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    "title": "Stokes Out, Bumrah Doubtful as England and India Prepare for Tense Oval Test Decider",
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    "excerpt": "Both England and India are set to field new-look teams when the decisive fifth and final Test of an enthralling, gruelling, and often spiky series gets underway at the Oval on Thursday.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Both England and India are set to field new-look teams when the decisive fifth and final Test of an enthralling, gruelling, and often spiky series gets underway at the Oval on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England confirmed Wednesday they will be without captain Ben Stokes after the inspirational all-rounder was ruled out with a shoulder injury -- a huge blow to the hosts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In last week&#39;s drawn fourth match at Old Trafford, which preserved his side&#39;s 2-1 series lead, Stokes became just the fourth England cricketer to score a century and take five wickets in the same Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 34-year-old is also the leading wicket-taker on either side, with 17 wickets at 25.23, while sending down 140 overs -- the most the lively seamer has delivered in any series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ek0IpJZrwFY?si=bDUw578qcDt9yrbI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I am obviously disappointed to not be able to finish the series,&quot; an emotional Stokes told reporters on Wednesday, adding: &quot;Bowling was ruled out as soon as we got the scan results.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England, in an exhausting schedule of five Test in under seven weeks, have made four changes to their side at the Oval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Spin-bowling all-rounder Jacob Bethell makes his first Test appearance of 2025, effectively as a replacement for Stokes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pacemen Josh Tongue, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton all come into the team, with Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse rested.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Liam Dawson has been dropped, with England opting against deploying a specialist spinner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>- Bumrah dilemma -<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India, meanwhile, have still to confirm if Jasprit Bumrah will play at the Oval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bumrah&#39;s back injury earlier this year prompted India to announce the fast bowler would only feature in three games during the current series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The world&#39;s top-ranked Test bowler made his third appearance at Old Trafford and has little time to recover after bowling a draining 33 overs, during which he took two wickets and conceded 100 runs for the first time in a Test innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We are going to take a decision tomorrow (Thursday),&quot; India captain Shubman Gill said Wednesday. &quot;The wicket looks pretty green. So, we will see how it turns out.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India are set to recall Akash Deep, who took 10 wickets in Bumrah&#39;s absence during India&#39;s 336-run win in the second Test at Edgbaston before suffering a groin injury in the next match at Lord&#39;s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The tourists will have to make at least one change, as prolific run-scorer Rishabh Pant has been ruled out after fracturing his foot in Manchester, with Dhruv Jurel taking over as wicketkeeper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India were in dire straits at 0-2 in their second innings at Old Trafford.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But Gill, in on a hat-trick, made his fourth century of a remarkable debut campaign as India skipper before further hundreds from Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar kept the series alive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 25-year-old Gill has now set a new record for the most runs scored by an India batsman in a series against England of 722.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>And he could eclipse Sunil Gavaskar&#39;s all-time India series record of 774 runs, set against the West Indies in 1971, at the Oval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;One day before the last Test match, I am here and I am very excited,&quot; said Gill, thrust into the captaincy following Rohit Sharma&#39;s shock retirement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The series has become increasingly heated, with India refusing to shake hands on a draw early in the fourth Test in Manchester after Gill accused England of ignoring the &quot;spirit of cricket&quot; with time-wasting tactics in the third Test at Lord&#39;s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>And on Tuesday there was even an extraordinary row between India coach Gautam Gambhir and Oval groundsman Lee Fortis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Gill, while acknowledging emotions had occasionally boiled over, said: &quot;I think once the match is over, there is mutual respect between both the teams.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Despite India&#39;s superb rearguard action to earn a draw at Old Trafford, former India batsman Gambhir remains under pressure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\r\n<p>Since he took over as head coach, India have won just two and lost eight out of 12 Tests.<\/p>\r\n",
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