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Key occasions
seventeenth over: England 59-1 (Duckett 38, Pope 5) Akash is probing, only a single to Duckett off the over. If England bat via this primary session unscathed then India will begin to get a bit jittery. Shubman Gill’s captaincy has not been essentially the most sturdy in his first Check collection, England will need him sweating beneath his dishevelled blue this afternoon.
sixteenth over: England 58-1 (Duckett 37, Pope 5) Duckett golf equipment a single to level. Eeeeesht! Pope drives uppishly and with little management and the ball skims simply in need of the person at cowl earlier than tracing away throughout the sq. for 4. Cue a nervy gasp after which throaty cheer from the England followers. Calm down Ollie lad.
fifteenth over: England 53-1 (Duckett 36, Pope 1) Akash Deep begins from the Vauxhall Finish to his outdated mate and cuddle chum Ben Duckett. Ahem. The pint sized batter clips off his ribs to get a single and Pope will get off the mark with an inside edge to sq. leg. Early indicators of some in-swing. Deep will get some extra motion to Duckett who will get a thicker edge previous the infield for one more single.
How are your nerves? It’s all a bit a lot for Paul in Brazil:
“Hello. Deep breaths, can they? Will they ? Extra deep breaths. An pleasant day forward!”
14th over: England 50-1 (Duckett 34, Pope 0) Pope defends the primary ball of the day solidly to mid-off. Cue an enormous cheer from the England followers within the floor. It’s a promote out right here on the Oval and I reckon a fifty/fifty break up between England and India followers. The environment is fan-flippin-tastic.
Proper, the gamers are on the market, Jerusalem swirls down the Harleyford Street. Mohammed Siraj has one ball left to finish his over from final night. Ollie Pope is on strike. Let’s play!
“Hello James, eager to know why Woakes can’t be subbed now he’s retired harm? Certainly it’s solely honest for England to have a full Second Innings? I’m clearly lacking some arcane cricketing legislation, are you able to enlighten me please?”
It’s precisely that Chris Aird, a participant is at the moment solely allowed a sub for a concussion damage. The talk has been swirling on this collection as a result of Pant and Woakes getting crocked within the early phases of Check’s 4 and 5. Damage replacements are as a result of be trialled by some top quality boards later within the yr… however as I argued on this week’s Spin, damage replacements aren’t maybe as simple as you’d assume.
PLUG ALERT:
“Whats up Jim”
G’morning OBO stalwart Krishnamoorthy.
“One other Check collection coming to an finish which is ensuring that Check cricket is alive and kicking at the hours of darkness occasions of T20. Most likely that is the primary Check on this collection that’s not going to the final session of day 5.
It doesn’t matter whether it is 3-1 or 2-2 , the winner is cricket and India has an exquisite core round which it will probably certainly construct itself right into a formidable group. As we speak’s battle goes to be between the dedication of the Indian group vs one J E Root”
About time Root acquired a rating. My cash is on Brook and Bethell romping it house*.
*It completely isn’t. But it surely may very well be.
(It isn’t)
The Indian gamers are out on the outfield right here on the Oval, the bowlers getting these shoulders free and the catchers getting their fingers heat. I’ve them down as overwhelming favourites in the present day, yesterday England appeared a spent drive and suffered their worst day of the collection. The wicket of Crawley final thing tipped the scales nonetheless additional within the customer’s favour.
However the wonderful thing about Check cricket and this England facet is you simply by no means know. They may go down in a ball of flames earlier than lunch or take it proper right down to the wire. Bear in mind they knocked off an analogous goal serenely in Leeds however that was twenty lengthy days of cricket in the past. C’mon then, fling me your predictions.
Matthew Doherty emails in with if not the 64 million greenback query then definitely a query.
“Whats up James, who do you assume England’s Jessop is in the present day?”
All roads result in Jamie Overton.
Our principal man Ali Martin has the thin on what’s going to occur in the results of a drawn Anderson-Tendulkar:
Within the occasion of 2-2, advised the 2 groups will share the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy (a brand new trophy, which has changed the now retired Pataudi and AdM trophies)
— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) August 3, 2025
Right here’s his tackle a galling Saturday for England:
England’s efficiency within the area yesterday was extra chaotic than the basket of a Sunday morning Lime bike basket. A discarded vape right here, six (SIX) dropped catches there. Is {that a} splodge of fruit and nut bar? Please inform me it’s fruit and nut bar… Oh look that’s undoubtedly 5 wides.
Wouldn’t it have occurred if Ben Stokes was prowling at brief cowl together with his fatherly loss of life stare? We’ll by no means know. However we type of already do.
Preamble
James Wallace
It’s been 144 hours and 24 days, since that solar soaked Check at Headingley (ahh ahhh ahh ahhhhhh)
Check cricket. Nothing compares 2 U. As we stare down the barrel of a excessive summer season bought to the cash males we’ve got one final day of the actually good things to savour and this collection is on the road.
England have to knock off 324 runs to win it 3-1 however after Zak Crawley had his off stump splattered by the indomitable Mohammed Siraj with the final ball of play yesterday and with Chris Woakes sporting a sling, India (most likely) want simply eight wickets to do the enterprise and stage issues up at 2-2.
Its been a punishing collection. One stuffed with nice moments moderately than being really nice nevertheless it deserves a grandstand end. There are some weary minds and our bodies right here on the Oval this August Sunday morning (and that’s simply the press pack arf-arf)
So, for what’s certainly the final time in Checks this summer season, come take the OBOs re-assuring hand and let’s see this factor out collectively.
Play begins at 11am. Get in contact why dontcha.
(*IMHO -but what do you assume?)
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