IND vs ENG: Trailing 1-2 in the series, England are considering Ollie Robinson for the fourth Test against India. cricket news

After falling 1-2 to hosts India in the ongoing red-ball series, England are considering bringing in their specialist fast bowler Ollie Robinson for the fourth Test against India in Ranchi as they look to make a final eleven before the next match. Struggling to find the right balance. To espncricinfo. If England decide to go with Robinson, the 30-year-old will make his first appearance in the current tour. The visiting team has changed its seam bowling options in the first three Test matches.

Tearaway Mark Wood took part in the opening Test in Hyderabad but did not get any wickets in both the innings. He sat out the next Test in Vizag, replaced by experienced campaigner James Anderson and took five wickets in both innings. In the third Test, England once again changed their bowling line-up, with both Wood and Anderson included in the playing eleven, but failed to prevent the visitors losing by 434 runs in Rajkot.

Both fast bowlers bowled 75.5 overs in the third Test and kept chasing the ball in the outfield for much of the match spanning four days. Given that Wood and the experienced Anderson will be tired ahead of the Ranchi Test, Robinson would provide a fresh addition to the outfield for England in addition to his seam bowling ability.

Robinson will be playing for the first time since playing against Australia at Headingley in July last year. His performance in the Ashes series was disappointing but he would back up his performance by taking 76 wickets in 19 Test matches for England.

Head coach Brendon McCullum will also have to take a decision on Shoaib Bashir who made his debut in the second Test and impressed during his time on the field. He took his first Test wicket of India captain Rohit Sharma and took four wickets in both innings.

In the third test, England’s spinners had a lot of difficulty in taking wickets. Tom Hartley, Rehan Ahmed and Joe Root together took seven wickets in both innings and the fast bowlers broke important partnerships.

The visitors will be further encouraged by captain Ben Stokes also joining the bowling race in the Ranchi Test, giving them another seam bowling option.

England vice-captain Ollie Pope hinted that Stokes could bowl in the fourth Test and was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo, “There’s definitely a chance. They haven’t even confirmed it in the changing room, so we’ll see. He “Bowled.” Batsman today. We’ll see how he performs, and if it goes well then hopefully we’ll see him in the game with the ball in his hand.”

India is currently leading the series 2-1 and will face the fourth Test on Friday.

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