London, September 4:  England have named an unchanged squad for the fifth and final Test against India starting at the Oval on Friday. The Oval Test will incidentally be former skipper and England's highest run-scorer Alastair Cook's farewell game for his country. India Lose Southampton Test by 60 Runs, Suffers Test Series Defeat Vs England: Reasons Why Virat Kohli-led Team India is 3-1 Down Against The Hosts!

Batsman James Vince has been released from the squad with Jonny Bairstow recovering enough to play as specialist batsman. Olliver Pope will join the squad on Thursday after playing the first two days of Surrey's county game against Essex in Chelmsford. England have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-Test series.

Squad: Joe Root (c), Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Oliver Pope, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes.