🏏India tour of England 2025: 5th Test: Eng vs India- Oval, Day 5🏏 - Page 6

13:30 Local Time, 12:30 GMT, 18:00 IST: We welcome you back with some good news - rain has stopped and the covers are being peeled off.

The umpires barely got to the pitch and to the other side, they just walked one end, had a word with Lee Fortis (head groundsman) and then headed back up to tell the two teams - informs Kaushik.

14:01 Local Time, 13:01 GMT, 18:31 IST: That seemed like a pretty quick inspection from umpires Ahsan Raza and Kumar Dharmasena. Does it mean there's very little to worry about the outfield? We will get the official word shortly. Okay, the umps want to have another look at 14:30.

India had a pretty good time with the bat despite the grass on the pitch and the overheads, but it will be interesting to see them bat again as the pitch would have soaked in a fair bit of moisture from the rain that took everyone by surprise.

13:50 Local Time, 12:50 GMT, 18:20 IST: "All pitch covers now removed," says Kaushik.

Aaditya Ranjan: What score can be considered safe for India in 1st innings -- Can't exactly be sure of what is a safe score. But given the grass, the help fast bowlers are expected to get, looks like anything around 270+ can be a good score.

Raja Gundapaneni: (every time the team won the toss and chose to bowl) --- "Hey cricbuzz can you share more details on win/loss ratio for the team bating first?" -- In the last ten years, at The Oval team batting first has won 7 out of 10 Tests.

oh Gill

Originally posted by: SalluTheUllu

oh Gill

Run out

Series gone

3 down already???

Gaya ye test bhi

How many times jadeja gonna save them??

Gill run out?? seriously

Sagar Shah: "As we move towards tail end of the series, India has given away from good position most of the times, be it batting or bowling. Even today, the saga continues." Time enough to change that, but the Gill run-out was a potentially big moment. As was Pant's at Lord's.

Kuldeep: "We need another weather report for the rest of the day and also a pay rise for your work Miller!!!" Well, I can offer that in return for a pay rise! Another potential heavy shower is lurking, but I think it will miss the ground. Fingers crossed for a clear run