One final push needed

Tired and tested, India aim to deliver at Oval series finale

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LONDON: India and England players will push their tired bodies on the line with everything to play for in the fifth and final Test starting at The Oval on Thursday, promising a fitting end to what has been a fiercely-fought and highly watchable series.

The series, playing in front of packed crowds, has also been a perfect advert for Test cricket with all four games stretching to the final session on Day 5.

Not to forget the skirmishes along the way that has spiced it up enough for all the Test-loving fans.

Whether it is Shubman Gill's tirade against Zak Crawley deliberately wasting time at the Lord's to Ravindra Jadeja refusing to call off proceedings on the final day much to the chagrin of Ben Stokes, things couldn't have gotten hotter than what it already is in London, experiencing a heat wave for the better part.