England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the second Test of the five-match series, which is been played at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Ahead of the second Test at Edgbaston on July 2, India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate on Monday shed some light on likely players that can be included in the playing XI for the second Test of the five-match series.
England's seasoned quick Chris Woakes addressed his retirement plans and declared that he isn't looking to follow the same path as legendary ageless seamer James Anderson ahead of second Test against India at Edgbaston.
Ahead of the second Test at Edgbaston on July 2, India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate backed opener Yashasvi Jaiswal following his poor outing in the field during both innings of the first Test against England, which was played at Leeds.
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate confirmed pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is "available" for the second Test against England at Edgbaston, but it is yet to be decided whether he would feature in the final XI, considering his limited utilisation for the five-match series.
England's seasoned quick Chris Woakes confessed that the hosts will have discussions around negating the threat posed by India vice-captain Rishabh Pant and some other players in the second Test, scheduled to take place at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
The second Test will be taking place at Birmingham from Wednesday onwards. India is trailing 0-1 in the series, failing to defend 371 runs against the hosts. Root had a solid outing, as he scored 28 and an unbeaten 53*.
The second Test will take place at Birmingham from July 2 onwards. While Prasidh took a total of five wickets in the match, the same as pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, his economy rates of 6.40 and 6.10 across both innings attracted plenty of criticism from fans and experts alike, as he offer
Former spinner Monty Panesar believes India should consider giving a break to world number one Jasprit Bumrah, which could "enhance" their performance against England at Edgbaston.
ECB managing director of men's cricket, Rob Key, dropped a subtle hint about tearaway Jofra Archer's return in the forthcoming second Test against India in Birmingham, which is scheduled to kick off on Wednesday.