Wet weather is likely to persist throughout the morning and afternoon in Manchester with chances of rainfall peaking at noon today.

Stokes prepared to face India with a gruelling rehabilitation programme following hamstring surgery in January and has bowled 129 overs to date, his personal record for a Test series. He retired hurt on the third day after suffering cramp in his left leg but returned later in the evening,

Shubman Gill broke the record for most runs in a Test series by an Indian captain en route to his unbeaten 78 which, along with KL Rahul’s 87 not out, helped India recover from 0/2 down with a 311-run deficit and end the day on a relatively stable 174/2.

Since that loss, England has maintained a dominant record at this venue, going unbeaten for nearly a decade in Tests.

In a day that combined valiant grit and unrelenting dominance, Ben Stokes and England’s openers flipped the script of

India finished the first innings with 358 runs on the board, but England bounced back in stryle and they now trail by 133 runs. England currently lead the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series by 2-1

One player who is linked with a move away from Old Trafford is Alejandro Garnacho, who has been linked with several clubs this summer. According to a recent update via Sky Sports, Garnacho is open to moving out of United, but he wants to stay in the Premier League and also feature in the Champions League next season.

Manchester United have several players they are keen to offload this summer to help raise funds for new arrivals