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IND vs ENG: Sam Billings added to England squad for rescheduled 5th Test
The rescheduled match is a part of last year's five-match Test series, which was suspended midway due to a Covid outburst in the Indian camp. India currently lead the five-match series 2-1.
Wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings has been added to the England Test squad for the rescheduled fifth Test against India, which starts from July 1 at Edgbaston. The 31-year-old comes as a replacement for Ben Foakes, who contracted the novel coronavirus and will have to remain in five days of isolation. The announcement was made by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after their clean sweep over Kane Williamson's New Zealand in a three-match Test series. England won the first two Test by five wickets and sealed the third encounter by seven wickets.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Anderson, who missed out the Headingly Test last year due to an ankle niggle, is likely to be part of the starting XI in the upcoming match. He will most probably share the new ball with seasoned pacer Stuart Broad.
The rescheduled match is a part of last year's five-match Test series, which was suspended midway due to a Covid outburst in the Indian camp. India currently lead the five-match series 2-1.
Meanwhile, a lot has changed since in both the camps. England have a new skipper and coach in the form of Ben Stokes and former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum.
Things are similar in the Indian camp, with Rahul Dravid replacing Ravi Shastri as the head coach. However, Rohit Sharma, the new red-ball captain, will also have to sit out after the star Indian batter contracted Covid. Mayank Agarwal, who was not a part of the squad, flew to UK as a cover for the Indian skipper and it will be interesting to see who opens the innings in the absence of both Rahul and Rohit.
England Men's Test squad versus India: Ben Stokes (Durham) captain, James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Alex Lees (Durham), Craig Overton (Somerset), Jamie Overton (Surrey), Matthew Potts (Durham), Ollie Pope (Surrey), and Joe Root (Yorkshire).
India's Test squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, and Mayank Agarwal.
