India has removed England’s Ben Duckett and stand-in captain Ollie Pope to be six wickets from tying the series on day four of the fifth test at the Oval. England is absent the injured

India ended a gripping third day that ebbed and flowed leading England by 323 runs in the final test at The Oval on Saturday with the game and series still hanging in the balance.

The stakes are high, with the United States and India counting on each other as indispensable partners in their competition with China.

But ties between Washington and New Delhi have steadily soured over disputes about trade, Russia and whether Trump deserves credit for brokering a cease-fire following a four-day conflict in May between India and its rival Pakistan.

Shock, dismay and angst swept across India as businesses, policymakers and citizens digested US President Donald Trump’s sharp remarks and a surprise 25% tariff rate earlier this week.