ENG vs IND - James Anderson made an excellent return to the English side, dismissing Indian opener Shubman Gill and providing the opening wicket for the English team against India in the final test. Anderson was rested in the 3rd test against New Zealand and came back in style against the Indian side in the important.
After a gap of 10 months, the 5th and final test of the test series between England and India is finally being played at Edgbaston. After chasing down big totals consecutively against New Zealand in all three tests, skipper Ben Stokes opted to bowl first against India in the final test.
With regular captain Rohit Sharma out of the team due to covid, Cheteshwar Pujara was sent in to open the innings along with Shubman Gill after being put in to bat first. The openers added 27 runs for the first wicket in 6 overs as the duo tried to counter the new ball under overcast conditions carefully.