Siraj's stellar performance in England's first innings, where he claimed 4/84 in 21.5 overs, played a crucial role in India gaining a vital lead.
An injury-plagued India could be forced to depart from their preferred template when they takes on a reinvigorated England in the fourth Test starting in Manchester on Wednesday.
Middle-order batsman Ollie Pope, who top-scored for England in his comeback Test, reckons that they may have to slog to get wickets on a pitch that has much less assistance compared to first day in the fourth Test, when they dismissed India for a paltry 191.
Despite the ups and downs, The Oval remains a ground of rich memories and monumental moments for Indian cricket.
Australia's sensational eight-run defeat to the West Indies in Brisbane on Sunday did not have much impact on them as they continued to lead the WTC rankings.
An unbeaten Joe Root century and a bowling masterclass by James Anderson put England in complete control of the second Test on Saturday.
'I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end.'
'Earlier, if I have thought about taking six wickets, it has never worked for me. I have a lot of deliveries and you can confuse yourself. You need to shut that noise and focus on the next ball.'
Ben Stokes survived several scares but featured in a 76-run late afternoon partnership with Ollie Pope as England reached 224 for four wickets at close on the opening day of the third Test against South Africa on Thursday.
Hurt India eye sweeping changes in approach against England's 'Bazball' in second Test
India will ponder whether they want to include Washington Sundar, who is quite handy with the bat or Kuldeep Yadav, who is a much better wicket-taking option.
England finally faced some resistance from New Zealand in the shape of Tom Blundell's defiant century but dismissed the Black Caps for 259 to wrap up a thumping 323-run victory on the third day of the second Test on Sunday.
India bowled England out for 218 and cruised to 135/1 in their robust reply to seize early control of the fifth and final test.
Akash ran riot in the opening session of Day 1 by removing England's top order to put India in a strong position early in the game.
IMAGES from the third Test played between England and Sri Lanka at the Oval on Sunday
England became the first team to win a Test by an innings after conceding more than 500 runs in their first innings.
Bumrah dismissed Ollie Pop to go past the record of Kapil Dev.
Opener Ben Duckett hit the most defining century of his career, exposing an out-of-depth Indian attack as England comfortably chased down a tricky target of 371 to win the opening Test by five wickets.
Captain Shan Masood smashed 153 and forged a 253-run partnership with fellow centurion Abdullah Shafique as Pakistan dominated Day 1 of the first Test against England on Monday.
Ashwin retains No 1 spot, Bumrah moves to 4th in ICC rankings
India set England a huge target and then skittled the tourists out for 122 to romp to a 434-run victory in the third Test and go 2-1 up in the five-match series on Sunday.
Vaughan had also slammed Rohit for not being proactive during the series-opener last week.
The lack of multiple entry India visa had delayed Rehan Ahmed's exit from the airport after England arrived in Rajkot for the third Test on Monday.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the third and final Test between England and New Zealand in Headingley on Monday.
For the first time in a men's Test, England went into the match with a lone fast bowler in Mark Wood, opting for a spin-heavy attack instead, which included debutant Tom Hartley.
Saud Shakeel's crafty 134 fetched Pakistan a handy first-innings lead before their spinners blew away England's top order to boost their hopes of a memorable series victory on day two of the deciding third Test in Rawalpindi on Friday.
After England dominated the proceedings on Day 1 of the first Test at the Bay Oval, Tom Blundell struck a century to revive New Zealand's chances.
'It's one thing to talk about it, but actually we went out there (in Bengaluru) and played some fearless cricket.'
Tom Hartley ended the Test with 9/193, the best figures for an England spinner on Test debut since 1945.
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Smith will look to reprise his performance from the 2019 Ashes series in England, where he amassed 774 runs in his four Tests
IMAGES from the Day 4 of the 1st Test between England and Sri Lanka in Manchester on Saturday
Bumrah became the fastest Indian pacer to pick 150+ wickets in long-format cricket during the second day of the India-England Test match in Visakhapatnam.
Bazball is fine, but England Test team needs common sense: Boycott
Jasprit Bumrah's throbbing afternoon spell on the second day of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Saturday made former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly advocating for sporting pitches rather than preparing rank turners.
He also had encouraging words for young leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed, who picked up only two wickets in Hyderabad.
We are not putting any pressure on ourselves by setting any target: Paras Mhambrey
'I don't know, I've never seen something like that before, so I have no idea.'
England's highly aggressive 'Bazball' approach to Test cricket did not secure the 2023 home Ashes against their arch rivals, Australia.
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