England v India: The essential first Test day five stats to help keep you ahead of the game

We take a look at the historic figures from the fifth day of the Headingley Tests to keep you ahead of the game

England require 350 more runs to win the first Test against India after Josh Tongue cleaned up the tail again after KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant's centuries. 

We've teamed up with Betfair to give you all the stats you need to know for each day of the series.

For those interested in how England might pace any chase they attempt, the average number of runs scored per session on day five of Headingley Tests since 2006 is 72.42 before lunch, 82.5 between lunch and tea, and 99.25 after tea.

Meanwhile, if you're interested in how many times the ball crosses the rope before the game ends, the average number of fours scored on day five is 24.28, while the average number of sixes is 1.57.

For the bowlers, 3.57 wickets have fallen on average to seam on day five of Leeds Tests during the same timeframe, with spinners claiming an average of 2.71.

This should bring some encouragement to Ravi Jadeja, given spinners have claimed an overall average of 1.34 wickets across all days in Tests at this venue.

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