India finish day two of fourth Test 56 runs behind England – as it happened

Ollie Pope made 81 at the Oval to give England a first-innings lead of 99, before India’s openers reduced the deficit to 56 at the close

19th over: England 54-4 (Malan 26, Pope 1) The new batsman is Ollie Pope, who is back in the side after injury. He’s usually busy at the crease, whatever the match situation, and he shovels his first ball into the leg side for a single. Pope had a desperate time in India earlier this year, though that was mainly against Ravichandran Ashwin.

Umesh Yadav strikes with his fourth ball! The nightwatchman Craig Overton has a windy woof outside off stump and edges to first slip, where Virat Kohli takes a sharp catch at head height. That’s a good wicket for India because Overton can bat.

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