The first session was uninterrupted by weather despite the threat of rain, though conditions were grey and murky

By Peter Hall LEEDS, England (Reuters) -A half-century from Ben Duckett, well supported by Zak Crawley, helped England close on what would be an historic victory over India on Tuesday, heading into lunch on day five at 117-0,

Openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley have comfortably cut 96 more runs off England’s winning target of 371 against India by lunch on the last day of the test-series opener in Leeds