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ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 4: Root-Brook deflate India's momentum at the Oval

England ended the second session of the final Test with commanding momentum, reaching 317/4 after 66 overs in pursuit of a daunting target.

KL Rahul prepared non-stop for England Test series after IPL: Nayar

KL Rahul has spent every minute after his last IPL match preparing for the England tour and rightly deserves all the recognition coming his way for doing the "dirty job at all numbers" for India, said the team's former assistant coach Abhishek Nayar on Sunday. Rahul finished as India's second highest run-scorer in the five-Test series with two tons and two fifties giving him 532 runs at 53.20 while forging a robust opening partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Nayar, who has worked closely with Rahul during his time as India's assistant coach till recently, said while he cannot reveal the changes the latter has made, he is pleased to see the desired results. "I can't talk about the changes that I've seen in KL Rahul. I can't, because then it's out there and the effectiveness goes down a lot," Nayar, the head coach of Women's Premier League team UP Warriorz, told PTI in an exclusive interview. "All I can say is that, whatever the changes are, they have really worked. Sometimes -- (and)

ENG vs IND 5th Test: How to watch live streaming of Day 4 action for free?

Check all the live telecast and live streaming details for Day 4 of the 5th Test between England and India here.

IND vs ENG 5th Test Day 4 weather updates: London rain forecast today

With temperatures hovering between 18°C and 22°C and humidity on the rise, bowlers might find some early movement.

Jaiswal opens up on England debut tour: Wanted to show more consistency

Yashasvi Jaiswal wanted to be more consistent on his first tour of England but drew immense satisfaction from his second-innings ton on a spicy pitch at The Oval to help set a massive 374-run target in the fifth Test. Jaiswal ended the series with 411 runs at an average of 41.10 including two centuries and as many fifties. In the initial phase, he was peppered with plenty of short balls into the rib cage, before Jaiswal had his fair share of struggle against Jofra Archer at Lord's. The Indian opener's returns in 10 innings scores of 101, 4, 87, 28, 13, 0, 58, 0, 2, 118 suggest he was not among the most consistent batters but Jaiswal did leave a lasting impact after a decent run in Australia. I think I wanted to do more. I wanted to make my innings bigger than that. So, I could have achieved something else. But it's okay, he told the media on Saturday. I was trying very hard for that and I was enjoying it. Whenever I go out there, I think, as long as I can bat, I enjoy batting as

England vs India highlights, 5th Test Day 3: Siraj gets Crawly at stroke of stumps

5th Test | ENG vs IND Highlights: England need 324 more runs to win the fifth and final Test and clinch the series 3-1. Siraj gets Crawley off 2nd last ball of the day. England 50-1 at stumps on Day 3

Target 374: England set sights on highest successful chase in The Oval Test

If England chase down the 374-run target, then it will also become highest successful run chase at the Oval Stadium in Test cricket

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 3: Jaiswal's ton keeps IND in driving seat at Oval

Jaiswal took 127 balls to complete his 6th Test ton to help India extend their second-innings lead close to 300 runs

England vs India, 5th Test: Rohit Sharma spotted at the Oval on Day 3

Rohit's presence came after his unexpected announcement to retire from Test cricket, news that surfaced just a week ahead of the squad selection for the ongoing series.

What is highest score by a night watchman for India in Tests since 2000?

As far as the highest score by a night watcher is concerned, the standards have been set pretty high with Australia's Gillespie scoring an unbeaten double hundred for the Aussies (201*) vs Bangladesh.

ENG vs IND 5th Test: How to watch live streaming of Day 3 action for free?

Fans can live stream Day 3 of the second Test between India and England on JioHotstar via the app and website in India

Marcus Trescothick says Akash Deep's send-off to Duckett was uncalled for

Trescothick said it is better for a batsman to put his head down and walk off after getting out, adding that there was probably no need to walk Duckett off in the manner Akash Deep did

Prasidh Krishna credits trust and team spirit for IND's resurgence at Oval

India pacers Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj have credited mutual trust, responsibility, and a close-knit fast-bowling unit for the team's spirited comeback against England in the ongoing Test. After a forgettable opening session where Siraj and Co were taken to the cleaners by Ben Duckett (43 off 38) and Zak Crawley (64 off 57), the Indian pacers bounced back in style, bowling out England for 247 in the final session to restrict the hosts to a slender 23-run lead. "The three of us actually had a chat in the break. We said, you know, whatever happened has happened. I think we know what we have to be doing," Prasidh revealed about the turnaround in a video posted in BCCI website. "And then make sure we back each other up every single time we are bowling there. If we feel there's a need to change in something that we're doing, we go walk up to each other and, you know, keep reminding or just bring people on to the same path as the plans were. "I think we're really happy. Make sure

England vs India HIGHLIGHTS 5th Test Day 2: Pacers lead IND's fightback; visitors finish day at 75/2

5th Test | ENG vs IND highlights: India have managed to secure a 52-run lead in the second inning and have put themselves in a position to win the match in the coming days

Siraj steps up: How India's pace spearhead thrives without Bumrah

Mohd Siraj took 3 wickets till the first two sessions in the 5th Test as the English batters were bamboozled by the pacer's efforts despite playing all the Tests in the series.

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 2: IND pacers rattle ENG batting order before tea

Siraj and Prasidh Krishna take 3 wickets each before tea as the England batters lose control of the innings in the 2nd session.

'Not fair to say Bumrah picks and chooses,' says India assistant coach

Jasprit Bumrah had made himself available for only three of the five Tests in England and the Indian team management felt it was right to honour the star pacer's call considering his workload, said assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate. With the series on the line, Indian captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir waited till the last minute to take a call on Bumrah, who played the first Test at Headingley, skipped the second match at Edgbaston, and featured in the games at Lord's and Old Trafford. Speaking to reporters after day one of the series-deciding fifth Test against England here, Doeschate said it is always a tough call leaving a player like Bumrah on the bench. "It's quite a complex issue around Bumrah. We obviously want to wheel him in, but we also want to respect where his body's at, and on the basis of that, we just felt that it wasn't worth including him in the squad," he said on Thursday. "He has bowled a large number of overs, I know it doesn't always seem like

Bumrah not at the Oval: Indian bowlers missing his guidance in 5th Test?

Bumrah was earlier replaced by Prasidh Krishna in India's playing XI for the Oval Test

ENG vs IND, 5th Test: Atkinson back with a bang! Bags fifer at the Oval

Atkinson's spell of 5/33 was a spectacular one in fashion with the pacer ending his bowling with a staggering economy of 1.50 in the 1st innings.

ENG vs IND 5th Test: How to watch live streaming of day 2 action for free?

Fans can live stream Day 2 of the second Test between India and England on JioHotstar via the app and website in India