Andrew Strauss Failed with the bat but that is the peril of facing new ball against such good bowlers. Iffy shot in first innings but got an unplayable delivery in the second. 6/10 Alastair Cook Struggling with technical issues against swinging ball. Tall men tend to struggle with balance and his footwork is a bit out of kilter 5.
Jonathan Trott Undone by a stinker that kept low and bowled him in the second innings but did show the application you need in Test cricket in both knocks. 5 Kevin Pietersen Lack of cricket obvious from the impatient way he approached both innings attempting to dominate without putting in the hard work first. 5
Paul Collingwood Classic dogged innings when England were trouble on first day. Did not contribute in the second innings. Brilliant slip catching throughout. 7 Eoin Morgan Proved he has the Test match technique and temperament with superb first innings hundred. Unlucky to be run out in second innings. 8
Matt Prior
Good counter-attacking century in second innings and showed he is England’s No 1 keeper. Solid performance with the gloves. 7
Graeme Swann
England’s passenger on his home ground through no fault of his own. Played a good cameo in second innings and took some excellent slip catches. 6
Stuart Broad
Bowled a touch loose in the first innings and the non-swing bowlers had to work harder for wickets. Managed some useful time at the crease. 7
James Anderson
Best Test performance for England. Unplayable in swinging conditions, confusing batsmen with ability to bowl inswing and outswing without change of action. 9
Steven Finn
Considerable height gives him bounce even on slow surfaces and Pakistan’s batsmen were unable to cope with his consistent line and length. 7
Pakistan
Salman Butt
Captaincy seems to be affecting his batting with two single-figure scores in the match but was not the only batsman to struggle with swinging ball. 5
Imran Farhat
Experienced player but looks completely out of his depth against England’s new ball bowlers and showed little appetite for application. 3
Azhar Ali
Doesn’t appear to know where his off-stump is. Out to a nervy prod in the first innings and crumbled under pressure in the second. 4
Umar Amin
Another greenhorn in the side. Undone by Finn’s bounce in the first innings and played around his front pad in second, missing an inswinger. 4
Umar Akmal
Has Twenty20 reputation but needs to remember that, in Test matches, there are days when you need to bat more than a few overs. 3
Shoaib Malik
Hung around in both innings but weakness outside off-stump was always going to bring about downfall. His bowling was not threatening. 5
Kamran Akmal
Has anyone had a worse Test? Bagged a pair, dropped two routine catches and missed an easy stumping off Collingwood. 2
Mohammad Aamer
Emerging as a real talent in world cricket. Clever bowler able to swing ball both ways and applied himself with the bat. The new Wasim Akram. 7
Umar Gul
Bowled too short and was punished in first innings but worked out his length in the second innings. Played some fabulous strokes to save follow-on. 6
Danish Kaneria
Woeful performance. Unable to build pressure thanks to too many full tosses and loose balls. Must expect to be dropped for Edgbaston Test. 3
Mohammad Asif
Almost matched Anderson but he lacks an inswinger. It will be interesting to see if his body can sustain him through four Tests in a month. 7
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