Ashes 2019: Australia win the toss, England bat in final test

Australia skipper Tim Paine won the toss and decided to send England in to bat first in the fifth and final Ashes Test match at The Oval on Thursday.

The tourists go into the match with a 2-1 series lead following their Old Trafford Test victory and will be retaining the Ashes and made two changes as all-rounder Mitchell Marsh came in as the replacement for batsman Travis Head and fast bowler Peter Siddle replacing Mitchell Starc.

The home side also made two changes from the side which got beaten in Manchester last week, pacer bowler Chris Woakes and all-rounder Sam Curran came in as the replacement for 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.