Brook now has the licence to play his shots without worrying about losing his wicket. The field is fully spread out for Brook, who will be eyeing a few boundaries to swell England's lead.
He walks across his stumps and plays a stunning sweep shot off Siraj for a six over fine leg.
He is turning down the singles, wanting to keep Tongue away from the strike.
Brook does well to tap the fifth ball to midwicket for a single and Tongue watchfully keeps out the last ball.
Meanwhile, it has started raining at The Oval as the umpires call the players off the field.
England are 242/8 in 48 overs, for a slender lead of 18 runs. Brook has stroked 48 from 49 balls.
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