England were denied a Test series win against India on Monday after the tourists clinched victory in the fifth Test at The Oval. The match headed into a fifth day after rain halted play on Sunday. And Chris Woakes was forced into action, despite the fact he was contending with a dislocated shoulder.
The Test series proved to be an enthralling affair, with proceedings getting underway in Headingly at the end of June as England won by five wickets. The Edgbaston Test followed at the start of July as India won by 336 runs. A tight encounter at Lord’s in the third Test resulted in another win for England, with the Three Lions clinching victory by 22 runs. And the fourth Test at Old Trafford ended in a draw to set up a nervy final Test in London.
The two sides were desperate to get the upper hand in the fifth Test, with India getting the upper hand during the opening days of action. And the home side were given a target of 374, which meant they would need their second highest test chase ever to win the series.
England appeared on their way to rack up the runs they needed on Sunday, but the match was paused due to a heavy downpour as England chased 35 runs with four wickets remaining.
And despite the fact the rain soon stopped, Test chiefs were unable to get the match restarted as the players were told to come back for a fifth day.
India came out with ferocity as Jamie Smith, Craig Overton and Josh Tongue fell early on.
And Woakes was forced into action as England’s final batter, despite the fact he was nursing a dislocated shoulder. He joined fellow batter Gus Atkinson, with the duo needing 17 runs to win the match and the series.
Atkinson smashed a six before adding another few runs as Woakes was forced to contend with what appeared to be agonising pain while running. Atkinson attempted to keep the Warwickshire man away from batting duties, with the match hanging on a knife edge.
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