{
  "id": 2059524,
  "title": "Robinson and Tongue share match ball after dismissing Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/robinson-and-tongue-share-match-ball-after-dismissing-pakistan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T02:35:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/cricket/2026/08/1514980/robinson-and-tongue-share-match-ball-after-dismissing-pakistan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "LEEDS: England’s Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue shared both the wickets and the match ball as they joined forces to bowl out Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test at Headingley on Wednesday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Robinson double rocks Pakistan in first Test before rain stops play",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/robinson-double-rocks-pakistan-in-first-test-before-rain-stops-play",
        "published": "2026-08-19T11:50:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Robinson and Tongue put England on top against Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/robinson-and-tongue-put-england-on-top-against-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-08-19T18:56:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}