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Ali Martin at the JSCA International Stadium Complex

England recall Robinson and Bashir for must-win fourth Test against India

Ben Stokes England Ollie Robinson India Jimmy Anderson Shoaib Bashir Jonny Bairstow Joe Root Mark Wood Ranchi
Ollie Robinson has replaced Mark Wood in the England side to play India in the fourth Test with Jimmy Anderson the other seamer in the XI.
England expect Ollie Robinson’s height to be a factor in Ranchi if variable bounce enters the equation. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

Ben Stokes has made two changes to his England XI for the must-win fourth Test against India that starts in Ranchi on Friday. It looks like a reaction rather than over-reaction, drafting in Ollie Robinson and Shoaib Bashir on what he expects to be a spinning pitch.

Mark Wood and Rehan Ahmed are the players to drop out from the 434-run defeat in Rajkot that put the tourists 2-1 down with two to play, Stokes attributing the former’s omission to his heavy workload and a desire to ensure he can operate at maximum pace.

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