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The covers were on for a brief period, but the drizzle abates and we have the first ball coming up on time at 3:30pm IST. Yashasvi Jaiswal is facing up to Chris Woakes, with KL Rahul on the non-striker’s end.
And Woakes is on target straight away, making Jaiswal defend around his off stump. He follows it up with one that climbs a bit, before straying in line. Two singles off the first over.
IND: 2/0 (1 over)
England had already named their playing XI on the eve of the Test. Here it is, again for reference:
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue
India make four changes to the side that played in Manchester. Dhruv Jurel comes in for the injured Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair is back to replace Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna is in for the rested Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep returns in place of Anshul Kamboj.
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
And we have the toss after a six-minute delay. England’s stand-in captain Ollie Pope wins the toss and elects to bowl first. This means Shubman Gill has lost all five Tests in the series, and India have lost their 15th straight toss across formats!
The light drizzle means the toss is indeed delayed, though it might be a short one as the covers have quickly been removed. Standby for further updates…
As expected, the weather is gloomy at The Oval currently. A little bit of rain around, and the covers have come on as a precautionary measure. We don’t know yet whether the toss will be delayed. Watch this space…
Earlier, England captain Ben Stokes ruled himself out of the series-deciding fifth Test, citing a significant muscle tear in his right shoulder that he described as “too big a risk” to aggravate further. The inspirational all-rounder, who has been England’s standout performer in the series, admitted the decision was difficult but necessary.
“It’s one of those weighing up the risk-reward, and the risk was way too high for damaging this any further than it currently is,” Stokes said at the pre-match press conference. “I didn’t want to… and I wouldn’t expect to put any one of my players at risk with an injury like this.”
The Dukes ball has been a bone of contention all through the first four India vs England Tests, with both teams dissatisfied with its shape and softness at various stages. But ahead of the start of the fifth and final game at The Oval, the tourists seem to have taken the official route, reportedly complaining to the ICC match referee regarding the ball-change protocol as well as purported “preferential treatment”. The instance cited is from the third Test at Lord’s, according to an Indian Express report.
On this day in 2023, Stuart Broad hung up his Test boots in the best way imaginable. The England swing-bowling legend snared Alex Carey as the last Australian wicket to fall and sprinted off in celebration. Just like today’s game, it was the fifth and final Test of the series (albeit the Ashes), and the venue was also The Oval. Relive the moment below:
🗓️ On This Day in 2023…
It was a fairytale ending to Stuart Broad’s playing career 🙌
A match-winning wicket with his final ball! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/73pcprEPky
The weather in London will remain mostly cloudy today, with occasional rain and a thunderstorm predicted in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to hover between 14°C and 24°C and the humidity levels around 88%. Check out the hourly weather forecast for day 1 of the fifth Test.
The first ball is scheduled to be bowled at 3:30pm IST, with the toss at 3pm, weather permitting. The fifth India vs England Test will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. It will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in the country.
Hello and welcome to everyone joining us for the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The opening day will provide answers to many questions, not the least pressing of which are India’s playing XI and pitch behaviour. Stay with us as we keep you posted with all that and more, apart from live updates.
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