Summary

  • Rohit and Rahul see India through to close unscathed

  • Pope's 81 helps England to first-innings lead after coming in at 61-5

  • Woakes hits 50 at number nine - England lead by 99 runs

  • India 191: Thakur 57, Kohli 50, Woakes 4-55

  • Fourth Test, day two, Kia Oval

  • Five-Test series level at 1-1

  • Today at the Test, BBC Four, 19:00 BST

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry, Timothy Abraham and Thomas Mallows

  1. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Ollie Pope has come in and played beautifully. He took his time early on and now is reaping the rewards.

  2. Eng 127-5

    Trail by 64

    Virat Kohli has taken the sunglasses off his India cap and wrapped them round his eyes. His team-mates might appreciate not getting the full glare from the India skipper, mind.

    Jonny Bairstow has moved on to 31 off 40 balls, striking a delicious drive off Umesh Yadav through the covers moments ago.

    Pope is unbeaten on 32 from 51 balls.

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    Dave: I always wondered why Buttler replaced Bairstow long term. Bairstow looks more comfortable with the gloves than without. And his form with the bat seemed to suffer as a specialist batter...

  4. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    This is a Test played at T20 pace.

  5. Eng 119-5

    Back to the cricket... England have counter-attacked well here.

    Virat Kohli is growing increasingly more frustrated. His body language is dramatically different than earlier this morning when everything was going India's way.

    Shardul Thakur continues. Ollie Pope cashed in against him a little earlier.

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    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    That is the fifty partnership in just 9.1 overs.

  7. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at the Kia Oval

    There were numerous incidents of pitch invaders during The Hundred - I was at one game where a man made it as far as the square, in touching distance of the players. Now, 'Jarvo' has made it on the field in three different Tests, this time actually colliding with Jonny Bairstow. I suppose you could criticise the security, but no-one should think it's OK to enter the field of play (unless it's for a genuine reason, such as an emgergency) during professional sport.

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    Arun: Can someone tell Jarvo he's not funny...

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    It was funny the first time...

  10. Eng 114-5

    Fortunately, Jonny Bairstow is unaffected by the nonsense from earlier and when he is brought on strike he slaps Umesh Yadav back down through mid-on for four.

  11. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    How does he keep getting away with it and keep avoiding the fine?

  12. There's a familiar invader on the pitch at The Oval and he barges into Jonny Bairstow, albeit seemingly accidentally, which delays matters a little. The security staff have dealt with him.

  13. Eng 109-5

    Virat Kohli is not best pleased. He whips Mohammed Siraj out the attack and brings back Umesh Yadav, who strikes Ollie Pope on the pad with the first ball of his new spell.

    There's a stifled appeal, but the ball is drifting down leg.

  14. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    India have let all of the pressure they built this morning dissipate.

  15. Eng 107-5

    Jonny Bairstow is up and running, but he almost drags Shardul Thakur on to his stumps with one that climbs a little on him.

    Meanwhile, here's a boundary he struck earlier off Umesh Yadav.

  16. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

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    India are having a shocker at the moment. They are offering up width and bowling short.

  17. Eng 106-5

    More runs for England with three consecutive boundaries off Mohammed Siraj.

    Jonny Bairstow plays at the ball with soft hands and a guided edge goes through the vacant third man region for four.

    Baristow then whips one, aerially, through mid-wicket which interests the fielder but goes to the boundary.

    The England wicketkeeper caps the over off with a short wide one which he rifles past point to the fence.

  18. Eng 94-5

    A productive over for England as three more boundaries follow off Shardul Thakur.

    Four leg byes, before Ollie Pope leans on one slightly on his pads and crisply strikes it through wide mid-on.

    The final ball of the over and Pope picks up the length quickly and pulls it decisively through mid-wicket.

    That has released the pressure valve on England.

  19. Eng 82-5

    Shardul Thakur continues after drinks.

    Ollie Pope, sunblock smeared across his nose and cheeks, blocks two balls from Thakur and then on-drives crisply straight down the ground.

    The ball whistles close to the stumps at the non-striker's end and then crossed the boundary for four.

  20. Here's that Ollie Pope hook for four, albeit finding the boundary not quite where he intended.