Josh Tongue takes four wickets as England bundles Pakistan for 133
The Guardian Sport • 2 min read • Latest: Sep 9, 2026, 7:39 PM
Last updated Sep 9, 2026

England’s four-man seam attack dominated the first day of play at Edgbaston, restricting Pakistan to a total of 133 runs. Josh Tongue spearheaded the effort by taking four wickets, while Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer shared six wickets between them. Tongue credited his success to a new wobble seam delivery he developed after consulting with Robinson during the current series. Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel struggled against the England bowlers, who maintained consistent pressure throughout the innings. This performance continues a trend of collective success for the England seam quartet beyond standard matchday preparations. The team will look to build on this bowling display as the match progresses.
- •England bundled Pakistan out for 133 at Edgbaston.
- •Josh Tongue claimed four wickets in his debut performance.
- •Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer shared the remaining six wickets.
- •Tongue successfully deployed a wobble seam delivery learned from Robinson.
- •Saud Shakeel faced difficulty against the England bowling unit.
- 7:39 PMThe Guardian Sport — ‘I’ll be using it again’: Tongue unveils new trick as ‘raw talent’ Razaullah shines
"Fast bowler learned wobble seam from Ollie Robinson Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel knew little about debutant England’s four-man seam attack once again demonstrated its collective threat in bundling Pakistan out for 133 at Edgbaston. Josh Tongue highlighted the work the quartet have done together beyond matchdays by experimenting with a wobble seam delivery that he has honed with assistance from Ollie Robinson – work that brought immediate reward. “I’ve spoken to Robbo quite a bit about it,” said Tongue, who took four wickets, with the other six equally shared between Robinson and Jofra Archer. “Obviously he’s unbelievable at that and he’s showed that throughout the series. So I’ve been speaking to him quite a bit during the last couple of Tests and I tried a couple of things in training the other day. That was the first time I’d bowled it in the game and it got me a wicket, so I’ll be using it again. I want to get more skills under my belt.” Continue reading...
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