Back to Lord's

The first test was a cracker but unfortunately, the weather was not in a mood to give us a result. India was looking good to win the test match as we only needed 150 odd runs to win the test match on the last day with 9 wickets in hand. India did most of the things right in the first test except for a little patch when the middle order collapsed but the second innings was washed out so judging anyone based on only one innings will be very unfair.

The Indian team did not perform very well in 2018, the last time they played a Test at Lord’s, they will be looking to improve this performance this time. The team will be going without Shardul as he is ruled out due to an injury, which leaves a place open for Ashwin or another seamer. In my opinion, the Indian team should go with Ashwin as he brings in a lot of experience and can adapt to conditions very quickly. Seeing England is also bringing in Moeen Ali as bowling as well as batting option, India should look at Ashwin too.

The skies are clear and we might be in for a full 5-day test match which should be a cracker to watch. With the last test win at Lord,s coming in 2014 it is a good opportunity to create history yet again at the home of cricket. Virat Kohli’s record at Lord’s isn’t too impressive but the Indian skipper would be looking to make it big this time around.

For England the absence of Stuart Broad will be an issue as they lost an experienced campaigner due to a muscle tear, he has to miss the rest of the Indian series too. Anderson had some injury concerns too; this might give the newcomers a chance to show their skill set. Looking forward to the match, hopefully, India registers another Lord’s victory.