On a surface favouring the bowlers, England will resume their first innings in the Fourth Test at Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Stadium on 302-7. Joe Root will resume his innings on 106. Eschewing any Bazball extravagances, he has batted in the traditional manner that had served him well on his previous tours.
England found batting tricky in the first session on a cracked pitch which had been watered which offered seam movement and turn and variable bounce. Stokes fell lbw on the stroke of lunch to a ball that shot along the ground to leave England 112-5. But Root and Foakes batted throughout the afternoon session, as the ball softened and the pitch dried and eased. You can watch India v England from anywhere with a VPN – and potentially for FREE.
► Dates: Feb. 23 – 27, 2024
► Venue: Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Stadium, Ranchi
► Time: 4 a.m. GMT / 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. AEDT / 9a.m. IST
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The India vs England Fourth Test at Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Stadium pits a visiting side who, in terms of runs, have just had their second heaviest defeat in their history against hosts who have just had their biggest victory. If India win, they will take the five-test series with a match to spare.
Although England lost the last test within four days, they were on top at times — even as late as on the third morning when they were 224-2 in reply to India’s 445. Then Joe Root got out to an overly ambitious shot and England fell away.
Having averaged 50 in his 10 tests in India before this tour, Root averages 12 this series. His fellow middle-order batsmen, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes — with 336 Test caps between them — are also having a lean time, averaging 17 and 31 respectively.
Yet India’s less experienced batsmen have been highly productive, notably Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 22-year old opener, who had only four caps before this, scored double centuries in each of the last two victories.
England have a habit of bouncing back well from calamitous defeats. Each test in this series has been won by the side batting first, and winning the toss at the 4th Test in Ranchi may be crucial.
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India vs England Fourth Test teams
India vs England 4th Test teams (2024)
India : Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (capt), Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson.
India vs England test series schedule
- Jan. 25-29: 1st Test (Hyderabad) — England won by 28 runs
- Feb. 2-6: 2nd Test (Visakhapatnam) — India won by 106 runs
- Feb. 15-19: 3rd Test (Rajkot) — India won by 434 runs
- Feb. 23-27: 4th Test (Ranchi)
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Mar. 7-11: 5th Test (Dharamsala)
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