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) December 5, 2022
How good is test cricket?
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) December 5, 2022
Eng and Pak
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) December 5, 2022
UNBELIEVABLE!
— Urooj Mumtaz Khan (@uroojmumtazkhan) December 5, 2022
Magic from England!#PAKvENG
PC @englandcricket pic.twitter.com/GuIp0iH5nF
Remarkable test victory for England, Ben Stokes a true trailblazer.
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) December 5, 2022
We're all look forward to the next test already. #ENGvPAK
England showing how to play in Pakistan. Take the game by the scruff of the neck with aggressive batting and declarations. #PAKvENG #Cricket
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) December 5, 2022
That was one of the greatest exhibitions of test captaincy I have ever seen !!
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) December 5, 2022
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to watch England win away
— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) December 5, 2022
Our third EVER win in Pakistan #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/aQovn1TWPA
Amazing performance by England! It was their sheer self belief and all out aggressive strategy that won them the match. Big credit to Stokes and McCullum. Pakistan have a lot of thinking to do!
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) December 5, 2022
Reverse swing again proving it's the most lethal weapon in Test Cricket. Hardest to play as a batter. Moves later than conventional, no action cues on which way the ball will move & very exciting to watch! Good players can spot the shiny side in bowlers hand- very hard & rare
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) December 5, 2022
Shout out to @OPope32 btw. How impressive has he been as a stand in keeper. Scored a , kept for ages 1st innings & been leaping like a salmon down the leg side to snaffle a few catches. What a guy
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) December 5, 2022