Summary

  • First Test, day five, Headingley

  • England chase down 371 to beat India by five wickets and take 1-0 lead in five-match series

  • Duckett strikes magnificent 149; Crawley (65), Root (53*) and Smith (44*) make key contributions

  • England pull off their second-highest successful chase, 10th highest of all time and second-highest at Headingley

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

  • Second Test at Edgbaston starts on 2 July

Live Reporting

by Sam Drury, Mike Peter & Maisie Gallen

  1. Eng 213-2

    Target 371

    Back comes Jasprit Bumrah in place of Ravindra Jadeja - this is a change of ends for the India seamer.

    Couple of singles from the over.

  2. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at Headingley

    Shubman Gill was off the field when that Pope wicket fell. Was it a toilet break? Was he getting some advice from the coaching staff? We’ll have to ask later.

    It looked to be Rishabh Pant leading the conversation in India’s huddle.

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    Duckett to hit 200 and England to win comfortably. You heard it here first.

    Max, 'working' in London

  4. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Could this be the spell India were looking for? This opens the door.

  5. Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Ben Duckett reverse sweeping since his return to Test cricket in December 2022: 140 runs, 78 balls, two dismissals, 70 average, 179 strike rate.

    No batter has scored more runs with the reverse sweep in this timeframe than England's left-handed opener.

  6. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Ben Duckett is almost in a position where he can do whatever he wants.

  7. Eng 211-2

    Joe Root gets off the mark immediately, blocking out a yorker into the leg side and running a single.

    Duckett then cuts the final delivery of the over through backward point for four more - he got one prior to the wicket too, pulling past mid-on.

  8. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Joe Root can hopefully come in and steady the ship. He can one and two you to death.

  9. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at Headingley

    The India players are in a tight huddle as Pope walks off. This is their moment.

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    Hello darkness my old friend.

    Robin, Coventry

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Pope b Prasidh Krishna 8 (Eng 206-2)

    'Timber rattles!' - Krishna bowls Pope for eight

    After a long wait, India now have two.

    It's a second wicket for Prasidh Krishna, who sees Ollie Pope inside edge onto the stumps.

    The India side gather for a team talk while Joe Root walks to the middle.

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    Crawley hopefully silencing a few doubters. A quality opener with Duckett and key to BazBall. Now for someone with a slightly higher run rate and a first Test victory to come!!

    James, Plymouth

    Great effort by our openers (I've not said that for a while). Just need each partnership to make 21 runs and we've got this. Come on England!

    Jon, Huddersfield

  13. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    This is where experience will come and help Shubman Gill grow. You wouldn't want to be in his shoes at this point.

    England are making this look easy.

  14. Eng 201-1

    England boundaries book-end Ravindra Jadeja's eighth over.

    Ben Duckett reverse sweeps another boundary, beating a rather casual attempt by the fielder on the ropes, then Pope drops back and lashes the ball through point.

    That second four brings up England's 200.

  15. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at Headingley

    There’s a baby in her mum’s arms in the bottom of the Howard Stand who can only be weeks old.

    “Indiaaa, India!” chants mum into one ear following that wicket for Krishna.

    Starting them young…

  16. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    If India get a couple now, they are back in the game. There are plenty of overs left but at the moment the off-side field is leaking like a sieve.

  17. Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    England's highest fourth innings opening partnerships:

    • 203 - Atherton & Gooch vs Australia, 1991
    • 188* - Crawley & Duckett vs India, today
    • 185 - Boycott & Brearley vs Pakistan, 1978
    • 161* - Boycott & Edrich vs Australia, 1971

    188 is also the highest opening partnership in the fourth innings by any side against India.

  18. Eng 192-1

    Ollie Pope, the first innings centurion, walks out for England.

    Off his second delivery his clips Krishna away for four through square.

  19. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    A good ball, it swung and they finally get their breakthrough. Zak Crawley looked a million dollars out there.

  20. Alison Mitchell
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    India eventually break up this remarkable opening stand!