Mohammed Siraj struck India again before Harry Brook of England countered in style as a spectacular fifth and the decisive test at the oval remained in the balance on Sunday.
England had 164-3 at lunch on the fourth day, still needing 210 additional points to reach a huge 374 victory goal which would give them a 3-1 victory.
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Joe Root, the best -classified test drummer in the world, was 23 years old, not released, with the teammate of the Yorkshire Brook making a chance in an undefeated with four four and two.
Brook struck 27 points in the space of eight balls, having entered England 106-3 after Siraj passed the captain of England Ollie Pope LBW for 27.
The talented Brook instructed the ground for Loft Akash deeply for an extraordinary six covered despite a heavy cloud cover in London promoting the rapids of India.
But he almost fled to the fine leg of Prasidh Krishna only for Siraj, back on the border, unable to stop taking a rhythm back at the end of the catch. When entering the rope, Siraj transformed a dismissal into six other.
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England resumed 50-1 after Siraj made a York Zak Crawley with the latest ball on Saturday.
Ben Duckett was 34 not released and the pope, leading England in place of the wounded Ben Stokes, to face.
The left -handed Duckett was beaten several times by the fast launcher Siraj, who appeared in each match of an exhausting series.
He continued to fend for himself outside the stump and it was not a surprise when he fell for 54 years after putting forward a journey provided for Krishna in the second shift, KL Rahul holding a clear socket to leave England 82-2.
But the Pope hit three to four in a Krishna with training followed by a clip through Midwicket and an energetic traction.
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Siraj, however, had Pope Plumb LBW for 27 with a ball that kept a low touch and to suffocate.
The 20th Siraj window of the series made him the first bowler on each side.
India posted 396 in the second round on Saturday. The opener Yashasvi Jaiswal made a sparkling 118 and Washington Sundar shattered a Quickfire 53 late in the day.
The story is against the hosts because no team has done more to win in the fourth round of an oval test than England 263 in a victory at a counter on Australia in 1902.
But England hunted 371 for a five -countered victory when opening at Headingley.
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