England and injured Woakes denied as India win fifth Test thriller to draw series

India, 224 & 396, beat England, 247-9 & 367 by six runsWoakes sent out in sling for dramatic finale to seriesLeft arm in a sling, face wrought with agony, Chris Woakes could only look on helplessly from the far end as Mohammed Siraj detonated Gus Atkinson’s off stump at 11.56am on Monday to seal a six-run triumph for India and end one of the most intense hours of Test cricket ever witnessed.A series that seemed to have it all saved its very best for last, a mini-session of unrivalled gut-twisting drama that instantly went down as an all-time classic. Needing 35 runs to chase down 374, four wickets in hand, England collapsed in a wall of Indian noise inside a packed Oval and the first Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy was shared with a 2-2 scoreline. Continue reading...

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