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England will go head-to-head with India in the second Test of the five-match Test series, starting on Wednesday, July 2, at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Delving into the details of the first Test, India batted first after losing the toss and scored 471 runs in 113 overs in the first innings. In response, England scored 465 runs in 100.4 overs with Ollie Pope scoring 106 runs while Bumrah scalped a fifer.
In the third innings, Indian posted 364 runs in 96 overs with KL Rahul (137) and Rishabh Pant (118) scoring centuries. In the 371-run chase, England sealed the deal with five wickets in hand to take a 1-0 lead.
ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Match Details
Match: England vs India, 2nd Test
Time & Date: 3:30 PM IST, July 2 to July 6
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Probable XIs
England (Playing XI)
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah/Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Pitch Report
The Birmingham wicket is expected to give new ball bowlers some momentum initially, with swing on offer. As the innings progresses, we can expect the batters to come out on top with comfortable batting conditions.
ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Top Picks
KL Rahul
Rahul, the opening batter, scored an exceptional century in the second innings of the Leeds Test. Moreover, he scored 42 runs in the first innings.
Ben Stokes
English skipper Stokes could play a crucial role with both bat and ball in this game as well.
ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Captain picks
Joe Root
Root had a decent time in the Leeds Test, scoring 28 and 53* runs in both innings. He played an important role in the chase.
Rishabh Pant
Pant comes into this game after smacking twin centuries in the Leeds Test. He would be eyeing to continue his good form.
ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Head to Head Dream11 team
Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul (vc), Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root (c), Shubman Gill, Harry Brook, Chris Woakes, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Brydon Carse.
ENG vs IND, 2nd Test Grand League Dream11 team
Jamie Smith, Rishabh Pant (c), KL Rahul, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ben Stokes (vc), Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
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