Both sides will take part in an eagerl­y-antici­pated five-match Test seriesBIRMINGHAM: England and India begin an eagerly-anticipated five-match contest with what will be England’s 1,000th men’s Test of all time at Edgbaston on Wednesday. India eager to prove top Test status away in EnglandBoth men will have a point to prove with the bat this series. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is a proven world-class bowler with 316 Test wickets at 25.34 but just three of those wickets have been taken in England. England will want the same from leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who has been recalled for his 11th Test but first at home. His selection has proved controversial given he has not been playing red-ball cricket, with Rashid dragged into an ugly spat with former England captain Michael Vaughan.

Source: The Express Tribune August 01, 2018 07:39 UTC