The scalpel arrives after the sledgehammer.
It is the surgical way in which they picked their way through the home batting that could decide the first Test in Pakistan.
Test cricket runs are for show and the pitches are for money.
If you don't win the match, the stacks and runs will count for nothing.
With the sun high and the pitch sleeping, England's relentless effort to take seven Pakistan wickets was just as important as the 509-4 they piled up on the first day.
The coach and captain of the team don't want to draw. James Anderson stated before the Test that they were not playing for draws.
We're trying to get rid of it. The captain and coach said that. When you run in to bowl, it's about taking a few It's not about controlling the run rate, it's about how we're going to get 20.
Which is an admirable aim, but much harder to put into practice when you consider England picked a team with just three frontline bowlers in James Anderson, Oliver Robinson and Jack Leach, and an all-round player in Ben Stokes who has only sent down seven of 136 overs.
They put their faith in the part-time spin of Joe Root, Liam Livingstone and Will Jacks, men with first class bowling averages of 49, 36 and 53 respectively - and Livingstone couldn't bowl because of a knee injury.
It's a plan that England have tried before in the sub-continental. Ian Blackwell is one of the many people that have been named.
In the absence of spin, high pace could have been used to get a response, but Mark Wood was injured and Jamie Overton didn't get a chance.
Robinson didn't have the pace that he needed for Pope to stand up to the stumps.
In a country where England have drawn 18 of their previous 24 Tests, they took the wickets that set them on their way to victory.
A run out was one of the things that Australia's attack of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Cameron Green didn't do.
England has taken seven in a day.
"We got our just rewards because of all the hard work we put in," said root. We had to be innovative and think outside the box.
Bowlers never tired or made mistakes. He moved his field. Five, six or even seven were the number of catchers who were with the batter.
Robinson was held back until the morning session ended. Anderson was not seen for over an hour. The second ball was shared by the two players.
Late in the day, Anderson was rewarded for coming around the edge of the crease.
At one point, Root shined the ball on the bald head of Leach in an attempt to get the sweat to move the air.
"You have to get some weight on it to try to get it to move around on a placid surface like that," said Joe.
Jack's hair is perfect for it. It was sitting on his head. Jack is more than just a pretty face, he is useful in many ways.
Jacks, the off-spinner who only found out he was making his Test debut two minutes before he was handed his cap, was the epitome of England's ingenuity.
He became the first bowler in Pakistan to remove a man with three hundreds from eight Tests when he removed Babar Azam on Saturday.
Jacks said the message to him was to bowl his best ball as much as possible.
The leader of the team was the architect of it all, and he was a happy man. It's never been made to seem so enjoyable.
Playing for England is the most enjoyable experience that can be had.
A trip to the Formula 1 Grand Prix was one of the highlights of the pre-series training camp in Abu Dhabi.
It's easier when you're doing that with guys you know and who you're friends with.
They have been building that environment. You want to be a part of that team. If you aren't tight as a unit, they could be 500-2.
The shift in mentality in the field is just as important as the batting brilliance of the new england side.
A love of hard work and a love of hunting the next tactical scalp is what I always hunt.
The runs for show were for the bowling pins.
England is about to make a lot of money.
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