England wrapped up their series win against Pakistan with another comfortable victory to bring down the curtain on an eventful summer.

Jake, Nick and Will reflect on the Pakistan series and the summer as a whole, which started with McCullum and Stokes in charge and ended with Joe Root reinstated as captain.

We ask where this summer ranks amongst the most eventful in recent history and if England have emerged in a better or worse place heading into the winter series in South Africa.

Ollie Robinson returned in emphatic fashion and looks like the leader of England's attack but there are questions though for Ben Duckett, one of the pillars of Bazball. We ask what his future holds under Stephen Fleming.

We discuss what impact Kevin Pietersen could have after he was named as a mentor for the England white-ball setup and should Trescothick leave the setup entirely to develop further as a coach elsewhere?

And we answer your questions as usual, too.

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England are two from two in the post-Bazball era and have wrapped up their series against Pakistan with a game to spare.

Jake, Nick and Will unpack all the action from the second Test and ask how much we can read into England's new regime, given the level of opposition they were facing.

One major positive has been England's seamers, particularly Ollie Robinson who continued his impressive summer form at Lord's with a third player of the match award.

Speaking of Lord's, the 'Home of Cricket' again faced criticism for producing another poor pitch. However, both Will and Nick agree it was significantly better than the pitch we saw earlier this summer against New Zealand.

Away from the action, Will gives us the latest on the Brydon Carse situation and we discuss Sky's decision to air an interview with Imran Khan's sons despite Pakistan threatening not to return to the field if they did so.

And we answer your questions as usual, too!

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England are up and running in the post Bazball era!

Jake, Nick and Will reflect on their dominant win over Pakistan and ask how much we can truly take from beating such a poor level of opposition.

We questioned the lack of spinners in the team given how hot the summer had been, but England's four-man seam attack stole the show and could prove to be pivotal in the winter when England face a much trickier test away in South Africa.

Despite the win, Nick says it would have been made better if we'd seen an Englishman hit a century. He also said that opener Emilio Gay will be fighting for his place heading into the winter with scrutiny growing on Jamie Smith, too.

Away from the Test match, there's discussion on the decision not to award an Ashes Test to Headingley, something both Joe Root and Ben Stokes have criticised.

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