England emphatically bossed the first two hours on Friday at The Oval, threatening to run away with the final Test through Gus Atkinson first, and then openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, but when has this series followed the script?

A spectacular fightback spearheaded by Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, with Akash Deep playing the ideal foil, ensured that Shubman Gill’s side didn’t allow the game to run away from them, a genuine possibility when the two English openers were taking India to the cleaners from the beginning. 

Mohammed Siraj (centre) celebrates a wicket with teammates at the Oval in London on Friday. Pic/Bipin Patel