India vs England Live Cricket Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Virat Kohli and Co to bat first; Kuldeep, Pujara in

15: 09 IST: On being asked about the nature of the wicket, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said: “It’s a hard pitch, looks dry. The wicket looks good, much better than Edgbaston. We have to enjoy the game. We have brought back Pujara and Kuldeep Yadav comes in the side for Umesh. We have a good balance looking at two spinners and two quality all-rounders.

“15: 04 IST: England skipper Joe Root wins the toss and elects to bowl first. Chris Woakes and Ollie Pope come in for the hosts. Virat Kohli says he would have bowled first too. Changes for India: Cheteshwar Pujara and Kuldeep Yadav come in for Shikhar Dhawan and Umesh Yadav, respectively. ENGLAND XI: Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Joe Root(c), Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow(w), Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson. INDIA XI: Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma

14: 56 IST: The match timings have been revised due the complete washout of first day’s play. While the start will be at 3:30 PM IST, Lunch will be taken at 5:30 PM, Tea at 8:25 PM and stumps at 11:30 PM. Umesh, Ashwin, Kuldeep and Bumrah have been seen bowling in the nets. Toss to follow soon!14: 49 IST: Bright sunshine is being witnessed at the Lord’s stadium as we edge closer to the start of play on Day 2 of the second Test. Despite the first day’s play being washed out, there wouldn’t be an early start on any of the remaining 4 days. A stretch towards the end, however, could be opted for.Team India arrived at the Lord’s Cricket Stadium with hopes of pulling themselves level in the series but Day 1 failed to produce any action at all, with the toss also being delayed to the second day. Although social media claims to have gotten its hand on the team sheet for second Test, the fact that Indian

skipper Virat Kohli has gone with an unchanged playing XI for the first time in 36 matches, is a little indigestible.Even if the visitors were thinking about fielding two spinners in the match, the extent of rain at the ground has drastically reduced the chances of that option to be taken now. With more rain expected in the rest of the four days, it remains to be seen what sort of a team composition India go with.As far as the current weather in London is concerned, Lord’s Cricket Stadium’s Twitter account had shared a video of sun shining over the venue in the morning. While the weather in the city is known for his sudden changes, fans at the stadium and those watching all across the world would hope for a full 90 overs of action.