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IND vs ENG 5th Test: England bank on TRUSTED TRIO as Joe Root, James Anderson & Stuart Broad return to their favourite ground – Check India’s three BIGGEST THREATS

IND vs ENG 5th Test: England bank on TRUSTED TRIO as Joe Root, James Anderson & Stuart Broad return to their favourite ground – Check India’s three BIGGEST THREATS

IND vs ENG 5th Test: India vs England Live Updates – India and England will cross paths for the fifth and final Test of a postponed series, where India currently enjoys a 2-1 lead. However, what will work against the men in blue is the venue. Follow IND vs ENG 5th Test live updates, India vs England […]

IND vs ENG 5th Test: India vs England Live Updates – India and England will cross paths for the fifth and final Test of a postponed series, where India currently enjoys a 2-1 lead. However, what will work against the men in blue is the venue. Follow IND vs ENG 5th Test live updates, India vs England live updates on InsideSport.IN.

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This match will be played at the Edgbaston in Birmingham, where England have beaten India on six occasions, but the visitors have never tasted victory. Hence, it will be interesting to see how Jasprit Bumrah and his team tackle the Englishmen this time around.

IND vs ENG 5th Test: England bank on TRUSTED TRIO as Joe Root, James Anderson & Stuart Broad return to their favourite ground – Check India’s three BIGGEST THREATS

Check out India’s three biggest threats, whom they must be wary of:

  1. Joe Root

IND vs ENG 5th Test: England bank on TRUSTED TRIO as Joe Root, James Anderson & Stuart Broad return to their favourite ground - Check India's three BIGGEST THREATS
Joe Root has scored 4 half-centuries and 1 century in Test cricket at Edgbaston

Among the cricketers currently active, Joe Root is the leading run-scorer at Edgbaston when it comes to Test cricket. He has played six Test matches on this ground, where he has scored 496 runs at an impressive average of 49.60. Root has scored four half-centuries and also a century in Test cricket at Edgbaston.

IND vs ENG 5th Test: England bank on TRUSTED TRIO as Joe Root, James Anderson & Stuart Broad return to their favourite ground – Check India’s three BIGGEST THREATS

  1. James Anderson

IND vs ENG 5th Test: England bank on TRUSTED TRIO as Joe Root, James Anderson & Stuart Broad return to their favourite ground - Check India's three BIGGEST THREATS
James Anderson is the leading Test wicket-taker at Edgbaston among the currently active cricketers

While Root leads the run-scoring charts, Anderson leads the wicket-takers’ charts among those currently active, when it comes to Test cricket at the Edgbaston. He has picked up 45 wickets in 12 Test matches at this ground, maintaining an average of only 23.29. The veteran pacer has scalped a couple of five-wicket hauls at this ground.

  1. Stuart Broad

IND vs ENG 5th Test: England bank on TRUSTED TRIO as Joe Root, James Anderson & Stuart Broad return to their favourite ground - Check India's three BIGGEST THREATS
Stuart Broad has picked up 40 Test wickets at Edgbaston

Broad is just behind Anderson in that list of leading Test wicket-takers at Edgbaston among currently active cricketers. He has picked up 40 wickets in only matches, and interestingly, Broad boasts of a better average than Anderson – 22.20. That being said, he has only one five-wicket haul to his name from his outings at the Edgbaston.

England vs India Test series schedule

5th Test: Edgbaston | July 1-5

England vs India 2022, T20I series schedule

1st T201: Ageas Bowl | July 7

2nd T20I: Edgbaston | July 9

3rd T20I: Trent Bridge | July 10

England vs India 2022, ODI series schedule

1st ODI: Kia Oval | July 12

2nd ODI: Lord’s | July 14

3rd ODI: Manchester | July 17

IND vs ENG 5th Test: England bank on TRUSTED TRIO as Joe Root, James Anderson & Stuart Broad return to their favourite ground – Check India’s three BIGGEST THREATS

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