The third Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test between India and England is about to start at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The series is tied 1-1 so this game is big. England won the toss and chose to bat.
India have made one change: Jasprit Bumrah is back, replacing Prasidh Krishna. Bumrah was rested for the second Test to manage his workload and his return should be a big boost to India’s fast bowlers who were already doing well at Edgbaston.
England announced their team yesterday and Jofra Archer is back which is a big plus for them. He replaces Josh Tongue. This is Archer’s first Test in over 4 years and his return is seen as very important for England’s fast bowlers especially on a pitch that should help with bounce and movement.
Toss Update: England will bat.
India vs England Playing XIs
- India Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (wk), Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
- England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir, Jofra Archer
In the first Test at Headingley, England showed how aggressively they are going to play under the Bazball approach. They chased down 370+ to win by 5 wickets and some wondered if India could recover especially with Bumrah sitting out the second Test.
But India responded strongly at Edgbaston and won by 336 runs. Shubman Gill, captain and playing with great composure, scored 430 runs across both innings. While Gill led with the bat, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj were the stars with the ball.
