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IND vs ENG 5th Test: Mark Wood returns as England name their playing XI

Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024
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Ahead of the game, England have named their playing XI for the fifth and final Test match against India that will start from Thursday (7th March) at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. England have decided to continue with their spinners Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir while Mark Wood has come in place of Ollie Robinson

Mark Wood made himself available in the first and third Test before being rested for the fourth Test match. In the first Test, Mark Wood didn’t get success, however, he returned with four scalps in the third Test match. 

The series is already out of England’s hands after registering three successive defeats. Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir have exploited the Indian conditions very well, coming out with exceptional performances with ball. 

England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (capt), Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir

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