Summary

  • First Test, day four, Headingley

  • England need 350 more to win after reaching 21-0 at the close

  • India 364: Rahul 137, Pant 118; Tongue 3-72, Carse 3-80

  • Tongue dismisses Thakur, Siraj & Bumrah in four balls

  • Watch highlights on BBC Two and iPlayer from 19:00 BST

  • Day five will begin at 11:00 BST on Tuesday

Live Reporting

by Sam Drury & Mike Peter

  1. Thanks, Mike.

    Yep, India scored just 63 runs in the session but should they go on to win this Test, they might see it as one of the most important of the match.

    England started very well with Brydon Carse, who removed Shubman Gill, particularly impressive and Chris Woakes bowling nicely, too.

    As the ball has got that bit older and softer, there has been less lateral movement but the hosts have remained disciplined.

    India on top but a couple of quick wickets after lunch and that might soon change...

  2. Mike Peter
    BBC Sport journalist

    India didn't score swiftly, but the fact they've only lost one wicket will please them immensely, especially with England's bowlers looking threatening in the first hour.

    They lead by 159, if this pair can steadily take them to around 250 then they'll be firm favourites.

    England will be rueing Harry Brook dropping KL Rahul on 58 - the India opener is now on 72, while Risbabh Pant has 31.

    Still, a couple of wickets after lunch and it's all to play for.

    To see how it plays out, here's Sam Drury.

  3. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    KL Rahul has played very calmy and just eased the pressure down. He's gone about his business nicely and just ticked up the runs.

  4. Lunch - Ind 153-3

    Lead by 159

    Rishabh Pant sends Bashir's third ball out to third for two, bringing up India's 150.

    Three singles follow and that's lunch.

    India have scored 63 runs this morning and lost one wicket, that of Shubman Gill.

  5. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    In more recent years, Indian batters haven't coped well against spin bowlers.

    We haven't seen the ball turn sharply yet but Shoaib Bashir has been bowling some good lengths, just tempting the batters.

  6. Ind 148-3

    Maiden over for Ben Stokes, bowling to KL Rahul.

    The India batter edges Stokes' penultimate delivery onto a part of the body where one might not wish to land a cricket ball, and he drops to the ground again briefly at the end of the over.

    We'll have six balls from Shoaib Bashir before lunch.

  7. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    PitchViz Bounce Consistency Rating (1= very consistent, 10 = very inconsistent)

    • Day 1 - 3.0
    • Day 2 - 3.7
    • Day 3 - 5.2
    • Day 4 - 6.7

  8. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Rishabh Pant vs Shoaib Bashir, this will be interesting.

  9. Ind 148-3

    Here's Shoaib Bashir to replace Josh Tongue - he bowled one ball this morning to complete an over but then England brought back the quicks.

    He concedes two runs from his first full over.

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    I'm surprised no one's mentioned Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. Arguably the two best bowlers of their generation.

    Noman, London

    I don’t know about most complete, but I’ve never seen a bowler leave so many batsmen utterly bemused as to how to play him. He doesn’t seem to have the same intimidation factor of some the West Indies and Australia greats, but in terms of his ability to make seasoned Test batsmen look lost at sea, there are none better. Certainly there are no fast bowlers who have a comparable ability. More comparable to the spin bowling greats in that respect.

    Owen, Rugby

    Top 10 bowlers of all time: Marshall, Warne, Lillee, Imran Khan, McGrath, Holding, Steyn, Wasim, Murali, Hadlee. Some way for Bumrah to go to reach this group of cricketing gods.

    James, Cape Town

  11. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at Chester-le-Street

    Jofra Archer's first spell is done. It was four overs that cost 11 runs and did not return a wicket.

    There was nothing to get too excited about but the rhythm looked good. There were two maidens, a sharp bouncer and a yorker.

    Remember this a game with the Kookaburra ball so you wouldn't expect it to hoop around.

  12. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    That four from KL Rahul brought up the 50 partnership in 19.1 overs. They're moving along at around 2.6 an over.

  13. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Ben Stokes is trying to encourage that drive, there's a bit of swing but KL Rahul manages to find the gap.

  14. Ind 146-3

    Lead by 152

    'Beautiful drive' - Rahul hits Stokes through cover for four

    KL Rahul drives Ben Stokes' first ball through the covers for four, bringing up the 50 partnership and taking India's lead to 150.

    The next delivery spits up again and raps the India batter on the arm.

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    @KingMPatel on X: All this talk about Marshall being better than Bumrah - maybe so but he also played against less aggressive batsman, more uneven pitches with no sight screens, tinier bats etc. It's a batsman's game nowadays and Bumrah is thriving within it.

  16. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Rishabh Pant has gone back in his shell a little bit.

    Josh Tongue is coming in hard at the moment and it seems to be working for him.

  17. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Rishabh Pant is in his own little world.

  18. Ind 140-3

    A couple of singles to start Tongue's over, then Pant closes it by prodding at the ball and almost offering an edge behind.

    Josh TongueGetty Images

  19. Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    KL Rahul has played the ball from a lot deeper in the crease in this Test compared to his previous tours of England.

    He's intercepting the ball around 1.5m from the stumps against the quicks compared to 1.8m across the 2018 and 2021 tours.

  20. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    There's a little patch from this end where the ball really flies away.