Staff Reporter.
Persistent rain delayed the start of what could be a grandstand final day in the first Test between England and India at Trent Bridge.
Wet weather lingered throughout Sunday morning in Nottingham, with the covers in place well beyond the scheduled resumption at 11:00 BST.
India are 52-1, needing another 157 to reach their target of 209 and win the opening Test in a series in the UK for the first time since 1986.
Play can continue until 19:30.
That England still have an outside chance of victory is thanks mainly to captain Joe Root, who compiled a magnificent 109 as they reached 303 in their second innings on Saturday.
India,who defeated Root’s men 3-1 at home earlier this year, are bidding for just their third win in 15 Tests in England and only their fourth series success on English soil to follow their 1971, 1986 and 2007 triumphs.
This match also marks the start of the new World Test Championship cycle, with India having lost to New Zealand in the inaugural final at Southampton in June.
The second match in the five-Test series is at Lord’s, starting on Thursday.