England Begin Final Test Against Much-Changed Pakistan at Edgbaston
England lead the series 2–0 and have secured victory before the third Test, while Pakistan have reshaped their team after changes following the match at Lord’s.
England face Pakistan in the third and final Test at Edgbaston, entering the match with an unassailable 2–0 lead in the series.
The result of the series was settled before play began in Birmingham. The three-Test schedule has taken the teams from Headingley to Lord’s and then Edgbaston, with Joe Root identified as England’s captain.
Pakistan selected a much-changed team after dropping seven players from their squad following the second Test at Lord’s. The available source material does not establish whether that figure corresponds exactly to omissions from the match XI.
Sky Sports reported live coverage of the opening day on 9 September 2026. Its live blog was unavailable in the supplied material, so no score, playing XI or on-field developments could be independently confirmed.
