Two giants of cricket are all set to face off in the high voltage encounter in the purest form of the game. The prolific series contains five Test matches with 1st match scheduled to commence on August 4 at Trent Bridge Nottingham. England will be in trouble as the star all-rounder Ben Stokes won’t be providing his services.

Meanwhile, England will enter into the match after losing a Test series 1-0 against New Zealand. Also, India will enter into the game after losing the World Test Championship finals against New Zealand. However, India doesn’t have a good record on English soil. The last time India was victorious in the country was under the leadership of Rahul Dravid in 2007.

Preparations ✅

Stage Set 👌

It's a matter of few hours before we witness the LIVE action from Trent Bridge 👏 👏 #TeamIndia #ENGvIND

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— BCCI (@BCCI) August 4, 2021

Also, India has already lost Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill ahead of the marquee encounter. Notably, The 5-match Test series will be part of the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.

England vs India, Match Details

Match: England vs India, 1st Test

Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Date & Time: August 4th to August 8th, at 3:30 PM IST and 11:00 AM Local Time

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Pitch Report:

The surface at Trent Bridge, Nottingham will be a typical England pitch. The fast bowlers will dominate the game throughout the match. Especially the swing bowlers will create a big problem for the batsmen. However, in the later stage of the match, the pitch is expected to become flat.

In the last 15 games at the venue, only 2 matches have been Draw. So we can expect a team to come out victorious in the battle and will be able to get a result in the match.

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England vs India 1st Test: Predicted Playing XI

Ollie Pope ruled out of the first Test against India, Bairstow likely to bat in the middle order for England. (Source – Telegraph)

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 4, 2021

England: Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed/Dominic Sibley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Daniel Lawrence, Sam Curran, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Jack Leach.

India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin/Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

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England vs India 2021: 1st Test – Dream11 Suggestions

Fantasy Suggestion 1: Jos Buttler, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli (c), Joe Root, Rory Burns, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Curran (VC), James Anderson, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mark Wood

Fantasy Suggestion 2:Jonny Bairstow, Rishabh Pant (VC), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Joe Root (c), Virat Kohli, Sam Curran, Ishant Sharma, Stuart Broad, Mohammed Shami, Jack Leach

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