Three changes: India gives debut to Kamboj, England bowls

Shubman Gill said that when England captain Ben Stokes took his fourth consecutive win and put India in to bat, the combination of a good batting pitch and poor overhead conditions made it a "good toss to lose" in Manchester.

No team has ever won a Test match after choosing to bowl at Old Trafford, but Stokes believes his team can break that record.

"There are pretty decent overhead conditions for bowling," he stated at the toss. A typical Manchester pitch has some grass cover and is quite firm. He hopes they can use it well this morning.

India made three changes, two of them were forced, and gave Anshul Kamboj, a seamer for the Chennai Super Kings and Haryana, his Test debut.

After failing to score 40 in the first three tests, Karun Nair is replaced at No. 3 by Sai Sudharsan, while Shardul Thakur and Kamboj take the place of Akash Deep and Nitish Kumar Reddy, who are injured.

As India lost their 14th straight toss in all men's internationals, Gill said he was "a bit confused" about whether he would have chosen to bat or bowl first, but he didn’t have to make the decision.

Gill said, "The way we have played in the last three matches has been outstanding," pointing out only the "small crunch moments" that decided the games.

Two days before the match, England announced their starting lineup, which included one forced change from the team that won by 22 runs at Lord's the previous week.

Shoaib Bashir, who broke his left little finger trying to make a return catch in the third Test, is replaced by Liam Dawson, an all-rounder for Hampshire making his first Test appearance in eight years.