India had plenty to salute and regret after losing to England in its first test in 14 years without retirees Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma or Ravichandran Ashwin. Under new captain Shubman Gill,

England brilliantly paced a mammoth chase of 371 runs to beat India by five wickets and take the series-opening Headingley test on Tuesday with 14 overs to spare. England pulled off the 10th highest successful run chase in test history by playing clinically and confidently on a fifth-day pitch and in conditions,

By Peter Hall LEEDS, England (Reuters) -A superb century from Ben Duckett helped steer England to a sensational five-wicket win in the first test against India after a thrilling day five on Tuesday, the hosts reaching a target of 371 -- the 10th highest successful run chase in test history.

Ben Duckett's magnificent 149 leads England to chase down 371 and beat India by five wickets in a thrilling final day of the first Test at Headingley.

Openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley have comfortably cut 96 more runs off England’s winning target of 371 against India by lunch on the last day of the test-series opener in Leeds. England is