England are 119 runs away from their most successful chase ever in Test cricket with seven wickets to spare, setting up a thrilling finale to the rescheduled fifth LV= Insurance Test against India at Edgbaston. Red-hot Joe Root (76no) and Jonny Bairstow (73no) remain, both bringing up magnificent half-centuries late on the fourth afternoon, helping the hosts recover from a desperate spell on either side of tea that saw them lose three wickets for two runs in 16 deliveries. Before that, Alex Lees (56) and Zak Crawley (46) got off to impressive starts as they took less than 20 overs to make a century, with Lees particularly impressive as he ran off 44 balls. fifty, his second in Tests.

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Crawley, while still not back to his silky shots, showed much better judgment outside his off-stump, leaving exceptionally well, meaning that the irony of his final dismissal – delivered by Jasprit Bumrah (2-54) without to play a single shot – it will not be missed by him. The Indian fans, so muted by the fireworks in the afternoon session, suddenly found their voice and erupted more when Ollie Pope (0) went to Bumrah’s first ball after tea, with Lees following soon after a devastating drive outside. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player India claim the wicket of Alex Lees after a huge mix-up between him and Joe Root between the wickets.
India claim the wicket of Alex Lees after a huge mix-up between him and Joe Root between the wickets. Root, who will have felt some guilt for his part in Lee’s dismissal – having called out his disoriented partner as he struggled to locate the ball from his inside edge – more than made up for it, guiding England safely to stumps at 259-3 without further loss. With the series on the line – the visitors lead 2-1 after the first four Tests played last summer – it all makes for an incredible finish to the Test match on Tuesday. Watch it live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am, with coverage from 9.45am. Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you cannot see these Privacy Options

India are paying the price for their sloppy batting display

Earlier in the day, India – resuming their second innings on 125-3, with a lead of 257 runs – had aimed to bat long into the afternoon to take the game firmly away from their hosts, but instead they were guilty who gave them. their mailboxes. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Stuart Broad takes the important wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara in his first over of the day.
Stuart Broad takes the important wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara in his first over of the day.
Cheteshwar Pujara (66), who had batted so patiently the previous evening, was the first to fall, hitting a harmless short, wide ball from Stuart Broad (2-58) to Lees at point. Shreyas Iyer (19) followed, again looking uncomfortable against the short ball as he missed pulling the bumper of Matthew Potts (2-50) straight to James Anderson at midwicket. Rishabh Pant (57), dropped for 45 by Crawley from Broad – a difficult diving chance low to his left – got through to a 10th Test fifty but was a more subdued version of himself than the swashbuckling incarnation that he made 149 in the first innings. It was, however, one such outrageous shot that eventually led to his downfall as he back-swept Jack Leach (1-28) straight to Root at slip, who showed remarkable reflexes to claim the catch. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player England take the wicket of Rishabh Pant as his reverse sweep lands straight into the hands of Joe Root at slip.
England take the wicket of Rishabh Pant as his reverse sweep lands straight into the hands of Joe Root at slip. Shardul Thakur (4) was also bounced by Potts, having been bothered by a hit on the helmet from the Durham fast bowler earlier in his spell. England’s ploy with the short ball that had been hit all over the place in the first innings – Broad taken for a Test record 35 runs in an over – this time paid off. Mohammed Shami (13) hit a couple of boundaries but he and Bumrah (7) held on as they hugged Ben Stokes (4-33), either side of England skipper Ravindra Jadeja (23) bowling to complete the entries immediately after. lunch.

Lees superb as England chase in a flier

He left England with a record chase of 378, but with Lees bringing the wicket down, like Stokes, to the Indian seamers and quickly taking spinner Jadeja (0-53) out of the attack after just a quarter of the first spell, it looked again. as England would make another tough target this summer. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Alex Lees brings up England’s 50 with this superb reverse sweep for four.
Alex Lees brings up England’s 50 with this superb reverse sweep for four. Lees blasted eight boundaries to race to a 44-ball fifty, while the alert Crawley finally found some fluency with some sharp runs through the covers as the hundred partnership appeared in a flash. India, rattled, finally found a breakthrough just before tea, Bumrah taking one to snap to Crawley, who thrust his hands one too many times and looked ruefully skyward as his off-stump fell back. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Jasprit Bumrah finally gets the feat for India, removing Zak Crawley for 46.
Jasprit Bumrah finally gets the feat for India, removing Zak Crawley for 46. Pope dug out a brutal yorker ball first, but then put another peach to his name as the evening session got under way and couldn’t help but tip Pad. With a raucous Indian support now in full voice, England quickly lost another, the crowd noise perhaps even a contributing factor to the miscommunication between Root and Lees that resulted in the latter being run out. Bairstow joined Root in the middle but, rather than stepping on the gas immediately, as has so often, and so successfully, been his way this summer, the pair took the eye and absorbed the pressure before facing extremely late in the day to discourages both. opponents on the field and their now silent fans. Bairstow benefited from a few bits of good luck, falling on 14 and 39, but both had no more than half-chances, with the first blasting through the outstretched hands of Hanuma Vihari at second slip and Pant bringing down the second . sliding away from the leg side – Mohammed Siraj and Thakur the unlucky bowlers. Root and Bairstow reached half-centuries off 71 and 75 balls, respectively, with Bairstow in particular going fast late in the day, nicely sticking Siraj into the stands for six. Their partnership reached 150 at the stumps and could well prove key to England securing a stunning victory on the final day and squaring the series.

Statistics of the day

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Only once have India lost a Test having scored at least 415 runs batting first. This happened in Bangalore in 1998 when they scored 424 against Australia and ended up losing by eight wickets after collapsing for 169 in the second innings. Sixteen teams have been set at least 258 in the fourth innings of a Test at Edgbaston. The only success came in 2008 when South Africa scored 283-5 to win. Ten teams have lost with such goals, with the other five matches being draws. Watch the fifth and final day of the rescheduled fifth LV= Insurance Test between England and India at Edgbaston live on Sky Sports Cricket on Tuesday. Coverage begins at 9.45am, with play starting at 10.30am.