A DAFT RUN-OUT BUT A VERY STRONG START

AFTER an opening partnership of 107, England were wobbling on 109 for three after tea when a mix-up between Joe Root and Alex Lees saw the Durham opener run out (above) after a smart throw by Mohammed Shami. But Root and Jonny Bairstow have given them hope of a momentous win...

378 THIS would be England’s record chase in a Test, topping Headingley 2019:

378 v INDIA 2022, EDGBASTON

362-9 v Australia 2019, Headingley

332-7 v Australia 1928, MCG

315-4 v Australia 2001, Headingley

■ IT WOULD be the ninth-highest by any nation, on a list headed by West Indies’ 418-7 v Australia in 2003.

46 ZAK CRAWLEY picked a good time to register his highest Test score since hitting 121 in the draw against West Indies in Antigua in March. His 11 previous innings before yesterday read: 0, 40, 7, 8, 43, 9, 4, 0, 6, 25, and 9.

48 RUNS needed for Jonny Bairstow to reach 1,000 in Tests this year. This is just his 16th innings and he already has five centuries.