England's win-loss ratio of 3.375 at the ground is significantly better than anywhere else. India have a terrible record here, with a draw and five
Warwickshire CCC fear 10,000 (about 40% of the stadium) empty seats for Days One and Two.
Did you know? England will become the first team to play a thousand Tests, at Edgbaston.
Kohli averages only 13.40 in England, but Azhar is confident of his success this time.
Sourav Ganguly cited Shikhar Dhawan's woeful performances in Australia, South Africa, and England as the reason.
England have won 27 Tests at Edgbaston and lost 8. Their win-loss ratio here is 3.375, their best at a major home ground. On the
Ravi Shastri also talked about the English pitches and weather despite the heatwave, and his faith in Cheteshwar Pujara.
Adil Rashid's selection was heavily criticised my Michael Vaughan. Rashid is yet to play First-Class cricket in 2018.
Steyn also felt that with the Indian attack likely to miss Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, things will not be easy for them.
Ravichandran Ashwin who played his last Test against Afghanistan last month is most likely to get a chance in the playing XI.
Ben Stokes, however, is set to miss the second Test at Lord's because of a clash with his Bristol court appearance on a charge of
Virat Kohli played breezy innings of 68 off 93 when India were struggling at 44 for 3.
The Indian team management took this decision during this afternoon's net practice after having a look at the pitch.
Allan Lamb had high words of praise for the Indian pace attack, and had recommended Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav as their frontline spinners in
Jasprit Bumrah will be available for selection from the second Test as he is recovering from injured thumb.
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