It was as if the stars aligned for Ben Stokes to bowl that magic ball to his opposite number Rohit Sharma on day two of the fifth Test, feels England assistant coach Jeetan Patel.

England spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel said they expect the fourth and final Test pitch to also be a spinning track but added that the visitors are eager to "punch back" from the two straight losses.

Former opener Marcus Trescothick has been appointed England's new batting coach, while Jon Lewis and Jeetan Patel have been named as fast and spin bowling coaches respectively.

India vs England: Moeen Ali finished with eight wickets in the match, picking four wickets each in both the innings.

New Zealand have boosted their spin options against South Africa by including Jeetan Patel in a 13-man squad for the three-Test series against the Proteas beginning next week.

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said the selection of Jeetan Patel was made keeping in mind the conditions at Saxton Oval and the number of left-handers present in the Bangladesh line-up

Mark Craig, who suffered a side strain while bowling during the second innings of the Kanpur Test between India-New Zealand, will return home to undergo a rehabilitation programme. Jeetan Patel, who last played a Test in 2013, has been called in as his replacement

The diminutive 39-year-old scored an impressive 89 as West Indies XI declared at 230/6

Playing for Essex, Gambhir's search for elusive form extended as he struggled for the fourth time. His scores so far are 31, 21, 2 and 0.

Gautam Gambhir will replace New Zealand's Hamish Rutherford as the County's overseas player.