Buttler, Leach return to England Test squad

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler and left-arm spinner Jack Leach on Tuesday returned to the England squad for the fifth and final Test against India as the host gears up to save the series.

Buttler had missed the fourth Test due to the birth of his second child. India leads the series 2-1 after a famous win at The Oval on Monday.

“Batsman Sam Billings, who was included in the fourth Test squad, has returned to Kent,” the ECB said in a statement.

England, which has not lost a Test series to India at home since 2007, is under pressure to save the five-match rubber.

There is a good chance that pacer Mark Wood will return to the playing eleven in place of James Anderson, who could be rested after featuring in four games.

He’s (Wood) certainly someone who comes back into contention. We have got some aching bodies, I’m not going to deny that, so we obviously have to keep an eye on that.

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