Summary

  • Bad light and rain brings early end to day four with England needing 35 more to win and India four wickets

  • England are chasing 374 to win fifth Test and secure series victory

  • Would be their second-highest chase and a record at The Oval

  • Root reaches 39th Test century off 137 balls but edges behind with England still needing 37

  • Brook hits stunning 111 off 98 balls to get England within 73 of victory

  • Brook was caught at fine leg by Siraj, but India quick stumbles onto boundary rope. Brook was on 19 and England 137-3

  • Fifth Test, day four, The Oval - England lead series 2-1

Root edges behind to leave England six down

Live Reporting

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  1. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I mean Joe Root and Harry Brook have cruised this. For me, it feels exactly like Headingley.

  2. Just don't move from wherever you are, Graham. They're the rules, right?

    It has been all England since lunch.

    Root clips Siraj through mid-wicket for four

    'Bad ball put away!' - Brook hits Washington through the covers for four

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    Advice, please. At which point do we start listening from behind the settee?

    Graham in Cambridgeshire

  4. Eng 203-3

    Need 171 runs to win

    I have hardly mentioned him since lunch but, as ever, Joe Root is crucial. A nudge here and a flick there keeps the scoreboard moving. He just brings that sense of calm.

  5. Eng 200-3

    Need 174 more runs to win

    England fans are on their feet to applaud the 200!

    Belief. Real belief.

  6. How's stat?

    Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    Harry Brook fist pumps Joe RootGetty Images

    This is only the second time Harry Brook has scored 400 runs in a Test series - remarkable given he scored 317 in the first innings of the Pakistan tour last year. He finished that tour with 373 runs.

  7. Eng 196-3

    Root 36, Brook 57

    Six runs from the over. Shubman Gill is applauding, keeping spirits high among his ranks. 32 runs have come in five overs since lunch.

  8. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    You can't bowl like that otherwise it will just be hammered.

  9. Eng 196-3

    'Bad ball put away!' - Brook hits Washington through the covers for four

    Half-tracker from Washington Sundar... Clattered for four by Harry Brook.

    You're starting to believe, aren't you?

  10. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on Test Match Special

    This is a good move. The wind is moving right to left and that's where Washington Sundar is going to get drift.

  11. Eng 190-3

    Target 374

    There are still balls there that are tricky to face. Joe Root removes a hand from his bat when he plays awkwardly in defence at the end of the over.

    It looks like spinner Washington Sundar is coming on for the first time. He has already dismissed Root in this series.

  12. Eng 190-3

    Root clips Siraj through mid-wicket for four

    Ramp up Bon Jovi.

    A four to Joe Root takes England beyond halfway.

  13. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It is not a big problem yet as it is a long way away this target, but India are allowing England to tick over the strike.

  14. Eng 186-3

    Root 31, Brook 52

    Deep isn't happy with the field India have - one slip and a gully and a field otherwise spread far. It is allowing singles to be taken freely.

  15. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on Test Match Special

    Harry Brook celebrates his half-centuryGetty Images

    Prasidh Krishna is going to bowl straight and that's what Harry Brook wants.

    Good innings from Brook. He has phases in innings when he is playing normally and then suddenly he comes out and hits a few fours and sixes.

  16. 50 runs

    50 for Harry Brook

    A gentle wave of the bat. Not done yet.

  17. Eng 181-3

    Target 374

    Harry Brook grimaces after an inside edge into his pads.

    India may well win this match but I'm still sure they've picked the wrong team. How they'd love another seamer.

  18. Eng 180-3

    Joe Root plays the Rootiest of shots for four through point now.

    It has been a good start for England after lunch.

  19. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It has been a marathon effort from Mohammed Siraj in these five Tests.

  20. Eng 175-3

    Need 199 to win

    A single to end the over brings the runs England still require below 200 - a morale-boosting landmark. If these two can get it below 150 then hope will start to grow further.

    The relentless Siraj will bowl the next.