India vs England 5th Test Day 2, London Weather Report: Will rain play a spoilsport in IND vs ENG at Oval?
Only 64 overs were bowled on the first day, despite extended play, after rain caused an initial delay. Overcast skies persisted throughout Thursday in London, and after losing their fifth consecutive toss, India struggled against England's pace attack in challenging conditions. The batters fought hard but lost six top-order wickets, barely managing to cross 200 by stumps.
The weather is expected to clear up slightly on Day 2, though the UK Met Office predicts the highest chance of rain between 1 PM and 3 PM local time (5:30 PM to 7:30 PM IST). Temperatures will remain steady at 19-20°C.
London Weather on Friday (UK Met Office)
As reported by The Indian Express, India did make four changes to their playing XI for the final Test: Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Anshul Kamboj and Shardul Thakur missing out while Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep and Karun Nair making it to the XI. Nair is unbeaten, batting on 52 alongside Washington Sundar as the duo will hope to take India to a fighting total.
England too have made changes to their playing XI with captain Ben Stokes out injured. Besides their talismanic captain, the hosts have also rested Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Liam Dawson. In their place, England have named Jacob Bethell, Josh Tongue, Jamie Overton and Gus Atkinson into the playing XI with Pope handed captaincy.
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