ENG vs IND 2025: England vs India 2nd Test Match Prediction, Head to Head

The second Test between India and England begins on Wednesday, July 2, in Edgbaston, Birmingham. India enters the second Test match at a location where they don't have many pleasant memories. Their most agonising loss occurred during their most recent visit in the summer of 2022, when a "Bazball"-turned England chased down 378 in less than 80 overs with seven wickets remaining, the highest chase for the home team in their Test history. They have lost seven of their eight meetings at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

In contrast, England has shown their faith in the victorious Leeds lineup by selecting an unchanged starting lineup two days before the Test. They have supported their two inexperienced quicks, Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse, despite the expectation that they would draft Jofra Archer into the starting lineup. Even though they won in Leeds, England struggled against the Indian top order because of their poor bowling.

England vs India 2nd Test Match Details:

Edgbaston Pitch Report:

The surface may become dry during the five days of the Test match due to the predicted warmer weather. In the initial days, pacers will benefit, but as the game progresses, spinners will become more important. It might be challenging to bat last in this Test match.

Head to Head:

England vs India Predicted Playing XI:

England: Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, and Zak Crawley.

India: Shubman Gill (C), Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja/Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur/Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

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