Stand-in England captain Ollie Pope won the toss and put India into bat in the fifth and final cricket test at The Oval on Thursday. Pope is leading the England team in the absence of Ben Stokes, who is absent with a sore shoulder and has been replaced in the side by Jacob Bethell.

England will be without skipper Ben Stokes at The Oval as the home team looks to seal a series win. England's fiery series against India comes to a close at the Oval with the fifth Test and the result on a knife edge.

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