Fourth Test Preview
A dominant India will be eyeing to clinch the five-Test series against England with yet another comprehensive victory when the two teams square off in the fourth match of the series on Thursday Dec 08,2016
With an unassailable 2-0 lead after three Tests, the confidence of the Virat Kohli-led team is sky high and they would like to regain the Anthony de Mello Trophy which they had lost to Alastair Cook's side back in 2012.
Even if England manage a draw, India will win the series after the visitors' hat-trick of wins 2011 in England, 2012 in India and 2014 in England again.
In their last two Test meetings at the Wankhede, England had prevailed over India and the 2012 Test match will always be remembered as one where Kevin Pietersen played perhaps one of the finest knocks by an overseas batsman on Indian soil.
The fourth Test match gives India a chance to exact revenge for the two earlier defeats and also make the Chennai Test inconsequential.
The Indian bowling attack is expected to remain the same with Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav using the new ball before the spin trio of Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and impressive newcomer Jayant Yadav coming on to torment the England batsmen.
The seven days' break after the third Test must have been a great help to the bowlers, especially the two pacers, to recover from their exertions, and they would be eager to have another tilt at the unsettled England batting line-up.
India are now just one short of equaling their own unbeaten record of 17 games without a loss, set between 1985 and 1987 and would be keen to repeat the three-decade old record and wrap up the series with one game in hand.
The stretch started on September 14, 1985 with a drawn Test against Sri Lanka at Candy and remained till March 9, 1987 during the drawn Test against Pakistan at Ahmedabad
In an unfortunate development for Team India, middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane has been sidelined after he sustained an avulsion fracture on his right index finger after being struck during the practice session on Wednesday Dec 07,2016
Rahane, who was struggling to get going in the series against England, has been ruled out for the remaining two Test matches and has been replaced in the squad by Manish Pandey as a replacement.
Mumbai medium pacer Shardul Thakur has been called as back up for paceman Mohammed Shami, who is nursing a sore knee.
Day One Thursday Dec 08,2016
In a First, no Mumbai Player For Test Match in The City
For the first time since India played its first ever Test here in 1933, no Mumbai player could make it to the playing eleven of a Test played in the nursery of the country's cricket on Thursday Dec 08,2016
Although Mumbai player Shardul Thakur was included in the squad for the 4th India -England Test that commenced at the Wankhede Stadium, he was not included in the playing XI at the eleventh hour to mark a rare happening.
Since 1933 when the Bombay Gymkhana, also in South Mumbai, played host to the first Test not only in this city but in the entire country, no Indian team has been without a Mumbai player in the eleven.
However with Ajinkya Rahane being ruled out of the remainder of the series after sustaining a freak finger injury during practice on Wednesday and Thakur, who was in the squad as a cover for Mohammed Shami, also not included, meant there was no representation from Mumbai.
There have been instances in the past when a playing eleven had six to seven players from Mumbai.
This is also the 25th Test being played at this ground, since the first one in 1974-75, and 44th overall with the Brabourne Stadium, on the south side of the Churchgate railway station, having hosted 18 games from 1948 to 1972.
Umpire Paul Reiffel Retires Hurt After Being Hit by Bhuvneshwar Kumar's Throw
On-field umpire Paul Reiffel was forced to leave the field on Thursday Dec 08,2016 for medical attention after being hit on the back of the head by a throw from fielder Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the post lunch session of the fourth Test between India and England.
The former Australia fast bowler was stationed at square leg when the ball thrown by Kumar from deep square leg hit him flush on the back of the head and he fell down on the turf.
Play was halted for a while as on-field medical attention was administered before the dazed official left the ground to go into the pavilion for further rest and recuperation.
Reiffel was replaced by Marias Erasmus, who was doing the third umpire's duty indoors and his duties were transferred to reserve official C Shamsuddin sitting inside.
The incident happened close to the first hour of play in the second session and drinks were taken ahead of schedule to make up for the stoppage.
England won the toss and chose to bat first
England handed a debut to 24-year-old Keatson Jennings and replaced Gareth Batty with seamer Jake Ball.
India on the other hand, recalled Bhuvaneshwar Kumar in place of Mohammed Shami and included KL Rahul for injured Ajinkya Rahane
Squads
After winning the toss, Alastair Cook had no hesitation in deciding to bat first. He had the advantage of batting first on a pitch that was expected to take turn from the first day itself. And they did begin well with the bat.
England Captain Alastair Cook and debutant Keatson Jennings shared a 99-run opening partnership and laid the perfect platform for their team
Keaton Jennings,the Durham left-hander, called up last week, was dropped before scoring but put on 99 with captain Alastair Cook (46) and went on to make 112.
Keaton Jennings and Moeen Ali, who made 50, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow all fell to Ravichandran Ashwin.
At close of play,England were 288/5 with Ben Stokes 25* and Jos Butler 18* at the crease
Fall of Wickets(England)
Alastair Cook 46(60 Balls 4x5)
Joe Root 21(41 Balls 4x1)
Moeen Ali 50(104 Balls 4x4 and 6x1)
Keaton Jennings 112(219 Balls 4x13)-Century on Test Debut
Jonny Bairstow 14(20 Balls 4x1)
Wicket Takers(India)
Raqvichandran Ashwin 4/75(30 Overs)
Ravindra Jadeja 1/60(21 Overs)
A dominant India will be eyeing to clinch the five-Test series against England with yet another comprehensive victory when the two teams square off in the fourth match of the series on Thursday Dec 08,2016
With an unassailable 2-0 lead after three Tests, the confidence of the Virat Kohli-led team is sky high and they would like to regain the Anthony de Mello Trophy which they had lost to Alastair Cook's side back in 2012.
Even if England manage a draw, India will win the series after the visitors' hat-trick of wins 2011 in England, 2012 in India and 2014 in England again.
In their last two Test meetings at the Wankhede, England had prevailed over India and the 2012 Test match will always be remembered as one where Kevin Pietersen played perhaps one of the finest knocks by an overseas batsman on Indian soil.
The fourth Test match gives India a chance to exact revenge for the two earlier defeats and also make the Chennai Test inconsequential.
The Indian bowling attack is expected to remain the same with Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav using the new ball before the spin trio of Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and impressive newcomer Jayant Yadav coming on to torment the England batsmen.
The seven days' break after the third Test must have been a great help to the bowlers, especially the two pacers, to recover from their exertions, and they would be eager to have another tilt at the unsettled England batting line-up.
India are now just one short of equaling their own unbeaten record of 17 games without a loss, set between 1985 and 1987 and would be keen to repeat the three-decade old record and wrap up the series with one game in hand.
The stretch started on September 14, 1985 with a drawn Test against Sri Lanka at Candy and remained till March 9, 1987 during the drawn Test against Pakistan at Ahmedabad
In an unfortunate development for Team India, middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane has been sidelined after he sustained an avulsion fracture on his right index finger after being struck during the practice session on Wednesday Dec 07,2016
Rahane, who was struggling to get going in the series against England, has been ruled out for the remaining two Test matches and has been replaced in the squad by Manish Pandey as a replacement.
Mumbai medium pacer Shardul Thakur has been called as back up for paceman Mohammed Shami, who is nursing a sore knee.
Day One Thursday Dec 08,2016
In a First, no Mumbai Player For Test Match in The City
For the first time since India played its first ever Test here in 1933, no Mumbai player could make it to the playing eleven of a Test played in the nursery of the country's cricket on Thursday Dec 08,2016
Although Mumbai player Shardul Thakur was included in the squad for the 4th India -England Test that commenced at the Wankhede Stadium, he was not included in the playing XI at the eleventh hour to mark a rare happening.
Since 1933 when the Bombay Gymkhana, also in South Mumbai, played host to the first Test not only in this city but in the entire country, no Indian team has been without a Mumbai player in the eleven.
However with Ajinkya Rahane being ruled out of the remainder of the series after sustaining a freak finger injury during practice on Wednesday and Thakur, who was in the squad as a cover for Mohammed Shami, also not included, meant there was no representation from Mumbai.
There have been instances in the past when a playing eleven had six to seven players from Mumbai.
This is also the 25th Test being played at this ground, since the first one in 1974-75, and 44th overall with the Brabourne Stadium, on the south side of the Churchgate railway station, having hosted 18 games from 1948 to 1972.
Umpire Paul Reiffel Retires Hurt After Being Hit by Bhuvneshwar Kumar's Throw
On-field umpire Paul Reiffel was forced to leave the field on Thursday Dec 08,2016 for medical attention after being hit on the back of the head by a throw from fielder Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the post lunch session of the fourth Test between India and England.
The former Australia fast bowler was stationed at square leg when the ball thrown by Kumar from deep square leg hit him flush on the back of the head and he fell down on the turf.
Play was halted for a while as on-field medical attention was administered before the dazed official left the ground to go into the pavilion for further rest and recuperation.
Reiffel was replaced by Marias Erasmus, who was doing the third umpire's duty indoors and his duties were transferred to reserve official C Shamsuddin sitting inside.
The incident happened close to the first hour of play in the second session and drinks were taken ahead of schedule to make up for the stoppage.
England won the toss and chose to bat first
England handed a debut to 24-year-old Keatson Jennings and replaced Gareth Batty with seamer Jake Ball.
India on the other hand, recalled Bhuvaneshwar Kumar in place of Mohammed Shami and included KL Rahul for injured Ajinkya Rahane
Squads
India
- Murali Vijay
- KL Rahul
- Cheteshwar Pujara
- Virat Kohli(c)
- Karan Nair
- Parthiv Patel(wk)
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Jayant Yadav
- Umesh Yadav
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
England
- Alastair Cook(c)
- Keaton Jennings
- Joe Root
- Moeen Ali
- Jonny Bairstow(wk)
- Ben Stokes
- Jos Buttler
- Chris Woakes
- Adil Rashid
- Jacob Ball
- James Anderson
After winning the toss, Alastair Cook had no hesitation in deciding to bat first. He had the advantage of batting first on a pitch that was expected to take turn from the first day itself. And they did begin well with the bat.
England Captain Alastair Cook and debutant Keatson Jennings shared a 99-run opening partnership and laid the perfect platform for their team
England Opener Keaton Jennings hit a
debut century as England reached 288-5 on a fluctuating first day of the
fourth Test against India in Mumbai.
The stats behind Keaton Jennings' century on test debut
- Eighth England opener to make a century on Test debut, and the first since Alastair Cook in 2006
- 19th England player to make a Test century on debut, and the first since Jonathan Trott in 2009
- First England player since Billy Griffith in 1948 to make a century on the first day on Test debut
- Four of the last five England batsmen to make centuries on debut have been born in South Africa. Jennings was preceded by Andrew Strauss, Matt Prior, Jonathan Trott and Gloucester-born Cook
- Jennings is the 11th opening partner Cook has had since Andrew Strauss retired in 2012. Sunil Gavaska holds the record for most opening partners, with 19
Keaton Jennings and Moeen Ali, who made 50, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow all fell to Ravichandran Ashwin.
At close of play,England were 288/5 with Ben Stokes 25* and Jos Butler 18* at the crease
Fall of Wickets(England)
Alastair Cook 46(60 Balls 4x5)
Joe Root 21(41 Balls 4x1)
Moeen Ali 50(104 Balls 4x4 and 6x1)
Keaton Jennings 112(219 Balls 4x13)-Century on Test Debut
Jonny Bairstow 14(20 Balls 4x1)
Wicket Takers(India)
Raqvichandran Ashwin 4/75(30 Overs)
Ravindra Jadeja 1/60(21 Overs)
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