The first Test between England and India ended in honours, while rain played its part to nullify a certain result on the final day at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. While India’s attacking unit was a threat to England, Joe Root and his team focused on India’s weaknesses at the moment, which is their batting performance. Indian batsmen have struggled in England conditions in the last few series and have been able to make only one or two contributions for Team India. The English bowlers are well aware of the Indian batsmen and the legendary Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad have implemented swing as their unique attack, the Indian batsmen need to play some smart cricket to result in their own way.
India last played at Lord’s, with the hosts ruthlessly thrashing India by an innings and 159 runs. It will be the responsibility of the Indian batsmen to perform well. While England have had Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes missing due to injuries and Ben Stokes taking an ‘indefinite break’ citing mental health concerns, the hosts have been dealt another major blow as the pacer. Bowler Broad was ruled out for Tuesday’s practice after experiencing discomfort. in his calf. Mark Wood is set to replace Broad if he does not recover as of Wednesday.
England’s Probable XI vs India at Lord’s
Root and the England team have a lot of work to do as the batsmen are unable to put out the visible fire in the first Test. With Moeen Ali in place of Daniel Lawrence, England are expected to make changes in their squad, strengthen their lower middle order and attack unit. Ali has been selected in the England squad and is most likely to make it to the XI against India. Apart from Ali, there is little chance of Broad getting involved and England would not want to risk making their star bowler’s injury worse. Wood is part of the England team and if Broad does not recover in time, he is likely to be included in the XI.
England predicted starting line-up: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Jack Crowley, Joe Root (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Jimmy Anderson, Mark Wood.
India’s Probable XI vs England at Lord’s
India will once again rely on KL Rahul after a stellar performance at Trent Bridge. Opening with Rohit Sharma, Rahul played a crucial innings of 84 runs, which is the highest in an innings for India. Extending India’s options, Mayank Agarwal recovered from his injury and took to the nets on Tuesday. However, Rahul will be given a chance to open with Rohit for the second Test at Lord’s. On the other hand, bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur will be ruled out of the second Test due to a hamstring injury. Experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is most likely to replace Thakur, who will be India’s second option in spin. Ishant Sharma is also fit and ready, however, despite the experience, India may stick with Mohammad Siraj for the second Test.
India predicted starting line-up: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
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