England has made a couple of changes to the playing 11 for the upcoming Test match that will be played at the Kennington Oval in London. Ben Stokes, the English captain, is unavailable for this game due to a shoulder niggle and has been replaced by Jacob Bethell.
England has made three more changes to the playing 11. Only Chris Woakes has been retained in the bowling unit from the last Test. Liam Dawson, who played the last Test, has been replaced by Jamie Overton. The other two pacers, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse, have been replaced by Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue, respectively.
Stokes had to retire hurt in the first innings of the last Test. He then bowled just 11 overs in the second innings and struggled due to a shoulder niggle. Stokes is the leading wicket-taker in the series and has taken 17 wickets in four games at an average of 25.23. He has bowled 140 overs, which is the fourth-highest in the series.
England’s Playing 11 For The 5th Test
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue
For India, Jasprit Bumrah is likely not to feature in the playing 11 for this game. He has been asked by the BCCI’s medical team not to feature in the upcoming Test in order to safeguard his back. He is likely to be replaced by Akash Deep in the playing 11. Bumrah is the joint-highest wicket-taker for India in the series and has taken 14 wickets in three games at an average of 26.
Akash Deep was the best bowler for India in the Edgbaston Test and took a 10-wicket haul. Left-arm pacer, Arshdeep Singh, is also likely to make his Test debut and might replace Anshul Kamboj in the playing 11. Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace attack in this game and will play five matches in a row. He has bowled the most number of overs by an Indian bowler in the series and has taken 14 wickets at an average of 39.71.
India’s Expected Playing 11 For The 5th Test
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.
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