There's a good chance of India fielding the same playing XI that won the third Test of the Pataudi Trophy in Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Wednesday. That's if Ravichandran Ashwin recovers from his hip injury. The India camp is confident of that happening well ahead of the August 30 Test the Rose Bowl. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja will make the cut if Ashwin does not recover. Jadeja figured in the 2014 Rose Bowl Test in which he claimed five wickets, but India lost by 266 runs.

The Indian team left Nottingham for Southampton at 11 am yesterday by bus which also carried Murali Vijay and Kuldeep Yadav, who were dropped for the next two Test matches. It is learnt that the celebrations after the 203-run win —their second triumph at Trent Bridge in 11 years — were restricted to high fives. That there is much work ahead in a 1-2 scoreline scenario is not lost on the players and support staff and all celebrations are on hold till the ultimate goal of winning the series is realised.