India, Aug. 4 -- The final day of India's tour in England has arrived, with the visiting team now scratching to try and hope for a miracle as England stand only 35 runs away from victory at the start of Day 5 at the Oval.

The fourth day of the match saw a premature conclusion, one that has raised questions and criticism. A period of rain late in the day was followed by enough of a dry spell and sunlight to wrap up the match then and there. As we move into the 25th day of action of this tour, the eyes will once again be on the weather gauges.

The entire week in Kennington in South London has been a fairly cold and dreary one, with dark skies and intermittent rain ensuring that long spells of cricket have been difficult to come by. A coup...