England lead the 5-match series 2-0 with wins at Edgbaston and Lord's.
England has announced their playing XI and they dropped Sam Curran in favor of Ben Stokes, who was acquitted of all charges in the Bristol pub brawl. India, on the other hand, might take into consideration all the permutations and combinations before picking their playing XI. There is good news for them that captain Virat Kohli is 100% fit to play in this Test after his lower back gave him problems in the Lord’s Test.
Also India's fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah has been deemed fit and is more or less likely to play his first Test on English soil. Indian team management received a lot of flak for their team selection at Lord’s. India’s top order is in tatters and middle order is nowhere to be seen except Virat Kohli.
A very interesting Test match between two good teams is on our hands and it remains to be seen which team has the passion and want to win. England wins this Test and pockets the series; while India winning the Test would mean they stay alive in the series and keep their dignity with them as the no.1 Test team.
Toss:
England have won the toss and have opted to field
Playing XIs:
England : Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Joe Root(c), Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow(w), Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
India : Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah