Pakistan endured a disastrous morning session on day one of the third Test against England at Edgbaston, collapsing to 100-7 after being asked to bat first. The batting order fell apart despite sweeping changes made by the Pakistan Cricket Board ahead of the match, with former captain Ramiz Raja criticising the team's "pretty ordinary" technique and mindset, while ex-England captain Michael Vaughan called the collapse "embarrassing" given the turmoil the side has faced in recent weeks.

Pakistan's top five batters were all dismissed with the score at just 48, the first time this has happened in the first innings of a Test match. The tourists are also closing in on a historic low, having averaged just 11.2 runs for the fall of their second wicket across this series, on course to beat a record set by Australia in 1888. Key wickets included Saim Ayub out for a duck to Ollie Robinson and Babar Azam bowled by Josh Tongue, with Pakistan's false-shot percentage in the session reaching 40%, the second-highest recorded in a Test's opening session since 2006.