Three wickets each for Siraj and Prasidh more or less overturned the dominance asserted by openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. They had propelled England to 109 for 1 at lunch, a

Mohammed Siraj struck thrice in a fiery eight-over spell to lead India’s fightback in the afternoon session of the fifth and final Test against England here on Friday

England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett shared a blistering stand in the fifth and deciding Test against India at the Oval on Friday before Akash Deep sparked the latest flare-up in a controversial series.

Frustrated by a defiant India last time out, England's attack had more success on the first day of the fifth and final test but still has work to do after the visitors closed on 204-6 on Thursday. Gus Atkinson (2-31) and Josh Tongue (2-47) claimed a pair of wickets each at the Oval.