England has included Jamie Overton, all on his squad for the last and fifth test against India, which is scheduled in the Oval, as of July 31.

The former spinner of India, Ravichandran Ashwin, also talked about the same and explained why Jamie’s addition to England’s team could be beneficial. From now on, the five-game test series is 2-1 with the English team taking the lead.

England add Jamie Overton to the team for the fifth test

The inclusion of a Surrey player is the only change in the England team of the Old Trafford test, where India managed to finish the game in a tie after hit for five sessions and 143 overs in Manchester, with the tastes of Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Slendar Hitting Centuries.

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England’s bowling players had a difficult time during the fourth test, sending 257.1 overs in two tickets, and Captain Ben Stokes also accepted that they were looking for fresh legs, which they need at this time. From now on, Chris Woakes has launched most overs (167), while Brydon Cars (155) and Stokes (140) are not far away.

England squad for the fifth test against India

Ben Stokes (Capt), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Crse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes

Why Jamie Overton could give England a rare advantage

Ashwin pointed out the value that Jamie can add to the England team. He said that Indian players could not create difficult areas for their spinning spinning so far in the five -game test series. The former Indian laughter referred to Jamie Overton and recalled that he used to wear 15 -picious shoes during the county days. By wearing such shoes, one can help create difficult areas in the wickt, which could help spinners.

While talking on his YouTube channel, ‘Ashwin’, the 38 -year -old said: “During the Cricket days of my county, I remember checking the peaks in Jamie Overton’s shoes. One of his shoes had 15 spikes. One of the nails was this long (he shows his fingers), and when he asked the reason, he said that these shoes were accustomed to creating the rough in the seconds.

Jamie Overton: a call that makes little sense in another way

From now on, Jamie Overton has participated in a test, six hate and 12 T20i for England. He played for Surrey in the domestic circuit and has also represented Somerset and Northampthonshire. In the 2023-24 season, the 31-year-old picked up 14 WICKETS in 10 tickets, followed it with only two WICKETS in the 2025-26 season.

It was in the 2022 season, when he climbed 34 WICKETS at 25.64 in 10 games for Surrey, and it was news. He also broke 355 races. It would be interesting to see how Ben Stokes uses it in the fifth yet proves against India.

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