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The former England captain was furious with the officials for declaring early stumps on Day 4 of the Oval Test 

Nasser Hussain and Dinesh Karthik were left fuming with match officials

Stumps were called early on Day 4 due to bad light

Ground staff cover the field as rain stops play on day four of the fifth Test cricket match between England and India at The Oval

'It is a shame...': Nasser Hussain blasts match officials for 'lack of common sense' after declaring early stumps on Day 4

IND vs ENG 5th Test: After Day 4, Joe Root hopes that the heavy roller will flatten the pitch on Day 5 and help England lower order score 35 more runs left in the chase quickly.

Heavy roller will be used before Day 5's play which may help England batters.

Jamie Smith averages over 70 in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. 

Joe Root hopes that the heavy roller helps flatten the pitch. 

Joe Root

'Hopefully it works well in our favour in flattening things out': Joe Root explains why England may benefit from early call-off on Day 4

The legendary India cricketer gave his verdict on the fourth day of Oval Test where the Men in Blue pushed England to the limit

Sunil Gavaskar gave his verdict on Day 4 of Oval Test

England finsihed the day on 339/6, 35 runs behind the target

Captain Shubman Gill of India (2nd L) and his team mates react as Ollie Pope of England is given out lbw on review during Day Two of the 5th Rothesay Test Match between England and India at The Kia Oval

'England were the better team...': Sunil Gavaskar's blunt verdict as India take 5th Test down to the wire

IND vs ENG 5th Test: Shubman Gill wanted to rotate his seamers and asked Akash Deep whether he has taken a painkiller after getting hit by Harry Brook's shot.

Akash Deep was hit by Harry Brook's straight drive on follow-through.

Deep got the wicket of Brook on Day 4.

Morne Morkel explained why India opted for a three-seamer strategy for 5th Test.

Shubman Gill

'Injection liya kya?': Shubman Gill heard on stump mic asking India pacer whether he has taken a painkiller on Day 4 - watch viral video

IND vs ENG 5th Test: R Ashwin feels captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir have not used spinners well throughout the series.

R Ashwin believes Shubman Gill made the mistake of not using Washington Sundar against Harry Brook when he was new to the crease.

Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja have bowled 4 overs each in England's run chase so far.

India need 4 more wickets to win the fifth Test and level the series 2-2. 

Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill

'We don't know whether the message is going from outside to the middle': R Ashwin slams Shubman Gill, Gautam Gambhir for 'mistakes' on Day 4

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