Key occasions
tenth over: India 33-1 (Sudharsan 5, Rahul 13) The lights are on on the Oval as Atkinson continues, immaculate along with his line to Sudharsan, getting the ball to zigzag. Smith produces a wonderful diving take to shut the over.
ninth over: India 30-1 (Sudharsan 5, Rahul 10) Ollie Pope makes his first change of the morning, with Josh Tongue changing Woakes. His first supply is manner off, a large down the leg facet that runs to the boundary. Rahul masterfully will get off strike, dabbing into the bottom to nick a single. Tongue goes across the wicket to Sudharsan and hoops one down the leg facet earlier than producing one other vast, this time exterior off stump. He appears to be struggling along with his touchdown on the crease, and out comes one other ball that runs away for 5 wides down leg. It is a wild begin however he finally finds his spot, closing with a positive ball previous the skin edge.
eighth over: India 18-1 (Sudharsan 5, Rahul 9) The motion is coming from Atkinson’s finish, the fast steaming in with the pavilion behind him. There’s first rate keep it up the way in which to Jamie Smith, and no messing about along with his line. It’s one other positive over, with only one off it.
seventh over: India 17-1 (Sudharsan 5, Rahul 8) 4 slips and a gully look ahead to Sudharsan to err. Woakes, from over the wicket, unfurls a magnificence, nipping the ball away from the left-hander. He’s absolutely been ready all collection for these situations. Sudharsan then receives a present, although, on the pads and clipped previous leg slip for 4.
sixth over: India 13-1 (Sudharsan 1, Rahul 8) Atkinson is contemporary, clocking within the mid-80s as he tries to nip the ball away from Rahul. He hangs it round fifth stump and Rahul is compelled to get out the depart. A maiden.
fifth over: India 13-1 (Sudharsan 1, Rahul 8) Sudharsan will get going with a dab into the offside for one earlier than Woakes, nonetheless trying to find the proper areas, ends with a tempter vast of off stump.
4th over: India 10-1 (Sudharsan 0, Rahul 7) Atkinson has rhythm as he beats the bat of Sai Sudharsan, the No 3 nonetheless making an attempt to lock down his place.
WICKET! Jaiswal lbw Atkinson 2 (India 10-1)
Atkinson launches into an lbw enchantment after going full to Jaiswal from across the wicket … England overview. Right here comes DRS: there’s no bat on it, and it seems to be fairly plumb … gone, smashing into leg stump! Atkinson is again, that wobble/scramble seam (I’m not too positive, however that’s the purpose), inflicting havoc.
third over: India 9-0 (Jaiswal 2, Rahul 7) Rahul has his first boundary, clipping to the midwicket rope, Jamie Overton’s dive and slide unable to cease it. Woakes hasn’t go the ball hooping but, as Jaiswal inside-edges for one to remain on strike for the following over.
2nd over: India 3-0 (Jaiswal 1, Rahul 2) In sprints Gus Atkinson, on his dwelling floor, for his first little bit of motion on this collection. He will get the wobble seam to nip previous Jaiswal’s off stump, a Rahul single the one harm from the over.
1st over: India 2-0 (Jaiswal 1, Rahul 1) We’re up and away with Chris Woakes – soldiering on for all 5 Exams – working in. Yashasvi Jaiswal tucks him away for one off the second ball of the over, and Rahul, good all collection, is up and manner instantly. Woakes beats Jaiswal’s exterior edge with the ultimate ball to get the group going.
Rohan Tewari is worried, too:
Trying ahead to a morning the place the competition between bat and ball is (hopefully!) extra even than what we’ve got seen all summer season. I can’t get behind India’s crew choice right here although. In the event that they need to sq. the collection 2-2, the burden is on them to take 20 wickets. With solely 3 strike bowlers (certainly one of them being a dodgy third seamer) I’m undecided I see India’s path to victory and a attainable repeat of Headingley.
Such a disgrace that we haven’t seen Kuldeep. He doesn’t want the pitch to be appropriate: he’s bought the revs and flight to trigger hassle wherever.
The covers have been on for a bit, however they’re off now. We ought to be beginning at 11.
Krishnamoorthy v writes:
The omission of Kuldeep yadav is baffling. The present bowling line up of 5 bowlers out of which two are all rounders doesn’t make sense. Scoring 700 won’t guarantee victory if you happen to do not need the potential to take 20 wickets. England realized it at OT. By the way in which, has there ever been a participant who toured and went again with out enjoying a take a look at in a 5-test collection?
Kuldeep isn’t alone, after all. Arshdeep Singh hasn’t performed for India this collection both.
Patrick Fullick writes:
The climate this morning displays my normal feeling about this match. I’ve actually loved the collection up to now, however the ambiance in the present day – coming arduous on the heels of the OT take a look at – feels just like the pitches up to now: very flat. Right here’s hoping for a great sport for England to win the collection. Shall be following the match right here and on TMS.
I’m banking on some wickets this morning to cheer you up, Patrick.
The groups
There isn’t a Jasprit Bumrah, as anticipated. India have been confused about their crew all summer season and so they look it once more. Karun Nair, dropped at Outdated Trafford, is again in. He’s certainly one of 4 modifications; as soon as once more, there is no such thing as a Kuldeep Yadav.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
England win the toss and select to bowl first
Ollie Pope wins it and England will bowl first. It’s inexperienced, it’s overcast, it’s just about a no brainer.
Matt Dony writes in:
Your preamble makes it sound a bit like Stokes has been changed by 3 gamers. Which makes full sense, because it typically appears like he’s price at the least three ‘regular’ cricketers. Ben Stokes the inspirational captain, Ben Stokes the outrageously gifted cricketer, Ben Stokes the maelstrom of persona and will-to-win. I don’t assume I’ve ever seen one other sportsperson who simply makes issues occur round him like Stokes does. He’s astonishing.
It’s a correct conundrum making an attempt to exchange him. They’ve introduced in Jacob Bethell at six however, on this floor, that requires somebody to make up Stokes’ overs as a fast. You’re mainly calling up two individuals to exchange him.
Time to get caught in to some preview materials:
Stuart Broad is taking a look on the inexperienced pitch and says “it’s a particular win-the-toss-and-bowl”.
Ben Stokes has been having a chat with Sky. He talks about his braced entrance leg serving to him bowl the way in which he’s performed this summer season, and is requested concerning the spiciness of this collection: “Actually, I believe it will get over-egged generally, massively. It’s one thing as gamers that we don’t lose sleep over. If there’s a little bit of niggle on the market, it’s a part of the sport.”
Preamble
Whats up, hi there, hi there and welcome to a moist Oval. We’ve had the handshakes that didn’t occur and the pitch palaver, however we’ve additionally bought this: a fifth Take a look at, with the collection but to be determined. I’ll embrace that, as do you have to.
I’m watching a greenish floor, one the Indian gamers are getting a fairly first rate take a look at; I’m intrigued to see how a refreshed, fairly experimental England assault goes on it. A reminder, there’s no Ben Stokes, with Josh Tongue, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton all shipped in. There’s loads to speak about even earlier than the motion begins. Drop me a line, and let’s benefit from the final correct present of the summer season.
