England can secure a series win over India this week as they head to Old Trafford for their fourth Test of the summer, live on talkSPORT.
Ben Stokes’ side fought through a fiery few days of action in the third Test to secure a nail-biting win and claim a 2-1 lead.
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England won a fiery battle against India in the third Test last weekCredit: AFP
There were many flashpoints and clashes between the two teams throughout, but it was the home team that managed to come out on top.
It means that heading into this penultimate Test of the series, Brendon McCullum’s men need one more win to seal victory.
India have been hit by injuries but will welcome back some big names as they aim to set up a thrilling decider by levelling things at 2-2.
However, the weather in Manchester could hamper that with rain overcast conditions and rain in the forecast.
The fourth Test of this series will begin on Wednesday, July 23 and run through until Sunday, July 27.
It is being held at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester and play on each day of the Test will get started at 11am.
For the first time, talkSPORT overseas listeners can tune into coverage of an England home Test series via the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube channel.
Our expert team taking you through ball-by-ball consists of England legend Steve Harmison, ex-New Zealand star Jeremy Coney and fans’ favourite David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd.
Sam Ellard will provide updates on talkSPORT too, with talkSPORT.com keeping you up to date with the latest.
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Sky Sports will broadcast each day of the Test live on Sky Sports Cricket too.
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One more win will secure a series victory for England against IndiaCredit: Getty
England
- Zak Crawley
- Ben Duckett
- Ollie Pope
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Ben Stokes (c)
- Jamie Smith (wk)
- Liam Dawson
- Chris Woakes
- Brydon Carse
- Jofra Archer
India
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- KL Rahul
- Sai Sudharsan
- Shubman Gill (c)
- Rishabh Pant (wk)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Washington Sundar
- Shardul Thakur
- Anshul Kamboj
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammed Siraj
Toss: England won the toss and decided to field
Officials: Ahsan Raza, Rod Tucker, Kumar Dharmasena, Jeff Crowe
Scorecard: The latest score from Old Trafford can be found here
England vs India: Test series
England lead Test series 2-1
- First Test – England won by five wickets (Headingley)
- Second Test – India won by 336 runs (Edgbaston)
- Third Test – England won by 22 runs (Lord’s)
- Fourth Test – July 23-27 (Old Trafford)
- Fifth Test – July 31-August 4 (The Oval)
Stokes has looked back on a ‘bizarre’ Third Test victory a week ago.
He told Test Match Special: “It was just bizarre. We have seen that when the ball was a bit harder and a bit newer, a lot more was happening.
“It was a game of cat and mouse. I had to stay very true and very firm with myself with how I thought we would win this game.
“If it was going to take 80 overs of singles. That’s what I was going to do.”
On having Archer back in the squad, he added: “I think you can just see what happens around the ground when he gets announced.
“The crowd lifts, the atmosphere changes, the batters feel it when he comes on. To back up spells like he has done is going to do him the world of good.”
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