Joe Root paid rich tribute to James Anderson for becoming the most successful fast bowler in Test history and hoped he will continue to spearhead the English attack.
England's leading run-scorer had a fairytale ending to his illustrious career as he scored his last Test ton against India, signing off in style.
Courtesy the twin hundreds by the former and current skipper, England declared their second innings on 423/8 with a massive target of 464 for the Indians.
Alastair Cook was unbeaten on 46 in his final test innings as England reached 114-2 at stumps Sunday on day three for a 154-run lead over India in the fifth test.
Alastair Cook was unbeaten on 46 in his final Test innings as England reached 114/2 at stumps on day three for a 154-run lead over India.
Alastair Cook (46*) and Joe Root (29*) were on the crease as England concluded the Day 3 at 114/2, with a lead of 154 runs against India in the fifth and final Test of the five-match series at The Oval.
Kohli and Root on Friday became the first to wear a unique Khadi poppy.
The England captain said Cook does not want too much fuss about his retirement day but if ever there was a time for it, "it's now".
A scoreline of 2-3 will definitely look much better than 1-4 and India will any day take Test win.
Harbhajan lambasted Ashiwn for not understanding the conditions and heaped praise on all-rounder Moeen Ali, who took apart the Indian batting line-up.
The victory against world no 1 India in the ongoing five-Test series is on par with beating Australia in the Ashes, said England coach Trevor Bayliss.
Buttler scored 69 and put on vital lower-order partnerships with Ben Stokes and Sam Curran as England recovered from 122 for five to finish at 260 for eight eight at stumps.
Jos Buttler's half-century lead the way for the hosts as the England batsmen frustrated the Indian bowlers to survive a two-paced track at Rose Bowl, extending their lead to 233 at the end of Day 3.
Gavaskar feels Bumrah should learn from his mistakes as it was not the first time the pacer has picked up a wicket on an illegal delivery.
Bumrah said India were happy to be in the position they are in and will look to exert further control in the match on day two morning.
Curran anchored the England innings with a determined 78 as he shared 81 runs with Moeen Ali (40) and 63 runs with Stuart Broad (17) for the seventh and ninth wickets respectively.
Stokes suffered a knee injury during the third Test, his first since being acquitted of affray charges after a brawl outside a pub.
There are fears for England that Kohli's team might just emulate Sir Don Bradman's Australia that won the 1936 Ashes after being 0-2 down.
Compton feels that Kohli's too much of chopping and changing does create problems for likes of Rahane and Pujara, which can lead to an imbalance in the team.
Bairstow injured his finger while keeping the wickets in India's second innings and after that Jos Buttler kept the wickets.
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