Team India aim to draw level as they take on England in the fourth Test in Southampton
Date and Time : 30 Aug-3 Sep, 3:30 PM IST
Venue : Rose Bowl, Southampton
India won the third Test match in Trent Bridge in emphatic fashion and will now be looking for yet another win over England to draw the series level.
They have got all the resources to win the Rose Bowl Test and should look to give their all and hope for the best. The Batting has clicked and the batters will again be expected to do the job in Southampton.
While the Bowlers took the essential 20 wickets in the last game and have been good throughout the series and need to keep the good work up.
On the other hand, England despite doing well in the first two Tests lost the third Test badly. They will be hoping to finish of the series in Southampton.
Bowling is their strength and will be once again be looking to dismiss India cheaply.
Team news and possible line-ups
Moeen Ali is available for England for the Southampton Test match and might get a place in the starting XI. While Jonny Bairstow is doubtful. Also James Vince have been called up in the squad.
As for India, Prithvi Shaw and Hanuma Vihari have been given a call up to the Indian team but will likely not play in Southampton.
England XI : Root (C), Cook, Jennings, Vince, Bairstow, Buttler (WK), Woakes, Stokes, Rashid, Broad, Anderson.
India XI : Kohli (C), Dhawan, Rahul, Pujara, Rahane, Pant, Ashwin, Pandya, I. Sharma, Shami, Bumrah.
Prediction
It should be a good game between two evenly matched sides, may the best team throughout the course of five days win the Test match.
