At the end of a punishing third day for England came one last gut punch from the only fast bowler to stay the course in this series. Mohammed Siraj, scourge of the hosts 24 hours earlier, sent a searing yorker into Zak Crawley’s stumps to bring about the close and set India on course for a 2-2 draw.
All that stands between Shubman Gill’s hardy tourists and this outcome are nine English wickets. And with Chris Woakes unlikely to bat with a dislocated shoulder, it may only take eight. After losing Crawley to the penultimate ball, England will resume in the morning on 50 for one but still with 324 more runs needed to win.
