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Jofra Archer Fires England to Dominant Win vs Pakistan

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Jofra Archer bowled the fastest opening spell of his Test career as England produced a relentless, high-quality bowling display on day two of the second Test against Pakistan at Lord's. England skittled the visitors for 110 in their first innings, with Ollie Robinson taking 4-11, Archer 3-26 and Josh Tongue 2-27, with Archer having set the tone with a blistering five-over burst before lunch that brought the opening breakthrough.

According to Cric Viz, Archer's opening spell averaged 90.7 mph, with the odd delivery touching 94 mph. He picked up the flat-footed Shan Masood caught behind as Pakistan limped to lunch at 16-2 after 14.1 overs of superb pace bowling.

"That was quality, high quality," England fast bowler Mark Wood enthused on Sky Sports Cricket. "If you want to come and watch international sport at its very best, this was it."

Archer continued to prove a pest to Pakistan throughout the day, albeit without benefiting from a great deal of luck as he repeatedly threatened both edges of the bat. He'd ultimately helped clean up the tail - Pakistan's final five wickets falling for just 19 runs - to finish with 3-26.

"He had no luck," former England seamer Stuart Broad said on Sky Sports Cricket. "He could have been walking away with a five-for today, Archer."