Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett stunned India with another mighty opening stand after England captain Ben Stokes ' first five-wicket haul in Tests since September 2017.

Ben Stokes has won his fourth straight toss of the test series against India as England chose to bowl first at Old Trafford. India made three changes for the fourth test, bringing in Sai Sudharsan

England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl first in the fourth Test against India in Manchester on Wednesday.

Ben Stokes stars with the ball before an excellent batting performance from Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley gives England control of the fourth Test against India, with the home side closing day two on 225-2 at Old Trafford,

A gutsy half century from the injured Rishabh Pant helped India post 358 in their first innings, with England captain Ben Stokes' first five-wicket test haul in eight years boosting his team's bid to clinch the series.

A mammoth 166-run partnership between openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley helped England to score 225 runs for the loss of two wickets at the end of the play on the second day against India in the ongoing fourth Test of the five-match series at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.