It is not unreasonable to say that Pakistan entered the third Test of their three-match series against England with a dark cloud over them - off-field issues, coupled with the underwhelming on-field displays, combining to create the perfect storm.

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After the captain underscored his team’s new reality, a fast bowler he didn’t even know was coming gave fans a little of the old dreamIt was still morning when Babar Azam came in to bat at Edgbaston. The Test was only 45 minutes old but you could already see which direction it was heading in. Pakistan were three wickets down. The floodlights were on, a …

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