The fifth Ashes Test represents the final international of a memorable summer of English cricket.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the key areas for debate.
How do England solve a problem like Smith?
Curran-cy exchange
Sam Curran gets his chance on his home ground (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Bye bye Bayliss
Trevor Bayliss will leave his role after the Oval Test (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Time for big runs
Jos Buttler is one England batsman who needs to find form (Mike Egerton/PA)
Australia look to buck the trend
Adam Gilchrist (left) and Ricky Ponting (second right) were in the last Australia side to win the Ashes in England (Gareth Copley/PA)
