will be avenged Joe Rootin his mind when he captains the five-Test series against England Virat KohliIndia’s debut in Nottingham on Wednesday, the beginning of a new world test series (World Trade Center) cycle in the process.
Both sides are getting smarter with their defeat to New Zealand in June, which saw England lose at home and India in the WTC final in Southampton.
England, having lost four of their last five Tests under Root, paid the price for sticking to the policy of rest and rotation, which they have now decided to abandon.
They were beaten 1-3 in India earlier this year, and Root tasted his first home series defeat when New Zealand called.
“We are now approaching a time where rest and rotation are behind us,” Root said recently.
“Hopefully, if everyone is fit, we’ll have our best team available going forward. It’s really exciting and something I’m looking forward to a lot.”
In the absence of the speedster there would be a big void in his bowling jofra archer.
The Barbados-born pacer underwent elbow surgery in May and has since made a low-key comeback for the Sussexes, but is not yet ready for the rigors of Tests. Cricket.
Root will also be disappointed that the deputy Ben Stokes‘ Quick comeback from finger injury, didn’t last long.
Stokes led England’s one-day team to sweep the series 3-0 against Pakistan but has now taken an indefinite break from the game to prioritize his mental well-being.
India also has its share of personnel issues.
Opener Shubman Gill, all-rounder Washington Sundar and pacer Avesh Khan have returned home with injuries even before the start of the series.
Opener Prithvi Shaw has been called up but Mayank Agarwal is likely to be the partner Rohit Sharma Top of his batting order in Nottingham.
vice captain Ajinkya Rahane He is also recovering from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the practice match in Durham.
New Zealand exposed India’s vulnerability in seam-friendly conditions in Southampton but Kohli is determined not to let James Anderson and Stuart Broad dominate.
“The idea from here would be to try to score runs and worry about getting out in test conditions,” Kohli said of the challenge ahead.
“That’s the only way you can score and put the opposition under pressure, otherwise you’re literally just standing there hoping you don’t get out and eventually you will…”
Factbox:
fixtures
First Test: Aug 4-8 Nottingham 11am (1000 GMT)
Second Test: August 12-16 London at 11am (1000 GMT)
Third Test: August 25-29 Leeds at 11am (1000 GMT)
Fourth Test: September 2-6 London at 11am (1000 GMT)
Fifth Test: Sep 10-14 Manchester 11 AM (1000 GMT)
England
world ranking: 4
Captain: Joe Root
Coach: Chris Silverwood
Top Order Batsmen: Joe Root (5)
Top order bowlers: Stuart Broad (7)
Shaft: Joe Root, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Jack Crowley, Sam Curran, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Dom Sibley, Mark Wood.
India
world ranking: 2
Captain: Virat Kohli
Coach: Ravi Shastri
Top Order Batsmen: Virat Kohli (4)
Top order bowlers: Ravichandran Ashwin (2)
Shaft: Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Mohammed Siraj , Shardul Thakur, Hanuma Vihari, Umesh Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav.
test head-to-head
Match: 126
England win: 48
India wins: 29
Draw: 49
Tied: 0
last three series
2021 India beat England 3-1 in India
2018 England beat India 4-1 in England
2016-17 India beat England 4-0 in India
Both sides are getting smarter with their defeat to New Zealand in June, which saw England lose at home and India in the WTC final in Southampton.
England, having lost four of their last five Tests under Root, paid the price for sticking to the policy of rest and rotation, which they have now decided to abandon.
They were beaten 1-3 in India earlier this year, and Root tasted his first home series defeat when New Zealand called.
“We are now approaching a time where rest and rotation are behind us,” Root said recently.
“Hopefully, if everyone is fit, we’ll have our best team available going forward. It’s really exciting and something I’m looking forward to a lot.”
In the absence of the speedster there would be a big void in his bowling jofra archer.
The Barbados-born pacer underwent elbow surgery in May and has since made a low-key comeback for the Sussexes, but is not yet ready for the rigors of Tests. Cricket.
Root will also be disappointed that the deputy Ben Stokes‘ Quick comeback from finger injury, didn’t last long.
Stokes led England’s one-day team to sweep the series 3-0 against Pakistan but has now taken an indefinite break from the game to prioritize his mental well-being.
India also has its share of personnel issues.
Opener Shubman Gill, all-rounder Washington Sundar and pacer Avesh Khan have returned home with injuries even before the start of the series.
Opener Prithvi Shaw has been called up but Mayank Agarwal is likely to be the partner Rohit Sharma Top of his batting order in Nottingham.
vice captain Ajinkya Rahane He is also recovering from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the practice match in Durham.
New Zealand exposed India’s vulnerability in seam-friendly conditions in Southampton but Kohli is determined not to let James Anderson and Stuart Broad dominate.
“The idea from here would be to try to score runs and worry about getting out in test conditions,” Kohli said of the challenge ahead.
“That’s the only way you can score and put the opposition under pressure, otherwise you’re literally just standing there hoping you don’t get out and eventually you will…”
Factbox:
fixtures
First Test: Aug 4-8 Nottingham 11am (1000 GMT)
Second Test: August 12-16 London at 11am (1000 GMT)
Third Test: August 25-29 Leeds at 11am (1000 GMT)
Fourth Test: September 2-6 London at 11am (1000 GMT)
Fifth Test: Sep 10-14 Manchester 11 AM (1000 GMT)
England
world ranking: 4
Captain: Joe Root
Coach: Chris Silverwood
Top Order Batsmen: Joe Root (5)
Top order bowlers: Stuart Broad (7)
Shaft: Joe Root, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Jack Crowley, Sam Curran, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Dom Sibley, Mark Wood.
India
world ranking: 2
Captain: Virat Kohli
Coach: Ravi Shastri
Top Order Batsmen: Virat Kohli (4)
Top order bowlers: Ravichandran Ashwin (2)
Shaft: Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Mohammed Siraj , Shardul Thakur, Hanuma Vihari, Umesh Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav.
test head-to-head
Match: 126
England win: 48
India wins: 29
Draw: 49
Tied: 0
last three series
2021 India beat England 3-1 in India
2018 England beat India 4-1 in England
2016-17 India beat England 4-0 in India
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