Yashasvi Jaiswal’s lucky half-century has overturned India’s first-innings deficit into a 52-run lead against England on day two of the fifth test in London.

Karun Nair and Washington Sundar stood firm in testing conditions to ensure India didn’t suffer further damage on a rain-hit opening day of the fifth Test against England at The Oval. Karun notched up his first half-century since his famous unbeaten triple hundred,

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - India roared back into contention on an exhilarating day two of the final test on Friday as their seamers restricted England to a 23-run lead after the hosts had threatened to run away with a match that the tourists need to win to square the series.