India and England are ready to face off in the second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, starting July 2 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
After losing the opening match in Leeds, India will be desperate to make a comeback and level the series. England, on the other hand, will aim to keep their momentum going and take a 2-0 lead.
Edgbaston hasn’t been kind to India historically, and they'll need a big effort from their players to break their winless streak at the venue.
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Let’s look at the confirmed lineups for both sides ahead of the second match.
India’s confirmed playing XI in IND vs ENG 2nd Test at Edgbaston
India have made three changes in the lineup that played the first Test at Headingley. Jasprit Bumrah, Sai Sudharshan and Shardul Thakur were replaced by Akash Deep, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar. Kuldeep Yadav failed to make the lineup.
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Confirmed Playing XI (India):
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- KL Rahul
- Karun Nair
- Shubman Gill (c)
- Rishabh Pant (wk)
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Washington Sundar
- Akash Deep,
- Mohammed Siraj
- Prasidh Krishna.
England’s confirmed playing XI in IND vs ENG 2nd Test at Edgbaston
England are going with an unchanged XI for the second Test. They were clinical in Leeds, chasing down a big target with ease and the selectors have rewarded that winning effort with continuity.
Jofra Archer, who returned to the squad after a long injury layoff, will have to wait for his comeback. He missed a training session due to a family emergency and will rejoin the squad just ahead of the match.
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Chris Woakes continues in the XI and will enjoy playing at his home ground, where he has an impressive record.
Confirmed Playing XI (England):
- Zak Crawley
- Ben Duckett
- Ollie Pope
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Ben Stokes (c)
- Jamie Smith (wk)
- Chris Woakes
- Brydon Carse
- Josh Tongue
- Shoaib Bashir