India vs England, 5th Test at Oval, Day 1 as it happened: India in commanding position

Stumps - Day 1

England end Day 1 of the fifth Test at 198/7. The day has been thoroughly dominated by India.

Final over of the day

Bumrah to bowl the final over of a day that has been dominated by India.

Another reprieve

Another reprieve for Jos Buttler, given out LBW, replays show that he got an inside edge and the decision is overturned.

Almost 4 for Ishant

Close!! Ishant had Buttler caught by Kohli of a suspected inside edge but replays confirm there was no edge. Brilliant by Ishant though.

Another for Ishant, Curran goes

Out!! Ishant picks up his second wicket of the over and it’s Sam Curran this time who goes for a duck. Third England batsman who has failed to open his account.

Ishant send Moeen packing

Out!! Moeen Ali goes, England are now six down. Ishant picks up his second wicket and England are reeling.

50 for Moeen

Moeen Ali brings up his 50, he has been all calm amid the carnage that Indian bowlers have caused. England would want him to continue and score a big one.

New ball due, not taken

India have opted not to take the new ball. Ishant continuing with the old one for now.

Jadeja strikes, Stokes goes

Big blow for England just before the second new ball is due. Jadeja strikes to get Ben Stokes and England have lost half their side.

Ball not doing much now!

Whether it’s the bowlers or something else but it appears the pitch is now playing really well. New ball is due soon, should India take it as soon as it becomes available?

Harbhajan likes what he sees

Shami, Jadeja not as menacing

Fair to say pressure has reduced a little since Ishant and Bumrah went out of the attack. Last hour of play now can India ram home the advantage.

Shami into the attack

Mohd. Shami is now into the attack. He must continue the good work that Ishant and Bumrah did before him.

Deserved for Indian bowlers

This is really well deserved for Indian bowlers, they have bowled really well throughout the series but have been badly let down by batsmen and the fielders.

Ishant get’s Bairstow, England in trouble

Another one bites the dust for England and it’s Jonny Bairstow who goes for a duck. Ishant picks up his first wicket and Pant takes the catch.

Bumrah gets Root

Jasprit Bumrah is at it again, After getting Cook he now has England captain right in front. England have been rocked. Cook goes for a duck. ENG 133/3

Bumrah gets Cook

Alastair Cook, playing in his last Test is castled by Jasprit Bumrah. No fairytale ending for him. He departs for 71, England 133/2

Unlucky bowlers

Indian bowlers have beaten the bat on a number of occasions but haven’t found the edge, and whenever they have found it fielders have grassed the chances.

Reviews lost

India have now lost both their reviews. India reviewed Kumar Dharmasena’s LBW decision of Cook and that was much too high.

Back underway after tea

Moeen Ali and Alastair Cook have resumed innings after tea.

Tea on Day 1

It’s tea on Day 1 and England are 123/1 with Alastair Cook batting on 66 and Moeen Ali unbeaten on 23.

Moeen impresses

23 off 101 balls - This has been a resilient knock by Moeen Ali. Ali is not someone that one relates with the top-order but he has played quite well and he is turning out to be a good partner for Cook. England 121/1

Moeen’s luck

Moeen Ali has discovered a new ball repellent and put it on his outside edge. Can't keep playing and missing so much....

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 7, 2018

Costly miss

Alastair Cook was dropped in the gully by Ajinkya Rahane off Ishant Sharma soon after the lunch break when on his lunchtime score of 37. India must be ruing that miss right now! England 115/1

What an innings!

Alastair Cook reached a half-century in his final match for England after emotional scenes at the start of the fifth Test against India on Friday.

On a sun-drenched late summer morning in London the former England skipper, playing in his 161st and final Test, put on 60 for the first wicket with Keaton Jennings before his partner was dismissed.

Fifty for Cook

What an innings! A delicate touch straight down the ground and fifty comes up for Alastair Cook. England 106/1

Fitness report on Ashwin

Fitness issues are part and parcel of modern professional sport, but it is only the Indian cricket team management that treats player injuries as a secret while the truth is there in plain sight.

On this tour, it was surrounded the fitness of R Ashwin, who is nursing a groin injury and was left out of the side for the final Test against England that started at the Oval on Friday.

It didn’t come as a surprise when left-arm Ravindra Jadeja was named in the eleven. Ashwin had not batted or bowled in the nets in the build-up to the game, only jogging along the boundary in short stretches while Jadeja worked on his game.

Magic from Shami

Mohammed Shami is bowling brilliantly but no result. The ball is swinging a lot at the moment and Alastair Cook was lucky to nick one of the balls to the wicketkeeper. England 94/1

Strauss on Cook

Alastair Cook was lauded as England’s “greatest ever player” by former opening partner Andrew Strauss during his final Test before international retirement.

Cook eyes fifty

38 overs gone. England are 83/1 with Alastair Cook just seven runs away from his 57th Test fifty.

Gavaskar slams selectors

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, who is currently commentating in the ongoing five-match Test series, has lashed out of the Indian team management for not picking Karun Nair but Hanuma Vihari, in the final Test against England at the Oval. Read full story here.

Fascinating fact

The 60-run opening stand between Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings was the highest by either side in a series in which ball has dominated bat. England 70/1

Dropped once again

Dropped once again! This time, it was Moeen Ali who was dropped and the culprit was the India skipper Virat Kohli. It was a tougher chance than the Rahane one, but still a big miss. England 68/1

Rahane drops catch

What a miss! Ajinkya Rahane had a great chance to dismiss Alastair Cook but was unable to complete the catch at third slip. This can be a big moment in this encounter. England 68/1

Cook on song

Despite a career average of 44, Cook’s highest score in the first four tests was 29 and only once in his last 16 test innings as he gone past 50. But, he has looked in brilliant form today. England 68/1

Time for Session 2

The game resumes after lunch and Ishant Sharma to bowl the first over. It has been mostly England till now and India need quick wickets to get back into the game. England 68/1

Lunch on Day 1

Alastair Cook remains unbeaten on 37 as England are 68/1 at lunch on Day 1 at Oval.

Moeen struggles

Moeen Ali came out at No. 3 but he is not looking quite comfortable against Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. They are attacking him with short deliveries and till now, he has struggled. England 67/1

Theory goes for a toss

Jadeja gets Jennings. Only off-spinners to left-handed batsmen theory takes a long walk....and in walks Mooen. Not Root. #EngvInd

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 7, 2018

Jadeja strikes

Ravindra Jadeja strikes as Keaton Jennings departs for 23, England 60/1 at The Oval. Jennings wanted to guide the ball down the leg side but was caught at leg-slip by KL Rahul.

Kohli on Cook

Alastair Cook scored a hundred on his Test debut, against India at Nagpur in 2006, and Virat Kohli, the current India captain, said at the toss: “We have seen too much of him sometimes.

“He has been a great player for England. What he has done as an opener has been outstanding and he will go down as one of the greatest openers to have played the game.”

England solid

Two big shouts from India but both times, it was hitting the pads outside off-stump. This is going quite slowly and although England openers are having no problem, this must be frustrating for the visitors. England 56/0

Jennings steady

A reverse sweep from Keaton Jennings and Ravindra Jadeja starts on an expensive note. England 49/0

Spin introduced

Ravindra Jadeja is here and this is the first time that spin will be introduced in this Test match. However, the line was quite wayward and the second ball goes for a boundary. England 43/0

Inconsistent show

Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma have bowled some good deliveries but they have been quite inconsistent and it is not enough to trouble the England openers. ENG 31/0

Farewell time

What a reception! 👨‍🍳https://t.co/IroJonUcBW#ThankYouChef #EngvInd pic.twitter.com/DqsOjr5sQ2

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 7, 2018

Confirmation from ECB

England have already confirmed that Jonny Bairstow would resume as wicket-keeper for this match after breaking a finger behind the stumps during the third Test at Trent Bridge.

Cook, Jennings steady

Consecutive boundaries for Alastair Cook and the hosts are looking quite comfortable in the first session. The bowlers have not troubled the openers much and this is not good news for India. England 24/0

Cook creates history

England opener Alastair Cook reached a couple of milestones in the last match of his illustrious career against India at the Oval. Read full story here.

Cook celebrations

Andrew Strauss, now the ECB director, addressed the England team before handing Cook a cap numbered 161 to mark the final international match of the 33-year-old Essex left-hander’s 12-year international career.

A video montage produced by the Professional Cricketers’ Association, featuring the favourite recollections of many of the 74 players with whom Cook has shared his Test career, was shown to the batsman on Thursday.

Standing ovation

England, up 3-1 in the series, are bidding farewell to batting great, Alastair Cook, who plays in a record 161st Test before walking into international retirement. The 33-year-old record run-getter for England was given a guard of honour by the Indian team members and the umpires and received a standing ovation from the packed Oval crowd.

England comfortable

A good start by England as both Cook and Jennings are looking quite comfortable on the slowish pitch. The ball is moving a bit but the Indian pacers have not produced any great delivery till now. England 13/0

Vihari’s Test debut

The selection of 24-year-old Andhra batsman Hanuma Vihari – India’s 292nd Test player -- over Karun Nair also looked a bit controversial.

Vihari and teenage opener Prithvi Shaw were included in the squad after the second Test. However, Nair, a more experienced batsman who hit a triple century in Chennai against England two years ago, has been reduced to merely working on his fitness in this tour.

Vihari though comes in after solid domestic performances. He replaced Pandya, who took five wickets and hit a fifty in the third Test win, but has struggled for consistency with the bat and ball.

Milestone for Cook

Alastair Cook has now completed 1000 runs at The Oval with six fifties and two hundreds. Only Graham Gooch and Len Hutton have achieved this feat. England 7/0

Tidy start

A good start by Jasprit Bumrah as the fast bowler maintained a good line and Alastair Cook was beaten twice. End of the first over and England are 1/0.

Final match for Cook

Alastair Cook is out in the middle and this can be the last time we see him in action. On the other hand, Keaton Jennings will be his partner.

Cook’s records

Alastair Cook, England’s all-time leading scorer with 12,254 runs, will retire from international cricket after 161 tests with the former captain bringing the curtain down on his career following a record-extending 159th straight match.

Interesting stat

West Indians John Goddard (1948/49 in India) and Clive Lloyd (1982/83 in WI) and now Joe Root - the three captains to win all five tosses in a series against India.#EngvInd

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 7, 2018

India concede series

England have already won the Test series, taking a 3-1 lead after winning the fourth Test at Southampton.

Two changes for India

Hanuma Vihari became the 292nd Test player to represent India after he was handed his maiden cap. He will replace Hardik Pandya, while Ravindra Jadeja comes in place of R Ashwin in the playing XI.

India playing XI

S Dhawan, L Rahul, C Pujara, V Kohli, A Rahane, H Vihari, R Pant, R Jadeja, I Sharma, M Shami, J Bumrah

Kohli’s toss woes

Here’s what Virat Kohli had to say after losing his fifth toss in the series - “I need heads on the both sides. That is the only way I would win the toss. First session will be tough. There is grass on the pitch.”

England playing XI

A Cook, K Jennings, M Ali, J Root, J Bairstow, B Stokes, J Buttler, S Curran, A Rashid, S Broad, J Anderson

England to bat

England won the toss and captain Joe Root has opted to bat first. This was the fifth time that Virat Kohli has lost the toss in the ongoing Test series.

Shastri’s promise

Ravi Shastri has promised India “will not throw in the towel” when they face England in the fifth Test at The Oval starting Friday despite having already lost the series.

Captain Cook’s record

The left-hander, who announced that he would call curtains on his international career following the fifth and final Test, had made his debut against India in 2006 and captained the English side for a record 59 Test matches and led the country to 24 wins in the longest format of the game.

Debut for Hanuma Vihari

Proud moment for Hanuma Vihari as he becomes the 292nd player to represent #TeamIndia in Tests.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/M5qh0Y54E0

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 7, 2018

A look at India’s record on foreign soil

India under Sourav Ganguly drew a Test series in England (2002) and Australia (2003-04) apart from winning a Test in the West Indies and a series in Pakistan.

Under Rahul Dravid, India won two series in the West Indies (2006) and England (2007) apart from winning a Test in South Africa.

When Anil Kumble was made the captain, India bagged a Test match win in Perth for the first time and under Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the team won a series in New Zealand and also for the only time drew a series in South Africa.

Bairstow to keep for England

Jonny Bairstow won his battle to be restored as England wicketkeeper and will bat at No. 5 as England named the same eleven for the final Test against India, starting at the Oval on Friday. The hosts will continue with the experiment of having Moeen Ali at No.3 while skipper Joe Root comes in at his favourite No.4 slot.

Bairstow, recovering from a finger fracture in the fourth Test, flopped at No. 4 after reluctantly handing over the keeping gloves to vice-captain Jos Buttler, England’s stumper in the limited-overs teams.

Virat Kohli’s bad luck

India skipper Kohli is the leading batsman in the series with 544 runs at an average of 68, including two hundreds, yet he will end up on the losing side.

A look at the pitch

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of the 5th Test.

Here's a look at the pitch for the final Test. Thoughts?#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/NiLDnOI2XU

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 7, 2018

Farewell for Cook

The Oval clash has been given added significance by the fact it will be the last appearance before international retirement for Alastair Cook, England’s all-time leading Test run-scorer.

Hello and welcome

Welcome to the live coverage of Day 1 of the fifth Test match between India and England. With the series at 3-1, India have just pride at stake as the two teams face each other at The Oval.