England have beaten India after a remarkable record-breaking run chase in the sides’ fifth Test at Edgbaston.
Set 378 to win, England’s Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow saw the hosts home.
No England cricket side had ever hunted down more than 359, the previous record from Ben Stokes’ Ashes miracle at Headingley three years ago.
And a full house of more than 23,000 were in attendance at the Birmingham ground to watch the latest unlikely victory charge of the Stokes-Brendon McCullum era – after Warwickshire followed the example of Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire by offering free entry for the final day.
It is the ninth highest successful run chase in Test match history by any team, with the West Indies’ 418 against Australia in 2003 the overall record.
An intrepid century stand between openers Alex Lees and Zak Crawley had made a sizeable dent in the target on Monday, before Root and Bairstow continued their magnificent form to leave the hosts 259 for three at the end of day four.
