England required nine further wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series against world No. 1 side India at the close of the penultimate day of the first Test at Lord's Sunday. After wicketkeeper Matt Prior had completed his sixth Test century India, set 458 to win, was 80 for one with a maximum 98 overs to be bowled on Monday's final day. Prior (103 not out) and Stuart Broad (74 not out) added 162 for the seventh wicket before Andrew Strauss declared his team's innings closed for the second time in the match on 269 for six. The highest total to win at Lord's remains the 344 for one scored by West Indies in 1984 while the biggest winning total anywhere is West Indies 418 for seven against Australia in 2003. England, which has won four of its last 10 series at Lord's with six draws, can take over from India at the top of the world rankings if it wins the series by at least a two
