Harry Brook and Joe Root both hit hundreds before a late flurry of wickets and an Oval downpour left England's series finale against India on a knife edge with one day to go.The most any side have made in the fourth innings to win a Test at the Oval is England's 263 in a one-wicket victory over Australia in 1902.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has clashed with ground staff at the Oval cricket stadium ahead of the final test match of an occasionally fractious series against England.

India removed England's Ben Duckett and stand-in captain Ollie Pope to effectively be six wickets from tying the series on day four Sunday of the fifth test at the Oval. England, absent the injured allrounder Chris Woakes,

Harry Brook and Joe Root shared a superb partnership of 195 to put England on course to complete a record run chase at tea on the fourth day of the final test against India at The Oval on Sunday.