The last stop of the caravan of the high-octane Test series between India and England will be at The Kia Oval in London as the fifth and final game begins on July 31, Thursday. Although India cannot win the Test series, a victory at The Oval will be nothing short of a massive confidence booster for a young side.

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Team India skipper Shubman Gill has ended up on the wrong side of the toss again as the coin landed in England captain Ollie Pope's favour at the Kia Oval in London. With a green pitch and overcast conditions looming at the venue, Ollie Pope opted to field first. Team India announced four changes to their XI, bringing in Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Dhruv Jurel and Karun Nair for Jasprit Bumrah, Anshul Kamboj, Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur.

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope(c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue.

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The last stop of the caravan of the high-octane Test series between India and England will be at The Kia Oval in London as the fifth and final game begins on July 31, Thursday. Although India cannot win the Test series, a victory at The Oval will be nothing short of a massive confidence booster for a young side.

Team India have punched well above their weight in the series but failing to grab key moments means they are still 2-1 down. The tourists keeping England for 143 overs to secure a draw in the previous Test in Manchester will serve as a massive confidence-booster ahead of The Oval fixture. But key questions remain about India's combination, notably Jasprit Bumrah as Shubman Gill remained coy on the pace spearhead's availability.

Meanwhile, England have four changes to their eleven, with Ben Stokes notably set to miss the series climax due to his right shoulder injury. The hosts have also gone for an all-out pace attack in Chris Woakes, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue. A side winning without their kingpin will bode well ahead of the Ashes series later this year.

England vs India squads for 5th Test:

England squad: Ben Stokes (capt), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.

India squad: Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj, Arshdeep Singh, N Jagadeesan (WK).