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Match factsDecember 8-12, 2016 Start time 9.30 local (0400GMT)Big pictureSmall margins. England have lost two Test matches because they havent minded them as much as they are capable of, and now, they have to win in Mumbai to stay alive in the series.India are not without troubles themselves. Their lead fast bowler Mohammed Shami has a sore knee and middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane broke his right index finger in the nets* and has been ruled out of the series. Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey and Mumbai seamer Shardul Thakur have been added to the squad as cover.England are also carrying some aching players - chiefly Stuart Broad - but it is their performance so far in the series that would concern them more.Alastair Cook has spoken about how he leads a side that can match India for skill and that the bowling they have faced has not been magical. Those comments were meant to put perspective on the scoreline that reads 2-0 against them; words that would have been stronger had they not been steeped with frustration.James Anderson and company have bounced M Vijay out enough times to suggest a pattern and R Ashwin has had to man rescue operations from the lower-middle order. England have made their plays, had their chances, even won two tosses, but have been found wanting when the moments to dig in have arrived.A weeks worth of rest and time with family should have lifted their spirits though. Plus, if anything could help England forget how they let the opposition get away from 156 for 5 to 417, or how they lost wickets in the last over before stumps twice, it could be their return to Mumbai, the venue of one of their most famous victories.India, on the other hand, drew the game in Rajkot despite chasing most of it, slammed two hundreds to offset the openers fall within the first five overs in Visakhapatnam, and took four wickets in the morning session in Mohali to erase a spate of fielding errors. The tenacity that Virat Kohlis men have shown has been a welcome sight to their fans. More importantly, it has put them in a position to win their fifth Test series in a row. Only once in 84 years has an Indian team achieved that. Wankhede Stadium takes centre stage, again.Form guide(completed matches, most recent first)India WWDWW England LLDLWIn the spotlightOne game into his comeback from a hamstring injury, KL Rahul found himself on the bench nursing a forearm injury. Cant fault a man for blows sustained at short leg, though. He was first in the nets on Tuesday and is expected to play in Mumbai. It must help that Rahul has the unwavering backing of the team management, especially considering the stop-start nature of his career. A big innings wouldnt go amiss either, considering he made 0 and 10 in his previous game.At times, especially in the last Test, Ben Stokes looked the only England bowler capable of getting wickets. That was because he never stopped trying. The allrounder was tireless in the pursuit for reverse swing, or the far more rare movement off the pitch. More of his resolve would be necessary for the team to come back from the position they are in.Team newsKarun Nair should retain his place in the middle order after Rahanes injury. A call on Mohammed Shami will be made on the morning of the Test. If he is unfit, India may bring Bhuvneshwar Kumar back into the XI. Parthiv Patel retains his role as wicketkeeper with Wriddhiman Saha yet to recover from his thigh strain. KL Rahul should slot back in the top of the order.India (probable) 1 KL Rahul, 2 M Vijay, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Karun Nair/Manish Pandey, 6 R Ashwin, 7 Parthiv Patel (wk), 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Jayant Yadav, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Mohammad Shami/ Bhuvneshwar KumarStuart Broad had a 50-50 chance of playing in Mumbai following his foot injury three weeks ago. He did some light training on Tuesday and should he be ready to play, England may well go in with four seamers and two spinners. Keaton Jennings will debut as opener in place of the injured Haseeb Hameed.England (probable) 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Keaton Jennings, 3 Joe Root, 4 Moeen Ali, 5 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jos Buttler, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Stuart Broad/ Steven Finn, 11 James AndersonPitch and conditionsThis series has been played on surfaces that have largely behaved themselves, and the trend is likely to continue. There will be spin, of course, but reports suggested it wont alarm batsmen until the third day.Stats and triviaIn the last 50 years, 14 England batsmen have made more than 300 runs in a series in India. Alastair Cook is one of them and he can do so again, along with Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes.England have won their last two matches at Wankhede Stadium. India have won 10 out of 24 matches at the venue.In the nine Tests at Wankhede over the last 20 years, no fast bowler has picked up a five-wicket haul. In the same period, the spinners have 13.Virat Kohli needs 41 runs to complete 4000 in Test cricket. He would be the sixth-fastest Indian to the mark in terms of innings played; Virender Sehwag, with 79, is at the top.QuotesPressure to me is people who cant afford food or who are struggling to live. This is just a game of cricket. Ill give it my best shot.England allrounder Moeen Ali*The story has been updated with the news of Ajinkya Rahanes injury Lawrence Taylor Youth Jersey . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Lawrence Taylor Womens Jersey . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. http://www.giantsrookiestore.com/Giants-Eli-Manning-Jersey/ . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. Evan Engram Womens Jersey . 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Kohli did not lay out the selection calls explicitly, but strongly hinted at them in his press conference on the eve of the Test match.In international cricket, you need to understand one thing that you cannot count players out because of one series, Kohli said. If youre talking about KL Rahul, obviously hes improved leaps and bounds as a cricketer in the last 3-4 months. Hes established himself as the third opener for India, hes a regular in the Test side, he played in Sri Lanka as well, scored runs there.But thats one call you need to take as a captain, and thats why they say the job is never easy. Its just that, whoever starts a Test series, he has an edge over [the player] who has to wait for his chance, but at the same time, we have four Test matches and you will get a chance at some stage.If you speak about KL Rahul and someone like Shikhar, its very difficult to take a call up front, in the first match of a series, because someone like Shikhar is a very dominant player, he can dominate sessions and bring you into the Test match, especially in conditions like West Indies.You saw how he played in Sri Lanka, he scored a very quick hundred, but got injured unfortunately, but thats what I mean. You cant count out a guy like Shikhar because of a couple of innings here and there. So we need to give guys a decent run, and know that if something goes wrong, we have a quality player like Rahul waiting in the wings and hes as solid as anyone in world cricket right now, and hell do a good job whenever he gets a chance.There was a smattering of grass on the surface, and Kohli felt its main purpose was to bind the soil underneath, rather than provide any major assistance to the quick bowlers.I think the surface looks really dry and soft, he said. Its not as hard as some of the other surfaces in West Indies. The wicket is no different from what we play back home, actually. Its basically where we have soft wickets and the soil is loose, its bound by the grass, so have to keep that cover on, so I think itll be a decent batting wicket.There wont be much bounce, not as much bounce as some of the other places in West Indies, somewhere like Barbados or Jamaica where the spinners get a lot of bounce. That wont be the case here, thats what I feel, after reading the wicket, so well have to plan accordingly where we need to bowl.In the days leading up to the Test match, Indias nets hierarchy seemed to indicate that Rohit Sharma would not feature in their starting XI, and that either Stuart Binny or Ravindra Jadeja would play instead to provide an extra bowling option. Without saying India would definitely do so, Kohli said he was in favour of five bowlers.We have some plans in our mind, but we cant disclose those things now, he said. But when we played in Australia and in Sri Lanka, we learned that its crucial to attack in the first match, and to set the tone for the series. For that you will need to play your strongest bowling unit in the first match.And as batsmen, we want to take responsibility, so as a captain Im always in favour of five bowlers, because if you dont take 20 wickets, it doesnt matter if you score 700 runs, theres no point. We have been playiing with that mindset for the last one-and-a-half-to-two years, and we will start this series with the same mindset, and see that our bowling is as strong as it needs to be to take 20 wickets.ddddddddddddAs a captain, you will want that your prime bowler, even if he only bowls 10 overs, if he concedes only 20 runs in those 10 overs and picks up two wickets, he will keep the pressure on. If your part-timer bowls five overs and concedes 30, the pressure will disappear. So I think in a Test match, that when that moment comes, it becomes crucial how well your fifth bowler bowls.And on this wicket, the plans of bowling outside off stump may not be that successful because there wont be too much pace and bounce. So bowlers who will bowl stump-to-stump lines and wicket-taking bowlers will be more effective. That is the mindset we plan to get into the Test match with, and start the series on a positive note.With Mohammed Shami back to full match fitness after a long layoff with a knee injury, Kohli welcomed back a pace bowler whom he called a complete package. Given the amount of bowling he has done at the nets, Shami seems likely to edge Umesh Yadav out of the eleven as Ishant Sharmas new-ball partner.Shami, unfortunately he got injured while he was having a great season, Kohli said. He bowled really well in South Africa, he bowled well in New Zealand, he bowled well in England, I mean he bowled well everywhere that he played. Australia as well, in the Test matches, in the World Cup he was outstanding, so, unfortunately he got injured after that, you know, had a massive break.But now hes back, hes bowling really well. Obviously, hes a gun bowler, we all know that, the areas he hits is what you need in Test cricket, very attacking lines and lengths, and he has the ability to get batsmen out at any stage of the game, which as a captain is very pleasing and important, so Shami being back in the side obviously gives us a lot of options. The guy can bowl well with the new ball, with the old ball, reverse-swinging it, he can come around the wicket, use bouncers and use his pace as well. So I think as a fast bowler hes a complete package, and I only wish him the best of luck for the season, and hope he delivers for us like hes done in the past as well.Five years ago, during Indias last full tour of the Caribbean, Kohli made his Test debut and endured a difficult series, not managing a single half-century in five innings and showing discomfort against the short ball. However, Kohli said he was happy to be back where it all began.Its a memorable place for me, he said. I made my Test debut here. Its nice to come back after so many years, and having played so many Test matches all over the world in between. Obviously, I had improved as a Test cricketer.Obviously I had little clue about Test cricket [on the 2011 tour]. I came here and found out a lot about the format and what the challenges were at that stage. This is one place that made me start realising where you needed to improve as far as Test cricket was concerned.Im really happy to be back here. Ive been here a couple of times after that, but never played Test cricket afterwards. So its a nice place to come and play. The atmosphere is really good, people like cricket, they support it. Im really excited to play a Test match here after so long. So is everyone else in the team. ' ' '