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Pakistan Lose Saim, Azan Early
Ollie Robinson became only the third England seamer to reach 100 Test wickets at an average below 20 as Pakistan slipped to 18-2.
- On Wednesday at Edgbaston, England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third and final Test, holding a 2-0 series lead over Pakistan.
- Following a heavy defeat at Lord's, Pakistan made four changes to its playing XI and sent seven players home, with Captain Babar Azam defending the reshuffled squad as a "good opportunity for the new boys."
- England seamer Ollie Robinson completed 100 Test wickets on Wednesday, dismissing Saim Ayub for a ten-ball duck, joining Ian Botham and George Lohmann as the third England seamer to reach this milestone with a bowling average below 20.
- The visitors slipped to 18-2 as Ayub and Azan Awais departed early against England's new ball, forcing Pakistan to seek greater resistance after heavy losses in the previous two matches.
- Pakistan handed Test debuts to wicketkeeper Mohammad Ghazi Ghori, Imran Randhawa, and Razaullah Khan, while Robinson continues a dominant summer run with 24 wickets in four matches at an average of eight.
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