Mark Wood has replaced Ollie Robinson in the only change to England’s team for the fifth and final Test against India in Dharamsala.
Wood was rested for the fourth Test in Ranchi, where a five-wicket victory saw India claim the claim the series with a match to spare.
Robinson suffered a back strain while batting in England’s first innings of the last Test, and the paceman was not used as the tourists attempted to halt India’s successful chase of 192 in the second innings.
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Wood is the only new face in England’s XI, with the tourists opting against the introduction of another seamer, which had been mooted due to the cold conditions expected at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
Shoaib Bashir has been retained despite suffering a cut to his spinning finger last time out, while he was forced to skip training on Wednesday after feeling unwell.
Jonny Bairstow will play his 100th Test, while James Anderson leads the attack, needing just two wickets to bring up 700 in red-ball cricket for England.
Full England XI to face India: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir.
We make one change for the final match of the series 🔁
🇮🇳 #INDvENG 🏴 | #EnglandCricket
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 6, 2024
