England fights but India takes honours on Day One

Follow Live Cricket Score: India vs England, 4 Test, Day 1 from the Ageas Bowl, Southampton.

Published : Aug 30, 2018 15:05 IST

Joe Root won the toss and chose to bat first in the fourth Test in Southampton.

 

 

 

 

India and England face off in the fourth Test of the five-match series, which the home team currently leads 2-1, at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

Joe Root won the toss and chose to bat first.

England named its playing XI a day ahead of the Test match, Moeen Ali replacing Ollie Pope and Sam Curran coming in for Chris Woakes.

England XI: Joe Root (c), Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Stuart Broad, Adil Rashid, James Anderson

India has named an unchanged XI from the third Test.

India XI: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah

India won the third Test by 203 runs, but must win the fourth Test also to keep the series alive.