IND vs ENG 4th Test playing 11: Umesh, Shardul replace Ishant, Shami

England made two changes, bringing in Ollie Pope in place of Jos Buttler, while fit-again Chris Woakes replaced Sam Curran

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Jonny Bairstow is expected to keep wickets as Jos Buttler has taken a break with his wife expecting their second child.

BS Web Team New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Sep 02 2021 | 6:34 PM IST

England skipper Joe Root won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the fourth Test at the Oval, London on Thursday as world's No 1 off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was ignored for the fourth time in a row. England made two changes, bringing in Ollie Pope in place of Jos Buttler, while fit-again Chris Woakes replaced Sam Curran.

Buttler missed out to be with his wife, who is due to give birth to their second child. India also made two changes with Umesh Yadav replacing Ishant Sharma and Shardul Thakur coming in place of Mohammed Shami. Both Sharma and

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