India could still win the Test series 3-2 against England
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There's nothing the Light Roller likes more than panto season - especially when it arrives during the height of the English Test summer. England versus India began with lots of apparent bonhomie between the teams - most international players are IPL frat bros,
Spin-bowling allrounder Liam Dawson is in line to make a Test comeback after eight years after he was added to the England squad for the fourth Test against India, starting on July 23 at Old Trafford.
England have called up Liam Dawson to replace Shoaib Bashir in their squad for the fourth Test against India. Bashir has been ruled out of the rest of the series after suffering a broken finger on his left hand when attempting a catch off his own bowling in the dramatic third Test win at Lord’s.
England has dismissed four India batters and given the Lord’s test another twist of fate to leave it on a knife-edge heading toward the fifth and final day.
Controversy and provocation at Lord's has ignited the series between India and England which had been played in the most amicable spirit
W ith a home ODI World Cup looming in September, India have just six matches left to fine-tune their combinations. The upcoming three-match series in England, beginning Wednesday in Southampton, offers a glimpse into the team's evolving plans.
Captains Ben Stokes and Shubman Gill have downplayed the tensions between their England and India teams and regard them as a normal part of big series.
England took a 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series against India after a superb bowling performance on the final day saw the tourists bowled out for 170, just 22 runs short of victory.