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

Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. Eng 174-3

    Slashed through a gap in the slips for four.

    If Harry Brook wasn't attacking there may have been another fielder in there...

  2. Eng 170-3

    After a couple of singles, Harry Brook times a flick off the pads to the cheers from the England supporters in the crowd.

    Four runs.

  3. Eng 164-3

    Need 210 more runs to win

    Harry Brook was on the attack before the break. Will he continue?

    Prasidh Krishna is going to bowl the first over.

  4. Harry Brook and Joe Root are striding down the steps.

    The final session of the series? You're free to call me a pessimist.

  5. Opposition fans might get annoyed with Mohammed Siraj but you must absolutely love him when he's on your team. Winds everyone up, runs in all day. My kind of sportsperson.

    The Lee Cattermole of cricket, albeit with a fair bit more talent.

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    'A beauty of a delivery!' - Siraj traps Pope lbw to leave England 106-3

    Must say I’ve loved Siraj in this series - seems like a top bloke, wears his heart on his sleeve and giving his everything to this India team. Up there for my player of the series - certainly pick of the bowlers (with Stokes).

    James, London

  7. Pure cinema...

    Mohammed Siraj takes catchGetty Images
    Mohammed Siraj falls over boundary ropeGetty Images
    Mohammed Siraj after dropped catchGetty Images
    Crowd react after dropped catchGetty Images

  8. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on Test Match Special

    That dropped catch is going to put some frustration in the Indian heads.

    India are ahead of the game, but you could still argue with the way England play and the way Harry Brook play then it could start to become quite interesting.

  9. Listen to Test Match Special

    BBC Test Match Special

    If you flick on to Test Match Special during the lunch break you've hear the series-ending journalist panel.

    Jonathan Agnew is chatting away with Cricinfo's Nagraj Gollapudi, the Telegraph's Will Macpherson and our chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.

    As ever you can listen by clicking the link above.

  10. What's that? You want to know what WinViz is saying?

    I am here to serve...

    WinViz: 26% England. India 74%CricViz

  11. Thanks Elizabeth.

    It times you have to watch through your fingers but it remains gripping cricket.

    Duckett hits Siraj for four with drive through cover

    'Edged and gone!' - Duckett removed on 54 leaving England 82-2

    'A beauty of a delivery!' - Siraj traps Pope lbw to leave England 106-3

    Brook charges Deep for six over cover

    'He's got away with it!' - Siraj carries Brook catch over rope for six

  12. I'm also going for lunch, so here's Matt Henry to take you through the interval and the afternoon session.

  13. The defining moment of the session and maybe the match?

    Harry Brook should have been out for 19. Instead he's headed into lunch unbeaten on 38 (30).

    'He's got away with it!' - Siraj carries Brook catch over rope for six

  14. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on Test Match Special

    It sounded like bat on ball with how hard it hit Akash Deep's shin.

    He will have to get that iced over lunch.

  15. Lunch - Eng 164-3

    England need 210 runs

    Bowler Akash Deep wears one on the shin. That looked painful.

    But he bowls the remaining four deliveries to take us through to lunch.

    From 50-1 overnight, England have advanced to 164-3 in pursuit of 374.

  16. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter at The Oval

    Gilbert Jessop's record for the fastest England hundred, 76 balls, came in the record highest run chase on this ground, 263 v Australia in 1902. Just saying.

  17. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on Test Match Special

    Joe RootGetty Images

    Akash Deep will prefer to bowl at Joe Root with how Harry Brook has taken him on.

  18. Eng 162-3

    Target 374

    Harry Brook and Joe Root bookend the over with singles.

    One more over before lunch.

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    Shane Warne drops Kevin PietersenGetty Images

    Pietersen and Warne at the Oval 2005. Could that Siraj error 20 years on set Brook up to repeat KP heroics?

    Kev, Alvechurch

  20. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on Test Match Special

    Akash DeepGetty Images

    Akash Deep very tired there. Long, long overs in the field.