Over-by-over: Afternoon Session

So Michael Vaughan's wicket (spelt E-N-D O-F T-H-E T-E-S-T) has put England in all sorts of trouble, what sort of trouble? The kind you get in when you're already in trouble - like needing to vomit and defecate at the same time. The bad kind. England's batsmen to come -Bell and Prior in particular - can still comfort themselves with the thought that a decent innings here will look reflect positively on their chances if being gainfully employed this winter.

This pitch is deteriorating and Kumble's going to get more and more joy out of it, which means - with a maiden Test century and two wickets already under his belt - the Nicest Man In World Cricket is walking around with a big sign reading Man of the Match over his head. Hopefully England can try and distract with him by scrawling rude slogans on it.

33rd over: England 128-4 (Pietersen 4 Collingwood 4)Kumble starts off with a googly, and next ball Collingwood fails to pick the ball and India have a decent shout. Collingwood eases the pressure with a boundary off the last ball of the over.

34th over: England 131-4 (Pietersen 7 Collingwood 4) Collingwood and KP will need to bat well into the next session if England are to have any chance of salvaging something from this Test. They're 120-1 to win it, if you're interested in losing any money, by the way. Pietersen flicks it down to midwicket for a couple and then a single finishes off the over.

35th over: England 136-4 (Pietersen 12 Collingwood 4) Looks like we're in for long spells of Kumble punctuated by Sanths and Khans this afternoon. He got it to turn pretty well towards the end of the over before KP slashes it to long off for four.

36th over: England 137-4 (Pietersen 13 Collingwood 4) KP has a big old waft at Santh's first delivery, absolutely no need at this stage in the game, but that's the man for you. "If Adamson is tripod, should we consider you monopod?" wonders sunilx. My horribly flat midlands accent probably does make me a monopd, but I've stood next to Adamson at the urinal, and he ain't no tripod.

37th over: England 137-4 (Pietersen 13 Collingwood 4) England need 328 to avoid the follow on, by the way. India have stuck a man out at point for KP, he has a glance over and plays out a cautious over.

38th over: England 141-4 (Pietersen 13 Collingwood 8) Santh is getting a bit of movement, and gets Colly to connect with the outside edge but it flies past second slip for four. He then gets one to come back in and it beats Collingwood, it was going well over the stumps though. And Hawkeye agrees with me, so there. Santh's first convincing over of the day.

39th over: England 142-4 (Pietersen 14 Collingwood 8) "Is it time for famous death-bed speeches," wonders Cathy O'Brien. "You can't beat Blade Runner: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time ... like tears in rain. Time to die". Yeah, it's nice, but doesn't really capture the atmosphere of the Oval on a Saturday afternoon. Apart from the bit about spaceships near Orion.

40th over: England 150-4 (Pietersen 17 Collingwood 9) "I reckon you should invite Claire Davies down from her Scottish fastness to do an in-depth investigation on pods," salivates sunilx. "She's rather quiet today. Perhaps cuddled up in her Rob Smyth Memorial Comfy Jammies?" If you're happy to pay for her train fair, Rob "Gargantuanpod" Smyth is happy to be inspected. Santh is improving here and he squares up Colly and the ball falls just short of point. Then again, the next ball is a no-ball that KP whips away to long leg. Then another no-ball, 428 more of those and England are right back in this shambles. Talking of shambles Santh produces a snorter that is nicked to Dhoni. Shame it was, you guessed it, a no ball. Another 427 of those etc and so forth...

41st over: England 151-4 (Pietersen 18 Collingwood 9) "Looks like this pitch was lifted from Mumbai or something, it looks so characteristically Indian," muses Aditya Anchuri, before hitting us with this cracker: "Good to see Pitch Manufacterers Inc is outsourcing to India." Colly survives as short leg nearly takes a sharp chance.

42nd over: England 152-4 (Pietersen 20 Collingwood 9) Young Santh is having a nice sit down after all the excitement and Khan is in, hopefully to add a bit more consistency - Santh's last over had everything most of it filth, it was swinging ridiculously in the humidity, but he couldn't control it.

43rd over: England 153-4 (Pietersen 21 Collingwood 9) Kumble gets a bit of bounce from the first ball of the over that alarms KP slightly, but he then rotates the strike with a decent shot to cover.

44th over: England 153-4 (Pietersen 21 Collingwood 9) "Here's a cheering thought," says a jaunty Peter Robins. "At the crease are the two most recent English batsmen to hit double centuries. If they can just both repeat the feat today, then... well, we avoid the follow on." Yup, they don't really look like they're going to hit double centuries though, Peter, that's the only flaw in your otherwise laudable plan. KP attempts to prove my theory by fishing at a ball that comes across him on the way to the slips, a horribly half-hearted fend. Khan then gets one to rear up and KP is drawn in, but leaves it at the last minute - very nearly a nick to Dhoni there. No doubt they'll look at that as a key moment, when they analyse his 252.

45th over: England 154-4 (Pietersen 21 Collingwood 10) Big appeal as a ball goes past leg-stump. India reckon there was a nick from KP, but it's a bit optimistic.

46th over: England 155-4 (Pietersen 21 Collingwood 10) Khan continues, who looked far more impressive and consistent than Santh. He's angling it across KP and letting it swing and KP is happy to leave it, there'll be one that swings in soon and we'll see how England handle that. The last ball of the over is straight and crashes into KP's pads, but was going over.

47th over: England 162-4 (Pietersen 21 Collingwood 17) "TMS says 25mm ( that's about an inch, right?) of rain is expected on Monday. Could a Mumbai-style monsoon England," says sunilx. We could have done with it in the last Test, really. Collingwood runs it down to the boundary for his first boundary in a long time.

48th over: England 172-4 (Pietersen 21 Collingwood 21) A lot of swing as Dhoni dives to his left, but can't prevent a Khan delivery running away for four byes. Khan is shaping it across Collingwood from off to leg and it ain't working as Colly flicks it down to long leg for four. Does Colly support Sunderland? I think he does, they've won their first game of the season against Spurs anyway. Bah! I had Spurs to win 2-1 in GU's very own prediction league.

49th over: England 172-4 (Pietersen 21 Collingwood 21) This partnership is now up to 48 runs, so is edging away from promising and is flirting with the borders of decent. That was a maiden, by the way. You probably figured that out by the score not moving and stuff, though.

50th over: England 172-4 (Pietersen 21 Collingwood 21) "Ever wondered what Zidane has been up to since his classy World Cup headbutt?" asks Ravi Shankar. Um, go then, yes, I have. "If you look carefully, you'll find him fast bowling for England in this series." I think you're being kind to Tremlett there, he doesn't really have the moody genius of a Zidane. Big appeal off Khan, but Bucknor is having none of it. I was thinking about Zidane, so I missed it, sorry. That was a maiden, by the way. You probably figured that out by the score not moving and stuff, though.

51st over: England 175-4 (Pietersen 24 Collingwood 21) Singh is on for Kumble, and KP brings up the 50 partnership. "To be a TRUE OBO commentator not only has the score to stay unchanged, but you need to have three 48th overs in a row!," says sunilx. Yes, I am disgracefully efficient. KP's strike rate is 31.4 today, so he's happy enough to graft away. Well, I'm not sure if he's happy to do it, but he's doing it anyway.

52nd over: England 176-4 (Pietersen 24 Collingwood 21) Ganguly is the surprise candidate to replace Khan. He's got Cook LBW a couple of times this series, so maybe India are thinking he can get another key wicket is here. He gets a bit of swing, but nothing to trouble KP.

53rd over: England 186-4 (Pietersen 32 Collingwood 21) A big old wide from Singh that barely made it on to the wicket. It did swing back massively though, but was still 84 feet outside off. KP, the canny accumulator, lets rip at long last and pulls it through midwicket for four. Excitement! Hurrah! He then follows it up with a cover drive. I miss the accumulator, he was plucky.

54th over: England 186-4 (Pietersen 32 Collingwood 21) KP's strike rate is up to a pulse-rating 37.8 now. "You git. I've spent all day doggedly avoiding the Spurs score, distracting myself with the OBO and TMS, in fevered anticipation of tonight's Match of the Day. I hate you," thunders Stephen Wolstencroft, who probably doesn't want to know that Derby are 4-0 up against Pompey after two minutes. That was a maiden, by the way. You probably figured that out by the score not moving and stuff, though. That wasn't funny the first time, was it?

55th over: England 191-4 (Pietersen 33 Collingwood 25) "The Blessed Sir Geoff, on being told that Howell's only stood in nine Tests in six years as a Test ump, said 'I'm not surprised,' sunilx informs us. Well, he's been fine this session, and I'm only paid per session, so I will not accept your criticism here. Singh comes in over the wicketand gets it to swing a bit. KP gets a single off a push down to extra cover, then Colly clips it for yet another long-leg sourced four.

56th over: England 195-4 (Pietersen 37 Collingwood 25) I've got my headphones, but I can still hear Chris Kamara roaring in his big lion's voice from a TV down the other end of the office. The football season is back, and neither me nor Stephen Wolstencroft can stop it invading our lives. Full toss from Ganguly and KP thrashes it for four. England are still 469 behind though, which is almost a rude number.

57th over: England 197-4 (Pietersen 37 Collingwood 28) Two for Collingwood as he punches a half-volley down to extra cover.

58th over: England 198-4 (Pietersen 37 Collingwood 27) The camera flicks to Ian Bell who does his usual trying not to look nervous face. Interestingly, he averages 97.67 in his first innings when England bat second. And he nearly gets a chance to lower that total as Ganguly shapes one away from Collingwood and the batsman is nearly drawn in. Twice.

59th over: England 202-4 (Pietersen 39 Collingwood 28) "Roy Keane is a managerial genius," cries Sheerang Sarpotdar. "Any chance of England doing a Keano here, and pull off a shock win?" Nope. Not that Sunderland necessarily won today, Wolstencroft.

WICKET! Pietersen 41 b Tendulkar c Dravid Tendulkar is on for Ganguly, not a phrase that will terrify KP. Actually, it will, he gets more turn than Kumble did and KP slashes at it. Dravid takes the catch at slip. Just as they did before lunch, England have lost a wicket as they were starting to look comfortable. What KP was doing going after Tendulkar before he's figured him out, I don't know. I miss the accumulator.

61st over: England 210-5 (Collingwood 34 Bell 1) Kumble comes on for the last over before tea, hoping to match his heroics before lunch, which Collingwood deals with pretty comfortably - six off the over. Well, that was an impressive session for England until KP had a shocker. Join Andy Bull for the evening session.