Summary

  • England slip to 52-3 - Malan 26*

  • Root 21 - bowled by Umesh beauty

  • Bumrah removes Burns & Hameed

  • India 191: Thakur 57 (36), Kohli 50

  • Recalled Woakes 4-55, Robinson 3-38

  • Thakur counter-attacks from 127-7

  • England drop four catches

  • Fourth Test, Kia Oval; Eng won toss

  • Five-Test series level at 1-1

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry, Ffion Wynne and Timothy Abraham

  1. Virat Kohli says at the toss he also would have bowled first given the conditions.

    An early advantage to England.

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  3. There are two changes for India too but there's NO Ravichandran Ashwin.

    Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami have niggles. Shardul Thakur returns and fast bowler Umesh Yadav comes in for his first game of the series.

  4. Two changes for England.

    Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes are in for Jos Buttler and Sam Curran.

  5. England win the toss and bowl

    Joe Root has won the toss and under dark skies England are going to have a bowl!

    Tasty.

  6. Good morning. Excited? Just a bit.

    This gripping series has rolled onto a gloomy Oval with England and India locked at 1-1.

    We already know there'll be changes for England. Who will come in? Chris Woakes? Ollie Pope? Mark Wood? Will bring in Ashwin too?

    Let's get straight to the toss...

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  7. Enjoyed a few days' rest? Good.

    We're at 1-1 with two Tests to play.

    It's game on. Strap yourselves in.

    Joe Root and Virat KohliGetty Images