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England unveil lineup for fourth Test against India ICC World Test Championship
England have named their playing XI for the Manchester Test against India starting July 23. The lineup consists of a solitary change from the team that featured in a memorable win at Lord's. Liam Dawson has been added in place of Shoaib Bashir, who was ruled out of the series after fracturing his finger. Dawson had last played a Test for England back in 2017, making a return to the longest format after eight years. England's playing XI: Ben Stokes (c), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer. The left-arm orthodox spinner, who made his debut against India back in 2016, has seven wickets to his name from three Test matches. The 35-year-old has been rewarded for his form in the ongoing County Championship season, where he boasts 21 wickets from nine outings for Hampshire. Dawson was named in the England squad following the Lord's Test with Shoaib Bashir, who started as England's sole frontline spinner in the first three Tests, having sustained a blow to his finger while fielding on Day 3. England have retained the remaining 10 players who featured in a nail-biting win over India, to hand the hosts a 2-1 lead in the ICC World Test Championship series. The fourth Test between England and India begins from July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester. ICC World Test ChampionshipICC World Test Championship, 2025/27NewsEngland
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‘Not in same league as Root': Brook hails No.1 Test batter
England batter Harry Brook is all praise for veteran teammate Joe Root and believes the latter deserved to be crowned the No.1 Test batter. Root had climbed atop the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings following a century during England's thrilling win in the Lord's Test against India. Speaking ahead of the fourth Test in Manchester, Brook waxed lyrical of the seasoned campaigner. "Everybody wants to be number one, don't they? Him (Root), probably more than anybody else," Brook told reporters. "He's a phenomenal player, I'm not in the same league as him. I'll happily let him have it. He's played for 12-13 years. In my opinion, he is the best Test batter of all time. So, I'll let him have that." England's white-ball skipper also recalled the moment when he first climbed atop the Men's Test Batting Rankings during England's tour of New Zealand last year. "He did (speak to me about it) the first time, when we were in New Zealand. He gave me a handshake. And then he took it off me, three days later," Brook said on a lighter note. Both Brook and Root have contributed with the bat during England's ongoing five-Test series against India. While Brook has 314 runs to his name in the series, Root has amassed 253 from the three Tests, each of them boasting a century each. The hosts are currently 2-1 up in the ICC World Test Championship series but Brook believes England will err on the side of the caution, given India's bouncebackability. "Obviously, we're in a strong position. We're happy with the way the games have gone so far. They've been tense, they've been good to watch. "We're looking forward to this week. Another different challenge, depending on the surface. But yeah, India are a very strong side. "They can bounce back at any stage. We saw that after we beat them in Headingley, they came back and had excellent an form at Edgbaston. We're going to go out there and do our thing." The fourth Test between England and India will begin from July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester.
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Siraj updates on Bumrah's availability for fourth England Test ICC World Test Championship
Mohammed Siraj cleared the speculations around Jasprit Bumrah's presence for the fourth Test against England, confirming that the Indian pace spearhead will be playing in Manchester. Leading wicket-taker in the ongoing series with 13 scalps, Siraj also offered an update on an injury blow to Akash Deep. Speaking to reporters in Manchester, Siraj stated, "He (Bumrah) will play. Akash Deep has a groin issue, he bowled today and now physios will see. That's what I know so far. "But as the combinations keep changing, we need to be patient, as much as we can. Bowl in the right areas. If you saw the last game, they (England) batted with a lot of patience. We also felt like that's the real fun of Test cricket." India will be bolstered by the presence of Bumrah, who has nabbed 12 wickets from two Tests, and is coming on the back of a strong display at Lord's. Trailing 2-1 in the five Test series, India have been dealt with injury blows ahead of the Manchester Test, with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh having been ruled out of the ongoings series. Anshul Kamboj was named in India's squad for the remaining two Tests to add to the pace-bowling resources. Meanwhile, wicket-keeper-batter Rishabh Pant's availability for the fourth Test is also under scanner after he picked up a blow to his index finger during the Lord's Test. England had edged out India in a thrilling contest on Day 5 of the third Test to take the lead in the ICC World Test Championship series. Conceding his emotions after a heartbreaking finish that saw Shoaib Bashir's delivery trickle down the face of his bat and onto the stumps, Siraj said, 'It obviously hurts when you get out despite middling the ball. "The way our (Ravindra Jadeja's and my) partnership was going, I felt I wouldn't get out. I was that confident. But unfortunately, it didn't happen that way, and I was extremely disappointed. "Had we won the game from there, it would have been a different result altogether."
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Zimbabwe boosted by big returns for New Zealand Tests
Zimbabwe have unveiled a 16-player squad for the upcoming two Test matches against the first-ever World Test Champions New Zealand, scheduled to be played in Bulawayo starting July 30. The hosts have been bolstered by the return of multiple big names from their series against South Africa. This includes all-rounder Sikandar Raza, and the batting duo of Roy Kaia and Tanunurwa Makoni. Also making a return is Brian Bennett, who was among the star performers during Zimbabwe's drawn series in Bangladesh during April-May. Zimbabwe squad: Craig Ervine (Captain), Brian Bennett, Tanaka Chivanga, Ben Curran, Trevor Gwandu, Roy Kaia, Tanunurwa Makoni, Clive Madande, Vincent Masekesa, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Newman Nyamhuri, Sikandar Raza, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Nicholas Welch, Sean Williams
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India all-rounder ruled out of England Tests ICC World Test Championship
Medium pacer Anshul Kamboj, who impressed during the India 'A' tour of England, has already been added as an injury cover to the squad. India's updated squad for fourth Test: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj Kamboj was a part of both the three-day games, snapping five wickets apart from scoring a half century in the second warm-up match. Coming off an impressive domestic season where he also became only the third bowler in the Ranji Trophy to take all ten wickets in an innings, Kamboj will hope to make use of the swinging conditions in England if given the chance.
