Runs galore in Leeds as India set England tasty target for final day
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant piled on the runs for India at Leeds, leaving England 350 runs to chase on the final day of the opening Test.
Ben Duckett century guides England to Test victory against India on final day at Headingley
Starting the day on 21 for no wicket, Duckett and opening partner Zak Crawley took England through to the lunch interval on 117 without loss.
The second session was more eventful as India roared back into the contest, breaking the opening stand, which had grown to 188, as Crawley was caught at slip off the bowling of seamer Prasidh Krishna for 65.
Prasidh then made a double breakthrough to bowl Ollie Pope to leave England on 206-2 before Joe Root buckled down and formed an important partnership with Duckett.
The left-handed opener went to his sixth Test hundred and eventually made his way to 149 before India again refused to lie down, Shardul Thakur getting Duckett for 149 and then Harry Brook first ball to leave the hosts on 253-4.
Captain Ben Stokes joined Root at the crease and the experienced pair brought calm to proceedings to put on a partnership of 49 before the skipper was out in the final session to spinner Ravidra Jadeja for 33.
Root and wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith then made sure there were no further alarms with an unbroken 71-run stand to see England over the line with Root 53 not out and his junior partner 44 not out.
England go 1-0 in the five-match Test series with the second match set to start on 2 July at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
England and India finely poised as rain forces early stumps on day three
India lead England by 96 runs at the close of play on Sunday on a shortened Day three, due to rain at Headingley.
England fight back against India fuelled by Ollie Pope's defiant century
Ollie Pope produced a determined century to steady as England rallied back against India on Day Two of the first Test at Headingley.
Ollie Pope's resilience keeps England afloat against India at close of Day 2
England ended Day 2 of the first Test against India at Headingley on 209 for 3, still trailing by 262 runs but buoyed by a magnificent unbeaten century from Ollie Pope.