England's late stumble started when Brook threw his bat and wicket away, hurling the kitchen sink at Akash Deep and skying a catch to mid-off. Then the jittery Bethell produced an ugly swipe to drag down his stumps, before Root succumbed to spiralling tension under leaden skies.

Records were broken and new peaks were scaled as Joe Root and Harry Brook had a day to remember at the Oval on Sunday

England need 35 more runs on day five of the fifth Test to clinch the match as India chase four more wickets to draw the series