India close on 204-6 with Nair unbeaten on 52
Woakes off field with shoulder injury sustained when trying to prevent boundary
Jurel overturns lbw decision on 19 but is caught at second slip next ball
Tongue has Sudharsan & Jadeja caught behind in evening session
Gill run out by Atkinson attempting quick single
Play can continue until 19:30 BST after two rain delays
England won toss and bowl
Fifth Test, day one, The Oval - England lead series 2-1
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'Absolute madness!' - Gill run out trying to force quick single
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Ben Stokes is irreplaceable. There's not many in the world you'd want to seal the series.
But was a good toss to win. Someone like Chris Woakes will be licking his lips with the new ball.
England: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Jamie Overton, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue.
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (captain), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
The word is this is the greenest pitch we have seen in the series so far. There's live grass, which usually means movement. That's before we consider the murk and drizzle.
The 22-yard strip has been a point of focus again this week, after India coach Gautam Gambhir's row with the head of Surrey's groundstaff.
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Both teams with an absolutely stacked batting line up. If this is another flat deck, you imagine there's going to be a glut of runs once again.
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India captain Shubman Gill, speaking to Sky Sports: "As long as we are winning the match I don't mind losing the toss. I was a bit confused yesterday.
"The wicket looks good. Post runs in the first innings and take it from there.
"Our bowlers are very much ready. It looks a good wicket for the bowlers."
Stand-in England captain Ollie Pope, speaking to Sky Sports: "We're going to have a bowl first. There's a bit more grass in it this week, overcast conditions, it's a no brainer to bowl first."
On how the squad are feeling: "They're good. We've lost a few men, their captain is down. Woakes is tracking nicely and we've got a few fresh faces, which will be nice.
"We wouldn't be content with a 2-2, we're going to go out and try and win."
There's no Kuldeep Yadav or Arshdeep Singh in India's XI either.
India have strengthened their batting a touch by recalling Karun Nair. They have three quicks in Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.
Confirmation there's NO Jasprit Bumrah for India.
Remarkable.
A change in captain but no change in fortune.
Stand-in skipper Ollie Pope wins the toss for England and, unsurprisingly, decides to bowl.
It is a very gloomy morning in south London. There has been some rain around but the covers have just been taken off.
It feels very much a bowling morning. It's a big toss and Stokes won all four in the series.
No pressure, Ollie...
Image source, Getty ImagesYou are probably aware England's captain Ben Stokes is out injured this week.
That poking and prodding of his shoulder on the final day in Manchester turned out to be a grade three muscle tear.
Stokes, after all of his hard work in this series, expects to be out for six or seven weeks. It's a big blow for England.
Jacob Bethell will bat in his place at number six while England have also brought in Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue.
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter 42 days, this keenly contested series has reached its final stop.
England arrive at The Oval needing to avoid defeat to win the series. India must win to share it.
There has been more drama in the build-up. It should be great.
One last time?
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Image source, Getty Images| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaiswal,leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson Jaiswal, leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22.22 |
Rahul,bowled Woakes Rahul, bowled Woakes | 14 | 40 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 35.00 |
Sai Sudharsan,caught Smith, bowled Tongue Sai Sudharsan, caught Smith, bowled Tongue | 38 | 108 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 35.19 |
Gill,run out Atkinson Gill, run out Atkinson | 21 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 60.00 |
Nair,leg before wicket, bowled Tongue Nair, leg before wicket, bowled Tongue | 57 | 109 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 179 | 52.29 |
Jadeja,caught Smith, bowled Tongue Jadeja, caught Smith, bowled Tongue | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 69.23 |
Jurel,caught Brook, bowled Atkinson Jurel, caught Brook, bowled Atkinson | 19 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 47.50 |
Washington,caught Overton, bowled Atkinson Washington, caught Overton, bowled Atkinson | 26 | 55 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 47.27 |
Deep,not out Deep, not out | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 |
Siraj,bowled Atkinson Siraj, bowled Atkinson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Krishna,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Krishna, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 16, byes 12, leg byes 6, total 38 Extras, no balls 4, wides 16, byes 12, leg byes 6, total 38 | |||||||
Total,224 all out 69.4 overs Total,224 all out 69.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 14.0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.28 |
Atkinson | 21.4 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 113 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.52 |
Tongue | 16.0 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3.56 |
Overton | 16.0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4.12 |
Bethell | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
10 for 1 (3.1 overs) | Jaiswal |
38 for 2 (15.1 overs) | Rahul |
83 for 3 (27.2 overs) | Gill |
101 for 4 (35.4 overs) | Sai Sudharsan |
123 for 5 (39.3 overs) | Jadeja |
153 for 6 (49.3 overs) | Jurel |
218 for 7 (66.5 overs) | Nair |
220 for 8 (67.4 overs) | Washington |
224 for 9 (69.2 overs) | Siraj |
224 for 10 (69.4 overs) | Krishna |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Jadeja, bowled Krishna Crawley, caught Jadeja, bowled Krishna | 64 | 57 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 103 | 112.28 |
Duckett,caught Jurel, bowled Deep Duckett, caught Jurel, bowled Deep | 43 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 113.16 |
Pope,leg before wicket, bowled Siraj Pope, leg before wicket, bowled Siraj | 22 | 44 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 50.00 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Siraj Root, leg before wicket, bowled Siraj | 29 | 45 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 64.44 |
Brook,bowled Siraj Brook, bowled Siraj | 53 | 64 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 128 | 82.81 |
Bethell,leg before wicket, bowled Siraj Bethell, leg before wicket, bowled Siraj | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 42.86 |
Smith,caught Rahul, bowled Krishna Smith, caught Rahul, bowled Krishna | 8 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 36.36 |
Overton,leg before wicket, bowled Krishna Overton, leg before wicket, bowled Krishna | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Atkinson,caught Deep, bowled Krishna Atkinson, caught Deep, bowled Krishna | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 68.75 |
Tongue,not out Tongue, not out | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 6, leg byes 2, total 11 Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 6, leg byes 2, total 11 | |||||||
Total,247 all out 51.2 overs Total,247 all out 51.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Siraj | 16.2 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5.26 |
Deep | 17.0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.70 |
Krishna | 16.0 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.87 |
Jadeja | 2.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
92 for 1 (12.5 overs) | Duckett |
129 for 2 (21.1 overs) | Crawley |
142 for 3 (24.4 overs) | Pope |
175 for 4 (32.6 overs) | Root |
195 for 5 (36.4 overs) | Bethell |
215 for 6 (42.1 overs) | Smith |
215 for 7 (42.5 overs) | Overton |
235 for 8 (46.5 overs) | Atkinson |
247 for 9 (51.2 overs) | Brook |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
batting,Jaiswal,not out batting, Jaiswal, not out | 51 | 49 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 83 | 104.08 |
Rahul,caught Root, bowled Tongue Rahul, caught Root, bowled Tongue | 7 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 25.00 |
Sai Sudharsan,leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson Sai Sudharsan, leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson | 11 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 37.93 |
batting,Deep,not out batting, Deep, not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 200.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 2 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 2 | |||||||
Total,75 for 2 18.0 overs Total,75 for 2 18.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atkinson, bowling | 6.0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.33 |
Tongue | 7.0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.57 |
Overton | 5.0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
46 for 1 (9.5 overs) | Rahul |
70 for 2 (17.2 overs) | Sai Sudharsan |
