England Names Unchanged Team for Fifth and Final Ashes Test Against Australia

The English Cricket Board (ECB) made the announcement on Wednesday.

England trails the series 2-1 after rain washed out the final day of the fourth test at Old Trafford.

Australia retained the urn as a result.

Fast bowler James Anderson, who has struggled to make an impact in the series with just four wickets in three matches, has retained his place in the side.

Anderson, who is 40 years old, said he has "no thoughts about retirement" in his Telegraph column on Tuesday.

"Ten or 15 years ago, the debate would be about whether I should be dropped.

Now it is about my future.

I understand that...

If I was bowling horrendously, with my pace down and hobbling around in the field, I might be thinking differently.

But the hunger is still there.

I feel like I'm bowling well, that I can still offer something to the team," Anderson said.

Pace bowler Stuart Broad, who captured his 600th test wicket when he dismissed Australian Travis Head in the fourth test, will also play his fifth match of the series.

The England squad for the final Ashes test is as follows: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, and James Anderson.