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. Tea - Eng 317-4

    Need 57 more runs to win

    Joe Root will have to wait for his century but he doesn't care.

    You have 20 minutes to do whatever you need to do.

  2. Siraj is making him wait...

  3. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Glorious. What a straight drive that is from Joe Root.

    Mohammed Siraj flinging himself to his left, but it was beautifully timed.

  4. Eng 317-4

    Driven down the ground for four!

    One ball before tea. Joe Root is on 98.

  5. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Gorgeous. It is a good shot, it is a glide. Joe Root let's it come.

    This is a game.

  6. Eng 313-4

    A two and then four through the slips.

    Joe Root's dad is living every moment in the stands. He's lad is into the nineties.

  7. Not out

    And breathe. Joe Root survives.

    India have one review remaining now.

  8. You can see middle stump behind Root's pads. It should be outside the line...

  9. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Close. That is tight.

  10. India review

    Here we go.

    An lbw review against Joe Root. I think he's outside the line but this is huge.

  11. In isolation this looks horrible but you could see the thinking. He had got himself in and if he whacked a quick 30 before India had the chance for a breather at tea the game really was done.

    'What an incredible dismissal!' - Brook caught on 111 after bat goes flying into the air

  12. Eng 307-4

    Need 67 more runs to win

    Good solid defence from Jacob Bethell. We've been saying that England wouldn't want the break but I don't know what they'd prefer now.

    This series, ey?

  13. Eng 307-4

    The ball is nipping around again. There are five minutes to go until tea.

  14. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Mid-off and mid-on coming in, but they just couldn't get there.

    You couldn't have lobbed it there more perfectly.

  15. Eng 307-4

    'He's got away with it somehow' - Bethell sees toe end nick land safely over bowler

    Blimey. This is a huge slice of luck for England.

    Jacob Bethell toe-ends a pull shot and somehow the ball lands over the bowler's head by the stumps at the non-striker's.

    That could have gone anywhere. Akash Deep slipped too which gave him no hope of getting there.

  16. How's stat?!

    Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    This is just the third time Jacob Bethell has batted in the fourth innings in England.

  17. Eng 307-4

    Need 67 more runs to win

    This'll calm your nerves.

    Joe Root drives in perfect fashion through the covers for four.

    If he remains England will win. Simple.

  18. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Smile on Jacob Bethell's face. I bet the old ticker is going a bit. He has waited a long time and now he's into the arena. He looks calm.

  19. Eng 303-4

    India have been lifted by that wicket and are loud again in the field.

    Mohammed Siraj tries the yorker that he dismissed Bethell with in the first innings (see below) but the youngster defends before breaking into a cheeky grin.

    Bethell gets off the mark a ball later.

    Siraj 'outthinks' Bethell with yorker to dismiss England batter lbw for six

  20. This moment will be replayed again and again if England do win...

    Brook reaches 10th Test century