Buttler, Woakes and Yasir star in captivating Test at Old Trafford... PLAYER RATINGS

The Cricketer runs the rule over the individual performances of the players during England and Pakistan's first-Test meeting at Emirates Old Trafford...

Scorecard

ENGLAND

Rory Burns (4 & 10): A meek return from Burns, who was twice trapped lbw moving over towards the offside. A tweak in technique couldn’t help in the second innings. 2.5

Dom Sibley (8 & 36): Gave England a foundation in their chase, but the nature of his dismissal - driving with hard hands at Yasir Shah and picking out slip - will not be fondly remembered. 5

Joe Root (14 & 42; 0-25): There were signs during the chase that he was starting to establish some control in the middle, before Naseem tempted him into an edge. One or two decisions in the field which raised eyebrows. 4.5

Ben Stokes (0 & 9): Beaten by a ripper from Abbas in the first innings, and an extraordinary, bounced googly by Yasir in the second. Despite not being fully fit to bowl, did so with momentum-shifting effect, as always. 4

Ollie Pope (62 & 7): Thoroughly impressive in the first innings, and by far England’s most capable batsman. Undone by an unplayable Shaheen steepler in the second. 7

Jos Buttler (38 & 75): With the gloves, this was one of Buttler's most forgettable Tests. With the bat, it was undoubtedly his best. Weigh that up, if you will, but alongside Woakes he won this game for his country. 8

Chris Woakes (19 & 84; 2-43 & 2-11): Wickets, runs and match-defining contributions. Has surely established himself in the starting XI, at least at home, for some time to come. 9

Dom Bess (1 & 0*; 1-74 & 1-40): Nowhere near as effective as Pakistan's leggies, but did extract plenty from the Old Trafford surface. 4

Jofra Archer (16 &; 3-59 & 1-27): Plenty to like about the quick's performance with the ball. Not at top speed, but continued to take wickets. 7

Stuart Broad (29* &; 3-54 & 3-37): Seems to take a wicket every time he targets an opponent's stumps, and once again came up with runs as well. 8

James Anderson (7 &; 1-63 & 0-34): An unusually quiet game from England's record wicket-taker, who produced one excellent burst on the second morning but was otherwise subdued. 4

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PAKISTAN

Shan Masood (156 & 0): Produced one of the finest performances by a Test opener in England in many years to give his side a platform. Could not replicate that form second time around, for which his score tumbles slightly. 8.5

Abid Ali (16 & 20): Got in and got out in both innings - bowled by Archer in the first and caught in the deep off a horrible hoik off Bess in the second. 3

Azhar Ali (0 & 18): Never looked comfortable at the wicket. Rotated his extremely talented bowling attack well, and used the review system effectively until the climax of the game. 4

Babar Azam (69 & 5): Appeared to be in complete control on day one, but was out early on day two and cheaply in the second innings. Watching this man with the bat is a real joy. 7

Asad Shafiq (7 & 29): Pakistan will need more from their experienced middle-order batsman during the rest of the series. 3.5

Mohammad Rizwan (9 & 27): Looked all at sea against the seaming ball in the first innings with the bat but recovered in the second. Superb with the gloves, dealing with the Dukes wobble and very accomplished up to the stumps. 8

Shadab Khan (45 & 15; 2-13 & 0-34): Plenty to suggest that Pakistan got their team selection right in picking two leg-spinning allrounders. A well paced knock with the bat in the first innings, and claimed important wickets. 7

Yashir Shah (5 & 33; 4-66 & 4-99): Ripped the ball at pace, causing many England batsmen problems, and added fast runs at a good time for his side. 9

Shaheen Shah Afridi (9* & 2; 1-51 & 1-61): The least effective of Pakistan's excellent attack. 6 

Mohammad Abbas (0 & 3*; 2-33 & 1-36): Remarkable consistency, nagging and nagging until England's batsmen flipped. 7.5

Naseem Shah (0 & 4; 1-44 & 1-45): So much to like about the teenager. Fast, direct and disciplined. 6.5

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