India vs England 4th Test match will begin from Thursday, August 30, 2018. We've come to the end of the 2nd Test and England lead 2-0. In the last match, Virat and Dhawan were seen walking to the pavilion on a single digit score. It was also the last over for the day, India get in 88 overs on Day 1. Under the stewardship of Shastri, the Indian team has introduced a number of young players into the squad. A loss for India, though, would end hopes of winning the series. Hawk Eye shows the impact to be umpire's call. The mood in the Indian dressing room, though, is quite upbeat. Five Test matches over six weeks and the first of those starts in Edgbaston on Wednesday. Where is the India vs England, 1st Test match?
Dinesh Karthik drops one now, a proper edge and Karthik dives to is right but the ball hits his palm and goes down. It was also the last over for the day, India get in 88 overs on Day 1. Virat Kohli's impressive effort was surely the turning point in the game. But if India had held onto their catches, they could well have dismissed England today. They will be hoping to do that tomorrow early in the day. Ishant Sharma gets a wicket finally, after toiling hard through out the day, the lanky pacer gets his reward. Gets one to jag back in and Rashid is struck in front of the wicket. Umpire says not out but India review straight away, its all three reds as the ball would have been clattering onto the stumps. Another one bites the dust, this time its the settled Jonny Bairstow who has to depart. Not the best of shots here, it was a short and wide delivery, he looks to cut but gets a big inside edge straight onto his stumps. Umesh is delighted and so are India. Out of nowhere and its the brilliance of Virat Kohli in the field which gets India a wicket. England looking to steal a couple there but Kohli dives and then releases the throw quickly. He was off balance as well. It hits the stumps directly and Root is short of his crease here. India's captain Virat Kohli R celebrates with India's Ravichandran Ashwin after taking the wicket of England's Joe Root for 80 runs on the first day of the first Test cricket match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England on August 1, 2018. Live Updates: Dinesh Karthik drops one now, a proper edge and Karthik dives to is right but the ball hits his palm and goes down. It was also the last over for the day, India get in 88 overs on Day 1. Virat Kohli's impressive effort was surely the turning point in the game. But if India had held onto their catches, they could well have dismissed England today. They will be hoping to do that tomorrow early in the day. Five Test matches over six weeks and the first of those starts in Edgbaston on Wednesday. India have been in these parts for over a month now, playing limited overs matches and a token warm-up game, but on the eve of the Test, there is a lot to ponder for the visiting team as far as their composition is concerned. Historically, India have struggled at Birmingham. The two teams have clashed six times at this venue, with England winning five and one draw in 1986. The added incentive for the hosts of course is to put in a strong performance on a historic occasion as they become the first team to feature in 1000 Tests. Looking at the last five encounters between the two sides, India find themselves having the upper hand, having won four match all victories coming on Indian soil. For India to better that dismal record in this series, they will need to ensure they put their best foot forward. Skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri have often said that Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay are their first-choice openers in the longest format. The last time these two took to the crease in a Test, both Dhawan and Vijay struck respective majestic tons to once again display their batting credentials at the top. There is no doubt that Cheteshwar Pujara is a key member of this Indian outfit in whites but his sketchy form outside of the subcontinent has time and time again hampered his progress. Out of the 4,531 runs that he has scored in Tests, only 21. Moreover, he averages a stunning 65. Pujara has 14 Test tons to his name so far, out of which only one has come outside Asia, that too in 2013 since then he has played 30 Innings outside Asia. india vs england 2019 live match Pujara's stats in England reveal a none too impressive picture. In the 5 matches that he played on the last tour, Pujara managed to score just 222 runs at an average of under 22. Under the stewardship of Shastri, the Indian team has introduced a number of young players into the squad. However, Dinesh Karthik bucked that trend by convincing the selectors to give him a recall ahead of injured wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha. There is no denying the fact that Karthik has earned his spot based on his recent domestic performances with Tamil Nadu, as well as his scintillating show in white-ball International cricket. However, at 33, Karthik will know that 20-year old Pant is waiting india vs england 2019 live match the wings for his chance to shine. What tips the balance in favour of Karthik is that he has prior experience of playing in England as he was part of the series-winning Indian team of 2007. In 6 innings in England, Karthik has scored 263 runs, including three fifties, playing a crucial role in the outcome. Rain has been coming down heavily in Birmingham in the past few days and that may force India to go in with a pace-heavy attack. With both Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah unavailable, India have to think long and hard about the combination they choose to field. Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav remain the front-runners to share the shiny Duke ball and if India opts for another seamer then Mohammed Shami comes into the picture. It is unlikely that Shardul Thakur will make his Test debut just yet. Looking at the past record of these two stalwarts, the decision-makers would think twice before including Kuldeep Yadav in the line-up, but because of his performances in the limited-over formats in England, the left-arm wrist-spinner remains in the mix. Squads: England: Joe Root cAlastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Jamie Porter, Sam Curran, James Anderson, Stuart Broad.
