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Daily Mail
04-08-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
England are huge favourites to record the highest successful run chase at The Oval today - while India are 10/3 outsiders with Sky Bet
England are on the cusp of creating history today - with Brendon McCullum's side just 35 runs shy of achieving the highest successful run chase (374) at The Oval in Test cricket. England are 339/6 in the fourth innings - with centuries to Joe Root and Harry Brook helping the hosts get into a winning position. Given Root and Brook's performance with the bat - England are huge favourites at 2/9 to be victorious and claim a 3-1 series win. Conversely, India are 10/3 outsiders to cause the upset and a draw is the widest in the market at 20/1. In addition to the head-to-head odds - there are four Price Boosts on offer for this clash. The first two boosts - which are priced at 11/1 and 2/1 respectively - require England to win the match and Chris Woakes to hit the winning runs, and England to win the match, hit the most sixes and the most fours. Meanwhile, the other two boosts need England to win the match and Jamie Smith to hit the winning runs at 9/4, and India to win the match and Mohammed Siraj to take the final wicket at 6/1. Smith is currently at the crease on 2 not out, while Siraj has registered figures of 2/95 from 26 overs in the fourth innings. Sky Bet odds for England vs India: England 2/9 India 10/3 Draw 20/1 Sky Bet Price Boosts for England vs India: England to win the match and Chris Woakes to hit the winning runs 11/1 England to win the match, hit the most sixes and the most fours 2/1 England to win the match and Jamie Smith to hit the winning runs 9/4 India to win the match and Mohammed Siraj to take the final wicket 6/1
Times
03-08-2025
- Sport
- Times
Joe Root: Chris Woakes will bat with a dislocated shoulder if he has to
The dramatic Test series between England and India has gone into the final day, with England still needing 35 to win — and could finish with the heroic sight of Chris Woakes, who has a dislocated shoulder, going out to bat to see his side to a 3-1 series win. A late downpour and bad light brought an early end to play at the Oval on Sunday, with England on the brink of completing their second-highest successful run chase after a sensational partnership of 195 between Harry Brook and Joe Root, who both scored hundreds. But the hard-fought series will head into its 25th day with the outcome far from certain as India staged a late fightback. They took the key wickets of Brook and Root as England fell to 339 for six, only for bad light and rain to stop play, setting the stage for what Root thinks will be a 'great day'. 'It was always going to happen like this, wasn't it? I mean, look at the first four games [which all went to the final day],' Root, 34, said. 'It's just been that kind of series. It's been amazing to play in and quite fitting almost that we're going to get that kind of finish tomorrow.' With England six wickets down and with India able to take the second new ball after three overs in the morning, there is a definite possibility that Woakes will have to come out to bat despite the serious left shoulder injury he suffered late on the first evening, when he was sliding to try to stop a boundary. The injury is so serious it is likely to take several months to heal and could rule him out of contention for the Ashes, but Root confirmed that the 36-year-old all-rounder was 'all in' and would 'put his body on the line' if needed. 'You saw him and his whites in the dressing room,' Root said. 'He's all in like the rest of us. It's been that kind of series where guys have had to put bodies on the line. Hopefully it won't come to that, but he has had some throw-downs in the nets, and he is ready if needed. 'Clearly he's in a huge amount of pain, having done what he's done, but it just shows, as we've seen from other guys within this series, like [Rishabh] Pant batting with a broken foot, guys taking all sorts of blows here and there, but it means a huge amount to him. 'It just shows the character and the person that he is that he's willing to put his body on the line like that for England — hopefully he doesn't have to, but if it does come to that, [he could] get us across the line and win us an incredible series.' Root scored his 39th Test match hundred but admitted he was frustrated not to still be in at the end of the day, although he has full confidence that the remaining batsmen can get the job done. 'We've got the players to get us across the line tomorrow,' he said. 'It's been one hell of a series, one hell of a journey and there is confidence in our dressing room.' Root hailed the 'incredible talent' of his fellow centurion Brook, 26, who battered a sensational 111 from 98 balls, and revealed that his Yorkshire team-mate had been unusually emotional on reaching the three-figure milestone. 'He mentioned out there how emotional he was, and I don't even think he knew where it came from, but clearly, it's been a hard-fought series and he's desperate to win games for England,' Root said. 'It means a huge amount to him. I think that's one of the rare occasions you've seen how much it means to him to play for England and to impact a game for our dressing room. 'We've both got very contrasting games, but I think that works really well in our favour. He obviously plays slightly more expansively than I do and has got an amazing array of shots but [what is impressive is] the amount of pressure he puts back on opposition, the way that he takes calculated risks at the right moments and can open a game completely up like he did today. 'It's amazing being able to play second fiddle to that and watch it in the best seat in the house. It's not like he's a one-off fluke. He's got ten hundreds playing in a very similar manner. He's incredibly consistent at it. There's definitely a huge amount of method behind what he does and the impact that it's had on this Test match is why we're sat here only needing 35 to win.'
Daily Mail
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
England are odds-on favourites to win the second Test at Edgbaston - while India are 9/4 underdogs to cause the upset and level the series
England produced their second highest ever run-chase in their first Test victory over India at Headingley - with Ben Duckett leading from the front at the top of the order with 149 runs. As a result - Brendon McCullum's side have taken a 1-0 lead as both sides head to Edgbaston for the second Test starting Wednesday. And it is the hosts who are expected to win yet again in Birmingham - with Joe Root and Co entering as odds-on favourites at 4/7. Conversely, India are 9/4 outsiders to upset the applecart and level the series, while a draw is the widest in the market at 6/1. Elsewhere, in a separate market - Root is the best-backed at 9/1 to be named player of the match. Root performed well with the willow in England's second innings run-chase - with the all-time great registering 53 not out. Meanwhile, if you're anticipating an Indian player to receive player of the match - supremely talented bowler Jasprit Bumrah is the shortest-priced for the visitors at 10/1. Bumrah starred with the ball in the first innings of the first Test - taking five wickets. Sky Bet odds for England vs India (second Test): England 4/7 India 9/4 Draw 6/1 Sky Bet odds in Player of the Match market for England vs India: Joe Root 9/1 Jasprit Bumrah 10/1
