LONDON: England took two early wickets in the fifth and deciding Test against India at the Oval on Thursday, with the tourists 72-2 when a downpour led to an early lunch on the opening day. Sai Sudharsan (25 not out) and prolific captain Shubman Gill (15 not out) then held firm in a match India must win to end a gripping series all square at 2-2. Ollie Pope, leading England in place of injured captain Ben Stokes, won the toss on his Surrey home ground and unsurprisingly elected to field first in overcast conditions and on a green-tinged pitch.

LONDON: England and India head to the Oval for the decisive fifth and final Test of a hard-fought campaign on Thursday, with both teams battling mental and physical fatigue. A…

Ollie Pope leads England in place of captain Ben Stokes, who has been ruled out of the fifth Test against India starting at The Oval on Thursday.

India seek to save the five-Test series with England leading 2-1 going into the final match at the Oval in London.

Gus Atkinson, back after injury, shares the new ball. His pace is good, around 88mph, and he doesn’t take long to find a challenging line. Jaiswal leaves the last ball on length,…

Follow live updates from the Oval as Ollie Pope captains England in Ben Stokes’ absence, with Shubman Gill’s India looking to tie series 2-2

LONDON: England took two early wickets in the fifth and deciding Test against India at the Oval on Thursday, with the tourists 72-2 when a downpour led to an early lunch on the…

India close day one of the fifth and final Test of their tour of England on 204-6 with skipper Shubman Gill was run out.

LONDON: Recalled fast bowlers Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue did the damage as India struggled to 204-6 at stumps on Thursday’s opening day of their series decider against England…

Follow live updates from day two of final Test between England and India at the Oval as Ollie Pope captains in place of Ben Stokes against Shubman Gill’s side

Atkinson starts with a maiden, his eighth of the innings. In the circumstances he has bowled remarkably well.

England drop crucial catches late on the second day of the decisive final Test to leave India with the momentum at The Oval.

Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj took four wickets each as India fought back in the fifth Test against England.

LONDON: India roared back into contention on an exhilarating day two of the final test on Friday as their seamers restricted England to a 23-run lead after the hosts had…

Follow live coverage and analysis of day three of final Test at the Oval as Ollie Pope’s side look to limit India’s lead after an eventful second day

England will be chasing history against India at The Oval on Sunday but they are only faced with that challenge after backing themselves into a corner, says chief cricket reporter…

Pope drives Siraj through the covers for the first boundary of the day. It was slightly uppish but bounced short of the fielder and beat him to his left.