Anderson guilty of not making the batsmen play enough with the new ball. He starts with two deliveries wide of the off-stump to Rahul, who is happy to leave before he blocks the third on the leg side.

Rahul then leans forward and slaps a full delivery through the covers and collects three runs. Dhawan defends the last ball on the off-side to end the third over.

Broad makes Rahul defend a delivery just outside the off-stump as he gets an edge but he has played with soft hands and it goes along the ground past the slips for a four.

Two balls later, Broad gets one to swing late as Buttler struggles to collect the ball and ends up giving away four byes.

Rahul gets a leading edge which goes to point for one and Dhawan collects three runs to thirdman to get off the mark.

England reach 19 for no loss in four overs before stumps on the opening day, with Rahul and 11 and Dhawan on three.

India's openers, KL Rahul and  Shikhar Dhawan, face a tricky 15-20 minutes before stumps against a fired up England attack with the new ball.

England will be boosted by the performance of their lower order as they recovered from 86 for six to post a competitive 246 in their first innings.

James Anderson to open the bowling for England, with a packed cordon behind the stumps.

Anderson pitches the first two balls outside the off-stump as left-hander Shikhar Dhawan is happy to leave them alone.

The third ball is again wide as Dhawan initially decides to play before withdrawing his bat at the very last minute.

After four deliveries, Anderson decides to switch to round the wicket. He pitches it well wide as Dhawan has another easy leave before he taps the last ball to point.

Stuart Broad to bowl from the other end. Rahul defends the first ball off the front foot before is beaten by the next ball and hit on the pads but it is too high for LBW.

Broad then bowls a big wide outside the off-stump which gets India off the mark.

Rahul gets an edge off the final delivery which goes past the gully fielder for three runs to get off the mark.

England's No. 8 Sam Curran top-scored with 78 to steer the hosts to 246 in their first innings on Day 1 of the fourth Test match.

England were reeling at 86 for six at one stage before 20-year-old Curran led the recovery in company of Moeen Ali, who made 40, as the duo put on 81 runs for the seventh wicket.

Curran then added vital 63 runs for the ninth wicket with Stuart Broad, who contributed with 17, which helped England go past the 200-run mark.

For India, Bumrah was yet again the top performer with the ball as he claimed three for 46 in 20 overs, while fellow pacers Shami and Ishant bagged two wickets each.

Off-spinner Ashwin picked up two wickets for 40, while Pandya claimed one wicket but gave away 51 runs in his eight overs.

Shami tries a short ball to Curran, who ducks under it before he tries the pull but is beaten.

Shami then pitches it up as Curran lofts it back over the bowler's head for a four and then clips the fourth ball to fine leg for one, leaving lastman James Anderson with two balls to survive in the over, who does the job.

Curran steers the second ball from Bumrah to thirdman and rushes down for a single but non-striker Anderson is unmoved and sends him back.

The left-hander makes room and has a huge swipe but fails to make connection before Bumrah does well to deny him a single off the last ball with a quick bouncer.

Ashwin comes back into the attack and he ends England's innings with the wicket of Curran.

The left-hander attempts a wild swing over midwicket but misses and is bowled for 78.

Pandya comes into the attack, replacing Bumrah. Broad is beaten off the second ball outside the off-stump before England get four leg byes off the next ball as Pandya drifts down the leg side.

Broad turns the fourth ball on the leg side for two runs and then hits the next ball through the covers for three runs.

Pandya tries a short ball but Curran pulls it through square leg for a couple to get 11 from the over.

Pandya has leaked runs, giving away 44 runs from his seven overs, while picking up a wicket.

Broad tries to sweep Ashwin but misses as India appeal for leg before which is turned down.

Ashwin and Kohli are undecided but Pant forces them to take the review. The impact is outside the line of off-stump which means Broad survives and India up losing their second and final review.

Lady luck shining brightly on Broad, who edges the last ball but it goes in the narrow gap between wicketkeeper and Rahane at slip for a four.

This ninth-wicket partnership has quickly raked up the runs for England, as Curran and Broad have amassed 44 runs from 39 balls to score some vital runs for the hosts.

In the next over, Curran taps Pandya on the off-side for one and Broad clips the pacer behind square on the leg side for a couple.

Broad slaps the fourth ball past point for three runs as the duo race to the 50-run stand for the ninth wicket from just 43 balls.

Pandya tries a short ball as Curran goes for the pull but is beaten before he walks across a long way and clips the pacer to deep midwicket for a single to keep strike.

Shami comes into the attack as India get desperate for a breakthrough with India quickly piling on the runs.

Bumrah comes back from the other end. He starts with a slower ball as Curran miscues it straight back over the bowler's head for two runs.

The next ball is short and wide as Curran slashes it through point for a four and then takes a single to take his score into the 70s.

Broad also looks quite comfortable as he steers the fourth ball to thirdman for a single and Curran takes another quick run.

Bumrah finally makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Broad, who is trapped leg before wicket as he goes right back and looks to play across the line.

Broad dismissed for 17 as England are reduced to 240 for nine, with Curran unbeaten on 73.

Ashwin comes into the attack as Curran swings the second ball over long-on for a six to complete his half-century in some style, from 109 balls.

Curran continues his good run with the bat in the series. He made 24 and 63 in the first Test and followed it up with 40 in the next match before he was dropped for the third Test.

He gets an edge off the third ball which goes past the slips for a couple before he swings Ashwin through midwicket for a four to get 12 runs from the over.

Curran is holding forte as he takes his score to 42, the highest scorer for England in this innings.

Bumrah tries a yorker but it is down the leg side as Curran loses his balance trying to keep it out and it also beats the dive from Pant to go for four byes.

Curran opens the face of the bat and steers the fifth ball to thirdman for one. Broad is struck on the pads as India appeal for leg before wicket which is turned down and England collect a leg bye.

Pant having a tough time behind the stumps as Ishant slips another one down the leg side as Broad is hit on the thigh pads and gets a leg bye.

The next ball is pitched up as Curran throws his bat and gets a boundary as England inch closer to 200.

Broad watchfully defends the over from Bumrah as he looks to provide support to Curran, who is looking for the runs.

England are 194 for eight in 68 overs, with Curran on 47 and Broad on one.

Curran is proving to be a tough nut to crack with the bat. He is looking quite comfortable out in the middle as he easily clips Ishant on the leg side for a single.

Rashid also clips Ishant off his pads but Dhawan does well with the slide at deep square leg to keep it down to two runs. He is hit on the pads by the last ball but the umpire is not interested in the leg before appeal.

In the next over, Curran attempts to heave Ashwin over the leg side but fails to time it properly before he hits the next into the covers for one.

Another couple of singles off Ishant in the next over before Bumrah is called into the attack from the other end, to replace Ashwin.

He immediately gets one to bounce from length as Rashid is hit high on the bat trying to turn it on the leg side and takes a single. Curran is watchful against the Indian fast bowler, who has bowled quite a testing spell so far.

Rashid glances Ishant fine on the leg side for a couple before he is beaten by one which moves away late and narrowly misses the off-stump.

Ishant then gets Rashid leg before wicket as the right-hander looks to play across the line and he is given out by the umpire. England don't have any reviews left which means he has to make his way back.

Stuart Broad gets off the mark with a single before Curran also takes one as he looks to take most of the strike.

Shami bowls a beauty to Curran, bounce and extra movement as the left-hander is beaten all ends up.

In the next over, Curran is beaten by Ashwin as the ball goes the other way. The leg before appeal is turned down and India decide to take the DRS.

The impact is in line but the ball is clipping the outside of the leg stump which means the decision stays with the umpire's call as Curran survives a close shout.

Shami gets one to come in sharply to Moeen, but it slips way down the leg side and goes for four byes despite a big dive from wicketkeeper Pant.

The two batsmen have settled down quite nicely as the ball, which is nearly 60 overs old, is not doing as much as it was in the first two sessions.

Ashwin drops short as Curran rocks back and cuts it behind point for a four and then takes a single.

Ishant replaces Shami as Curran defends the first two balls before he slaps a wide delivery through point two runs. The last ball is way down the leg side as Pant is beaten yet again for another four byes to England.

Ashwin makes the breakthrough in his next over as Moeen top edges the slog sweep and is caught on the leg side by Bumrah.

Moeen went for the big slog sweep but the length was a bit short and he ended up getting a top edge and Bumrah did well to swoop in from midwicket and complete a good catch.

Moeen played a handy innings of 40, putting on 81 runs for the seventh wicket with Curran, to thwart the Indians and add some respectability to the England score after they were reeling at 86 for six at one stage.

Curran survives a huge shout for leg before off the next ball before he takes a single and Adil Rashid blocks the last ball.

India start the post-tea session with spin as Ashwin continues with the ball. Moeen hits the second ball down to long-on for a single before Curran plays out the rest of the over.

Shami from the other end. Moeen and Curran take a single each before the former clips the fourth ball square on the leg side for two runs.

Moeen looks much more confident now. He chips down the track to Ashwin and lofts him straight back over his head for a six as England go past the 150-run mark, in the 54th over.

Moeen has advanced his score to 40, while Curran is on 29 as England reach 151 for six in 54 overs.

India's pacer continued to chip away at the wickets to leave England in a mess on 139 for six at tea on Day 1.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami picked two wickets each as England were reduced to 86 for six at one stage.

Moeen Ali (30) and Sam Curran (27) kept England afloat with their unbeaten stand of 53 runs for the seventh wicket.

Shami claimed both the wickets in the post-lunch session. He got Jos Buttler (21) caught at third slip by Kohli before Ben Stokes (23) was trapped leg before wicket.

Curran drives Ashwin uppishly through the off-side but it falls just short of the fielder at mid-off.

In the next over, Moeen turns Bumrah on the leg side for a single before Curran defends the rest of the over.

Moeen looking quite solid now as he turns Ashwin through square leg for one and Curran picks a run on the off-side.

Shami comes back to bowl the final over of the session. Curran takes a quick single off the first ball to raise the 50-run stand for the seventh wicket.

Moeen uses his wrist to good effects as he clips Shami off his pads to fine leg for another single. Curran turns a low full toss as the ball moves in the air but he does well to clip it to mid-on for a quick run and Moeen taps the last ball into the covers for one.

Bumrah comes into the attack as India look for a breakthrough to check Curran's charge, who is looking to take on the bowlers and score some quick runs.

Moeen offers no shot to the first ball, leaving it on length as it goes over the stumps. Bumrah drops one short as Moeen hammers it through the covers for a four but is beaten by the last ball, as it goes past the edge.

Another bowling change as Ashwin comes into the attack. Curran turns the first ball on the leg side for one and Moeen also picks a single from the next ball to get two runs from the over.

Bumrah again beats Moeen who flirts with a wide outswinger but again it misses the edge.

In the next over, Ashwin gets away with a loose delivery, as Curran throws his bat at a wide half-volley but can't find the gap in the covers.

Bumrah tries the short ball against Moeen, who pulls it to fine leg for one and Curran tries the fourth ball on the leg side for another single.

Bumrah gets one to nip in sharply as Moeen somehow gets his bat down and keep it out.

Ashwin giving the ball a lot of flight and getting some turn in the process Moeen tries to drive through the covers but gets an inside edge.

Moeen (26) and Curran (24) are building a good partnership to keep England afloat as they have put on 46 runs so far for the seventh wicket to take the total to 132 for three in 47 overs.

Bumrah giving the batsmen some problem with his new weapon, one that nips in sharply to the left-hander, which had accounted for Jennings.

Curran manages to keep it out and picks a single to mid-off before Moeen takes on the short ball and gets a top edge which flies over fine leg for a six.

India have a good chance of bowling out England around the 120-run mark but they will need to be wary of Curran, who played a couple of good knocks with the bat in the first two Tests.

He slaps a wide delivery from Ishant through the off-side for a couple of runs.

The first hour of the post-lunch session has again been dominated by India's pacers as they continued to chip away at the wickets.

Shami in the midst of an excellent spell as the ball to nip away enough to beat the hanging bat of Moeen, and the pacer does it again a few deliveries later. The last ball comes in as Moeen leaves it and it passes very close to the stumps. Top stuff from the India fast bowler.

Pandya replaces Ishant as Curran flays a wide delivery through the covers for three runs. Moeen gets a thick outside edge off the next ball as it goes past the gully region for another three runs.

In the next over, Shami drops short and also wide as Moeen slaps it through point for two runs. Two balls later, he runs the ball with soft hands past the slips for a four to take England past the 100-run mark, in the 39th over.

Sam Curran looks to counter-attack as he goes after Pandya. The first ball is short and wide as Curran smashes it through point for a four and hits the next through mid-off for another boundary.

Pandya again bowls it wide as Curran slashes it through point for two runs as Jadeja does well on the boundary with the slide.

Pandya then oversteps and also sends down a half-tracker as Curran again slashes it past point for a four.

15 runs from the over takes England to 116 for six in 40 overs with Curran racing to 20 from 19 balls.

Stokes has looked quite solid with his defence. He comes down the track to Shami and plays a powerful drive down the pitch as the pacer gets his hand to it and ends up injuring his right hand. The left-hander keeps strike with a single from the last ball, which also takes his score to 22, the highest of the England innings so far.

Stokes again takes a couple of steps down and taps Ishant on the off-side for a single. Moeen turns the next ball behind square as substitute Hanuma Vihari swoops on the ball quickly from fine leg to keep it down to a single.

Shami bowling in a beautiful channel as Moeen is beaten again, trying a tentative poke before he takes a single.

Shami then gets one to come in sharply as Stokes is struck on the pads and is given out leg before wicket. He decides to take the DRS but the ball has struck in line and going on to hit the stumps as Stokes has to make his way back for 23.

Sam Curran gets off the mark with a single on the off-side before Moeen ducks under a bounce.

That wicket sees India bring on pacer Ishant Sharma from the other end as Ashwin is taken off after just a single over.

He also nearly picks a wicket off the last ball of the over as he gets one to bounce and move away which beats left-hander Stokes.

Moeen is beaten in the next over as he flirts with a wide outswinger from Shami and is beaten. The ball is still doing a great deal and England's batsmen are struggling to get a grip of things.

Stokes is being watchful and trying to just bat as long as possible but things are not easy at the moment, with the ball regularly beating the edge of the bat.

Moeen is beaten by Shami, who gets one to hold its line from round the wicket before he gets an edge two balls later for three runs past the slips.

Stokes clips the fourth ball through square leg for a four before the next ball moves away quite a lot as Pant makes a diving effort to his left, but is unable to stop the ball and gives away four byes.

Stokes gets an edge off the last ball but it falls well short of the slips as England get 11 runs from the over which helps nudge towards the 100-run mark.

Ishant bowls a beauty from round the wicket, making Moeen play as he gets the edge but it goes on the bounce to gully.

Ishant gets the first official warning for stepping on the danger zone in his follow through.

Shami to start off proceedings after the lunch break. Buttler defends the first four balls before he looks to flick the fifth through the leg side but gets a thick leading edge which goes through the vacant gully region for a four.

India introduce spin as Ravichandran Ashwin comes in to bowl the 26th over. Stokes defends the first five balls before he ends the over with a boundary off the last ball.

In the next over, Buttler slaps a full delivery from Shami straight down the ground past mid-off for a four.

But the pacer gets revenge, as he takes the wicket of Buttler two balls later, caught in the slips by Kohli. He went chasing after a wide delivery from Shami but it moves away enough to take the edge as Butter walks back for 21 with England reduced to 69 for five.

Moeen Ali is greeted by a bouncer first up as he manages to play out the last three balls of the over.

India's pacers chipped in with early wickets to leave England in trouble at lunch on Day 1 of the fourth Test match.

Jasprit Bumrah bowled an exceptional spell with the new ball to reduce England to 57 for four in 24 overs at the lunch interval.

Bumrah struck early with the wicket of opener Keaton Jennings, who was trapped leg before wicket for a duck in the third over of the innings.

Captain Joe Root, who survived a LBW shout off a Bumrah no-ball,  was trapped leg before wicket by Ishant Sharma for four.

Bumrah then had Jonny Bairstow caught behind for six, before Hardik Pandya got Alastair Cook (17) caught at third slip with Virat Kohli taking a splendid low catch.

At the break, Ben Stokes was batting on 12, while Jos Buttler, who was dropped by wicketkepeer Pant, was unbeaten on 13.

India's pacers made most of bowling with the new ball in helpful conditions but the pitch is expected to ease out in the second session and England would be hoping the rest of their batsmen can stage a fightback and take them to a decent total.

Stokes misses the glance down the leg side off Shami as India appeal for catch down the leg side but it is turned down. The last ball is flicked through square leg for a couple of runs.

Buttler looks in good touch as he drills a full delivery from Pandya through the covers for a four. The next ball is on the pads as Buttler turns it square on the leg side for another boundary to take England's score to 50, in the 20th over.

Shami also drifts on the pads as Stokes clips it through square leg for a couple. Shami gets one to come in very late but it has pitched well outside the off-stump and wicketkeeper Pant is in some trouble as he dives full length to his right and half stops it, for a bye.

With 10 minutes to go for lunch, Bumrah comes back for another short burst before the break.

Stokes is beaten by one which is slanted across him by Bumrah, who continues to trouble the batsmen.

Stokes takes a couple of steps down the track but is again beaten by the away movement from Bumrah.

DROPPED CATCH! Pant puts down Buttler (11) as the right-hander looks to leave a wide delivery from Shami but the ball kisses the bottom of the bat. Wicketkeeper Pant has to go down suddenly and he gets his gloves to the ball but is unable to hold on.

Stokes clips the next ball through midwicket for two runs. The last ball is virtually unplayable, bounce and movement, as Stokes is beaten all ends up and Pant does well to stop the ball.

Bumrah to bowl the final over of the morning session. Buttler turns the first ball to fine leg for a single before a watchful Stokes defends the rest of the over to end the first session on Day 1.

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack, replacing Ishant, who bowled an excellent first spell of one for seven in six overs.

He starts with a full delivery which Cook inside edges before he cl;ips the next to fine leg for one.New batsman Ben Stokes watchfully plays the remaining four deliveries.

Mohammed Shami was about to come on to bowl before Bumrah continues to bowl another over, his eighth on the trot in his first spell, after being asked by captain Kohli.

Cook watchfully plays out the over from Bumrah as England look to rebuild after the early wickets.

Stokes gets off the mark, flicking a full delivery from Pandya off his pads through midwicket for a four, to get off the mark.

Finally, a break for Bumrah, after a wonderful first spell of two for 20 in eight overs, as he makes way for Mohammed Shami.

The first three balls as blocked by Stokes before he hits the fourth ball through the off-side for a couple.

Pandya strikes as Cook plays a loose shot and is caught at third slip by Kohli for 17. The veteran left-hander, who stayed at the wicket for 55 balls, tries to steer it past the slips but was unable to keep it down and Kohli did well to take a sharp low catch, taking it inches off the ground.

England continue to slip as they are reduced to 36 for four.

Jos Buttler gets a thick outside edge past the slips for three runs before Stokes takes a leg bye from the last ball.

Bairstow's struggling innings ends as he is dismissed by Bumrah. The previous delivery had come in which Bairstow left alone but this one goes away and the right-hander looks to defend but gets an edge and is caught behind for six.

Bairstow never really looked comfortable against the Indian pace duo. He was beaten a couple of times by the incoming delivery from Ishant.

Bumrah bowls a full toss as Cook slaps it through the off-side for a four before the pacer bowls a beauty to beat the left-hander off the last ball of the over. That was so close to the edge!

Ishant troubles Bairstow with the incoming delivery as the right-hander gets an inside edge on to his pads. Two balls later, Ishant produces another cracking delivery, as he goes through the gap between the bat and bad as Bairstow is beaten and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant does well with a flying take to his left as the ball keeps rising after passing the stumps.

In the next over, Cook clips a full delivery from Bumrah to midwicket for a single. Another overpitched delivery is driven through the covers by Bairstow for three runs before Cook has to keep out a yorker and is beaten by the last ball.

Cook has a close shave as he drives uppishly on the off-side but it falls short of Rahane who is standing square close-in.

The first hour has gone to plans for India as England are reduced to 26 for two in 12 overs, with Cook on 15 and Bairstow on five.

A tidy over from Ishant as he sticks to the the line just outside the off-stump and the left-hander is happy to see through the over.

Bumrah seems to have struck again as Root is hit on the pads by one which comes in sharply but the leg before appeal is turned down. India take the DRS but the fast bowler has overstepped and the visitors end up losing their review.

That was dead in front but Bumrah, like he did in the last Test, overstepped and cost India a wicket and this time it is the big scalp of Root.

Surprising that the on-field umpire didn't give it out!

The next ball again comes in as Root clips it square for two runs and he defends the rest of the over.

In the next over, Cook chases a wide delivery from Ishant, hitting it square on the off-side for a four.

Bumrah misses his radar as he bowls it down the leg side to Cook, who flicks it fine for a four.

Root is unable to make most of the earlier lifeline as Ishant gets him dismissed in a similar fashion. The full incoming delivery has the England captain in trouble as he looks to play it across the line but misses and is trapped leg before wicket.

Root walks back for four as England are reduced to 15 for two.

Jonny Bairstow, who is playing as a pure batsman, after his finger injury in the previous Test gets off the mark with a single after defending the first three balls and Cook also picks a run off the last ball.

Jasprit Bumrah opens the bowling for India and he starts with a beauty, getting the first ball to seam away from left-hander Alastair Cook, who has a tame poke and is beaten.

The second one is well wide and Cook is happy to see it go through before he clips the third ball to fine leg for one to get England off the mark.

Keaten Jennings is also beaten first ball he faces from Bumrah, who gets one to slant across the left-hander.

Ishant Sharma to bowl the second over. He starts from round the wicket and his first delivery is a wide one as Cook leaves it easily but the next one is closer to the stumps as the left-hander is forced to play at it and is beaten.

Bumrah strikes with the first delivery of his second over to dismiss Keaton Jennings for a duck. The left-hander offers no shot to a delivery pitched on the leg stump, expecting it to go across him but to his horror the ball comes in sharply and strikes him right in front of the stumps. He was dead in front of the stumps and walked off immediately without consulting the DRS.

New batsman Joe Root is also beaten by one that moves away as he plays a loose shot outside the off-stump.

The England captain clips the last ball through midwicket for two runs to get off the mark.

England captain Joe Root has won the toss and elected to bat against India in the fourth Test at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.

Unbelievably, Captain Virat Kohli, for the first time as the India skipper, has not made any changes to the playing XI. This is the first time in 39 Tests that Kohli has gone in with the same team.

Meanwhile, England have made two changes to their team. Moeen Ali and Sam Curran come into the team in place of Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes.

Welcome to the coverage of fourth Test between England and India in Southampton, on Thursday.

Having made a commendable comeback from the brink of a series defeat, India will look to increase their stranglehold on hosts England to draw parity when the two teams square off for the fourth Test.

After couple of morale crushing defeats in the first two Tests (31 runs at Edgbaston) and (innings defeat at the Lord's), Virat Kohli's men produced a splendid all-round performance to win the third Test in Nottingham by 203 runs.

While India still trail 1-2 in the five match series, there are fears that Kohli's team might just emulate Sir Don Bradman's Australia that won the 1936 Ashes after being 0-2 down.

Surprisingly, this will only be the third Test at the Rose Bowl Stadium.

England had previously played Sri Lanka (2011) and India (2014), winning the latter game by 266 runs.

The hosts will count on that previous win to boost confidence and close out the series, albeit given their most recent performance it will be a tough ask.

With the Indian pacers exposing the frailties in England top-order, the teams will be on even keel with Kohli bracing for another big knock after his 97 and 103 in a winning cause at the Trent Bridge.

The pacers have accounted for 38 out of 46 wickets in these series so far, following on the heels of their good showing in South Africa.

With a green-top laid out for this fourth Test, India will once again count on their troika of pacers, backed by Hardik Pandya, who amply proved his bowling worth in the previous game.

With the batsmen also finally coming to the party, there is little chance of tinkering with the playing XI, thus theoretically bringing an end of the 45-match run of chopping and changing.

Ironically, that run had begun with the Southampton Test in 2014. Even so, Virat Kohli's propensity for change is well proven, accounting for 38 matches out of those 45.

Thus, it won't be surprising if he looks to fine tune the playing eleven once again.