A tantalising final day is in store at Headingley, the kind that may challenge England’s aggressive outlook on more than one front. Ben Stokes and his side need 350 more runs to beat India and, with 10 wickets in hand, will no doubt believe another miracle is possible on a ground with something of a reputation for them.
And yet a target of 371 to win, set up by a pair of wonderful centuries from KL Rahul with 137 and Rishabh Pant with 118, may also put to the test their long-held contempt for the draw. Jasprit Bumrah is eyeing three out of the five matches in this series and dodging defeat in one of those he plays would surely be a positive outcome.
