Team India and England will resume their battle to clinch the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy when they lock horns in the decisive fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester. As usual, the weather will be sharply in focus on day one of the Test and what can be the decision of whichever captain wins the toss.
According to Accuweather, the weather will be cloudy in the morning with a cloud cover of 94% but the chances of precipitation will only be 19%. The chances of showers increases to 65% in the afternoon, while the conditions will remain overcast. Although the chances of rain is expected to come down to 48% in the evening, there will be heavy cloud cover. The team winning the toss may want to bowl first to take leverage of the cloudy conditions at Old Trafford.
Moreover, fans can expect fairly constant interruptions due to rain.
Manchester afternoon weather. | (Credits: Accuweather)
Manchester evening weather. | (Credits: Accuweather)
England name their XI for fourth Test, make one change
England, led by Ben Stokes, have already named their XI for the Manchester Test. They have affected one change, bringing in Liam Dawson for the injured Shoaib Bashir.
England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.
Meanwhile, Team India pacer Mohammed Siraj has cleared the air around Jasprit Bumrah's uncertainity, confirming his inclusion for the must-win match. Anshul Kamboj is in contention to make his first Test appearance after injuries to Arshdeep Singh and Akash Deep. India will also be forced to make one more change due to Nitish Kumar Reddy's knee injury.
