Josh Tongue [Source: screengrab/ECB]England paceman Josh Tongue piled on Pakistan’s miserable tour with a stunning display of fast bowling in the opening session of the third Test. Part of a four-pronged English pace attack in Birmingham, the 28-year-old knocked over Pakistan captain Babar Azam and dismissed Ghazi Ghori with a peach. Tongue also clean bowled Pakistan’s debutant Mohammad Imran at the brink of lunch break on Day 1 of the third Test of the series. Moreover, the England fast bowler also dismantled the stumps with the wicket.Josh Tongue bulldozes Pakistan with wickets and broken stumpsJosh Tongue is not just tormenting Pakistan; he also appears to be costing the ECB money with every set of stumps he breaks.On Wednesday, September 9, i.e., on Day 1 of England’s third Test of the series against Pakistan, the 28-year-old fast bowler absolutely shattered Mohammad Imran’s confidence and, by the looks of it, the off stump the debutant was guarding.Also Read- Broad-Anderson 2.0- Josh Tongue, Ollie Robinson Give England The Missing Puzzle Australia CravesHurling down a 144 kph thunderbolt in the 21st over of the Pakistan innings and in the fourth over of his opening morning spell, Tongue broke the top of Imran’s off stump as the Pakistani number eight batter failed to keep his bat down in time.crictalk @crictalk7 Sep 9, 2026, 5:24 PM Josh Tongue, Robinson, Archer keep Pakistan’s nightmare aliveMohammad Imran’s wicket by Josh Tongue was not the first instance of an England pacer leaving a Pakistani batter completely dumbfounded this series. Just a couple of weeks ago, Jofra Archer made Pakistan captain Babar Azam nearly “dance” to his tunes with a scorching bouncer at Lord’s. Both Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue have also bagged over 15 wickets each in just five innings of the series so far. In a tour marred by pace intimidation, the ‘Men in Green’ are yet to conjure a 200-plus total and essentially gone down in Headingley and London without putting up an ounce of fight.Following Robinson’s opening burst and Tongue’s middle-order bowling blitz, Pakistan barely survived a curtailed 23-over opening session on Day 1, reaching another troublesome 100-7. Revamped Pakistan squad struggles against England as PCB’s experiment failsIn a desperate move to avoid a series whitewash, the PCB made a shocking call of releasing as many as seven players from the squad after Pakistan’s 194-run demolition at Lord’s. Mohammad Rizwan, senior opener Imam-ul-Haq and interim captain Salman Agha were among the departing batch.In turn, the PCB called up seven cricketers, including five potential debutants, out of which three went on to play for Pakistan in the third Test. Mohammad Imran, being one of the three debutants, was brought down on his knees by Josh Tongue inside the first session of the match itself. Ghazi Ghori, backed by none other than Pakistan’s High Performance Director Aaqib Javed to replace Mohammad Rizwan, made just four runs before becoming one of Tongue’s three victims of the morning session. All in all, Pakistan’s desperate squad reshuffle has done little to change their fortunes, with England’s pace attack once again making the ‘Men in Green’ look like they brought seven new faces to the same old nightmare.Also Read- "Babar Azam's Weakness- Cricket"- Fans Troll Pakistan Captain For Another Poor Outing
