The best of the British weather is here. The English Cricketers are basking in the glory of Sunshine under the new leadership of “never give up” Ben Stokes. For the first time in a while, England showed resilience against New Zealand to win the first test. Ben Stokes takes big stride on the captaincy and it looks natural to him already. Anderson and Broad back in their slot of bowling hostility weaving a net using English conditions and skill to trap the batter with their high class bowling. Root’s 10000 runs and Anderson’s 650 wickets are the icing on the Victoria Sponge which builds up as a good treat for the fans this Summer.
The England team look in good shape but they have a year long unfinished task coming up soon. Yes , it is the England vs India fifth test to be played at the Edgbaston.
The Indian fans in the UK await for the best treat on their platter:Victoria Sponge and garam Samosas. The samosas can bring some heat to the English summer and whichever team that can resist can enjoy the bubbly at the end.
England go with an advantage of playing few tests and already created momentum. On top of that, they are playing at home.
Team India haven’t played test matches since the South Africa tour. One and only Pujara has the taste of English soil and Team India bank on his recent success. Rest of the team must shift gears from T20 to Test mode and that too overseas. Clearly Team India are not the favourites considering they need mode change and will have less time to get used to conditions. For e.g we see Conway making reverse sweeps in test match and the IPL effect is still on after playing a test 😀. The big hope is the resilience factor that Team India possess.
Two new captains, Two new coaches and an unfinished task. The mental game has started and it will boil down to the physical game soon. The battle of summer will start just after few days of official start of the Summer.
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