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By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and put India in to bat as the fourth test of a thrilling series against India gets under way in Manchester on Wednesday.

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The Indian team’s lost yet another toss on Wednesday as England captain Ben Stokes opted to field in the fourth Test against at Manchester’s Old Trafford. India have now won a toss in any format since a T20I against the same team in Rajkot in January.

There were more twists in England's thrilling series against India as three wickets in the afternoon session on Wednesday helped the hosts drag themselves back into contention on day one of fourth test,

In an extraordinary example of bad luck, India lost the toss at the start of their fourth Test against England on Wednesday – marking their 14th straight lost toss. Per England Cricket ’s X/Twitter account: “The odds of that happening are 16,384/1.”

Controversy and provocation at Lord's has ignited the series between India and England which had been played in the most amicable spirit

Liam Dawson, playing his first Test since 2017, made an immediate impact with the ball. Brought in for the injured Shoaib Bashir, Dawson dismissed the well-set Yashasvi Jaiswal with just his seventh delivery — a sharply pitched ball that found the edge, safely pouched by Harry Brook at slip.