Robinson and Tongue share match ball after dismissing Pakistan

In a thrilling opening day of the first Test at Headingley, England's Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue both took five wickets each, sharing the wickets and even the match ball. The Pakistani team was dismissed for a paltry 171 runs on this opening day of England's post-Bazball era. Captain Joe Root returned from his international retirement with a stellar performance, finishing the day on 37 not out as England posted a score of 112-2, falling just 59 runs short.

Robinson claimed his first wicket of the match with the very first ball and went on to take four wickets, including top-order batsmen, at a rate of 5-51. Tongue followed up with an impressive 5-46. Normally, a bowler who takes five wickets in a Test innings keeps the ball as a souvenir; however, Robinson and Tongue decided to share the ball.

They asked a groundstaff member to cut the ball in half, which was done within five minutes. Robinson humorously recounted the situation, saying, "I think we should split it. I was like, yeah, we should actually do that, I think it'd be quite cool." He added that it's a rare occurrence for two bowlers to take five wickets in the same innings, making this a memorable and special moment.