4th Test: Axar Patel strikes twice as England struggle at 74/3 at lunch

England seems to be struggling as they posted a total of 74 runs for the loss of three wickets against India in the fourth and final Test match at Motera stadium todayIndias inform spinner Axar Patel playing his third Test match picked up the wickets of both openers Zak Crawley and Dom Sibley for 9 runs and 2 runs respectively Skipper Joe Root was dismissed later by Mohammed Siraj for 5 runsAt lunch Englands Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes were unbeaten ar the crease on 28 and 24 runs respectivelyIn the 9 overs he bowled Axar Patel took 221 while Siraj took 123 from his 6 overs Veteran India bowlers Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant Sharma were wicketless at lunchEarlier England won the toss and chose to bat on Thursday ahead of the fourth Test against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium The visitors are trailing the series 21 and are looking to draw level while India are looking to avoid defeat and qualify for the World Test Championship finalEngland captain Joe Root said that they want to put as many runs on the board as possible before the ball starts spinningWe need to make use of the first innings because itll spin again very soon so we need to get runs on the board soonOver the last couple of years we have progressed as a side and itd be a great chance to finish a great winter if we win this Test match When you have a tough couple of games we need to be honest use the coaching staff and players who have experience in these conditions and this is a good chance for the guys to regroup and give this their all Archer and Broad are out Dan Lawrence and Dom Bess come in for us said RootWe wouldve batted first too It looks good to bat on on Day 1 Its been unbelievable captaining India for so long and in Tests we have come up the ranks quite well We look forward to coming together as a side We have a great bunch of guys who have bought into my vision as captain We have to be at our best and England are a quality side who have and can put us under pressure We have to be at the top of our game Mohammad Siraj comes in in place of Jasprit Bumrah said KohliEngland Dominic Sibley Zak Crawley Jonny Bairstow Joe Root captain Ben Stokes Ollie Pope Ben Foakes wicketkeeper Daniel Lawrence Dominic Bess Jack Leach James AndersonIndia Rohit Sharma Shubman Gill Cheteshwar Pujara Virat Kohli captain Ajinkya Rahane Rishabh Pant Ravichandran Ashwin Washington Sundar Axar Patel Ishant Sharma Mohammed SirajInputs IANSThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever