Postpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 31 July
Thanks Elizabeth. I am here to take this page out of that rabbit's hole.
I can now see the pitch. There's only one big sheet left on the outfield.
Summary
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
Postpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 31 July
Postpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 31 July
And having sent the live down a lovely rabbit hole, here's Matt Henry to guide you through the rest of the delay and hopefully some play.
get involved Get Involved - weather cricketerspublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 31 July
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KL Ra-hail
Simon in Ireland
Weather Knight!
Nigel, Kings Hill.
Virat Coldi
Anon
Postpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 31 July
The covers are slowly coming off at The Oval and the sky looks quite bright.
get involved Get Involved - weather cricketerspublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 31 July
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Chris Gayle has to blow into this one!
Nigel, Kings Hill
Colin Cloudry
Anon
Alex Hails?
Kev, Norwich
Postpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 31 July
What have I started...
Sophie, monitoring the Get Involved inbox, has been flooded with entries. She might not be speaking to me anymore.
get involved Get Involved - weather cricketerspublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 31 July
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Shivnarine Thunderpaul
Tom, Balham
Brolly Pope. I'll get my (rain) coat.
Chris in soggy Sussex
Washington Thund-ar!
Jonathan, Tynemouth
Postpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 31 July
Here's a reminder of what happened in the afternoon session...
Just six overs were bowled before the rain returned but Gus Atkinson did remove Shubman Gill in comical fashion.
Media caption, 'Absolute madness!' - Gill run out trying to force quick single
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 31 July
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While we wait, does anyone fancy entertaining me with weather related cricketers?
Ben Rain(e) and Washington Sun-dar immediately come to mind.
Rain & tea - Ind 85-3published at 16:11 British Summer Time 31 July
It's 16:10, so the players will now take tea.
On the field, the grounds team are shifting some of the covers and running around with purpose.
Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 31 July
I don't know what to tell you, Luke.
I should say that the weather has haunted me this summer. I had a rain delay during one of the white-ball matches against West Indies, rain at Edgbaston, and a rugby match interrupted by lightning.
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The Oval must have its own micro-climate! Peckham has sunshine!
Luke
Tea at 16:10published at 16:01 British Summer Time 31 July
Tea will be taken at 16:10, so we're not going to see any play before 16:30 at the earliest.
Why isn't cricket played in the rain?published at 15:55 British Summer Time 31 July
For the second time today, play has been halted by the weather.
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team have answered the big question for you - why isn't cricket played in the rain?
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I'm not sure what's going on because it's currently dry and hinting at sunshine in Battersea!
Dom
How's stat?!published at 15:46 British Summer Time 31 July
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statisticianShubman Gill now goes into the top nine in most runs scored in a Test series in England, either for or against the hosts.
He is the top Indian run scorer with 743 runs in nine innings.
Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 31 July
We only managed six overs of play before the rain returned but that was more than enough time for Shubman Gill to run himself out...
Media caption, 'Absolute madness!' - Gill run out trying to force quick single
Postpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 31 July
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on Test Match SpecialEngland won't mind. A nice little break, put their feet up and let the pitch juice up a little bit.
When England play at home, they seem to have a bit of luck. Tosses go their way, the clouds as well but I guess you make your own luck.
Postpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 31 July
The mini rain scare just before the restart at 15:00 brought one cover onto the field.
This time, it's all the covers. We could be in for another lengthy delay.
Postpublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 31 July
Thanks Stephan.
England v India
India 1st Innings
| 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 |
England 1st Innings
| 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 |
India 2nd Innings
| 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 |
Team Lineups
home team, England
Starting lineup
- Ben Duckett
- Zak Crawley
- Ollie Pope , Captain
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Jacob Bethell
- Jamie Smith , Wicket Keeper
- Jamie Overton
- Chris Woakes
- Gus Atkinson
- Josh Tongue
away team, India
Starting lineup
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- KL Rahul
- Sai Sudharsan
- Shubman Gill , Captain
- Karun Nair
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Dhruv Jurel , Wicket Keeper
- Washington Sundar
- Akash Deep
- Mohammed Siraj
- Prasidh Krishna
home team, England
Starting lineup
- Ben Duckett
- Zak Crawley
- Ollie Pope , Captain
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Jacob Bethell
- Jamie Smith , Wicket Keeper
- Jamie Overton
- Chris Woakes
- Gus Atkinson
- Josh Tongue
away team, India
Starting lineup
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- KL Rahul
- Sai Sudharsan
- Shubman Gill , Captain
- Karun Nair
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Dhruv Jurel , Wicket Keeper
- Washington Sundar
- Akash Deep
- Mohammed Siraj
- Prasidh Krishna
- Start Time:
- 11:00
- Toss:
- England won the toss and decided to field
- Venue:
- The Kia Oval, Kennington
- Officials:
- Ahsan Raza, Kumar Dharmasena, Rod Tucker, Jeff Crowe, Russell Warren
