- First Test: England, 183 & 303, drew with India, 278 & 52-1
- Root: ‘Things could have quickly fallen in our favour’
In the end it was rain that had the final say. The fifth day in Nottingham had promised so much – India needing 157 more runs for victory, England a further nine wickets – but it ended without a single ball being bowled and the two sides settling for a draw.
Both sets of players fancied their chances of taking a 1-0 lead into Thursday’s second Test at Lord’s and so neither left Trent Bridge feeling like they had got away with one. As ever, Joe Root was keen to accentuate the positive, his century on day four asking India to deliver their highest successful chase in England with a target of 209.