England vs India, 1st Test – Cricket Match Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI

ENG v IND, 1st Test Cricket Match Prediction: India will face England in the 1st of the five-match test series at Nottingham on Wednesday. 

England vs India, 1st Test: Match Details

• Date – Wednesday, August 04, 2021 
• Time – 3:30 PM IST 
• Venue – Trent Bridge, Nottingham

England vs India, 1st Test Match Preview:

English batters didn't have a great series against New Zealand in June but game time in county cricket might have made a bit of difference. Rory Burns and Joe Root will be crucial. Jos Buttler will be back in the playing XI. There is a chance of Haseeb Hameed getting a chance in the XI. 

Ollie Robinson could be back in the XI after he had an impressive debut against New Zealand. James Anderson and Stuart Broad are likely to start together. 

Indian batting has a lot to think about combination. Apart from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma is a key batter for India and a lot of responsibility will be on him to give a good start to the team. KL Rahul might find himself in the middle-order. 

There will be a possible toss-up between Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin, with the former likely to play ahead of the latter. Mohammed Siraj is a likely starter along with Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. 

England vs India, 1st Test Cricket Match Prediction: 

England will always remain a favorite when playing at home, however, India is a strong contender to open the series with a win. 

England vs India Head-to-Head(H2H):

• Total – 126
• India – 29
• England – 48 
• Draw - 49

England vs India, 1st Test Probable Playing XI:

• India - Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant(wk), Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami 
• England - Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (c), Haseeb Hameed/ Jonny Bairstow, Daniel Lawrence, Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Mark Wood/ Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson

England vs India, 1st Test Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keepers - Rishabh Pant, Jos Buttler
• Batters - Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Zak Crawley, Rory Burns
• All-rounders - Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran
• Bowlers - Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, James Anderson