Even though there are four days remaining, India's chances of fighting their way into a position where they could force a victory already look extremely slim.

England and India shared the honours after the first morning of the fifth and final cricket test at The Oval on Thursday. After stand-in England captain Ollie Pope had won the toss and put India into bat,

England will be without skipper Ben Stokes at The Oval as the home team looks to seal a series win. England's fiery series against India comes to a close at the Oval with the fifth Test and the result on a knife edge.