London, July 30 -- Ahead of the fifth and final Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy starting from July 31 against India, England skipper Ben Stokes reveals he has a muscle tear, due to which he will be out of the playing 11 for the series decider.

Stokes has been ruled out of the England squad for the fifth and final Test against India due to an injury, with Ollie Pope set to lead the side in his absence. Stokes also said he gave himself every chance to play just as a batter in the final Test.

In this ongoing series with the bat, Stokes has made 304 runs in seven innings at an average of 43.42, with a century to his name.

"I am obviously disappointed, I have got a decent tear in one of the muscles I can't pronounce. We took as ...