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Match factsDecember 16-20, 2016 Start time 9.30 local (0400GMT)Big PictureEngland might feel like the guy sighing in relief when he hears the bar keep yelling last call. Theyve tried hard to keep up in unfamiliar surroundings, lost players to a schedule that packed five Tests into six weeks, given up their hold on the Anthony de Mello Trophy, and cant be faulted if they are left with nothing more than the desire to go home. Counting the series in Bangladesh, theyve been on tour since early October. 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 the call to play Ishant Sharma, who has rejoined the squad after his marriage last week.India (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. 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At 1-9 in the standings, Phoenix1 currently sit tied with Echo Fox in ninth place, and are only three games back of Counter Logic Gaming and Team Envy for the sixth and final spot in the postseason.It feels really good because weve been working so hard these last few weeks, said Phoenix1s support Austin Gate Yu following the squads inaugural match win. I actually thought we could do even better. I thought we could do well against [Team SoloMid], but I think theyre just a really cohesive team so Im pretty happy with the one win this week.Before TSMs ace mid laner S?ren Bjergsen Bjerg took over in the first game on Saturday versus P1, the forlorn rookies were putting up a fight against the undefeated league leaders. But, as it has been for the majority of the season, P1s inexperience playing together and lack of synergy led to them getting picked apart by a better, more well-rounded team with a game changing player like Bjergsen.Most of us dont really take whatever people say online to heart, said Gate, elaborating on how the team was able to put up with the constant backlash throughout the weeks as a winless rookie club. At the end of the day, we all think were really good players, so theres not much to worry about when it comes to third-party [criticism]. Also, when youre the underdog, it feels like there is less pressure. It feels like its much easier to play the game, too. There is no real need to care about what other teams or what other people on the internet think of you.Although the team had failed to live up to its symbol of a phoenix rising from the ashes before Sundays conquest, all chatter surrounding the fledgling organization as a whole has been positive. Last split, Gate played on Team Impulse, a team that did better than expected on paper and even survived relegations, but was barred from thee summer split when it came out the organization didnt keep up with payment to the players on the roster.ddddddddddddast split on Team Impulse, we had little to no support staff, he continued. We literally had to call up our friends and ask them if they could help us with our team because we were having some struggles. With Phoenix1, its completely the opposite. We dont even have to ask. They just think about it first. And we, just as players, want to repay them and show the org that theyre doing good for us with some wins.From the shambles of living with Impulse in the spring, Gate and the rest of Phoenix1 currently live in one of the nicer team houses of any team in the league. The property has a main house and a guest house equipped with a gigantic pool and other amenities youd expect from a luxurious space in Los Angeles. Id say its the best team house Ive been in so far, said Gate.I actually think -- people have said it over and over -- North America is really competitive this split, he said. Were just going to have to take it week by week, and see if we can pull out more wins and go to the [NA LCS] Finals in Canada. Because four of us are from there, so wed really like to make it there.Always looking on the positive side of things instead of getting sandbagged by negativity, Gate and the rest of P1 have continually done after game interviews with press and hung around to talk to fans outside the arena even during the 0-9 stretch of games. He said it was a blessing after last seasons tumultuous split with Impulse to find an upstanding and supportive organization like Phoenix1.First things first, I cant really say in words how much I appreciate it, he said to all the fans of P1 whove been supporting the squad over the past month. You guys are masochists to like us. Weve been struggling. Its hard to root for a team thats struggling, so for you guys whove rooted for us since the very beginning, I cant thank you enough. And then for all the people that supported me personally, I think youre probably the reason why I do esports, so thanks a lot. ' ' '