‘Plug him in as attack leader’ – England-Pakistan player ratings Figure caption, Highlights: England ease to huge win against Pakistan on day three at HeadingleyByMatthew HenryBBC Sport Journalist at HeadingleyPublished52 minutes agoAfter the most chaotic of summers, England have a much-needed Test win after Pakistan were beaten by an innings and 103 runs at Headingley.Here are our playing ratings from the three-day contest:EnglandEmilio Gay: Only batted once given Pakistan’s poor performance and played nice shots in a breezy 33. His dismissal was the fourth time in his four-Test career he has been caught nicking off to the wicketkeeper or the slips, however. It is a problem. 4Ben Duckett: A quiet Test in which he made only 15 and burned a review despite being plumb lbw. Took a straightforward catch in his new fielding position after Joe Root vacated first slip. 5Jordan Cox: Encouraging. Filling in for the injured Jacob Bethell, Cox played with authority and calmness in making 73 at number three. He batted at the ideal tempo and though he missed the chance to reach a maiden international century the next two Tests look an ideal opportunity to press his case. 8Joe Root: Root cannot have wished for a better start to his second stint as captain. His return brought a calmness to the whole set-up and his batting appeared unaffected as he made 66 on day two. Pakistan’s second innings also included dismissals caught at leg slip and backward square leg, although those were as much down to batter error as Root’s ingenuity. 8Harry Brook: Another big positive for England. Like the other batters, his mark comes with the caveat of Pakistan’s bowling attack being poor but, after all that has come before, Brook batted as many have asked him to. He cruised to 91 from 93 balls while barely taking a risk. 8Dan Lawrence: Made a decent 51 on his return to the Test side but missed the chance to really push his case as England’s makeshift all-rounder – hence why he looked so angry when he top-edged a sweep. 6Jamie Smith: Played a poor shot to fall for 25 on the third morning when runs were there for the taking. More pressure may come if Cox continues to make scores, though he is not alone there. Gains a mark for an improved keeping performance. He stood up to Ollie Robinson with minimal fuss. 6Gus Atkinson: Bowled better than figures of 1-51 suggest but looked short of rhythm, unsurprising given he had previously been bowling in The Hundred. 5Ollie Robinson: Player of the match? Absolutely. Yes, conditions suited and Pakistan’s batting was sub-standard, but Robinson’s 5-51 in the first innings was him at his very best. After career-best match figures of 8-80, plug him in as attack leader for the next five Tests. 8Jofra Archer: Better in the second innings than the first when he struggled with his lines and bowled too short in returning 0-26. An important task for Root is helping Archer find his best consistently. 6Josh Tongue: Eight wickets in the match, the same as Robinson, is remarkable given Tongue started quite poorly on day one. He looked horrible to face and appeared well-suited to a four-strong pace attack when Root could pick his moments to unleash the burly quick. 8What information do we collect from this quiz?
