England facing the follow on

Cricket : England face the prospect of following on against India at The Oval after another lower-order batting collapse.

Cricket: England face the prospect of following on against India at The Oval after another lower-order batting collapse.

Facing the task of scoring 465 in the final match of the series to ensure the Indians bat again, Michael Vaughan's team lost four wickets in the first nine overs of the second new ball.

Although Alastair Cook, Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell all struck half-centuries, England closed on 326 for nine and now face a struggle to save a match they had to win to preserve a six-year unbeaten record on home soil.

The last time England lost a Test series here was back in the 2001 Ashes summer.

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