Action got under way early at Headingley. Pakistan faced England in the first Test match. Harry Brook removed Pakistani batter Imam-ul-Haq. He went. That catch left Imam the sixth player from Pakistan to surpass 700 runs in one Test match. Imam accumulated 714 runs in the first innings for England's second innings. Even so, the team was dismissed in that first innings.
Other events occurred too. Jonathan Bairstow scored a century. He became England's youngest Test captain ever. That knock moved him past 1,000 Test runs. Babar Azam departed before Pakistan got to 100 runs. He was unable to prevent them losing the match.