England v India: fifth men’s cricket Test, day one - live

7m ago 05.43 EDT The teams There is no Jasprit Bumrah, as expected. India have been confused about their team all summer and they look it again. Karun Nair, dropped at Old Trafford, is back in. He’s one of four changes; once again, there is no Kuldeep Yadav. England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj Share

14m ago 05.36 EDT England win the toss and choose to bowl first Ollie Pope wins it and England will bowl first. It’s green, it’s overcast, it’s pretty much a no-brainer. Share

15m ago 05.35 EDT Matt Dony writes in: Your preamble makes it sound a bit like Stokes has been replaced by 3 players. Which makes complete sense, as it often feels like he’s worth at least three ‘normal’ cricketers. Ben Stokes the inspirational captain, Ben Stokes the outrageously gifted cricketer, Ben Stokes the maelstrom of personality and will-to-win. I don’t think I’ve ever seen another sportsperson who just makes things happen around him like Stokes does. He’s astonishing. It is a proper conundrum trying to replace him. They’ve brought in Jacob Bethell at six but, on this surface, that requires someone to make up Stokes’ overs as a quick. You’re basically calling up two people to replace him. Share

29m ago 05.22 EDT Stuart Broad is having a look at the green pitch and says “it’s a definite win-the-toss-and-bowl”. Share

30m ago 05.20 EDT Ben Stokes has been having a chat with Sky. He talks about his braced front leg helping him bowl the way he’s done this summer, and is asked about the spiciness of this series: “Honestly, I think it gets over-egged sometimes, massively. It’s something as players that we don’t lose sleep over. If there’s a bit of niggle out there, it’s part of the game.” Share

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