Swann's six completes India's humiliation

England, led by Graeme Swann's six wickets, secured a famous whitewash on a dramatic final day at The Oval as India collapsed during the afternoon session

Tendulkar thwarted in century quest

ESPNcricinfo's Plays of the Day from the fifth day of the fourth Test between England and India at The Oval

The Oval, 5th day

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The moment eludes Tendulkar again

Sachin Tendulkar's quest for his 100th century is a feat of Olympic proportions. He got excruciatingly close to the mark on Monday

Dhoni calm as India veer off course

Unlike in his previous four years as India captain, MS Dhoni's now-famous clinical detachment has been unable to produce a turnaround for his team

Swann on song as England humble India

Unyielding England secure perfect finish

India fought as hard on the final day at The Oval has they had at any time on this tour, but ultimately an unrelenting England secured a telling series whitewash

England chip away after Dravid's epic

This was a proper day of Test cricket, which has been a rarity over the last two matches, with a Rahul Dravid masterclass making England dig deeper for their successes

Are England great or India wretched?

A supposedly marquee series has grown increasingly surreal and thrown up plenty of questions

When cricket met religion

Rahul Dravid batted like an angel, but only a miracle could save India

Sehwag likely to miss limited-overs leg

It is more than likely that Virender Sehwag has played his last innings on the England tour

The Oval, 4th day

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Dravid stops the clocks with magnificent defiance

At the very last gasp of a series that began with such expectation, we're finally seeing the India that the crowds have flocked to witness

Swann torments the best players of spin

Given the first set of conditions in this series that suit his gifts, Graeme Swann has tempted the great stroke-makers to hit against his classical brand of offspin with the deception of a cheeky expression

England v Dravid

ESPNcricinfo's Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the fourth Test between England and India at The Oval

Swann and Bell leave India with mountain to climb

Despite another session being lost to rain, and the best efforts of Rahul Dravid, England surged again at The Oval as India were left in tatters on 103 for 5 in reply to the hosts' massive 591 for 6

The Oval, 3rd day

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Bell's Oval opera

At a ground where he got a pair in the 2005 Ashes, Bell made his first double-century and set up a potential whitewash of India

India have become a laughing stock

They arrived as the world No. 1 team but will end the series embarrassed and, in all likelihood, whitewashed

Sreesanth's steely stare, Raina's unwanted record

ESPNcricinfo's Plays of the Day from the third day of the fourth Test between England and India at The Oval

Bell and Pietersen plunder India in record stand

Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen, both with their second hundreds of the series, combined for a third-wicket stand of 350, England's second highest third-wicket stand

England's disdain, India's pain

ESPNcricinfo's Plays of the Day from the second day of the fourth Test between England and India at The Oval

Impressive Ishant stuck without support

Ishant Sharma must have felt caught in a sci-fi horror movie: there he was, valiantly defending one side of his spaceship. On the other side, some cowboys were letting all the aliens in

Confident England have never had it so good

In the past eight months, the humiliation England have heaped on their two highest-profile opponents has been devastating

The Oval, 2nd day

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Rain prevents England building on solid start

Given the way England have dominated this series it wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest that the only thing that will stop them completing a whitewash is the weather

Praveen sidelined by ankle injury

Praveen Kumar has joined India's long list of injured players on the tour of England, missing the fourth Test at The Oval because of an injury to his left ankle

RP Singh's selection reflects India's tragicomic series

How does a bowler who hasn't played for India for two years, and has had no first-class cricket since January, get in the side ahead of someone who was a big part of India's World Cup-winning campaign?

The Oval, 1st day

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Gooch credits hard-working England

It's not often that a team's challenge can be written off inside 26 overs, but India's performance on a rain-hit first day at The Oval was apathetic beyond compare

England offer India a blueprint for revival

India's opposition has given them all possible indicators as to how turnarounds, while difficult, are neither impossible nor complicated

Bopara the flag-bearer needs to succeed

Bar the government cabinet there are few English institutions made up from as narrow a base. Ravi Bopara needs to succeed to inspire future generations

The moments that made the memories at the Heart of Cricket

How India's historic win at The Oval reaffirmed the joy of Test cricket for this fan

Pressure on Bopara as Taylor shines

Graham Thorpe, the England Lions batting coach, believes James Taylor would be ready for the challenges of Test cricket should a chance arise

Wanted, the Sehwag of old

For India to have a chance of leaving England with a Test victory, they need Virender Sehwag to attack, but only after settling in

India's last chance to turn up

Though India lacked the aura of the No. 1 teams of the past, they had the resilience and results. After the first three Tests in England, nothing remains

England hunt whitewash, India need pride

England celebrated reaching No. 1 in the world with a good night in Birmingham on Sunday but it was soon back to the day job and, four days later, they already face the first test of the new status