Dhaka, July 26 -- Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett got England off to a flying start in their first innings of the fourth Test before India ensured both openers fell agonisingly short of centuries.
England were 225-2 at stumps on the second day at Old Trafford, a deficit of 133 runs, after they dismissed India for 358, with captain Ben Stokes taking five wickets and an injured Rishabh Pant making a gutsy fifty for the tourists.
The hosts are 2-1 up in this five-match contest, and a win in Manchester would see England clinch the series ahead of next week's finale in London at the Oval.
Crawley (84) and Duckett (94) shared an opening stand of 166 - just the duo's fifth century partnership in 53 Test innings together. The inconsistent Crawley, l...