Overview

• India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate confirmed Jasprit Bumrah is fit for selection; the final decision on his participation will be made at the last moment.
• The team plans to include two frontline spinners, with choices among Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar to add tactical variety.
• Shardul Thakur is poised to be replaced by Nitish Kumar Reddy, whose batting all-round skills bolster India’s lower-order resilience.
• The third pace spot remains a toss-up between left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh and right-arm bowler Akash Deep alongside Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.
• England have named an unchanged XI for the Edgbaston Test, keeping Jofra Archer on the sidelines after their dramatic first-Test victory.