Stumps, Day 1: England 271/8 (Buttler 64*, Root 57; Marsh 4/35) vs Australia.
Bangladesh will host Zimbabwe for Match 1 of the Bangladesh T20 Tri-Series, at Mirpur.
Two sides yet to taste victory this series will clash at Sabina Park, with plenty riding on it for both sides.
The fifth Test of the 2019 Ashes will commence on September 12 at The Oval, London.
PCB’s much-awaited series in doubt, Shastri dismissed talk of Kohli-Rohit rift, and Anderson blames England pitches for Ashes loss.
The 8th match of Caribbean Premier League between Barbados Tridents and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots saw the former winning the game by 18 runs.
The Oval had hosted the first Test on English soil, back in 1880; and in 1882, it hosted the Test that supposedly gave birth to the legend of The Ashes.
England have won 42 Tests at The Oval and lost 22. Their win-loss ratio here (1.909) are their 2nd-best at home. Australia, on the other hand, have won 7 and lost 16, and their ratio (0.437) is the worst anywhere in the world.
The battle for the urn may be over, but WTC points are still at stake as England and Australia go again for the last time this series.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will host Barbados Tridents for Match 8 of CPL 2019 at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.