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India vs England: A 5-match Test series is being played between India and England. The first match of the Test series was played at Headingley in Leeds, in which Team India had to face a crushing defeat by 5 wickets. Now both the teams will face each other at Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 2. England has announced its playing XI for this match. Once again England has not given a chance to star fast bowler (bowler ) Jofra Archer.
The reason behind not including Jofra Archer in the playing XI is not injury but family emergency. Archer was to join the England team in the training session at Edgbaston on July 1, but now this will not be possible due to family emergency. In this way, his return has been delayed once again. Let us tell you, Archer has returned to the Test setup after a long gap of four years. 30-year-old Archer last played a Test against India in February 2021. Since making his Test debut in 2019, he has played only 13 Test matches for England so far.
Last week, Archer played a first-class match for Sussex against Durham in the County Championship for the first time in four years. Now Archer is expected to return from the third Test. Talking about England’s second Test match playing XI, the team of the first Test has been retained. Led by Ben Stokes, England will be looking to maintain the winning streak in the second Test against India as well.
Eyes on Team India’s playing 11
After the disclosure of England’s playing 11, all eyes are now on Team India. After suffering defeat in the first Test, the team management is expected to make changes in the playing XI. Now it will be interesting to see with which 11 players the Indian team takes the field at Edgbaston.
England’s playing XI for the second Test match against India: Jack Crowley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.
