[WATCH] Mohammed Siraj traps Ollie Pope LBW during ENG vs IND 5th Test at Kennington Oval

The pressure was incredible on both England and India coming into the fourth and potentially the final day of the five-match Test series at the Kennington Oval. Ollie Pope was under the radar, having started well with a century in the opening game at Leeds, but he has lost his charm since that period. In this game, he was the leader of the side in place of the injured Ben Stokes.

Even though Zak Crawley was dismissed on the last ball of the third day, he did his job well by keeping his England captain in the shade. Pope walked into the middle with a lot of intent on the fourth day. He looked to nail the big shots, besides showing his desire to keep the scorecard ticking with singles and doubles.

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Just after the drinks break at the end of the opening hour, where the Three Lions lost Ben Duckett after his half-century, Pope decided to show his aggression with the bat. He nailed the second ball from Prasidh Krishan over mid-on for a boundary.

Watch: Mohammed Siraj dismisses Ollie Pope during ENG vs IND 5th Test at Kennington Oval

The fourth ball was flicked past the mid-wicket field as the right-handed batter showed his incredible skills of using his wrists for the boundary. On the last ball of the over, the Surrey batter pulled the short ball past mid-wicket for the third boundary of the over to get the momentum in their favor.

𝗧 𝗥 𝗔 𝗣 𝗣 𝗘 𝗗! 🔴

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But Mohammed Siraj had the last laugh on the third ball of the next over. With a nip-backer, just a replica of the first innings. The Hyderabad-born hit the batter on the pads, as the ball, with the wobbly seam, made sharp movement to find the batter before the stumps. Pope took the review, but his facial expression had nearly given away the outcome of the ball.

The replays showed three reds, as the batter went back to the dressing room for 27 runs in 34 balls with the help of five boundaries. His record in the fourth innings continues to go down the hill as England lost their third, effectively fourth, wicket of the innings, given that Chris Woakes won’t come to bowl.