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It was also only the second such series in England, after the 1888 Ashes. England’s batting was led by Joe Root , who remained unbeaten on 62 in the third Test, while Jordan Cox scored an unbeaten 59 as England chased down 130 with eight wickets in hand. The result gave England their second 3-0 Test series clean sweep over Pakistan, after their success in the 2022/23 series. He went on to complete his 110th score of 50 or more in Test cricket, including 41 centuries. No England batter scored a century across the three Tests, making the series only the eighth three-match Test series without an individual hundred and just the second in England after the 1888 Ashes. Pakistan have now lost 16 of their 21 Tests.
It was only the eighth three-match Test series in history to finish without a single individual century. It was also England’s 15th three-match Test series sweep overall. The England batter made Pakistan pay for the missed opportunities. Their difficult tour was followed by major changes, with seven players replaced in the squad after the second Test and coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and his assistant Umar Gul also removed.
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