The second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between India and England will be played from July 2 at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. India has a very poor record at this historic ground, which is 143 years old. The team has not managed to win a single Test match here so far.
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Currently, the Indian team, led by Shubman Gill, is trailing 0-1 in the 5-match series. The team suffered a 5-wicket defeat in the first Test. To level the series, Team India must win the second Test. Out of the 18 players in the current squad, 11 have no prior experience of playing at this venue.
Team India captain Shubman Gill said in the pre-match press conference that the decision to include Jasprit Bumrah in the playing XI will be taken at the time of the toss.
Match Details – 2nd Test
IND vs ENG
Date: July 2–6, 2025
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Time: Toss – 3:00 PM IST, Match Start – 3:30 PM IST
India has never won a Test against England at Edgbaston
The Indian team has been playing Test matches at Edgbaston in Birmingham for the past 58 years. They played their first Test here against England in 1967. Since then, India has played 8 Tests at this venue but hasn’t won a single one. The only positive result came 39 years ago in 1986 when the match ended in a draw. India lost the other 7 matches.
Team India began its journey in England in 1932. Since then, a total of 137 Test matches have been played between the two teams. Out of these, England has won 52 Tests, while India has secured victory in 35. Meanwhile, 50 matches ended in a draw.
In England alone, India has played 68 Test matches but managed to win only 9 of them. The team drew 22 Tests, while England emerged victorious in 37 matches.
Pant has scored the most runs in the past year
Over the past year, Rishabh Pant has been India's top run-scorer. He has scored 929 runs in 11 matches at an average of 46.45. Not only that, Pant scored centuries in both innings of the previous match.
Apart from him, Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 875 runs for India since June 1, 2024, at an average of 41.66. Jaiswal also played a century knock in the last match.
In addition to these two, fans will also be watching KL Rahul and captain Shubman Gill closely — both of whom scored centuries in the previous game.
Jasprit Bumrah may lead India’s pace attack, although a final decision on his inclusion is yet to be made. Over the past year, Bumrah has taken 51 wickets in 10 Test matches, maintaining an impressive economy rate of just 2.84.
Apart from Bumrah, the pace department includes Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, and Arshdeep Singh.
In the spin department, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja could play crucial roles.
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Root scored a fifty in the last match
England’s experienced batter Joe Root has been the team's top run-scorer over the past year. He has scored 1,351 runs in 14 matches, including 5 centuries and 5 half-centuries. In the Leeds Test, Root scored 28 runs in the first innings and an unbeaten 53 in the second.
Along with Root, all eyes will also be on Ollie Pope, Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, and Harry Brook, all of whom scored centuries in the previous match.
Looking at the past year, James Atkinson has taken the most wickets for the England team. However, he has not been included in the playing XI for the Test.
Following him is spinner Shoaib Bashir, who has taken 44 wickets in 14 matches.
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Pitch Report: Teams likely to bowl first after winning the toss
The pitch at Edgbaston generally supports batters, but teams winning the toss usually prefer to bowl first.
Built in 1882, the stadium has hosted 60 Test matches so far. Out of these, 19 have been won by teams batting first, while 23 have been won by teams bowling first.
The average first-innings score at this venue is 302 runs, while the second-innings average is slightly higher at 315 runs.
This is the same ground where England chased down a target of 378 runs against India in 2022, which remains their highest successful run chase in Test cricket.
England has also previously chased 371 runs against India.
Because of such successful chases at this venue, teams are likely to prefer chasing in the fourth innings.
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Weather Report: Rain expected on 3 out of 5 days
The Test match in Birmingham could be affected by rain.
On Day 1, there is an 80% chance of rain.
Day 2 and Day 3 are expected to have clear weather.
On Day 4, there is a 66% chance of rain,
and on Day 5, around 60% chance of rain is predicted.
No changes in England's Playing XI
Ben Stokes (Captain)
Zak Crawley
Ben Duckett
Ollie Pope
Joe Root
Harry Brook
Jamie Smith (Wicketkeeper)
Chris Woakes
Brydon Carse
Josh Tongue
Shoaib Bashir
India’s Possible Playing XI:
Shubman Gill (Captain)
Yashasvi Jaiswal
KL Rahul
Karun Nair
Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper)
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Washington Sundar
Kuldeep Yadav
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammed Siraj
Prasidh Krishna
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