When we thought the series England vs. India couldn’t get Wilder, 4th day in oval, tension up to 11th. India had 9 goals they could have caught, England needed 374 runs – and seemed to be loading the finals. Soon the strikes from India left Duckett and the Pope to breed back, but then came the law on the rescue of Brook-Root.
Harry Brook (111 out of 98) punished India for a dropped catch, while the 39th test Ton Joe Root set England to the course for further epic persecution. But just as the hosts tried to wrap, Prasidh Krishna crashed the side and removed Bethella and Root to keep the thriller alive.
Then came the plot of the plot – Bad light and rain stopped the drama and triggered frustration all around. With the 35 runs needed in England, 4 goals from India – the oval final thriller can go in two way.
