India, England and Shubman Gill
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The stadium is expected to be enveloped with a cloud cover, which should assist the English seamers and make life difficult for the visiting batters.
India's tour of England consists of five Test matches: The great news for fans is that it's possible to live stream every Test match without spending anything. England vs. India (Test 4) is available to live stream for free on ICC.TV.
India's bleak hopes of saving the Old Trafford Test got a shot in the arm following KL Rahul and Shubman Gill's unbroken 174-run partnership for the third wicket on Day 4. The top-order duo will walk out on Sunday (July 27,
Indian captain Shubman Gill has raced to his ninth century in Test cricket. The 25-year-old reached the landmark on Day 5 of the 4th Test against England at Old Trafford. Gill continues India's bid to draw the Test.
Joe Root moved to second in the all-time top run scorer charts to help England surpass India's first innings total on day three of the fourth test at Old Trafford, the hosts 433-4 at tea on Friday, leading by 75 runs.
Karun Nair was dropped from the playing XI for the fourth test against England after he failed to deliver with the bat
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Only Don Bradman (19 v England) and Sunil Gavaskar (13 v West Indies) have scored more Test centuries against a single opponent than Root’s 12 against India, a testament to his particular ability against spin bowling and the unique demands of the sub-continent.
311 First-innings lead for England at Old Trafford. Only twice did India concede a bigger lead despite scoring 300-plus while batting first in Tests - 415 against Sri Lanka in 1997 after scoring 537 for 8, and 334 also against Sri Lanka in 2009 after scoring 426.