The action now moves to the home of cricket for the second Test of the series.
After a frustrating end to the first Test on the final day, where it seemed like the rain was partying all day, the two sides are ready to face each other at the Home of Cricket in the second Test.
England and India, the two world class sides, would be facing each other at the iconic Lord's Cricket Stadium and the cricket fans would be hoping for a good contest, well at least a contest with rain not playing hide and seek. It needs to be seen who gets the lead in the series going forward.
RECORD AT LORD'S
The two teams have faced each other at the Home of Cricket for 18 times in Test cricket. The hosts have the upper hand with 12 wins, while India could manage only 2 wins with 4 tests ending in a draw. It'd be interesting to see the result this time around.
PITCH AND CONDITIONS
The Lord's pitch has traditionally had grass cover which naturally assists the swing bowlers. The last time India had played a Test at the venue, they were bundled out for 107 and 130 respectively.
The conditions would be overcast. The cloud cover would further help the swing bowling. Both the teams have some good swing bowlers. It'd be interesting to see who would swing their team to win.
PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT
Ajinkya Rahane - The classical batsman from India usually performs well in adverse conditions. His hundred in 2014 at the same venue helped India to claim a win at this venue after 28 long years.
Jasprit Bumrah - The fast bowler from India has returned back to form by claiming 9 wickets at Trent Bridge. It would be great to see how he adapts to the conditions with swing on offer.
Joe Root - The England captain has had a tremendous year so far. He has been the rock of England's batting lineup and has scored a hundred at home after 3 long years. He will be the key again to England's chances.
Ollie Robinson - The fast bowling all-rounder can bowl well and bat a bit. He can give breakthroughs at crucial times. His contributions might prove to be handy in the upcoming Test.
SQUADS
India: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Hanuma Vihari, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav
England: Joe Root (Capt), Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Jos Buttler, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Dominic Bess, Saqib Mahmood, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Craig Overton
PROBABLE XIs
India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
England: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (Capt), Jonny Bairstow, Dan Lawrence, Jos Buttler (WK), Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Craig Overton
DREAM 11 PREDICTIONS
Joe Root
Ajinkya Rahane
KL Rahul
Rishabh Pant (WK)
Virat Kohli
Ollie Robinson (Vice-Captain)
Sam Curran
Ravindra Jadeja
Jasprit Bumrah (Captain)
Mohammed Shami
Mohammad Siraj
WEATHER
It's always important to discuss the weather when the matches happen in England. The weather forecast isn't great for the week. There are chances of slight drizzles on all days and it might pour down on the last day of the Test.
WHEN, WHERE AND HOW TO WATCH?
The venue for the second Test is Lord's Cricket Stadium, London. The match would begin at 3:30pm (IST). The live streaming would be available on Sony Liv App and it'd be televised on the Sony Sports Network.
