LONDON (Reuters) -England won the toss and chose to bowl in the final test of the five-match series against India at The Oval on Thursday, with the tourists needing a victory to level a hard-fought series.

England and India shared the honours after the first morning of the fifth and final cricket test at The Oval on Thursday. After stand-in England captain Ollie Pope had won the toss and put India into bat,

England stand-in captain Ollie Pope has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the fifth and final Test at the Oval. On the other hand, confused Shubman Gill lost the toss for the fifth consecutive time in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.