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With the ongoing five-match Test series between England and India for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy currently placed 2-1 in favour of the hosts, the two teams will return to action in the fourth Test, which is set to be played from July 23 to 27 at the Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. While the English side will be high on confidence coming into the fourth Test as they have already got two wins in their bag, India on the other hand, will aim to bounce back and level the series in Manchester, a venue where they haven’t won a Test.
While the English side will walk out with a solitary change after Shoaib Bashir was ruled out of the series due to a finger injury, the Men in Blue are sweating on the injuries of several players, including Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep as well as Rishabh Pant. While Arshdeep and Akash Deep are already out of the fourth Test, it has to be seen whether Rishabh Pant returns as a wicketkeeper-batter or will only play as a specialist batter.
Day 1 of 4th Test to see passing showers or two in Manchester
But as we move towards the fourth Test, weather is a crucial factor which caters to a cricket match. Talking about the weather for day one of the fourth Test in Manchester, it is expected to be cloudy, with a passing shower or two, while the temperature will hit a maximum of 20°C, according to the listings on AccuWeather. The probability of precipitation on Wednesday, July 23, stands at 65% apart from the probability of thunderstorms standing at 13%.
During the upcoming day’s play, while the morning will see the temperature reach a maximum of 19°C with the probability of precipitation standing at 19%, during the afternoon hours, the temperature will go down to 18°C with the weather likely to be cloudy with brief showers expected.
While the precipitation chances stand at 65% with cloud cover expected to be around 92%, there will be wind gusts of around 32 km/h, which is expected to blow away any resemblance of rain quite quickly from the city of Manchester. If it is the case, then the fans could expect a near uninterrupted day’s play in the England versus India fourth Test day one at Emirates Old Trafford.
