Stand-in England captain Ollie Pope has won the toss and put India into bat in the fifth and final cricket test at The Oval.

India close day one of the fifth and final Test of their tour of England on 204-6 with skipper Shubman Gill was run out.

England stand-in skipper Ollie Pope won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the fifth and final Test under overcast conditions at The Oval, here Thursday. Trailing 1-2, India made four changes to their playing XI,

By Mitch PhillipsLONDON :India negotiated an awkward first morning of the final test against England at the Oval relatively smoothly on Thursday, reaching 72-2 at lunch as the hosts, leading the series 2-1,

Former England cricketer Isa Guha on the opening day of the fifth Test shared a picture of one such scoresheet where the game is being recorded

Live coverage of this summer Test series is exclusive to Sky Sports in the UK, with all games shown live on its Sky Sports cricket channel. If you already have Sky Sports as part of your TV package, you can stream the tournament via its Sky Go app, but cord-cutters will want to set up a Now account and a Now Sports membership to stream the action.