Clearly there was concern over the amount of moisture there was in it.

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With one win, four losses, debate over the quality of their captain, suggestions they have fielded lopsided XIs, injuries - James Andersons soreness being the latest - irritation from the coach over their tactics, and later at the medias antics, this was one awful bender.India, on the other hand, may feel kinship towards those who go boo when told the pub is shutting down for the night. Virat Kohli is in such form he could start playing trick shots to each ball. R Ashwin cant help but pick up wickets. The batting line-up stretches to No. 9. The bowlers are relentless. All of that has been amplified by home conditions. In Chennai, they stand a chance at equalling the most Tests theyve ever won in a series - four, against Australia in 2013 - even a draw would take them to 18 matches without a defeat. No Indian team has reached such heights in 84 years of Test history.There is one more protagonist in play: the city. It was only at the start of this week that Chennai was laid waste by cyclone Vardah.Form guideIndia WWWDW (completed matches, most recent first) England LLLDLIn the spotlightKarun Nair has not had the kindest introduction to Test cricket. He has had to hang around on the fringes since the Sri Lanka tour last year, and his extended run in the XI may well be the result of Ajinkya Rahane - who spent a lot longer waiting for his first gig - and Rohit Sharmas injuries. Scores of 4 and 13 - not to mention dropping a catch in the fourth over in Mumbai and then watching the reprieved Keaton Jennings make a century - indicate he has not made the most of his opportunity. Hell be eager to set that right should he get another go in Chennai.Since his century in Rajkot, Moeen Ali has not made the kind of contributions that befit his talent. His strokes appear effortless, which look nice when the ball flies off the middle and particularly ugly when it is mistimed. His showing more care at the start of the innings might not be too bad an idea. Hes the kind of player who goes the extra yard as well. Took on a vicious workload in Mumbai, bowling 53 overs and then had to bat at No. 4. Can he sign off on a high?Team newsIndia might play successive Tests with the same XI for the first time under Kohli, unless they take thee call to play Ishant Sharma, who has rejoined the squad after his marriage last week.ddddddddddddIndia (probable) 1 KL Rahul, 2 M Vijay, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Karun Nair, 6 R Ashwin, 7 Parthiv Patel (wk), 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Jayant Yadav, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Ishant SharmaEngland will likely hand a debut to left-arm spinning allrounder Liam Dawson. They are also waiting on Stuart Broads fitness - he injured his foot in Visakhapatnam and has not played since. He underwent a fitness Test on Wednesday and was scheduled for another on the eve of the Test.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 Liam Dawson, 9 Stuart Broad/Chris Woakes, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Jake BallPitch and conditionsCan the behaviour of a pitch that has been through a cyclone and had to be dried by hot coals be predicted? Clearly there was concern over the amount of moisture there was in it. So the ball could seam around. It is Chennai though, the hometown of R Ashwin, so there will be plenty of spin. The rains have subsided, and it was sunny again on the eve of the Test before becoming a bit cloudy in the evening. Considering the work that has been put in by a dedicated groundstaff to make sure the match happens, the first ball could carry more far more meaning than the last.Stats and triviaEngland have played eight Tests in Chennai, winning three and losing four. India, meanwhile, have won 13 out of 31 matches at the venue.Kohli has 640 runs from four Tests in this series, 135 more in Chennai would give him the record for most runs by an Indian in a series, beating Sunil Gavaskars tally of 774 against West Indies in 1971.Ashwin has 27 wickets so far, with nine more he could record the best haul by an Indian bowler in a Test series. BS Chandrashekar took 35 against England in 1972.Alastair Cook needs two more runs to become the 10th batsman in Test history to 11000 runs.QuotesThis will be my 140th game and Ive never played a in a game when we havent had nets before. But sometimes you do have to remember what happened in the cyclone, when people unfortunately lost their lives. So a net session the day before doesnt seem quite as important after what people have gone through. Englands captain Alastair CookI dont think we are looking at a collective series as 4-0. For us every game is separate from the other and the intensity and the motivation to win a Test match remains the same, whether we have won the series or havent won the series, or its drawn.Indias captain Virat Kohli ' ' '