By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and put India in to bat as the fourth test of a thrilling series against India gets under way in Manchester on Wednesday.

In an extraordinary example of bad luck, India lost the toss at the start of their fourth Test against England on Wednesday – marking their 14th straight lost toss. Per England Cricket ’s X/Twitter account: “The odds of that happening are 16,384/1.”

Hello and welcome to Telegraph Sport’s live, over-by-over coverage the fourth Test between England and India at Old Trafford. A five-Test series is one of sport’s great endurance challenges, for spectators never mind players, yet it can still have a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it quality.

The fourth Test between England and India got underway today at Old Trafford in Manchester. The visitors are 1-2 down in the series and must win this clash to stay alive in the series. Among three changes made,

Anshul Kamboj, the 318th Indian Test cricketer, makes his debut in the crucial fourth Test against England at Old Trafford. His journey from a humble background to the national team is marked by a decade of struggle,

Fast bowler Akash Deep will be unavailable for the fourth test against England in Manchester, India captain Shubman Gill said on Tuesday, with right-arm quick Anshul Kamboj likely to make his debut. India drafted Kamboj into the squad on Monday with Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of the rest of the tour with a knee injury and fellow seamer Arshdeep Singh unfit for the next test.

Anshul Kamboj, who represents Haryana in domestic cricket, has truly arrived on the big stage as he made his debut for India in the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England in Manchester.

The current ICC World Test Championship cycle (2025-2027) will remain unchanged. The new system could begin with the 2027-2029 cycle, provided it gains approval by the end of 2025. The proposed two-tier system would include promotion and relegation between divisions,