The Oval Test

India vs England: Lack of swing from duke ball surprised us, says Paul Collingwood

Collingwood, however, remained hopeful of capitalising their chances and said they would not be scared of any total.

India vs England: Rohit Sharma says he knew it would be his 'last chance' when asked to open in Tests in 2019

Asked if giving the green light to the team management about batting at the top of the order was the biggest risk that he took, the elegant Mumbaikar nodded in approval.

India vs England: Umesh Yadav says visitors aiming for a good second innings score to stay alive in Oval Test

"The way our batsmen are batting, I feel they will do well and we will make a good score at this wicket," added the 33-year-old pacer.

Ashes 2019: Australia's Steve Smith unperturbed by run-scoring burden, refuses to blame teammates for batting failure

Smith has now amassed 751 runs, a sizeable chunk of the team's overall tally of 2,508 runs over the entire series even though he has missed three of the nine innings after being hit by a Jofra Archer bouncer.