England and India will require a fifth day to settle their contest at Old Trafford after a mammoth stand of 174 from KL Rahul and Shubman Gill thwarted the hosts’ attempts to push for victory on Day Four – although the visitors still trail by 137.
With shadows lengthening and a once vociferous crowd increasingly subdued, Rahul finished on 87 from 210 balls and Gill 78 from 167, England unable to winkle either man out as they watchfully dragged their side back into a contest that had looked all but over only hours before.
The match seemed to be heading to an early finish but their superb ...
