England Hurt By Late Drops In Decisive Final Test

Fifth Rothesay Test, The Kia Oval (day 2 of five)

India 224 (Nair 57, Atkinson 5-33, Tongue 3-57) & 75-2 (Jaiswal 51*)

England 247 (Crawley 64, Brook 53, Duckett 43; Krishna 4-62, Siraj 4-86)

India lead by 52 runs

Scorecard

England dropped important catches precocious connected nan 2nd time of nan decisive last Test to time off India pinch nan momentum astatine The Oval.

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was put down doubly successful his 51 not retired and Sai Sudharsan fto disconnected erstwhile earlier falling lbw to Gus Atkinson. The visitors yet closed a chaotic time connected 75-2, starring by 52.

The shot darted astir throughout. India mislaid their past 4 first-innings wickets wrong nan first six overs of nan greeting to beryllium bowled retired for 224, past England mislaid each 9 of their wickets for 155 runs successful being dismissed for 247.

In specified adjuvant conditions for nan bowlers, an bonzer opening guidelines of 92 betwixt Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, racked up successful little than 13 overs, was incredibly valuable for nan location side.

Duckett was sensational for his 43, reverse-sweeping Akash Deep and scooping Mohammed Siraj for a six apiece. Crawley hammered 14 fours successful his 64.

Duckett's dismissal, attempting different reverse astatine Deep, began India's resurgence and sparked much exchanges betwixt nan 2 teams successful what has been a tetchy series.

Deep put his limb astir nan shoulders of Duckett arsenic he departed. If that looked good-natured, later verbals betwixt Prasidh Krishna and Joe Root were thing but. Root, usually unflappable, was furious.

Mohammed Siraj was outstanding successful taking 4-86, supported by Krishna's 4-62. Harry Brook's 53 dragged England into a slender lead of 23.

That advantage was wiped retired quickly arsenic England bowled for a 2nd clip successful nan day. Whereas nan hosts were ruthless successful nan morning, led by Atkinson's 5-33, their sloppiness successful nan evening could costs them a bid victory.

Sudharsan was put down by Crawley aft Jaiswal was fixed lives by Brook and Liam Dawson. Dawson was subbing for Chris Woakes, who will miss nan remainder of nan lucifer pinch a enarthrosis wounded sustained connected time one.

England were denied a bid triumph by India's rearguard successful nan 4th Test astatine Old Trafford. They now request a immense effort connected Saturday astatine The Oval to forestall a 2-2 draw.

They could and astir apt should person been retired of sight. The Duckett-Crawley business frazzled India, threatening to wholly derail nan tourists. The contented of nan changeable Duckett played for his dismissal tin beryllium debated, though it was only successful keeping pinch nan remainder of a sparkling innings.

India merit immense in installments for nan measurement they fought back. They near themselves a seamer short successful their selection, still Siraj, Deep and Krishna person collectively outbowled England.

As he usually does erstwhile Jasprit Bumrah is not successful nan team, Siraj stepped up to lead nan attack. A tireless eight-over spell crossed nan day that had each of Ollie Pope, Root and Jacob Bethell lbw was a game-changing contribution.

England were mediocre pinch nan shot connected Thursday, yet picked up wickets. Their bowlers improved connected Friday and were fto down nan by nan fielders.

At nan extremity of it all, India were near pinch nan opportunity to bat themselves towards triumph connected Saturday.

The harder nan batting conditions, nan much apt England are to attack. For that reason, nan Duckett-Crawley guidelines was nan astir utmost play of Bazballing this summer, yet nan fierce intent besides caused England problems.

The opening business seemed a different crippled to nan remainder of nan day. Duckett danced down nan transportation and played nan audacious shots complete his shoulder. Crawley jumped connected to nan beforehand ft pinch charismatic drives.

Duckett's attempted reverse astatine Deep was 1 excessively many, opening nan doorway for India. Krishna sewage Crawley to miscue a propulsion earlier nan bowler's confrontation pinch Root caused nan umpires to measurement in.

As Siraj ran done nan middle-order, including Bethell retired for six successful his first location Test innings, Krishna followed by making short activity of nan lower-order. Jamie Smith's lazy flick to slip, Jamie Overton's four-ball duck and Atkinson's miscue to mid-on were each tame dismissals.

England needed Brook, who began successful frantic fashion, to clasp them together. Slashing and swiping, he had conscionable 9 from nan first 19 balls he faced, past accelerated to a half-century from 57. When Tongue arrived, Brook played an unthinkable expanse for six disconnected Siraj.

Either broadside of an hour's hold for rain, Brook tried to protect Tongue from nan strike, though could not forestall himself being bowled by nan irrepressible Siraj.