We are prepared to take on world class Ashwin: Root

Ravichandran Ashwin last month took a six-wicket haul in a County Championship game for Surrey at the Oval.

Skipper Joe Root, who led England to a series-levelling win at the Headingley, expects an Indian backlash in the penultimate Test and said they're ready for all combinations including facing the "worldclass" R. Ashwin at the Oval. India had grabbed a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after beating England by 151 runs at Lord's but England came back to level the series with an innings and 76 run win in the third Test. "A world class team like India, led by Virat (Kohli) I expect nothing less than a response and we'd be naive to think otherwise," Root said during a virtual press-conference.