This will be a major setback for England. Chris Woakes has been roped in as Stoke’s replacement. Rest of the squad should remain the same. In the last game, England had seven left-handers in their line-up. This worked in favour of the opposition as India had a world-class off-spinner in form of Ravi Ashwin.
English batting was found wanting against the Indian pace battery as well. They would want to improve upon that. There were a number of dropped catches in the slip cordon and England would want to rectify it going forward.
India
The first Test match highlighted the vulnerability of Indian batsmen against the moving ball. It was literally a one-man show in both the innings as Kohli did the bulk of the scoring. Indian captain would want his batsmen to show more character while batting in the middle.
India is expected to make some changes in the batting department. Pujara might come in place of Rahul or Pandya. Kohli might go in with the former as Pandya gives him an additional bowling option. Indian bowling for once looked at home in foreign conditions.
The pace trio troubled the English batsmen in the first innings and did not allow free runs. Ashwin bowled beautifully and tested the English batsmen. Kohli might be tempted to bring another spinner going by the nature of the track at Lords
All in all, this should be another gripping contest. Rain might play a spoilsport as there are some showers expected on third and fourth day.
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title: “England Vs India 2018 Second Test Preview” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-02” author: “Antoinette Mccollough”
Talking about England, they are more than ready to go and show that why they are best in their backyard whereas India and Virat Kohli both have a point to prove that why they are No.1 & why they are so confident.
This epic battle will start at 15:30 hrs IST and Sony SIX will telecast the Test Live starting from 9th August.
Pitch: The second Test of the series will be played at iconic Lords Cricket Ground in London. The pitch is expected to be pacer friendly with a good amount of grass on it. So, expect a day full of excitement & a lot of swing bowling. Also, the last Test Played between the two at Lord’s was won by India.
Teams:
India- After a hard-fought first match, the visitors are likely to make few changes in both batting & bowling department. Pujara is likely to be back in the side. As per past record at Lord’s, there is a high chance of a win for the visitors.
England- Despite winning the first match, the home side have to make a forced change due to Stokes court hearing. Chris Woakes is set to replace Stokes & Moeen Ali might come in for out of favour Dawid Malan. Also, Pope has earned maiden Test call-up.
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