IND vs ENG: Weather Forecast And Pitch Report of Edgbaston In Birmingham- India Tour Of England 2022, 5th Test
Published - 01 Jul 2022, 12:52 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:09 AM
India take on England in the 5th rescheduled test in Edgbaston starting from July 1. India were leading the series 2-1 when the fifth Test was postponed due to a covid scare in the Indian camp. The BCCI and the ECB has now found a window in July 2022 for a full-fledged series starting with the Test match.
England has also announced their playing XI with James Anderson and Stuart Broad both part of it. Anderson missed the third test against the Kiwis and is back in the side. Sam Billings also features in the XI with Ben Foakes still not recovering from covid. Jack Leach is the specialist spinner in the side.
England are fresh off a 3-0 series win against New Zealand at home. They played the series with an ultra-aggressive approach. England skipper Ben Stokes said that they will play with the same approach against India as well.
Speaking about India, skipper Rohit Sharma’s availability is still unclear as he is down with covid. The rest of the players in the squad are fit and raring to go as confirmed by head coach Rahul Dravid. Various reports say that Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side in case Rohit Sharma misses out. However, there is no official confirmation on the same.
IND vs ENG: Weather Forecast And Pitch Report of Edgbaston In Birmingham- India Tour Of England 2022, 5th Test
England recently played a three-match test series against New Zealand and the weather for all the three matches was pleasant for cricket. However, the weather prediction for the IND vs ENG 5th test does not look pleasant in Edgbaston. There is rain predicted on all five days with heavy clouds as per Weather.com. There is a 60 to 80 percent chance of rain across all five days.
Overhead conditions will mean that the captain who wins the toss will prefer bowling. So far 53 Test matches have been played at this venue with 18 matches won by the team batting first and 20 batting second. The average first innings score is 307 in the first innings and 320 in the second. The average score then lessens down in the third and fourth innings.
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