England will need 119 more runs on the fifth day at Edgbaston in order to complete a record Test run-chase of 378 against India, with Joe Root on 76 and Jonny Bairstow on 72
Another run chase taken on at warp speed will reach its thrilling conclusion at Edgbaston on Tuesday as England, powered by their Yorkshire engine room of Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow, look to boldly go where no England team has gone before. Set 378 to win this fifth Test against India, they will, quite remarkably, resume on 259 for three from 57 overs, needing 119 more runs to draw a series that began nearly a year ago.
It follows the latest rollercoaster day under the new leadership of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, England bowling out India for 245 and then setting off like a freight train. Not even a wobble either side of tea, when from 107 for none they lost three wickets for two runs, could dent their ambitions, Root and Bairstow combining for an unbroken stand of 150 from 197 balls that had Edgbaston rocking.
A crisp cover drive off Shardul Thakur in the 18th over took the target under 300, Crawley then toying with Siraj with boundaries either side of the wicket. When he plays like this, one can see the allure.But as an array of postboxes and traffic cones in the Hollies Stand started up a conga, a conflab between India’s players and umpires out in the middle produced the latest in a summer of ball changes.
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