Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that England might not be able to chase down a 300-run target in the fifth Test as well. He also stated that India could take advantage of pacer Chris Woakes’ absence and set England a challenging target. India ended Day 2 at The Oval at 75/2 in their second innings, with a lead of 52 runs as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 51 out of the 75 runs. He is still not out. The opposing team has used only three bowlers. Woakes isn’t available. So there will be a lot of pressure on them. However, the truth is that this match will keep running ahead fast. Having said that, how much can three bowlers bowl?”

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“They will miss the fourth fast bowler. I don’t think Akash Deep will be able to play for long. The pitch is doing a lot. For the first time, it seems like they are playing in England. It will be enjoyable if 225 more runs are scored. 300 runs might not be chased here in the last innings,” he further added.

However, Aakash Chopra also shared that England’s inability to take a substitute for speedster Chris Woakes has raised a concern as well.

“This time we are not saying that a substitute should be given as our guy has gotten injured. However, a genuine concern has arisen. We said this in Manchester when Rishabh Pant got injured, but a camp was vociferously saying ‘No’. It’s 10 vs 11. We had 10 there, and England have 10 here. Now the shoe is on the other foot. Assuming you miss Chris Woakes as a bowler, although he hasn’t bowled very well in this entire series, he hasn’t picked up too many wickets, but it’s a question. You are going to miss someone,” Aakash Chopra concluded.