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,

KL Rahul has etched his name in the annals of cricket history. On July 23, during the first day of the fourth Test between India and England in Manchester, he became only the second Indian opener to score 1000 Test runs in England.

England's Test cricketers went hard at India with bat, ball and banter. Sledging can cross the line, but it makes great entertainment for the public.

In the fourth Test in Manchester, KL Rahul completed 1000 runs in Test cricket in England. He became only the fifth Indian cricketer to reach the milestone. The opener has the opportunity to surpass Virat Kohli for most Test runs in England.

The over rate regulations must be modified according to the playing conditions in different continents, England test captain Ben Stokes said on Tuesday, arguing that current rules unfairly penalise pace-heavy attacks.

England hope the mental performance coach will give them an edge as they seek to close out series win over India