Joe Root’s return as England’s Test captain began with the kind of dominant performance he would have envisioned the moment Ben Stokes retired. Pakistan skittled for 171 in 48.1 overs, Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue sharing ten wickets, and England closing on 112‑2 to trail by just 59 heading into day two at Headingley. Root, back in charge after Stokes’ shock international exit in June, inherited a side that had lost seven of their last ten Tests across bruising series against India, Australia and New Zealand. Under leaden skies on his home ground, Root won the toss and bowled first without…