June 5, IND vs ENG 1st Test: A 5-match Test series is to be played between India and England from June 20. This series is part of the World Test Championship 2025-27. The England Cricket Board has announced its team for the first match of this series. England has included a total of 14 players for the opening match. This Test will start on 20 June 2025 at Headingley. The team will play under the captaincy of Ben Stokes. Which includes senior players like Joe Root, Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett. At the same time, some young players have also been selected.
England announced the team
Fast bowler Jamie Overton has returned to the England cricket team, while his Surrey teammate Gus Atkinson will be out of this match due to injury. Star players like Jack Crowley, Harry Brook, Sam Cook and Jacob Bethell are also part of this squad. At the same time, the responsibility of spin bowling will be on Shoaib Bashir. While the fast bowling attack includes Jamie Overton along with Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, and Brydon Carse. Johnny Smith has been selected in this squad as a wicketkeeper. This is a big opportunity for Jamie Overton. He has returned to the Test team after three years. But the absence of Gus Atkinson is a big setback for the team. Atkinson suffered a hamstring injury during the only Test against Zimbabwe last month. Due to which he is not fit at the moment.
This series is very important for England, as they had to face a tough defeat in their last Test series against India. However, under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, the team would like to make a strong start this time by taking advantage of the home conditions. On the other hand, the Indian team is also ready for this series. Recently India ‘A’ played a match against the Lions, in which Karun Nair scored a brilliant double century. The England team is expected to get tough competition from the Indian batsmen and bowlers.
England squad for first Test against India
Ben Stokes (captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
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