England opt to bat against India in 5th Test

IANS  |  London 

England won the toss and opted to bat in the fifth and final Test against at the Oval here on Friday.

England, who have already won the series 3-1, have picked the same 11 who won the fourth Test in by 60 runs.

have made two changes to their playing 11. have handed batsman Hanuma Vihari his international debut, replacing all-rounder Hardik Pandya as the visitors decided to go with an extra batter. Experienced left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja has come in place of injured off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.

Teams:

England: Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, (Captain), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, (WK), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad,

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.

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First Published: Fri, September 07 2018. 15:28 IST