
England squad update: Jamie Overton added for fifth Test at The Oval
The 31-year-old Surrey all-rounder, who played three games for Chennai Super Kings in the last edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), had taken two wickets and scored 97 against New Zealand at Leeds back in 2022.
Save the addition of Overton, the 14, who were selected in the previous game, have all been retained.
England squad for fifth Test vs India
Ben Stokes (c), 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.

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