India registered a convincing 203 runs victory against England in the third test to keep their hopes alive. England batsman faltered against Indian pacers which got strengthened by the inclusion of Jasprit Bumrah. A win for India from here will ensure the super climax of the series in London in the 5th test and a draw for England will ensure that they don’t lose this series.
In an all important clash, toss will play an influential role but like before, Joe Root announced his playing 11 one day before the test match.
England recalled Moeen Ali who recently notched up a double hundred and picked 8 wickets for Worcestershire. He replaces Ollie Pope. Sam Curran was included in place of injured Chris Woakes.
Toss (3 PM update)– England won the toss and choosed to bat first
England-
Opening Slot– Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings
Middle Order– Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow
Lower-Middler Order– Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes
Bowlers– Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
India–
Opening slot- KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan
Middle Order– Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane
Lower-middle order– Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin
Bowlers– Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah
