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England vs India, 1st Test

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Reverse engineered: How Duckett became a sweeping success 

Few players in world cricket sweep as regularly or as effectively as Ben Duckett, who mastered the shot on both sides of the wicket from a young age

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Pant is reinventing cricket - Greg Chappell 

The former Australia captain drew a parallel between Pant and Adam Gilchrist

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Bat, ball and the balance beam: How do India re-align after Leeds? 

Bowling in the breaks and waiting in the wings - Is Nitish Reddy the solution?

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India's pace attack needs its quiet men 

At Headingley, India's change bowlers lacked the discipline and defensive edge needed to make a fourth-innings chase feel like a contest

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Stokes hails openers after England's memorable chase 

While Ben Duckett hit the headlines for his 149, the England skipper was also full of praise for Zak Crawley's 65 as the openers set up England's tall run chase

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'Even proper batters fail' - Gambhir backs lower order after collapses 

India's head coach also reiterated that despite the loss, Jasprit Bumrah would play just two more Tests as per a pre-series plan

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England complete their second-highest successful chase in Tests 

India became the first team to lose a Test after having scored five centuries. Catch all the stats from England's record chase

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Brilliant Duckett powers England in a famous chase 

England registered their second-highest chase in Tests, overhauling a target of 371

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Prasidh, Thakur lead India's fightback 

Ben Duckett's 149 took England closer to the mammoth 371-run target in the rain-interrupted afternoon session

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Duckett, Crawley keep India at bay 

The English openers put on an unbroken 117-run stand by Lunch on the final day of the Headingley Test