Veteran seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad keep their place as England have named an unchanged XI for the fifth and final men's Ashes Test at The Kia Oval on Thursday.

Anderson, who has taken four wickets in the series' first three Tests, has been chosen above Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue.

"Everyone's pulled up well. Everyone is fit from the last game. It's been a tough four games. One little, tiny positive we could maybe take from the rain is that the bowlers got a bit more rest. It's a strange one to look at from that point of view. But with the quick turnaround and the game we have here, knowing what we need to do, you could see that as a tiny, tiny little positive - although it's very hard to say it's a positive,” England captain Ben Stokes said.

Anderson will be 41 on day four of the fifth Test, but he has "no thoughts about retirement," as he wrote in his daily column this week. When asked about Anderson's status with the England team, Stokes added, "He's quality, man. It's very hard for you guys to sit here and say he's not. Although he's not had the impact or the wickets he would have liked to in this series, he's a quality bowler and quality performer. Jimmy's come under a bit of flack for that but if Joe [Root] hadn't scored the runs he would have liked, you wouldn't be questioning him staying in the team as a batter.

"James Anderson is the greatest fast bowler to play the game and he's still looking as good as he was two years ago, although he hasn't had the impact that he would have liked in this series."

Since England is presently down 2-1 to Australia in the series, the fifth Test is extremely important. The Ashes 2023 will end in a tie if England win the fifth match which starts tomorrow.

England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.