Calcutta/London: England named a 13-man squad for the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval from Friday, where Alastair Cook will be making his final international appearance.

Cook, England's all-time leading Test run scorer, announced his retirement from international duty on Monday and will bow out by playing his 161st Test and a record 159th in a row.

Batsman James Vince has been released from the squad that headed to Southampton last week, but all-rounder Chris Woakes has been retained, despite missing the Southampton Test with a thigh strain.

Ollie Pope, dropped for the fourth Test that England won by 60 runs to win the series, will play for Surrey in the first two days of their County Championship fixture at Essex before joining the squad on Thursday.

For head coach Trevor Bayliss, the series victory against world No.1 India is on a par with beating Australia in the Ashes. Bayliss also suggested that England might experiment in the final Test.

"It is right up there with beating Australia in the Ashes. Obviously, India are a very good team - the number one team - and to knock them off is a very good feeling. The win in on a par with winning the Ashes," said Bayliss.

"There were some difficult conditions especially on Day I (of the fourth Test). We have said before that under a bit of pressure, these guys have got a bit of character which is a good sign going forward."

With opener Alastair Cook announcing his retirement after this series and skipper Joe Root eagar to bat at number four, England will have to figure out their top order in the final Test as well as in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka and West Indies.

Moeen Ali was promoted to the No.3 spot in the second innings of the fourth Test, paving the way for Root to bat at four and Bayliss said the off-spinner might be an option in that position in the right conditions.

"I'm sure there will be discussions on a few things. Batsmen would like to have a settled position in the order. You always find in any era or team that there are one or two guys who have to be a bit flexible," he said.

"Moeen has been that guy for us over the last few years. When Root asked him if he was keen to do it, he jumped at it. In the right conditions, I would not put it past him.

"He works hard at his game. In spinning conditions, he can cover that pretty well at the moment, but his challenge will be on the faster wickets."

Bayliss, however, wasn't sure if Moeen would be a permanent move and hinted it was possible for Root to revert to the role. "Joe has always said he wants to bat at four. He understood that if we had a number three averaging 50 to allow him to bat at four, it would be handy then. But I thought it was for the best of the team that he batted at three," Bayliss said.

"Hopefully, we can find someone who can do a decent job at number three and he can bat where he feels most comfortable. All credit to him. He has taken that role on with no problems. He has taken one for the team in that respect."

The head coach also said they will take a call on whether to field both James Anderson and Stuart Broad in the upcoming series. "We will get together after this Test and see who is fit and available. We definitely want to win the last Test, and I see a future with them (Anderson and Broad) at the moment," Bayliss said.

"They are the most successful pace bowlers in this series and it will go down to how their bodies are feeling. We spoke before the series if their bodies would double up in close Test matches. So, we will have to wait and see how they are by the time the last Test begins.

"The numbers of Tests we have played this year have been spread out. There is another reasonable gap until we play the Tests in Sri Lanka. There is a bigger gap again and then another couple of months leading in to the West Indies.

"Both of them only playing Test cricket give them a bit of a break, though."