5th Test

England v India, fifth Test as it happened: England dominate India on day 1

Battered and bruised in the last two matches, it will be a test of character for India's underperforming players as they go into the fifth and final Test against England here tomorrow, hoping to restore their pride and level the series.

Report card: Bhuvneshwar sucked into mediocrity by India's incompetence

Here is India's report card at the end of the disastrous five-Test series against England.

Wait and watch to see if I'm strong enough to cope with series loss: Dhoni

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave an open-ended reply to a query if he is ready to quit captaincy after another Test debacle on foreign soil having lost the current series 1-3 to England on Sunday.

Indian cricketers 'jelly-like' resistance has embarrassed the country: Gavaskar

India suffered yet another humiliating defeat as they lost the fifth Test by an innings and 244 runs.

India vs England: Dhoni, like Cook, needs to believe in himself and his men

The last Indian captain to win two Tests in a series in England was Kapil Dev, in 1986, but such statistics seldom come in the way of Dhoni’s inevitable scrutiny.

England v India: Dhoni skips practice, Ishant expected to be fit for Oval Test

In the build-up to the fifth and final Test against England, India on Wednesday regrouped here at the Oval as they looked to put behind the disappointment of their embarrassing innings defeat in the last game, even though skipper M.S. Dhoni was a notable absentee at the nets.