LONDON (Reuters) -England won the toss and chose to bowl in the final test of the five-match series against India at The Oval on Thursday, with the tourists needing a victory to level a hard-fought series.

India were invited to bat first against England in the fifth and final Test match at The Oval, London after losing the toss for the fifth consecutive time in the series.

England stand-in captain Ollie Pope has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the fifth and final Test at the Oval. On the other hand, confused Shubman Gill lost the toss for the fifth consecutive time in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.