The fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series will take place at London’s Kennington Oval on Thursday (July 31). England leads the five-match series 2-1 after four Tests.
The hosts have already announced their playing XI for the last Test, with four alterations. Jacob Bethell, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, and Josh Tongue replaced Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, and Liam Dawson in the side.
Stokes, the Player of the match during the last two matches, will not take part in the fifth Test due to a fitness challenge. Without Ben Stokes, the England top-order batsman Ollie Pope will be the captain of the team. On the field, the hosts will miss Stokes since he has been the best bowler in the series with 17 wickets in 4 games and top of the bowling table.
Fans are looking forward to the series finale, where the two top teams will face off in another fierce battle. They expressed their excitement by sharing humorous jokes on X and Instagram. Below are some of the best memes:
“Held his arm out too long and injured his shoulder,” one X post read.
England Bowlers after 4th test pic.twitter.com/4acwPSb5cf
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) July 30, 2025Move on nai ho paa raha 🥲 pic.twitter.com/6RcIAzPWI0
— Rajabets 🇮🇳👑 (@rajabetsindia) July 29, 2025Gautam Gambhir fighting with the pitch curator pic.twitter.com/nSQmhvWm73
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) July 29, 2025Shubhman Gill when he gets to know that Stokes and Archer will not play 5th Test pic.twitter.com/CMcfdzCuiS
— Extraa Cover (@ExtraaaCover) July 30, 2025ChatGPT Grok pic.twitter.com/2UtKfIYQAP
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) July 29, 2025How dare Gautam Gambhir come near the pitch 😡 pic.twitter.com/Bn8L07lzNO
— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) July 29, 2025Held his arm out too long and injured his shoulder 💔 pic.twitter.com/6nJtx1E12G
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) July 30, 2025How Gambhir would have imagined himself while fighting with The Oval pitch curator pic.twitter.com/vB1X5GuNjc
— Abhishek (@be_mewadi) July 30, 2025— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) July 29, 2025 Aakash Chopra Feels India Need an Extra Batter for Fifth Test vs England
Former cricketer Aakash Chopra has posted a video on his YouTube account previewing India’s fifth Test against England. He suggested that the visitors might consider boosting their batting department in the absence of Rishabh Pant by possibly bringing Karun Nair back into the XI. Chopra says:
“I don’t see anyone else other than Sai Sudharsan at No. 3 for the time being. He scored a half-century in the first innings as well. I want one more batter to play, because if Shardul Thakur doesn’t play, then you obviously would want another batter. Who can be that batter? To be fair, it can be Karun Nair only because you are not going to play Abhimanyu Easwaran at No. 6.”
Aakash Chopra
He continued:
“Since Rishabh Pant is not there now and Dhruv Jurel is there, you definitely need one more batter. So you might see Karun Nair playing again. Arshdeep Singh might make his debut. Bumrah’s availability is not known. It’s also been heard that Akash Deep can return. He is looking fit and available. I don’t see Shardul Thakur playing. There is a very strong case for Kuldeep Yadav.”
Aakash Chopra
