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India reached 72 for two at lunch on day one of the fifth Test against England. Jaiswal and Rahul fell early on a green pitch. India made four changes, including Deep and Krishna.<\/h2>\n
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India posted 722 after losing KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

India lost their openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, on a green pitch but managed to reach 72 for two at lunch on the first day of the series-deciding fifth Test against England on Thursday.<\/p>\n

India made four changes to their playing eleven, bringing in a fit-again Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Karun Nair, and Dhruv Jurel for Jasprit Bumrah, Anshul Kamboj, Shardul Thakur, and the injured Rishabh Pant.<\/p>\n

England also made four changes, which they announced on Wednesday, with injured captain Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer unavailable for selection.<\/p>\n

On the greenest pitch of the series, the ball did seam around as expected, but it did not swing profusely.<\/p>\n

Playing his first game of the series, Gus Atkinson struck in his second over by trapping Jaiswal (2) in front. The on-field umpire did not give it out, but England reviewed successfully, with the incoming ball hitting the stumps.<\/p>\n

The other pacers, Josh Tongue and Jamie Overton, struggled for control. Tongue conceded 12 runs in his opening over, including 10 via two wides on either side of the stumps.<\/p>\n

India reached 36 for one in the first hour of play.<\/p>\n

Rahul (14 off 40), who has been India\u2019s most solid batter throughout the series, was the second wicket to fall. A short ball from Chris Woakes did not do much, but Rahul went for the cut when it was too close to his body, eventually playing on to his stumps.<\/p>\n

Number three, Sai Sudharsan, and captain Shubman Gill then batted until lunch, which was taken early due to a sudden downpour at The Oval after the sun played hide and seek.<\/p>\n

Sai collected two fours down the ground off Tongue and Woakes, respectively.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s leading run-getter Gill punched Overton through the cover before using the short-arm pull off the pacer for boundaries on either side of the wicket.<\/p>\n

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