India vs England Live Scores, 5th Test at Old Trafford, Day 1 The negative tests of all 21 players raised the prospect of the match going ahead at Old Trafford despite concerns persisting. According to a report in PTI, a senior cricketer expressed his concern about the situation getting worse when a member playing on one of the matches tested positive. It is learned that ECB chairman Tom Harrison is trying to speak to the high-profile player and address his concerns. All the rest of the team members are in favor of going ahead with the match.
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If the situation ends because the player’s family wants to take him back, the BCCI can politely ask him to rest for the game.
The weather forecast for the game starting Friday will bring a smile to the Indian camp as rain forecast during the first two days increases the chances of Virat Kohli becoming the first Indian captain to win a Test series in both Australia (2018-) Is. 19) and England (2021).
However, like in the last four Tests, the line-up of the spectators for the game is set to spark curiosity. At the center of the conversation will certainly be the workload of Bumrah, who has already bowled 151 overs in the past month, including 22 intense overs on the fourth and fifth day of the Oval Test, which India won by 157 runs.
Like Bumrah, a more complicated “to be or not to be” situation involves Rahane after his twin failures on a good batting deck at the Oval.
Not everyone is familiar with the confident Rahane with six failures in seven innings. Still, considering it to be the last Test of the series, Kohli can think of giving his deputy one last chance, with his India career now turning 33.
If not, the brashness of Suryakumar Yadav or the dogma of Hanuma Vihari could be used to destabilize the English attack without James Anderson, who has taken on a tremendous workload during this summer. And the workload is something that concerns India and Bumrah in particular.
The way Bumrah dismissed Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow with deadly reverse swing deliveries, the thought of not facing him would rest the brittle English batting line-up, leaving skipper Joe Root to live up to expectations. Has not landed.
With Mohammed Shami declared fit, he is set to move into the playing XI, but skipper Kohli’s call in the absence of head coach Ravi Shastri and bowling coach Bharat Arun, both suffering from COVID-19, will be crucial.
Old Trafford sometimes provide perfect bowling conditions, not playing Bumrah would be a derision, but then there is a T20 World Cup in six weeks’ time which any captain would consider the worst prospects, including injuries. which may hamper India’s prospects. .
Umesh Yadav (6 wickets) and all-rounder Shardul Thakur (3 wickets at 117 runs), after their respective impressive performances in the last game, are not going to be on the bench and Bumrah is the one who will need big time in the biggest game of the series. .
In case, the team management looks at the bigger picture and decides to give Bumrah the option to cool his heels, then Mohammad Siraj, despite a tremendous performance in the last Test, will get a look-in.
The exclusion of Ravichandran Ashwin has been non-negotiable for skipper Kohli, whose vote of confidence in Ravindra Jadeja’s all-rounder prowess has turned out to be partly if not wholly.
But will Shardul’s performance with the bat inspire Kohli to think differently and use a better spinner in Ravichandran Ashwin and not Jadeja?
Maybe Ashwin gets a look when people least expect him as Kohli is known for doing the unexpected.
For England, Root is their first and only hope and he wants to allay the Oval’s disappointment and ensure that he crosses the 600-run mark for the series.
Like Rohit Sharma, who is looking to recover from his knee injury and cross the 500-run mark for five Tests, that would be a tremendous feat for someone who was not a natural Test opener.
Root will be backed by deputy Jos Buttler, who will return to the playing XI and replace Bairstow.
Mark Wood is likely to share the new ball with Chris Woakes as both Anderson and Craig Overton are likely to be ruled out of Tests.
The pictures of Cheteshwar Pujara fielding during the training session will come as a welcome relief to his fans.
Teams (from):
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj , Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur
EnglandRory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Robinson, Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, David Malan, Craig Overton.
Match starts at 3:30 PM.
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