India & England Create History, Level 96-Year-Old Record With 14 300-Plus Totals
India and England posted their 14th 300-plus total in Tests at the Oval, with England needing 57 runs for a series-sealing victory over the visitors.
With the run-flow continuing at the Oval in London during the fifth Test of the series between India and England, the two teams posted their 14th 300-plus total, the highest in Tests, levelling a record from the 1928-29 Ashes and going past the 1975-76 series between Australia and the Windies.
England went past 300 in their second innings with a boundary from Harry Brook off Akash Deep in the 63rd over, as they looked all set to chase down the target.
An epic 195-run partnership off 211 deliveries between Brook and ace batter Joe Root took the wind out of India's sails as England coasted to 317/4 at tea, needing another 57 runs for the series-sealing win against India.
India and England scored 300+ runs in all four innings of the first Test at Leeds, in three innings of the second Test in Birmingham and Manchester and in two innings of the third Test at Lord's and the Oval.
In the 1928/29 Ashes, England won 4-1 Down Under, one of their best shows ever in the history of the tournament. Wally Hammond scored a whopping 905 runs in the series, at a stunning average of 113.12. Surprisingly, left-arm spinner Jack White finished as the highest wicket-taker in the series.
It was the second century of the series for Brook (111 off 98), who displayed special ball striking abilities under extreme pressure.
Brook made most of a life given on 19 when Mohammed Siraj stumbled to the boundary ropes after taking his catch off Prasidh Krishna.
The three Indian pacers couldn't take much out of the track with a softer ball and the two spinners, Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja, too, proved ineffective, although to be fair to them, they were not given long spells.
The new ball is still 14 overs away and the match would be as good as over by then if England continue marching towards their goal.
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