England captain Ben Stokes has been dominated out of the fifth and ultimate Check match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy collection towards India, owing to a proper shoulder damage. Ollie Pope will step in because the skipper in The Oval Check, which is able to get underway on Thursday.
It is a huge blow for England because the in-form star was the Participant of the Match in each the third and fourth Checks for his all-around efficiency. To this point, he scored 304 runs within the 4 Checks, comprising a century in Manchester, and picked up 17 wickets, essentially the most by any bowler within the contest, at 25.24, with one five-wicket haul.
Throughout the fourth Check, Stokes was pressured to bowl prolonged spells after India batted for 143 overs throughout 5 classes to tug off a draw. He bowled a complete of 35 overs throughout the 2 innings and was seen clutching his shoulder in the course of the spell.
“I’ve obtained an honest tear of one of many muscle tissues that I am unable to pronounce,” Stokes instructed reporters on Wednesday. “Clearly we took so long as we may to make that call. Clearly a little bit of emotion going into this type of stuff while you discover out what you have accomplished.
“It is a kind of the place it was weighing up the danger reward, and the danger was method too excessive for damaging this any additional than it at present is. I would not count on to place any of my different gamers in danger with an damage like this.”
England reveal enjoying XI for fifth Check
England, who introduced their enjoying XI for the collection finale, have made three different modifications to the bowling line-up, with quicks Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse additionally lacking out, alongside spinner Liam Dawson.
Archer has featured in simply two matches within the collection towards India, having rejoined the squad forward of the Lord’s Check. He claimed 9 wickets throughout 4 innings at a mean of 28.66 and performed a key function in England’s 22-run victory within the third Check. Carse, in the meantime, has performed all 4 Checks to date, additionally selecting up 9 wickets however at the next common of 60.88. Dawson made just one look — the Manchester Check — which marked his first outing within the format since 2017. He took a solitary wicket within the fourth Check.
England have included Jacob Bethell, who will bat at No.6. Surrey bowlers Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton come into the aspect, together with Nottinghamshire fast Josh Tongue.
England XI for fifth Check v India: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue.
Heading into the finale, England lead the collection 2-1. They received the opener in Leeds by 5 wickets and clinched a thriller at Lord’s. Their solely defeat got here within the second Check in Birmingham, the place India, led by captain Shubman Gill, delivered a dominant 336-run victory.
India, nonetheless, don’t boast a powerful file at The Oval. In 15 appearances on the venue, they’ve secured simply two wins — the primary in 1971 underneath Ajit Wadekar’s captaincy, and the second 50 years later in 2021, underneath Virat Kohli.
