Long may it continue, England seam bowler Ollie Robinson said.
And there’s the rub.
Robinson was talking about how successful his new-ball partnership with Jofra Archer was working out. In harness together for the first time in test cricket, they have taken 24 of Pakistan’s 38 possible wickets in the ongoing series.
They are a big reason England clinched the series 2-0 at Lord’s on Sunday with a day and a game to spare.
The change bowlers, Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson, have come off helping Manchester win the Hundred competition and claimed the other 14 Pakistan wickets.
It’s a pace attack that is exciting England supporters, who have fingers crossed the four quicks can stick together for the home Ashes series against Australia in less than 10 months.
But that’s a long time for any player and the foursome has yet to be truly tested. Pakistan has underwhelmed and was struggling before it undertook its first tour of England in six years. The loss at Lord’s was its 10th in its last
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