England name squad for India Test at Edgbaston

Kent wicketkeeper Sam Billings has been added to the England Men’s Test squad for the rearranged LV= Insurance fifth Test versus India starting on Friday at Edgbaston (10.30am start).

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2022-06-27T18:09:33.000Z

Kent wicketkeeper Sam Billings has been added to the England Men’s Test squad for the rearranged LV= Insurance fifth Test versus India starting on Friday at Edgbaston (10.30am start).

England enter the match off the back of a thumping 3-0 series win against New Zealand following victory on the final day of the third Test at Headingley on Monday. It capped an astonishing start for captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, who took over before the series following England’s run of one win in 17 Tests.

The series will conclude in Birmingham with India leading 2-1 after the first four Tests which took place last summer.

Rohit Sharma is set to captain the India side which sees Cheteshwar Pujara return to the squad after missing the home Test series against Sri Lanka, while Ravindra Jadeja is also part of the touring party.

Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are also set to feature in a strong India team.

Day One, Two and Three are all sold out and only limited tickets are now left for Day Four, with adult prices starting from £26 and under 16s only £6. Tickets for Day Five are also on sale now.

England Men’s Test squad versus India

Ben Stokes (Durham) captainJames Anderson (Lancashire)Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)Sam Billings (Kent)Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)Harry Brook (Yorkshire)Zak Crawley (Kent)Ben Foakes (Surrey)Jack Leach (Somerset)Alex Lees (Durham)Craig Overton (Somerset)Jamie Overton (Surrey)Matthew Potts (Durham)Ollie Pope (Surrey)Joe Root (Yorkshire)