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Australia win the toss, England bat in final test

LONDON, Sept 12: Australia captain Tim Paine won the toss and put England in to bat in the fifth and final Ashes test at The Oval on Thursday.
Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fifth Test - England v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 12, 2019 Australia's Mitchell Marsh stops a ball as England's Joe Denly looks on Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
By Reuters

LONDON, Sept 12: Australia captain Tim Paine won the toss and put England in to bat in the fifth and final Ashes test at The Oval on Thursday.


Australia, who lead the series 2-1 following their victory in the fourth test at Old Trafford and will retain the Ashes, made two changes, all-rounder Mitchell Marsh coming in for batsman Travis Head and fast bowler Peter Siddle replacing Mitchell Starc.


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England made two changes from the team beaten in Manchester last week, fast bowler Chris Woakes and all-rounder Sam Curran replacing batsman Jason Roy and seam bowler Craig Overton.


England: Joe Root (captain), Rory Burns, Joe Denly, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach.


Australia: Tim Paine (captain), David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, Pat Cummins, Peter Siddle, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon.

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