Mark Wood

Senior pacer Mark Wood advised the England bowling attack on Monday to prioritize taking wickets instead of worrying about runs against India's ultra-aggressive batting unit.  So far in the series, Wood has demonstrated decent bowling throughout his first international assignment since July. The previous match in Chennai saw Jofra Archer concede 60 runs from four overs as Tilak Varma dismantled his bowling.  Under skipper Suryakymar Yadav India have moved their T20 performances forward and England needs to devise a strategy to face them

England bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the third Test against India because of a shoulder injury. The 31-year-old jarred his right shoulder while fielding on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord's. No replacement has been called up for the Test at Headingley, with Saqib Mahmood and Craig Overton already in the squad as back-up seamers. "It is frustrating for Mark and for us as a side - he gives us a real point of difference," captain Joe

The second Test is set for a grandstand finale after England made late inroads into the India batting on the fourth day at Lord's. England took three wickets for 20 runs to leave India 181-6, 154 ahead, with all four results possible on the final day. A see-saw Test continued to fluctuate on a compelling Sunday at Lord's, with England reducing India to 55-3, only for the tourists to grind it out through a partnership of 100 between Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane.

James Anderson was having problems with calf injuries for the past few years and now after the first days play at Edgbaston, things got serious where who could not bowl any further. As a result he ruled himself out from second test match, Anderson could miss the third test as well, if he don’t recover from his calf injury before 22 august 2019. The absence of the great James Anderson was felt during the first test, which England lost by a huge margin