An harm to Chris Woakes marred an in any other case incredible day for England as India’s batters struggled on the Oval.
Woakes damage his shoulder badly whereas fielding at lengthy off and walked off the sphere along with his arm in a makeshift sling along with his England teammates displaying concern.
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Till that time England had loved a productive time of issues on a cease begin day in south London the place solely 64 overs had been attainable attributable to rain.
England had no hesitation to bowl first when extremely India misplaced their fifteenth consecutive toss in humid circumstances beneath murderously cloudy skies.
In what had been simply the most effective bowling circumstances of the sequence and regardless of England fielding an virtually fully new bowling assault they set to work early.
Bowling from the Pavilion Finish precipitated all kinds of issues for the batters with seam and swing accessible to first Gus Atkinson after which Woakes.
Nevertheless on the OCS Finish the footholds had been a difficulty all through the session.
Josh Tongue’s first over went for 12 with the tall quick bowler unable to decide on a size whether or not bowling over or around the wicket. And Jamie Overton additionally suffered early.
Atkinson it was who claimed the primary wicket to fall as he pinned yashwal Jaiswal plumb in entrance for two on evaluation. It continued a wierd sequence for the left-handed opener whose returns have both been one factor or the opposite.
KL Rahul (14) seemed in good groove however a probing spell of quick bowling from Atkinson noticed Woakes benefiting in his second spell inducing an inside edge onto the stumps.
That introduced the in-form Shubman Gill to the crease at precisely the stage England needed him. As a substitute of getting the openers eat up 20-30 overs of the brand new ball he was on the crease inside 16 overs.
He and Sai Sudharsen noticed off the quick bowlers till an early rain bathe delivered to an finish the session with India 72/2 just for Gill to fall in a shortened 25 minute session earlier than tea.
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The India captain pushed at a supply from Atkinson in the direction of cowl and set off solely to understand that the ball was as a substitute heading straight to the bowler who stooped, collected and threw down the stumps with Gill (21) properly brief.
It was the primary time within the sequence he’d reached 20 and never gone on to attain 100.
Tea was taken early and an extended night session awaited India who had been battling to remain afloat and it didn’t take lengthy for England to strike once more with first Sudharsen caught behind for 38 after which Ravindra Jadeja going the identical means for 9.
Each dismissals all the way down to brilliance from Josh Tongue who combined the elegant with the ridiculous all day.
When Dhruv Jurel sliced into the slips for 19 from Atkinson it seemed like India could be bowled out for lower than 200.
Just for Washington Sundar (19) and Karun Nair (52) to see them to 204/6 at stumps with England trying deflated after the harm that befell some of the standard characters throughout the squad.