England completed a 3-0 Test series whitewash of Pakistan with an eight-wicket win at Edgbaston on September 12, but not before a mighty scare. Chasing 130, the hosts collapsed to 2 for 2 as Ben Duckett fell first ball and Emilio Gay was trapped lbw by Mohammad Abbas in the same over.
Joe Root, reprieved on 23 when Mohammad Ali overstepped, his 17th no-ball of the series, steadied the ship with an unbeaten 62, sharing an unbroken 128-run stand with the composed Jordan Cox (59 not out). It was Root's 110th Test innings of fifty or more, including 41 hundreds.
The win capped England's first series triumph in 19 months and a satisfying return to the captaincy for Root following Ben Stokes' retirement. Pakistan, who fought hard through Shan Masood's 95 and debutant Razaullah's thrilling 81, head home empty-handed as England turn to a white-ball series against Sri Lanka.