England Add Overton To Squad For Final India Test

England person added fast-bowling all-rounder Jamie Overton to their squad for nan decisive 5th Test against India astatine The Oval.

Overton provides screen and extent to a gait onslaught that was near exhausted by nan 4th Test astatine Old Trafford.

England spent 143 overs successful nan section crossed nan last 2 days arsenic India earned a tie successful Manchester and captain Ben Stokes said his broadside could request "fresh legs" for nan bid finale.

Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse person featured successful each 4 Tests successful nan series, while Jofra Archer has played successful 2 since making his comeback from a four-year wounded absence.

Stokes himself struggled pinch various injuries during nan 4th Test but said it would beryllium "very unlikely" he will miss retired astatine The Oval, wherever England request to debar conclusion successful bid to triumph nan series.

There is simply a tight turnaround betwixt Tests. England were still connected nan section successful Manchester precocious connected Sunday evening, and nan last lucifer originates connected Thursday.

Overton, who won his only Test headdress successful 2022, joins Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue arsenic nan different gait bowlers successful nan England squad.

It is not retired of nan mobility that each 3 will beryllium required to travel into nan XI for nan last Test.

Even then, location would beryllium an chartless constituent attached to Surrey brace Overton and Atkinson successful particular.

Overton, 31, has played only 1 first-class lucifer since May, partially because he suffered an injured digit playing for England successful a one-day world against West Indies successful nan aforesaid month.

Atkinson enjoyed a stellar debut twelvemonth successful Test cricket successful 2024, claiming 52 wickets, but has endured a frustrating summer.

The 27-year-old injured his hamstring successful nan one-off Test against Zimbabwe and has now not played immoderate first-class cricket successful much than 2 months.

Atkinson played an amateur crippled for nine broadside Spencer 2 weeks agone and had a fittingness introspection astatine Old Trafford 2 days earlier nan 4th Test.

England deemed him to beryllium excessively overmuch of a risk, truthful he was released to Surrey, for whom he played successful nan 2nd XI past week.

Tongue, 27, played successful nan first 2 Tests of nan bid against India, taking 11 wickets.

He has remained successful nan England squad throughout, past was released past week to play successful nan last 2 days of Nottinghamshire's County Championship lucifer astatine Hampshire.