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England have made two changes in their playing 11 for the fourth Test against India in Ranchi as pacer Ollie Robinson replaced Mark Wood while spinner Shoaib Bashir comes in for Rehan Ahmed.

England have made two similar changes for the must-win game as they trail 2-1 in the five-match series. Ben Stokes-led side suffered a massive 434-run thrashing in the third Test in Rajkot.

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Robinson will play his first Test in India after recovering from a back spasm in the third Test against Australia in July last year, which ruled him out of cricket action. He will pair up with James Anderson as the second pacer. Anderson only got one wicket in the last match while he bagged five wickets in the second Test in Visakhapatnam.

Rehan played in the first three Tests and picked 11 wickets and also scored 76 runs. Bashir will replace Rehan after he returned with 1 for 108 from 25 overs in the second innings in Rajkot.

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Bashir will join Tom Hartley and Joe Root as the spin-bowling trio. The tall spinner made his debut in Visakhapatnam and took four wickets in the match after a visa delay ruled him out of the opening match of the series.

England XI for 4th Test: Ben Stokes (C), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson.