With the series now squared after an emphatic India win, the attention shifts to the 'Home of Cricket'. A little turnaround between the games might generate possibilities of changes in the line-up, besides tactics.
India's bowling spearhead is considered a 'National Asset', and it's a no-brainer that Bumrah's presence in any team instills fear among the opposition batters. Contrarily, his absence is a sign of relief for them. India's test record might help comprehend his indelible impact.
England were floored at the Edgbaston fortress by a whopping margin of 336 runs.
With two of the five tests done and little time between the second and third, it will be interesting to see if Siraj is given a break as part of workload management and having featured in both of the games so far.
England captain Ben Stokes says Jasprit Bumrah's availability is "India's problem" ahead of the second Test in Birmingham. Stokes expects a strong fight from the Indian team regardless of Bumrahās presence.
England and India launch the AndersonāTendulkar Trophy to honour James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar ahead of the 2025 Test series. A new era in Test cricket begins at Headingley.
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Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton picked their combined India-England Test XI since 2000 ahead of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series.
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James Anderson spoke about bowling to Kohli and Tendulkar, saying Kohli became harder to bowl to over time. He also shared his thoughts on the new Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, which celebrates their battles on the field.
It is not my job to announce the winner
Rohit Sharma on being asked if England were rightly awarded the World Cup title in 2019
