Key Takeaways from this article India Vs England 2nd test at lords. Which players selected were not in Team India in the 2nd test and Team England in the 2nd test match.
The first test match looked like a definite result, but Rain gods didn’t allow us to see the full match. Definitely, India had the upper hand in the first test match.
The second test match starts today at lords 12th August 2021. Both teams are facing minor injury issues. Shardul is in doubt, and England has already lost Broad for the entire series.
Hameed and Moeen Ali are already in England Squad. So now the question is who seats out in the second test vs India.
Here is England XI against India 2nd test lords:
Rory Burns Opening batter
Dom Sibley Opening batter
Haseeb Hameed Opening batter
Joe Root (c) Top-order batter
Jonny Bairstow, Wicketkeeper batter
Moeen Ali Batting allrounder
Jos Buttler † Wicketkeeper batter
Sam Curran Allrounder
Ollie Robinson Bowler
Mark Wood Bowler
James Anderson Bowler
India XI for 2nd test match vs England at lords with one Change Ishant comes in place of Shardul Thakur.
Rohit Sharma Top-order batter
KL Rahul Opening batter
Cheteshwar Pujara Top-order batter
Virat Kohli (c) Top order batter
Ajinkya Rahane Top order batter
Rishabh Pant † Wicketkeeper batter
Ishant Sharma Bowler
Ravindra Jadeja Allrounder
Jasprit Bumrah Bowler
Mohammed Shami Bowler
Mohammed Siraj Bowler
Conditions are favourable for bowling England won the toss elected to field. India has to face the music. Anderson will fire in against Indian openers for sure. Condition suitable for England bowlers, especially Anderson. The veteran will love to give an early advantage to his team by taking wickets.
Kohli, Pujara and Rahane are surely under pressure. All three are not performing as per their talent. But, Rohit and Rahul will be confident and Pant in the lower middle order.
Indian team going with an extra bowler is a bold move. Ishant, Shami, Bumrah and Siraj, four fast bowlers in the Indian team very rare thing. Jaddu only spinner and allrounder in the team.
Let’s see the first day of 2nd test, India vs England at lords. Will India make a big score, or Anderson army will make India fall flat.