News Sports Cricket Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: England 385/7 at stumps, lead Ind by 237 runs, 5th test, day 2

Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: England 385/7 at stumps, lead Ind by 237 runs, 5th test, day 2

London: England reached 385-7 to lead India by an emphatic 237 runs at stumps on day two to maintain control of the fifth Investec test at the Oval here Saturday. Joe Root comes up with

LUNCH BREAK

05:30 PM: England 148/1 after 45 overs

Lovely drive by Ballance through the covers for four and level the score with India at the stroke of lunch.

Ashwin to bowl the last over before lunch to Ballance

05:27 PM: England 144/1 after 44 overs

That's gone through the man at midwicket for four. Sloppy fielding by Binny

Kumar to Cook

05:23 PM: England 140/1 after 43 overs

He turned the ball to long leg for a single

Cook facing Ashwin

05:20 PM: England 139/1 after 42 overs

ticked away to off side by Cook for a single

He clipped away behind square leg for an easy single

Sharma to Ballance

05:15 PM: England 137/1 after 41 overs

Good short behind point and four more. Another half century for Alastair Cook. Third in the series.

Ashwin to Cook

05:12 PM: England 133/1 after 40 overs

another no-ball.

Short ball pulled to midwicket for a single. And it's a no-ball too.

Sharma continues with 3 slips and a gully

05:06 PM: England 130/1 after 39 overs

maiden over

Ashwin into the attack for the first time in the match. Ballance on strike

05:02 PM: England 130/1 after 38 overs

maiden over

Sharma to Cook

04:58 PM: England 130/1 after 37 overs

Cook flicks it to square for a single

He pushed the ball to mid on region and collects three

outside edge and no third man present. Four more to Ballance

Binny to Ballance

04:53 PM: England 122/1 after 36 overs

Dhoni misjudged the ball and unable to collect that. Ball went to deep fine leg for four. 4 byes. Ishant is not happy.

Sharma to Cook

04:49 PM: England 118/1 after 35 overs

Punches through the covers for four more. 50 run partnership comes up between the two

Too straight, Ballance turned it behind square for a couple

Easy single towards square leg

Stuart Binny comes in to bowl to Cook

04:44 PM: England 111/1 after 34 overs

Single off the last ball on the leg side

Short ball pulled away to midwicket for a boundary

Sharma to Cook

04:39 PM: England 106/1 after 33 overs

Cook pushed it to leg side for a single

Overstepped! No-ball again

Easy single on the off side for Ballance

Aaron with his 10th over to Gary Ballance