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. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    India were dead and buried. They were down in the field and that has given them a little bit of hope.

  2. Eng 301-4

    Need 73 more runs to win

    In some ways this situation might help Jacob Bethell. He has Joe Root there to help him through. He can view it like a white-ball game.

  3. 21-year-old Jacob Bethell, playing his first home Test, emerges with 73 runs needed to win.

  4. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Harry BrookGetty Images

    A fabulous knock by Harry Brook. What a strange way of ending it.

    Charging down the wicket and the bat comes out of his hands - that's given India half a sniff.

    Why play that? Rush of blood.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Brook c Siraj b Deep 111 (Eng 301-4)

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

    Here's the twist.

    Harry Brook had decided it was time to hit for home and swings hard again. Somehow his bat flies from his hand, the ball skews into the air and India take the catch, just as their hopes were fading.

    Brook takes the applause for a brilliant knock which has taken England within sight of the finish line.

  6. Eng 301-4

    Four more through the leg side to Brook as he hacks at Akash Deep's tired seam. It has not been a good few minutes for Deep.

    'That sums up India this afternoon' - Deep kicks Brook drive over rope for four

  7. Eng 297-3

    Drilled for four by Harry Brook!

  8. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Joe RootGetty Images

    England have managed to turn it into a one day game by manipulating and manoeuvring. Joe Root is a master of that.

    Joe Root and Harry Brook have sucked the life out of this Indian side.

  9. Eng 293-3

    Root 83, Brook 103

    It's a tired over from Mohammed Siraj and, with less bite in the deliveries, when Root gets one a little edgily it goes away for four through backward point. Root probably opened the face of the bat too.

    81 runs to win.

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    I’m currently sitting across the road from the Crown in Chalgrove (at the Red Lion for reference)… I’m torn between moving across the road for the next pint to listen to Jo’s dulcet tones (@15:05), or staying put for the good of English cricket!

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  11. Harry Brook had his moment of luck but is taking full advantage.

    Brook charges Deep for six over cover

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

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

    'Like a tracer bullet to the boundary' - Brook pulls Deep for four

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    Well done Harry Brook. I might get a takeaway out of this!

    Jo, still commentating in The Crown

  13. Mohammed Siraj is back.

    Final dice thrown...

  14. Eng 286-3

    Need 88 more runs to win

    Harry BrookReuters

    Off comes the helmet to celebrate. The Oval crowd rises,

    Now back to finishing the job...

    That's Harry Brook's first fourth-innings century and his 10th in total.

  15. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It doesn't get much better than that. What an innings from Harry Brook.

    To do it in the situation against an Indian side that has been quite chirpy in the last few games.

    Harry himself has had plenty to say. India dominated the game and Harry's produced an innings to make England clear favourites now with some incredible stroke play.

    He took a risk and had a bit of fortune, but England had to try something.

  16. 100 runs

    100 for Harry Brook

    Brook reaches tenth test century

    "Twooooo" yell the crowd... And Harry Brook gets there!

    A 91-ball hundred in this situation.

  17. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    The left foot stopped it and then the right foot booted it.

  18. Eng 283-3

    'That sums up India this afternoon' - Deep kicks Brook drive over rope for four

    Wheels off. Wheels well and truly off.

    Akash Deep has too casually tried to stop the ball with his boot. He did the job initially but it bounces up, hits his right leg and bobbles away onto the boundary.

    The crowd loves it. Shubman Gill does not. Brook to 98 not out.

  19. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    India look like a side that are beaten.

    They don't look like a team that are thinking, 'We have still got 95 to play with'.

  20. Eng 279-3

    Target 374

    This probably isn't the time to ask about sloth tours, is it? I'm going to have to let that one go.

    Full toss from Jadeja - that ball is getting wet and slippy in the rain. Joe Root whacks it for four.