🏏India tour of England 2025: 5th Test: Eng vs India- Oval, Day 5🏏 - Page 29

"The 100 Jaiswal has scored has really lifted him. Chirpiest of the lot this morning. Also helps that you don't have to bat anymore in the series. so can go all out" notes Kaushik

Originally posted by: Prizi

STAT: Ollie Pope scored just 307 runs in 21 innings, with an average of 16.15 in the 4th innings.

As much as he enjoys cutting the ball, Duckett doesn't seem to enjoy driving square on the off-side, which is what India are targetting now. Not too full to come forward, not too short to hang back and play. The perfect in-between length and Duckett is missing quite a few balls

Uneventful 30 minutes. England made 22 runs for no loss in that period.

Tristubh Mulia: "The weather forecast says it will likely rain in the second and third sessions of the day. Ekanth, do you think will we see a fifth day in the series ?" Chances are high around 4pm, as per the BBC. At this point, a finish today seems likelier

STAT: Siraj induced five false shots from Duckett in his previous over. As per logs, there's only one other instance of as many in an over from Duckett - by Akash Deep in the first innings of this Test and of which he was dismissed off the fifth false shot of that over.

Adarsh: "Wouldn't it be a better option to have spin at one end, and the seamers given short spells from the other end to keep all the bowlers fresh?" The pacers are likely to bowl the first hour with the clouds hanging about. The bowling's been great too

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Prasad: India needs a wicket in the first hour to put more pressure back on the England side.

Siraj goes round the wicket to the left hander

"Gill tries to get Prasidh's attention to have him start warming up. Prasidh was a bit lost there" observes Kaushik.

India need a wicket now.

"Gill tries to get Prasidh's attention to have him start warming up. Prasidh was a bit lost there" observes Kaushik