By Jonathan Agnew BBC cricket correspondent

Pakistan's followers will be deeply frustrated by the performance of their batsmen on Tuesday.

Apart from an encouraging start, and some serious entertainment from Younis Khan, they failed to raise even the slightest challenge to their target.

History - as well as common sense - was always against Inzamam's team.

Not since 1948 has this number of runs been scored to win a game by the team batting fourth at Headingley, and it is often easy to underestimate the impact of a worn, last-day pitch.

This strip was one of the best there has been here for some time.

However, with Monty Panesar now spinning the ball sharply, one knew that if England were ever put under pressure, Andrew Strauss could simply instruct his spinner to bowl into the rough from over the wicket.

With England setting defensive fields that would have made Pakistan's job very difficult.

England were totally dominant on the final day at Headingley

The key wicket was that of Younis Khan. He appeared to be thoroughly enjoying the challenge - regularly exchanging friendly chats with England's ever-present close fielders.

Panesar bowled him an unplayable ball that pitched on middle and spun to brush off the off bail.

No one could have played that, and with Inzamam having to bat down the order, England knew that victory would soon be theirs.

Chris Read will reflect happily on his first Test for more than two years.

That he would keep wicket well was never in doubt - and he kept wicket beautifully - but he was expected to deliver an immediate answer with regard to his batting.

Although he scored 38 in the first innings, these were predominately 'soft' runs, given away as Pakistan hurried to take the second new ball.

But his second innings was entirely different, and one that ensures that Read will keep his nose ahead of Geraint Jones when England head to Australia.

With England's lead standing at only 225, he scored 55 to add 97 crucial runs with the tail - a performance that one could argue won England the match.