***INDIA Vs ENGLAND CRICKET SERIES 2016-17 ENG TOUR OF INDIA***

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49.6

Ashwin to Bairstow, OUT, done him this! It's a carrom ball. Bairstow reviews straightaway. Did it turn too much? Magnificent bowling, regardless. Squared up Bairstow on the back foot. Will it miss off stump? Nope! It's smashing off stump. That's a wonderful piece of deception and skill.

JM Bairstow lbw b Ashwin 51 (130m 107b 2x4 0x6) SR: 47.66

England 185/7 

51.5

Ashwin to Woakes, OUT, cleaned him up! There's no stopping Ashwin. This is a classical offspinner's dismissal. Tossed up outside off, lures Woakes into the drive and it spins through the gate. Poor shot, given the risk and reward

CR Woakes b Ashwin 0 (7m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

England 189/8

53.4

Ashwin to Rashid, OUT, another five-wicket haul for him! England falling in a heap. Rashid just flicks in the air and places it down the throat of deep midwicket. Horrid shot

AU Rashid c Rahul b Ashwin 2 (8m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 28.57

England 193/9

 

55.3

Ashwin to Anderson, OUT, and there it is! Ashwin takes the last, his sixth of the innings and 12th of the match. Anderson just flicks in the air to the leg side, was another carrom ball, and finds mid-on

JM Anderson c UT Yadav b Ashwin 2 (10m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

England 195/10   

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England 400 & 195 (55.3 ov)

India 631

India won by an innings and 36 runs

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India win by an innings and 36 runs and take the series 3-0 to regain the Anthony De Mello Trophy.

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Man of the match is Virat Kohli

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INDIA V ENGLAND, 4TH TEST, MUMBAI

Ashwin takes 12, India take the series

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India take unbeatable series lead 3-0 with this Win still a test to go in Chennai.. 

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'Sore' James Anderson out of Chennai Test

 

James Anderson will miss the final Test of the series in Chennai with what has been described as "body soreness" by England captain, Alastair Cook.

Anderson, who missed England's two Tests in Bangladesh and the first Test of this series due to a shoulder injury, was later said to have experienced "soreness" in his ankles and in the shoulder.

While Cook said Anderson "could get through" the game and was disappointed to be missing out, he explained that the England camp wanted to take no chances with a bowler who they felt "can make a big contribution" to their Test fortunes over the next couple of years.

"It's not worth the risk," Cook said. "When he has been in this situation over the last six months and we have played him, he has picked up injuries. It doesn't seem the right time to play him.

"He is sore from the previous game and we, as a management group, don't think it's worth taking a risk.

"Could he get through? Yes, he possibly could. But over the last six months when we've played him, he has picked up an injury."

Anderson has now missed eight of England's most recent 23 Tests, including five this year.

Bearing in mind England's schedule - they do not play another Test until July - it does seem an abundantly cautious decision and will lead some to conclude that he has been dropped. And it is true that his record in this series - four wickets at a cost of 53.50 apiece and no wickets in the two most recent Tests - is not wonderful.

But this decision is more likely to be a manifestation of how highly valued Anderson remains in the eyes of the England management and how vital he is to their plans for the English summer of 2017, the Ashes and, perhaps, beyond. With England 3-0 down, it is a dead rubber.

"I'm very confident he can make a big contribution to English cricket over the next couple of years," Cook said. "But we're going to have to manage him a bit more in Tests. He might miss a couple more Tests as a precaution. He might not. With a couple of months off now, his body might fly again. He's a very athletic guy and he's very light on his feet. He can still make a big difference to English cricket over the next couple of years."

Stuart Broad could come back into the side in place of Anderson, but a decision over his fitnesswill only be made after training on Thursday. Liam Dawson, the left-arm spinner, could also replace Anderson and provide the side with some of the balance it appeared to miss in Mumbai.

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'Sore' James Anderson out of Chennai Test

 

James Anderson will miss the final Test of the series in Chennai with what has been described as "body soreness" by England captain, Alastair Cook.

Anderson, who missed England's two Tests in Bangladesh and the first Test of this series due to a shoulder injury, was later said to have experienced "soreness" in his ankles and in the shoulder.

While Cook said Anderson "could get through" the game and was disappointed to be missing out, he explained that the England camp wanted to take no chances with a bowler who they felt "can make a big contribution" to their Test fortunes over the next couple of years.

"It's not worth the risk," Cook said. "When he has been in this situation over the last six months and we have played him, he has picked up injuries. It doesn't seem the right time to play him.

"He is sore from the previous game and we, as a management group, don't think it's worth taking a risk.

"Could he get through? Yes, he possibly could. But over the last six months when we've played him, he has picked up an injury."

Anderson has now missed eight of England's most recent 23 Tests, including five this year.

Bearing in mind England's schedule - they do not play another Test until July - it does seem an abundantly cautious decision and will lead some to conclude that he has been dropped. And it is true that his record in this series - four wickets at a cost of 53.50 apiece and no wickets in the two most recent Tests - is not wonderful.

But this decision is more likely to be a manifestation of how highly valued Anderson remains in the eyes of the England management and how vital he is to their plans for the English summer of 2017, the Ashes and, perhaps, beyond. With England 3-0 down, it is a dead rubber.

"I'm very confident he can make a big contribution to English cricket over the next couple of years," Cook said. "But we're going to have to manage him a bit more in Tests. He might miss a couple more Tests as a precaution. He might not. With a couple of months off now, his body might fly again. He's a very athletic guy and he's very light on his feet. He can still make a big difference to English cricket over the next couple of years."

Stuart Broad could come back into the side in place of Anderson, but a decision over his fitnesswill only be made after training on Thursday. Liam Dawson, the left-arm spinner, could also replace Anderson and provide the side with some of the balance it appeared to miss in Mumbai.

eidiki eatu wickets ratla, AVG denii penchukotsam ani side ayinaatu vuandu 

Jimmy playes his last Test In India in Mumbai 

I never heard of Body Soreness 

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Wounded England stand in way of big Indian records

Big Picture

 

England might feel like the guy sighing in relief when he hears the bar keep yelling "last call". They've tried hard to keep up in unfamiliar surroundings, lost players to a schedule that packed five Tests into six weeks, given up their hold on the Anthony de Mello Trophy, and can't be faulted if they are left with nothing more than the desire to go home. Counting the series in Bangladesh, they've been on tour since early October. With one win, four losses, debate over the quality of their captain, suggestions they have fielded lopsided XIs, injuries - James Anderson's soreness being the latest - irritation from the coach over their tactics, and later at the media's antics, this was one awful bender.

India, on the other hand, may feel kinship towards those who go "boo" when told the pub is shutting down for the night. Virat Kohli is in such form he could start playing trick shots to each ball. R Ashwin can't help but pick up wickets. The batting line-up stretches to No. 9. The bowlers are relentless. All of that has been amplified by home conditions. In Chennai, they stand a chance at equalling the most Tests they've ever won in a series - four, against Australia in 2013 - even a draw would take them to 18 matches without a defeat. No Indian team has reached such heights in 84 years of Test history.

There is one more protagonist in play: the city. It was only at the start of this week that Chennai was laid waste by cyclone Vardah.

 

Form guide

 

India WWWDW (completed matches, most recent first)
England LLLDL

In the spotlight

 

Karun Nair has not had the kindest introduction to Test cricket. He has had to hang around on the fringes since the Sri Lanka tour last year, and his extended run in the XI may well be the result of Ajinkya Rahane - who spent a lot longer waiting for his first gig - and Rohit Sharma's injuries. Scores of 4 and 13 - not to mention dropping a catch in the fourth over in Mumbai and then watching the reprieved Keaton Jennings make a century - indicate he has not made the most of his opportunity. He'll be eager to set that right should he get another go in Chennai.

Since his century in Rajkot, Moeen Ali has not made the kind of contributions that befit his talent. His strokes appear effortless, which look nice when the ball flies off the middle and particularly ugly when it is mistimed. His showing more care at the start of the innings might not be too bad an idea. He's the kind of player who goes the extra yard as well. Took on a vicious workload in Mumbai, bowling 53 overs and then had to bat at No. 4. Can he sign off on a high?

 

Team news

 

India might play successive Tests with the same XI for the first time under Kohli, unless they take the call to play Ishant Sharma, who has rejoined the squad after his wedding last week.

India (probable) 1 KL Rahul, 2 M Vijay, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Karun Nair, 6 R Ashwin, 7 Parthiv Patel (wk), 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Jayant Yadav, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Ishant Sharma

England will likely hand a debut to left-arm spinning allrounder Liam Dawson. They are also waiting on Stuart Broad's fitness - he injured his foot in Visakhapatnam and has not played since. He underwent a fitness Test on Wednesday and was scheduled for another on the eve of the Test.

England (probable) 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Keaton Jennings, 3 Joe Root, 4 Moeen Ali, 5 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jos Buttler, 8 Liam Dawson, 9 Stuart Broad/Chris Woakes, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Jake Ball

 

Pitch and conditions

 

Can the behaviour of a pitch that has been through a cyclone and had to be dried by hot coals be predicted? Clearly there was concern over the amount of moisture there was in it. So the ball could seam around. It is Chennai though, the hometown of R Ashwin, so there will be plenty of spin. The rains have subsided, and it was sunny again on the eve of the Test before becoming a bit cloudy in the evening. Considering the work that has been put in by a dedicated groundstaff to make sure the match happens, the first ball could carry more far more meaning than the last.

 

Stats and trivia

 

 

• England have played eight Tests in Chennai, winning three and losing four. India, meanwhile, have won 13 out of 31 matches at the venue.
• Kohli has 640 runs from four Tests in this series, 135 more in Chennai would give him the record for most runs by an Indian in a series, beating Sunil Gavaskar's tally of 774 against West Indies in 1971.
• Ashwin has 27 wickets so far, with nine more he could record the best haul by an Indian bowler in a Test series. BS Chandrashekar took 35 against England in 1972.
• Alastair Cook needs two more runs to become the 10th batsman in Test history to 11000 runs.

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India v England, 5th Test, Chennai, 1st day

England bat, Liam Dawson makes debut

 

 

 

 

India

 1 M Vijay, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Karun Nair, 6 Parthiv Patel (wk), 7 R Ashwin, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Amit Mishra, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Umesh Yadav

England 

1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Keaton Jennings, 3 Joe Root, 4 Moeen Ali, 5 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jos Buttler, 8 Liam Dawson, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 Jake Ball

 

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England won the toss and will bat.

Ishant Sharma is back, replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Amit Mishra has also been drafted in for Jayant Yadav

 

Liam Dawson on debut. Broad is back from injury. Jimmy and Woakes miss out."

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5.2

Sharma to Jennings, OUT, edged and gone! Ishant strikes. Not the greatest delivery but the discipline of India's seamers may have resulted in the false stroke. Overpitched delivery outside off, Jennings drives at that with his feet slightly late to the pitch. Takes a thick outside edge which carries at hip height to Parthiv's left. A wicket down to patience? Jennings saw a scoring opportunity, and it was, but was just late on it

KK Jennings c †Patel b Sharma 1 (17b 0x4 0x6) SR: 5.88

FOW England 7/1