Important events
23rd about: England 83-2 (Pope 12, root 1) Joe Root is the new man. He sprints on the oval turf to a choir of Roooots. Do you think Krishna may have a small word in his ear? See if he can get an increase. You would do that, right? England now needs a Joseph Edward Root Special here. Carrot … is cut from the Mark First Ball with a single to leg.
It has become a bit gloomy in South Londs. The lights have arrived. The flame of England flickers.
Wicket! Duckett C Rahul B Prasidh Krishna 54 (England 82-2)
Beyond disappeared! Duckett flashes a ride at New Bowler Prasidh Krishna and gets a fleshy edge that is swallowed by Kl Rahul in the Cordon. India is celebrating with tons of verve, Gill, who gets over the outfield by hand as a peak Alan Shearer. That is a big wicket.
22nd about: England 82-1 (Duckett 54, Pope 12) Duckett goes to fifty with a happy edge wide from the Cordon and road for four. He lifts his bat somewhat sheepishly, aware that there is much more to do. The goal of England is drawn under three hundred.
Roving/Rotterdam reporter Jake Farrell throws his first mission of the lower standard of the bed shed here in the oval.
“Kuldeep Yadav holds the court. Almost brought Beatles-like fainting by offering a non-pronounced” Morning Ladies “to a few gamblers. Now the ear of a sort of guard in military robe. Very #classy things. Has the appearance of a proud father of the bride on a wedding, taking everything in.”
Dear old Kuldeep would do a job today, I think. Curly Charlie Chaplin Curtains bouncing, Bal Bruising. Both teams have been guilty of a lake selection.
21st about: England 75-1 (Duckett 47, Pope 12) Duckett cuts deeply like Cat Stevens/Sheryl Crow, depending on your age/preference. Two runs to the score. England Whittling away. Diep sends a bouncer where the early man has a flap on and is lucky not to go to Jurel.
“Morning Jim. All four results possible, but certainly an Indian victory is the most likely. Ollie Pope needs a few wonders today, not in the least his own batting, what is a meager 18 in the 4th innings. Like Steve Smith, but without the good first 3 before.
You and a few others undoubtedly, Guy Hornby.
20th about: England 72-1 (Duckett 44, Pope 12) Run! Duckett Clobbers a Siraj Half Volley up to and including four to four and then throws his hips for a second border in the over. Every cheering wild. Honestly to say that the fans of England believe on the side of me as Cher in ’97.
In other news, get a woman who texts you who like Mark Funnell’s:
Hello James, camping on the Noord -Cornish Coast with my son, I had no signal on Porthcothan Beach yesterday. When we returned to the campsite, I returned from horror to the India score. After I saw the thrilling start of England, I dropped my wife an SMS to check if she was looking. She spotted whatsapp to show me what happened in the game – in real time. The next ball Siraj bowed that burning Yorker to clean up Crawley. I felt a bit sick. She laughed. It was as if she knew it would happen. ‘
19th about: England 61-1 (Duckett 39, Pope 6) Pope and Duckett steal a few singles in the covers. To roll Applack.
“The first day of Cricket I lean away from the TV and it turned out to be the most important of them. You have to call on the spirit of all the past and present of Oboers to deliver the most vibrant OBO to adorn my eyes – something that you are well in, I have no doubt for it.”
I’m not sure about that Rowan Tewari … but Taha is on later.
“On a more serious comment, what a really incredible series that we have seen. For all those who watch, this is the last day to really sit down with your friends and enjoy every ride, behind and interest-out who still has to offer this series. I hope that Siraj personally takes the last Wicket of a sticky resistance at 6 pm after a Bailap à à Bailap à à 18.00.
Sit with your friends? Madness. Destroyed room more like. And the pleasure is all of us. Thank you for coordinating.
18th about: England 59-1 (Duckett 38, Pope 5) Rinse and repeat! Duckett is beaten four times in the Over van Siraj. Four. (That is insane, etc.). Siraj has his skin flakes well and really on (when not?) And gets the ball four on the surface on this day. Two of those four were absolute Snorpers, Jaggen from the surface and the cutting of Duckett into two as a bearded and pint -format Debbie McGee. (Ask you da). A girl, of course.
17th about: England 59-1 (Duckett 38, Pope 5) Akash probe, just a single to dive. When England nurses through this first session, India becomes a bit nervous. The captain of Shubman Gill has not been the most robust in his first, England will want to sweat this afternoon under his flodige blue.
16th about: England 58-1 (Duckett 37, Pope 5) Duckett Clubs a single to point out. Noeyht! Pope drives up and with little control and the ball skims just briefly from the man before covering four to four over the square. Aim at a nervy sigh and then throat jell of the fans of England. Seto Ollie Lad.
15th about: England 53-1 (Duckett 36, Pope 1) Akash Deep starts from the Vauxhall -end to his old partner and hug Chum Ben Duckett. Ahem. The batter of the pint size is correct from his ribs to get a single and Pope comes from the stamp with an inner edge to square leg. Early signs of some in-swing. Dep gets a little more movement to Duckett that gets a thicker edge along the inner field for a different single.
How are your nerves doing? It’s all a bit much for Paul in Brazil:
‘Hello. Deep breaths, can they? Will they? More deep breaths. nice to meet you Day ahead! “
14th about: England 50-1 (Duckett 34, Pope 0) Pope defends the first ball of the day firmly to middle. Aim a huge cheers of the English fans in the ground. It is a sale here in The Oval and I think a fifty/fifty split between England and India fans. The atmosphere is Fan-Flippin-Tastic.
Right, the players are there, Jerusalem is swirling along the Harleyford Road. Mohammed Siraj has one more ball left to complete his last night. Ollie Pope is on strike. Let’s play!
“Hello James, would like to know why Woakes cannot be immersed now that he has been hurt? It is only honest for England to have a full second innings? I clearly miss a mysterious cricket law, can you please illuminate me?”
It is precisely that Chris Aird, a player, is currently only a sub permitted for a concussion injury. The debate is in this series of swirls because Broek and Woakes are crusted in the early stages of the 4 and 5 of the test.
Plug alert:
“Hello Jim”
G’MORNING OBO steadfast Krishnamorhy.
“Another attraction that comes to an end, which ensures that test cricket lives and the dark times of T20 inchopped. This is probably the first test in this series that does not go to the last session of day 5.
It doesn’t matter if it is 3-1 or 2-2, the winner is Cricket and India has a beautiful core around which he can certainly build in a formidable team. Today’s struggle goes between the determination of the Indian team versus one Je -Wortel “
A score achieved about Time Root. My money is on Brook and Bethell romping it home*.
*It’s absolutely not. But it could be.
(That’s not it)
The Indian players are on the Outfield here at The OvalThe bowlers get those shoulders loose and the catchers get their fingers warm. I have them today as overwhelming favorites, yesterday England seemed a spent violence and she suffered their worst day of the series. The Wicket of Crawley Last thing has tipped the scales even further in favor of the visitor.
But the great thing about test cricket and this side of England is you just never know. For lunch they could go into a ball of flames or take it to the thread. Remember that they have beaten a similar target serene in Leeds, but that was twenty long days of cricket. Come on then, throw me your predictions.
Matthew Doherty e -Mails in With if not the question of $ 64 million then for sure a question.
“Hello James, who do you think the English Jessop is today?”
All roads lead to Jamie Overton.
Our most important man Ali Martin has the lean About what will happen in the result of a pulled Anderson-Detulkar:
In the case of 2-2, the two teams tells the Anderson-Detulkar trophy (a new trophy, which has replaced the now retired Pataudi and ADM trophies)
– Ali Martin (@cricket_ali) August 3, 2025
Here is his opinion about a big Saturday for England:
The performance of England in the field was more chaotic yesterday than the basket of a Sunday morning lime bike basket. A shipped vape here, six (six) dropped there catches. Is that a splash of fruit and nut bar? Please tell me that the fruit and nut bar is … Oh look, that’s at least five width.
Would it have happened if Ben Stokes sniffed around with his paternal death cataract for short coverage? We will never know. But we already do that.
Preamble
James Wallace
It is 144 hours and 24 days ago, since that sun soaked test at Headingley ((ahh ahhh ahh ahhhhhhhh))
Test cricket. Nothing compares 2 to. While we are sold to the money men to the course of a high summer that we have one last day of the really good things to enjoy and This series is at stake.
England has to turn 324 runs to win 3-1, but after Zak Crawley had his off stump splashed through the indomitable Mohammed Siraj with the last ball of playing yesterday and with Chris Woakes with a sling with a sling, India (probably) only needs eight wickets to do things and deliver things on 2-2.
It has been a punitive series. A full of great moments instead of being Real Great but it deserves a grandstand finish. There are some tired spirits and bodies here in the Oval in August Sunday morning (and that is just the press package legacy))
So for what is Certainly The last time in tests this summer, come and take the OBOS again and let’s look at this thing together.
The game starts at 11 am. Contact us why Dontcha.
(*Imho -but what do you think?)
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