England will face Australia in the fifth and final Ashes Test match of the series to be played at Kennington Oval, London on 27 July 2023. Australia retained the Ashes after the last two days of the fourth Test match at Old Trafford, Manchester was washed out due to rain. They would be looking to register their first series win on England soil after a gap of 22 years.
Pat Cummins and Co won the 2021-23 World Test Championship finals against Team India on this venue. Australia is struggling with injuries to Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh struggling in the fourth Test match. Australia might bring Todd Murphy for this Test match.
On the other hand, England would be looking to level the series after a dominating display in the fourth Test match at Old Trafford. England went with an unchanged squad for the fifth and final encounter in a bid to level the series 2-2.
Match Details
Details– England vs Australia, 5th Ashes Test
Venue– Kennington Oval, London
Date and Time– 27th July, 3.30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The pitch at Kennington Oval, London depends upon the overhead conditions prevailing. The last time that test match was played at this venue, Australia posted 469 thanks to Travis Head and Steve Smith’s brilliant 4th wicket partnership in the ICC World Test Championship finals for 2021-23.
The team batting first has a great advantage and can score quick runs to put pressure on the opponent bowlers. As the days go by, the pitch becomes helpful for spinners and becomes very tough to bat on.
The first innings average score in the first innings during the last 5 test matches is 357, the second innings 276, the third innings 320 and the fourth innings total 286.
England (Eng) vs Australia (Aus)- Predicted Playing XI
England
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
Australia
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Todd Murphy.
Fantasy Team Selection- England vs Australia
Team 1– Zak Crawley, Usman Khawaja, Joe Root (C), Steve Smith (VC), Jonny Bairstow, Travis Head, Moeen Ali, Pat Cummins, Stuart Broad, Josh Hazlewood, Ollie Robinson
Team 2– Ben Duckett, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne (VC), Ben Stokes (C), Cameron Green, Harry Brook, Alex Carey, Mark Wood, Scott Boland, Josh Tongue, Todd Murphy.
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