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England name unchanged squad for fifth Test

England have named an unchanged squad for the fifth and final Test against India starting at the Oval on Friday.

PTI | September 5, 2018 10:57 am

England name unchanged squad for fifth Test

England's Sam Curran (C), England's Stuart Broad (L) and England's Joe Root. (Photo: AFP)

England have named an unchanged squad for the fifth and final Test against India starting at the Oval on Friday.

The Oval Test will incidentally be former skipper and England’s highest run-scorer Alastair Cook’s farewell game for his country.

Batsman James Vince has been released from the squad with Jonny Bairstow recovering enough to play as specialist batsman.

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Olliver Pope will join the squad on Thursday after playing the first two days of Surrey’s county game against Essex in Chelmsford.

England have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-Test series.

Squad: Joe Root (c), Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Oliver Pope, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes.

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