England vs. India, 4th Test match at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Date: Thursday, August 30. Start time: 11:00 local / 10:00 GMT.
Ageas Bowl, Southampton
4th Test
Thursday, August 30, 11.00 local, 10.00 GMT

India may stick with their current starting XI, which would be a first for Virat Kohli. In his 38 Tests as captain, he has almost never fielded the same eleven players in back-to-back matches.
without India going out with the same 11 members as the previous Test match.

The Indian camp seems stable, but England is facing a fitness crisis. Jonny Bairstow is desperate to return as wicketkeeper after hurting his finger in the previous Test, but England must decide if he is truly match-ready or if playing him is too big a risk.
Baristow wants to keep the wickets and also play in the fourth Test, if he is ready for the job and if England is going to take such a risk is to be seen.

Ben Stokes is expected to return to bowling at the Ageas Bowl after being rested from those duties during Durham's T20 Blast clash with Sussex. However, the status of Chris Woakes' fitness remains uncertain.

Concerns persist over the fitness of England's opening batsmen. While England enters the game as favorites, India's recent win at Trent Bridge has given them the momentum and confidence to push for another victory.

The standout performers to keep an eye on for this clash are Joe Root from England and Ishant Sharma from India.

England Squad: Joe Root (c), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Alastair Cook, Sam Curran, Keaton Jennings, Ollie Pope, Adil Rashid, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris WoakesEngland: Joe Root (c), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Alastair Cook, Sam Curran, Keaton Jennings, Ollie Pope, Adil Rashid, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes

India Squad: Virat Kohli (c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur, Hanuma Vihari, Umesh YadavIndia: Virat Kohli (c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur, Hanuma Vihari, Umesh Yadav