Updated WTC Points Table: Pakistan Hit Rock Bottom After Crushing Loss Against England

Pakistan slumped to an innings and 103-run loss against England in the first Test match at Headingley on Friday. It was a crushing loss for the Salman Agha-led side and as a result, they found themselves at the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings. Pakistan have lost 5 out of their 7 matches till now and with a PCT of 19.05, they fell behind West Indies in the points table. England, on the other hand, are seventh with a PCT of 29.76. Australia remained top of the WTC table after winning seven of their nine Tests followed by South Africa and New Zealand. India, who recently defeated Sri Lanka in the first Test match, are fifth in the table with a PCT of 53.33.

Coming to the match,  England launched their post-Bazball era with an innings and 103-run thrashing of Pakistan in the first Test at Headingley on Friday.

Pakistan, who had been 51-2 in their second innings, lost four wickets for 25 runs on the way to being dismissed for just 135.

England pacemen Josh Tongue and Ollie Robinson, who took all 10 wickets between them in Pakistan's meagre first-innings 171, once again did plenty of damage after express quick Jofra Archer removed both openers.

The trio took three wickets apiece on Friday as England posted their seventh succesive Test victory at Headingley -- their longest sequence of wins at any home venue.

Recalled seamer Robinson was named player of the match for his overall figures of 8-80, while Tongue finished with 8-89.

"It's a great way to start," said Robinson, who took a wicket with the very first ball of the match, at the presentation ceremony. "That's my job, I suppose, setting the tone and to get a wicket first ball is a great feeling."

He added: "It was nipping both ways and I knew if I could control my length and my line I was in the game."

A comprehensive win with more than two days remaining at his Yorkshire home ground was an ideal way for Joe Root to begin his second stint as full-time England Test captain. 

Former skipper Ben Stokes retired from international duty after a series loss at home to New Zealand in June, shortly before Brendon McCullum was sacked as red-ball coach. 

(With AFP inputs)

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