England declaring its innings closed in the third innings of a test
England declared its second innings – the third innings of the test – after posting 423 for the loss of eight wickets in the ongoing test at The Oval to provide the 37th occasion of England declaring its innings closed in the third innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs scored.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | England | 583/4d | 258.0 | 3 | v West Indies | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 |
| 2 | England | 570/7d | 172.3 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2004 |
| 3 | England | 551 | 226.2 | 3 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 |
| 4 | England | 544 | 120.2 | 3 | v India | Nottingham | 29 Jul 2011 |
| 5 | England | 538 | 233.5 | 3 | v Australia | The Oval | 28 Aug 1975 |
| 6 | England | 529/5d | 191.0 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 16 May 2002 |
| 7 | England | 517/1d | 152.0 | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 |
| 8 | England | 497/5 | 184.0 | 3 | v India | Kanpur | 01 Dec 1961 |
| 9 | England | 490/8d | 141.0 | 3 | v West Indies | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 |
| 10 | England | 479/9d | 157.0 | 3 | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1960 |
| 11 | England | 478 | 129.0 | 3 | v New Zealand | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
| 12 | England | 477/4d | 154.0 | 3 | v India | The Oval | 23 Aug 1990 |
| 13 | England | 475 | 202.2 | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 14 | England | 468/6d | 96.4 | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 13 Mar 2002 |
| 15 | England | 467/7d | 131.5 | 3 | v New Zealand | Napier | 22 Mar 2008 |
| 16 | England | 463/9 | 196.0 | 3 | v New Zealand | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1973 |
| 17 | England | 452/9d | 125.3 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 18 | England | 446/6d | 189.2 | 3 | v New Zealand | The Oval | 14 Jul 1983 |
| 19 | England | 445/6d | 129.0 | 3 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 03 Aug 2016 |
| 20 | England | 441 | 183.0 | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 |
| 21 | England | 437 | 181.4 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 |
| 22 | England | 436 | 182.5 | 3 | v Australia | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 |
| 23 | England | 436 | 245.2 | 3 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 |
| 24 | England | 436/7d | 147.4 | 3 | v Australia | Lord’s | 31 Jul 1975 |
| 25 | England | 432/9 | 183.0 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 1974 |
| 26 | England | 428 | 158.5 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1927 |
| 27 | England | 426/5d | 153.0 | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 29 May 1905 |
| 28 | England | 425/8d | 125.0 | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Feb 1930 |
| 29 | England | 423/8d | 112.3 | 3 | v India | The Oval | 07 Sep 2018 |
| 30 | England | 422/6d | 155.0 | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1993 |
| 31 | England | 422/5 | 137.0 | 3 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 32 | England | 421/6 | 170.0 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 06 Mar 2013 |
| 33 | England | 417 | 107.1 | 3 | v South Africa | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 34 | England | 412 | 191.3 | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 13 Jan 1933 |
| 35 | England | 406 | 154.3 | 3 | v India | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 36 | England | 404 | 151.4 | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 |
| 37 | England | 401/4 | 154.0 | 3 | v Australia | Birmingham | 08 Jun 1961 |
England declared its second innings – the third innings of the test – after posting 423 for the loss of eight wickets in the ongoing test at The Oval to provide the 37th occasion of England declaring its innings closed in the third innings of a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs scored.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | England | 544 | 120.2 | 3 | v India | Nottingham | 29 Jul 2011 |
| 2 | England | 497/5 | 184.0 | 3 | v India | Kanpur | 01 Dec 1961 |
| 3 | England | 477/4d | 154.0 | 3 | v India | The Oval | 23 Aug 1990 |
| 4 | England | 423/8d | 112.3 | 3 | v India | The Oval | 07 Sep 2018 |
| 5 | England | 406 | 154.3 | 3 | v India | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |