Image source- Lord’s Cricket Ground
The third test match of the India and England series begins today at the mecca of cricket, the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. The 5-test Anderson-Tendulkar trophy is placed at 1-1. Both the teams will like to outshine the other in the Lord’s Test.
Bumrah Is Back
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Bumrah is confirmed to play the third test and will replace Prasidh. Bumrah has been the spearhead of the Indian bowling attack for years, and along with the in-form Akash Deep, who claimed a match-winning 10 wickets in the second test.
Jofra Archer Making A Comeback After Four Years
Jofra Archer is replacing Josh Tongue for the third test. The right-hand fast bowler has always performed well at the Lord’s. Archer has 42 test wickets to his credit in 13 appearances. He could change the game for England, as he is used to the slope at Lord’s.
Batting Of Both Teams
The Indian batting lineup appears to be stronger on paper, with both captain Gill and vice captain Pant looking in great touch in both tests. Jaiswal and K.L. Rahul have scored centuries, and even Jadeja scored useful runs in the second test.
England’s openers need to do well to put the Indians’ in-form pace attack under pressure. Zak Craw and Ben Strokes are looking clueless in the series. Ben Duckett and Joe have shown consistency with the bat.
Pitch
The first test had a very slow wicket. This time, they will surely go for a pitch that will support fast bowlers. There are some images of the pitch on social media platforms that show some light grass on the pitch, which will favour the pacers. Chasing is tough at Lord’s and so the team batting first will be at an upper hand.
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir.
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
