What now then? How do England respond to such an abject performance?

The expectation is that they will select the same 12 players for Headingley and ask the final 11 to do a whole heap better than they did in this first Test against Pakistan. That would be understandable. Friday will be here very quickly. To make changes so swiftly would be to admit huge errors of judgment in the first place.

But was this so poor as to be able to pass without retribution? Replacing Mark Wood with Chris Woakes, which could easily happen within that 12, would not appease too many.

Stoneman’s place in the England team is under most scrutiny after two failures at Lord’s JULIAN FINNEY/GETTY IMAGES

There is one position obviously under scrutiny and therefore one crucial question the selectors must ask themselves before they do announce their