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Christopher David: I'm not sure if the Indians have realised this but if you add up 378 singles, England will win.
Summary
Close: Eng 259-3 (Root 76*, Bairstow 72*) - need 119 more to win
Root & Bairstow reach 150 stand off 197 balls
Bairstow dropped on 14 by Vihari and on 39 by Pant
England need 378 runs to win and draw the series
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get involved Get Involvedpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
Eng 214-3published at 49 overs
Target 378
There was definitely bat on that drop in the last over so Jonny Bairstow has had two lives in this innings.
England milk Ravindra Jadeja - who has finally decided to bowl over the wicket - for three singles.
Postpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
Jonny Bairstow was also dropped on 14, don't forget.
India are missing opportunities.
Postpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match SpecialThat, if it carried to Pant, will have to go down as a drop.
Bairstow dropped on 39published at 17:51 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
Oh! Big moment.
Jonny Bairstow looks to flick down the leg side and Rishabh Pant spills a catch.
Does he get bat on it? It is given as runs but we're not sure if there was an edge. I suppose we may never know now.
It brings up the century partnership between Bairstow and Root.
Postpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Test Match SpecialThe wicket has definitely changed and that has brought things fractionally back in England's favour.
Postpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match SpecialI think India will know that they've let themselves down big time with the bat.
Eng 206-3published at 47 overs
Target 378
Ravindra Jadeja is going to continue for India - he wasn't just being used to facilitate the change of ends for Shardul Thakur.
His line is potentially going to be a bit more attacking as he looks to fire one across Joe Root, but the right-hander just caresses it to the point boundary instead.
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Kevin Ticehurst: ROOOTTTTT!
Bob Hawkins: Root owed England and especially Alex Lees that 50.
Postpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
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Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match SpecialWinViz is quite preposterous, it now suggests that England are favourites to win.
Eng 201-3published at 46 overs
Target 378
A change of ends for Shardul Thakur but it results in much of the same with five singles coming from the over.
There are still 34 overs until the new ball. England need 177 to win. You'd have thought they'd make a rather large dent in that before the new cherry arrives.
Postpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match SpecialRoot has steadied the ship after England lost wickets either side of the interval.
50 for Rootpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
Another half-century for Joe Root.
That is 82 scores of 50-plus in Test cricket.
The man is a run machine.
"Barmy Army" rings around Edgbaston. They feel as if England have got on top again.
How's stat?!published at 17:37 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
Andy Zaltzman
BBC Test Match Special statisticianJadeja has a poor record against these two batsmen. He's got Bairstow out once in 360 balls and Root out five times in 932 balls.
Eng 196-3published at 45 overs
Target 378
Ravindra Jadeja has returned for India by the way, but England are happy to milk and kick him away for now.
There are 13 overs left in the day or 53 minutes.
Eng 196-3published at 44.3 overs
"Rooootttt" shout the Hollies Stand, but it is a leg bye rather than a single to take the former skipper to his half-century.
It takes them a little while to realise. At least he's going to get two rounds of applause.
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Ben Ellis: Long live Test match cricket! This is fantastic!
Eng 194-3published at 44 overs
Target 378
Oh! A moment of fortune for Jonny Bairstow and England. He tries to work away into the on side, but gets a big edge on it. It cannons into his legs and only just evades leg stump by an inch or so.
Bairstow and Root exchange singles down to a deep and wide mid-on to end the over.
England need 184 more.
Postpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 4 July 2022
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match SpecialEngland are now over halfway to their target.