England Tour Fixtures Tests: 1st Test: November 9-13, 2016 in Rajkot 2nd Test: November 17-21, 2016 in Vishakhapatnam 3rd Test: November 26-30, 2016 in Mohali 4th Test: December 8-12, 2016 in Mumbai 5th Test: December 16-20, 2016 in Chennai ODIs 1st ODI: January 15, 2017 in Pune (D/N) 2nd ODI: January 19, 2017 in Cuttack (D/N) 3rd ODI: January 22, 2017 in Kolkata (D/N) T20s 1st T20: January 26, 2017 in Kanpur (D/N) 2nd T20: January 29, 2017 in Nagpur (D/N) 3rd T20: February 1, 2017 in Bengaluru (D/N)
Mark Wood has been ruled out of England's tour to India after the discovery that he bowled at the tail end of the English domestic season with a broken ankle.
England have received a significant boost with the news that James Anderson will be able to join their Test squad in India almost immediately. Anderson, England's leading Test wicket-taker, has not bowled since August after suffering from a shoulder injury and was omitted from the original tour squad with the proviso that he would be recalled if he was able to prove his fitness. He returned to bowling a couple of weeks ago and has come through every test and scan before being cleared for the trip. He is now expected to join up with the rest of the squad ahead of the first Test in Rajkot, which starts on Wednesday, and could be considered for the second Test in Visakhapatnam, starting on November 17.
India are missing three major batsmen - openers KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan, and Rohit Sharma - because of injures for the first two Tests against England. Allrounder Hardik Pandya has been included in the Test squad for the first time in his career Squad Virat Kohli (capt.), R Ashwin, Gautam Gambhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Mohammad Shami, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Karun Nair, M Vijay, Umesh Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav
Teenage opener Haseeb Hameed will make his England debut against India in the opening Test in Rajkot on Wednesday. The match will go ahead despite the Board of Control for Cricket in India threatening to cancel the match over a financial dispute with the courts. Lancashire batsman Hameed, 19, will become only the second teenager to play Test cricket for England since 1949. Ben Duckett, who opened in the recent Test series against Bangladesh, will replace Gary Ballance at four.
Alastair Cook, 31, will break Michael Atherton's record of 54 Tests as England captain during the opening game of the five-match series.
England are 311 for 4 at the end of the 1st day of the 1st Test against India in Rajkot England 311 for 4 (Root 124, Moeen 99*, Ashwin 2-108)
Joe Root scored the first century by a batsman visiting India since Michael Clarke in February 2013. Moeen Ali ended the day one short of another.
India with all 1st innings wickets standing trail England by 474 runs at the end of the 2nd day of the 1st Test in Rajkot England 537 (Stokes 128, Root 124, Moeen 117, Jadeja 3-86) - India 63-0
England drew with India in the 1st Test in Rajkot England 537 (Stokes 128, Root 124, Moeen 117) and 260 for 3 decl. (Cook 130, Hameed 82) - India 488 (Vijay 126, Pujara 124, Ashwin 70, Rashid 4-114) and 172 for 6 (Kohli 49*, Rashid 3-64)
India's day as they close the 1st Day of the 2nd Test at Visakhapatnam against England on 317-4 India 317 for 4 (Kohli 151*, Pujara 119, Anderson 3-44)
England with 5 first innings wickets already gone trail India by 352 runs at the end of the 2nd Day of the 2nd Test England 103 for 5 (Root 53, Ashwin 2-20) - India 455 (Kohli 167, Pujara 119, Ashwin 58, Moeen 3-98)
India beat England by 246 runs in the 2nd Test in Visakhapatnam India 455 (Kohli 167, Pujara 119) and 204 (Kohli 81, Broad 4-33) - England 255 (Stokes 70, Bairstow 53, Ashwin 5-67) and 158 (Cook 54) India lead 5 match series 1-0
England have confirmed that Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes will return to the side for the third Test against India starting in Mohali on Saturday. Buttler comes in for Ben Duckett, who has been dropped, while Woakes replaces the injured Stuart Broad.
India beat England by eight wickets in the 3rd test in Mohali India 417 (Jadeja 90, Ashwin 72, Kohli 62, Jayant 55, Pujara 51, Stokes 5-73, Rashid 4-118) and 104 for 2 (Parthiv 67*) - England 283 (Bairstow 89, Shami 3-63) and 236 (Root 78, Hameed 59*, Ashwin 3-81) India lead series 2-0
India beat England by an innings and 36 runs in the 5th Test at Chenai India 631 (Kohli 235, Vijay 136, Jayant 104) - England 400 (Jennings 112, Buttler 76, Moeen 50, Ashwin 6-112, Jadeja 4-109) and 195 (Root 77, Bairstow 51, Ashwin 6-55) England only the third team in test history to score 400 or more batting first and lose by an innings India lead series 3-0 with one to play
Despite the defeat and the lost series, in a strange way England have got something out of this series. The emergence of Hameed and Jennings makes the top of the order look far more solid. My top 4 in batting order would be Cook, Hameed, Jennings, Root.
India beat England by an innings and 75 runs in the 5th Test at Chennai India 759 for 7 dec (Nair 303*, Rahul 199) - England 477 (Moeen 146, Root 88, Jadeja 3-106) and 207 (Jennings 54, Cook 49, Jadeja 7-48) India win series 4-0