England v India: fifth men’s cricket Test set for thrilling finale on day five - live

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4m ago 05.32 EDT “Good morning, Tanya.” Hello Richard O’Hagan. “Can I please say another HUGE thank you to all of the OBOers who so generously supported my club’s 24 Hour Netathon in aid of Opening Up Cricket. With the help of this wonderful community we smashed our fundraising target. We are very, very grateful indeed. In other news, I have just realised that I have a meeting at 11am, so I am off for a sulk.” Wonderful news about the fundraising, less so about the meeting. Commiserations. Any chance of bad light postponing flow charts? Share

13m ago 05.23 EDT Joe Root is chatting to Stuart Broad and Ian Ward. He plays tribute to Graham Thorpe, then Harry Brook, his partner in that incredible partnership yesterday. “Brooky is not a big talker out in the middle but we have played a lot together and complement each other. I can be a bit busy and he can really upset bowlers’ rhythms and before you know it they’ve got a long off, everything seems to happen at a completely different pace [when he’s batting.]” Share

17m ago 05.18 EDT Pictures from The Oval, where the skies are dirty, but the players are out, practising. Pictures of England arriving, Jamie Smith in a white T-shirt like a teenager off for a kickaround; Jamie Overton brooding largely in maroon, Chris Woakes outrageously handsome in a sling. Share

31m ago 05.05 EDT If you’re at The Oval, do let us know what the atmosphere is like. And the clouds. Share

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