Stokes wins the toss again and England chooses to bowl first against India in 4th test

Manchester, England (AP) – Ben Stokes won his fourth consecutive draw in the series of tests against India, and England chose to play the first at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

India has made three changes to the fourth test – Sai Sudharsan (for Karun Nair), Shardul Thakur (Nitish Reddy) and the beginner of the Anshul Kamboj test (Akash Deep).

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England had already announced its team with Spinner Liam Dawson in Test Cricket after eight years. He replaces the injured spinner Shoaib Bashir in the only change of England compared to the third stormy test at Lord’s.

Captain of India Shubman Gill said on Tuesday that England acted against “the spirit of the game” by delaying the game at Lord’s. Gill was not glad that the drummers of England Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett were late on the fold on the third day of the test, which the host won by 22 points to take a 2-1 advance.

England can win a serial victory with a victory.

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Lines:

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith, Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.

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India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lokesh Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant, Ravirandi Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

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