The third Test of Anderson-Tendulkar trophy will take place at the iconic Home of Cricket at Lord’s, starting on July 10. With the series levelled 1-1 and England desperate to bounce back, the Lord’s could offer a pitch more suitable for the pace bowlers, as hinted by coach Brendon McCullum who wants ‘more bounce and pace’ and ‘a little bit of sideways’ movement after the ‘subcontinent-type’ pitch at Edgbaston.

The home side has added Gus Atkinson to their squad, and Jofra Archer’s comeback has been in discussion for weeks. The Lord’s could be the ideal venue for the dangerous quick to make his return to Test cricket after four years, with McCullum confirming he’s ‘ready to go’. Indian bowlers, led by Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj, took 15 more than wickets together in the decisive second Test victory at Edgbaston. With Jasprit Bumrah returning for the next game, India’s pace-bowling unit looks equally strong, if not stronger.

ENG vs IND, Head-to-Head record:

• Matches played: 138 | England wins: 52 | India wins: 36 | Drawn matches: 50
• Matches played in England: 69 | England wins: 37 | India wins: 10 | Drawn matches: 22

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ENG vs IND, playing XI of both teams for the Lord’s Test

England:

• Zak Crawley
• Ben Duckett
• Ollie Pope
• Joe Root
• Harry Brook
• Ben Stokes (c)
• Jamie Smith (wk)
• Chris Woakes
• Gus Atkinson
• Brydon Carse
• Jofra Archer

India (Probable playing XI): 

• KL Rahul
• Yashasvi Jaiswal
• Sai Sudharsan
• Shubman Gill
• Rishabh Pant (wk)
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Washington Sundar
• Shardul Thakur
• Akash Deep
• Mohammed Siraj
• Jasprit Bumrah

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