Skittled for a 174, it really seems that the England bowlers had a field day - but this was far from the case.
Although the three senior England seamers each had a three wicket haul, on the day - the bowling which saw Pakistan tottering on the brink of an early defeat at 79 for 7, had actually been rather indifferent.
The old failings were there with far too many balls short of the requisite length. The seven wickets tumbled as England bowled a relatively small number of very good balls in the extremely helpful, Headingley conditions. The day was muggy and the ball swung to a significant degree.
79 for 7 was the high point of the bowling - and from there it went badly downhill with shameful control of line and length. The last three Pakistan wickets more than doubled the score from the point when the first seven batsmen were back in the pavilion.
Chris Woakes was especially profligate but not the only guilty party.
The England openers saw off the new ball before departing to leave England in a stronger position at stumps than their performance had merited. 70 odd runs behind - 8 wickets in hand.
What will England do next to fritter away this position of strength, I wonder?
