LONDON (Reuters) -Harry Brook and Joe Root shared an excellent partnership of 195 to place England on target to finish a document run chase at tea on the fourth day of the ultimate check in opposition to India at The Oval on Sunday.
The touring facet, needing victory to degree the collection, lead by 56 runs with 4 periods left, and though Brook was out simply earlier than the interval for an excellent 111, Root remained on 98 to maintain England in management with Jacob Bethell on one.
Brook, who survived on 19 when Mohammed Siraj caught him within the deep earlier than stepping again on to the boundary cushion, struck two sixes and 12 fours to succeed in his tenth check century off 91 balls.
Root supplied the proper foil, persevering with his constant kind all through the collection, because the Indian bowlers struggled to get a lot motion below gray skies.
As soon as previous three figures, Brook launched an all-out assault, hitting Akash Deep for 2 fours in an over earlier than making an attempt a 3rd with a wild swing and skying a catch to Siraj.
Brook’s bat flew out of his arms as he performed the stroke and he needed to retrieve it earlier than returning to the pavilion to a standing ovation from the gang.
Bethell received away with a reckless pull which landed simply in need of a fielder and Root survived an enormous shout for lbw off Siraj, getting the choice overturned on assessment after he was given out by the umpire.
India had the higher of the morning session after England resumed on 50-1, dismissing Ben Duckett for 54 and Ollie Pope for 27 to go away the hosts wobbling on 106-3.
Siraj’s error, nonetheless, modified the momentum in a fluctuating recreation as soon as once more.
The best profitable run chase at The Oval was England’s 263-9 in opposition to Australia in 1902.
(Reporting by Ed Osmond, enhancing by Clare Fallon)
