ENG vs IND 5th Test Playing 11: England maintains a 2-1 lead by the end of the fourth match in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and will be aiming for a win to secure the series, while India will be looking for a win in the upcoming clash to draw the series.

India’s campaign has been hit with major injury concerns and made certain additions to the squad ahead of the fourth test.

With star batter Rishabh Pant ruled out of the series, Jagadessan has been added up as a cover for Dhruv Jurel, who kept wicket during the fourth test.

On the other hand, Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the fifth test due to shoulder injury.

England won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Ollie Pope said, We’ll bowl. Bit overcast, no-brainer to have a bowl on this pitch. Lost the captain but the others are tracking nicely, we’ve got a few fresh faces as well.”

“We bat deep, Gus Atkinson and Overton have got runs. We’re not going to contend with 2:2, we want to go out there and win it.”

Meanwhile, India test captain Shubman Gill said, “Don’t mind losing the toss as long as we win the game. Was a bit confused yesterday about what to do, was a bit overcast but the wicket looks good, we’ll look to post good runs in the first innings.”

“Should be a good pitch for the bowlers. We’ve got three changes. Jurel, Karun, Akash Deep and Prasidh in for Pant, Shardul, Anshul and Bumrah. The boys are looking for one final push and will be giving it their all,” said Jasprit Bumrah.

ENG vs IND 5th Test Playing 11

England Playing 11: 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 Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (W), Washington Sundar, Anshul Kamboj, PRASIDH KRISHNA, PRASIDH KRISHNA, PRASIDHH KABOJ