England trying to rewrite Test cricket, says Ben Stokes

England rode on unbeaten hundreds from Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow to pull off a record chase of 378 with two sessions to spare at Edgbaston for a thrilling series-levelling victory.

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Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow both hit hundreds as England continued their resurgence with a record fourth-innings chase to beat India by seven wickets in the Covid-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

It follows their home win against New Zealand when they chased down targets of 277, 299 and 296 to blank the world champions 3-0. "We're trying to rewrite how test cricket is being played in England," Stokes said of the team's new approach since he assumed captaincy and Brendon McCullum took over as the head coach. "All the plans we've put together in the last 4-5 weeks we're going to try and carry forward. "We know that we want to give some new life to test cricket. The support we received has been fantastic in the short time that we've been around.

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Joe Root (142*) and Jonny Bairstow (114*) led England's stunning fighback with an unbeaten 269-run stand and inflicted a seven-wicket defeat on India in the rescheduled fifth Test to draw the five-match series 2-2.

"Inspiring the next generation is what we want to do. We want to bring in new fans and want to leave a mark on test cricket." Few expected England to win so easily after conceding a first innings lead of 132 and set a target they had never been able to achieve. Alex Lees and Zak Crawley got them off to a flier with a rapid century stand. Even after they lost three quick wickets, centurions Joe Root and