Stand-in England captain Ollie Pope won the toss and put India into bat in the fifth and final cricket test at The Oval on Thursday. Pope is leading the England team in the absence of Ben Stokes, who is absent with a sore shoulder and has been replaced in the side by Jacob Bethell.

Richard Mann looks at the state of play ahead of day two at the Oval, where England have a fight on their hands.

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Some excellent fielding from Gus Atkinson put England on top before rain stopped play on Day 1 of the fifth and final cricket test against India at The Oval on Thursday. Fast bowler Atkinson sprinted to gather the ball in his follow through before throwing the wicket down to run out India captain Shubman Gill,

Frustrated by a defiant India last time out, England's attack had more success on the first day of the fifth and final test but still has work to do after the visitors closed on 204-6 on Thursday.

England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the fifth and final test against India because of a right shoulder injury.

England's Test captain has been forced to withdraw from the decisive fifth match against India at the Kia Oval following a severe shoulder injury. Medical assessments have confirmed Ben Stokes suffered a grade three muscle tear in his right shoulder,