“India are in a good position” - Varun Aaron on India's chances on day 3

After being smashes all over the park in the first session of Day 2, India made a commendable comeback and restricted the England batting juggernaut to just 245 runs. And at the end of Day 2, India fetched a lead of 52 runs, losing the wickets of KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan in the process.

Yashasvi Jaiswal seems to have found his mojo and is unbeaten on 51 runs off just 49 balls and is joined by Akashdeep at the crease. Former India pacer, Varun Aaron has backed Indian batters to make use of the conditions and also commended their efforts to restrict England from a getting a major lead in the first innings.

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“I think India are in a good position. The wicket of Sai Sudharsan could have been avoided, but it was a great delivery there wasn’t much he could have done. For me, the story of the day was the bowling spells from Siraj and Prasidh Krishna. They bowled with real heart. Even Akash Deep did a solid holding job. England started aggressively in the morning almost shock-and-awe but the Indian bowlers held their nerve,” Aaron said on Jiohotstar match centre live.

The series is poised 2-1 in favour of England

India would like to fetch a win in the ongoing Test at the Oval in order to avoid a loss and eventually series loss. A win at the Oval will level the series and this could be one off instance where India have not lost a series in England recently.

“Shubman Gill, as captain, stayed calm, didn’t go defensive too early, and ensured England’s lead didn’t cross 30, which was crucial. Jaiswal’s innings looked risky at times and he had a few chances, but his aggressive intent was important. We’ve seen India struggle with run rate in this series so someone needed to keep the scoreboard ticking. India now find themselves 50 runs ahead, which is a good position,” he added.