AFP
Leeds (United Kingdom)
England won their first Test match since September as they thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs in the second match at Headingley on Sunday.
The victory, completed inside three days, saw England level the two-match series at 1-1 after Pakistan won the first Test at Lord's by nine wickets.
It was also England's first victory in a Test match since they beat the West Indies at Lord's in September last year, with the side having endured a winless run of six defeats in eight Tests coming into this fixture.
By sharing the spoils in this short campaign, England avoided a third successive series loss after reverses in Australia and New Zealand.
Jos Buttler's blistering 80 not out on Sunday saw England to a total of 363 and a commanding first-innings lead of 189.
Pakistan then collapsed to 134 all out, losing their last seven wickets for just 50 runs.
Stuart Broad took three for 28 and off-spinner Dominic Bess grabbed his first Test wickets in a return of three for 33.
"It's been an enjoyable week, really pleasing to show a lot of character after the disappointment at Lord's,"England captain Joe Root told BBC Radio.
Buttler, the man-of-the-match after being recalled to Test cricket at Lord's, was glad to have justified the faith of new England selection chief Ed Smith, who picked him on the basis of his form in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament.
"It is great to be back,"Buttler told Sky Sports.
"I am lucky I guess, for someone to take a punt on me and say there is a Test player in there somewhere despite not playing county cricket. It gives me great confidence."
England resumed on Sunday on 302 for seven, with Buttler 34 not out and Sam Curran, unbeaten on 16.
Buttler went to fifty in style with two boundaries in as many balls off Abbas - an extra-cover driven four followed by a hooked six.
But with Buttler five runs short of equalling his Test-best 85, made on debut against India at Southampton in 2014, No 11 James Anderson was caught in the slips off Hasan Ali.
Buttler faced 101 balls, including 11 fours and two sixes.
Pakistan had been behind in this game ever since they were dismissed for 174 in their first innings after captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss on a good pitch but saw his batsmen struggle in overcast, bowler-friendly, conditions.
Sarfraz, however, insisted:"It was the right decision to win the toss and bat first but England's bowlers performed very well in the first two hours on the first morning.
"It meant we couldn't capitalise on a good batting track,"the wicket-keeper added.
"We have a very young side who is still learning. I'm proud of my team, the way we played at Malahide (when beating Test debutants Ireland) and Lord's."
Azhar Ali launched Pakistan's second innings in style, driving a four off the first ball from Anderson. But they slumped to suffer the big loss.
Scoreboard
Pakistan (1st Innings): 174
England (1st Innings, overnight: 302/7):
A. Cook c Sarfraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 46
K. Jennings c Sarfraz Ahmed b Faheem Ashraf 29
J. Root c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 45
D. Bess c Asad Shafiq b Shadab Khan 49
D. Malan c Haris Sohail b Mohammad Amir 28
J. Bairstow c Sarfraz Ahmed b Faheem Ashraf 21
J. Buttler not out 80
C. Woakes c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas 17
S. Curran c Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Abbas 20
S. Broad c Mohammad Abbas b Faheem Ashraf 2
J. Anderson c Haris Sohail b Hasan Ali 5
Extras (b8, lb13) 21
Total (all out, 106.2 overs, 469 mins) 363
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Jennings), 2-104 (Cook), 3-138 (Root), 4-200 (Malan), 5-212 (Bess), 6-260 (Bairstow), 7-285 (Woakes), 8-319 (Curran), 9-344 (Broad), 10-363 (Anderson)
Bowling: Amir 23-5-72-2; Abbas 26-8-78-2; Hasan 20.2-4-82-2; Ashraf 20-4-60-3; Shadab 17-2-50-1
Pakistan (2nd Innings):
Azhar Ali b Anderson 11
Imam-ul-Haq lbw b Bess 34
Haris Sohail c Bess b Anderson 8
Asad Shafiq c Bairstow b Broad 5
Usman Salahuddin c Root b Bess 33
Sarfraz Ahmed lbw b Woakes 8
Shadab Khan c Cook b Curran 4
Faheem Ashraf c Malan b Bess 3
Mohammad Amir not out 7
Hasan Ali c Cook b Broad 9
Mohammad Abbas c Root b Broad 1
Extras (b5, lb5, n1) 11
Total (all out, 46 overs, 229 mins) 134
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Azhar), 2-30 (Sohail), 3-42 (Shafiq), 4-84 (Imam), 5-97 (Sarfraz), 6-102 (Shadab), 7-111 (Ashraf), 8-115 (Salahuddin), 9-124 (Hasan), 10-134 (Abbas)
Bowling: Anderson 10-2-35-2; Broad 12-2-28-3 (1nb); Curran 7-2-10-1; Woakes 6-0-18-1; Bess 11-1-33-3.
Result: England won by an innings and 55 runs
Man-of-the-match: Jos Buttler (ENG)
Man-of-the-series: Mohammad Abbas (PAK).