The England cricket team announces playing XI for the Dharamshala Test with the return of Ace Pacer
The Express pacer of team England, Mark Wood, returns to their playing XI for the fifth and final Test against India in Dharamshala.
Wood featured in the first and third Tests of the series in Hyderabad and Rajkot, respectively, but was rested for the fourth Test to manage his workload. Though he went wicketless in the victory of England in the series opener match, the 34-year-old picked up four wickets in the third Test and contributed a handy 37 runs, albeit in a losing cause.
Wood returns at the expense of Ollie Robinson, who looked off-colour in the fourth Test in Ranchi. Robinson suffered a back strain during England's first batting innings, preventing him from bowling in India's successful chase in the fourth inning. In the first innings, he bowled 13 overs without taking a wicket and conceded 54 runs.
Team India took an unassailable 3-1 lead with a thrilling win in the fourth Test, but both teams have crucial World Test Championship points to play for.
England playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson, and Shoaib Bashir