Ominous Signs For The Home Team Before The Lord’s Test

Preview

The rain had the last laugh at Trent bridge where the visitors were in a great position to win the game but unfortunately due to the wrath of rain gods had to settle with a draw. The hosts were the more happy side of the two with the verdict of draw, as they were on the backfoot throughout  the entire match. Coming into this match their problems have gone from bad to worse, as the pace duo of Broad and Anderson are struggling with fitness. Stuart Broad is officially out of the test series and James Andersson is subject to fitness. He is still doubtful for the Lord’s test. The English team were behind the opposition in the first test and now they are under immense pressure due to the growing injuries. Mark Wood and Saqib Mehmood are more likely to replace the age-defying pace duo of England. Joe Root needs to address several issues before the Lord’s test and he has no time to ponder. The batting needs to step up against the quality bowling unit of India. The inclusion of Ravi Ashwin for the 2nd test could dent the chances for the home team in the second test, as the batsmen of England were never comfortable against the experienced Ashwin. Before the start of the game at the Mecca of cricket, no one can deny the fact that the men in blue are upfront to win the Lord’s test.

Match Details

Match: IND VS ENG - 2nd Test

Date:   AUG 12th, 2021

Time:   03:30 PM

Venue: Lord’s, London

Pitch Report  

The pitch at Lord's is historically good for the pacers and bowlers enjoy bowling with the slope. The last game at Lord’s witnesses the lack of pace on the deck but the ground man will leave some grass on the track to keep the pitch intact otherwise it deteriorates quickly. The Batsmen need to negate the new ball and get past the initial phase of the match. Once they do so, they will get value for their shots. Win the toss and bat first.

IND vs ENG Squads 

IND: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj,  Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha

ENG:  Joe Root (c), Dominic Bess, Moeen Ali,  Zak Crawley, Rory Burns, Craig Overton, Dominic Sibley, Jos Buttler, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Saqib Mehmood

IND vs ENG Probable XI

IND: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravi Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj , Ravi Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

ENG: Rory Burns, Dom Sibley,  Zak Crawley, Joe Root (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow,  Jos Buttler, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Mark Wood James Anderson/Saqib Mahmood

Match Prediction

The Indian team are filled with fire and they are looking hot favorites to win the contest, unfortunately rain hampered India’s chances in the first game. The home team struggled in the batting department against the good quality bowling attack of India. India will win the Lord’s test just purely on the basis of remarkable performance in the first test, although men in blue were not amazed with the bat in the first test but the lower order of visitors were brilliant. 

Key Players to watch out for :-

India ( KL Rahul ) - The dynamic opener KL missed out on a memorable hundred at Trent Bridge, and now he has the golden opportunity at the Mecca of cricket. He looks in supreme form at the moment and everyone’s eye will certainly be on  Karnataka’s bloke. He will play a massive role at the top against the quality bowling attack of the home team. The technique of KL Rahul is phenomenal in swinging conditions and he has the touch at the moment to provide India a great platform.

England ( Jonny Bairstow ) - The Englishman failed to cross 50 mark in both the innings of the first test, but he is a crucial member for the hosts in the middle order  . The most important aspect of Bairstow batting is that he scored quickly in the middle overs regardless of any situation. In test cricket the strike rate doesn’t matter but Bairstow takes no time in red ball cricket and that’s why he is most dangerous in 5 day cricket. England will hope that he could reach the three figure mark.

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