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England squander chance to take control as tetchy final Test heads for close finish

Fifth Test, day two: India 224 and 75-2; England 247 India skittled by Atkinson but hit back to stay in series Day two at the Oval was played in fast forward and when England are batting this usually means one of two things: either the scoreboard spinning like the wheels on a fruit machine and pigeons flying to all parts, or the regular clank of spikes on the stairs down from the dressing room. There was a bit of both as it happened, plus tempers once again fraying out in the middle, as the Friday crowd witnessed something of a bun fight unfold. But while India were initially skittled for 224 by the completion of Gus Atkinson’s fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket, England then folded to 247 all out and an opportunity to take control had been squandered. Continue reading...

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