England Vs India-2nd Test, Day 1: England Put India Into Bat; Ishant Sharma In For Shardul Thakur

England won the toss and opted to field against India in the second Test at Lord's, Lodon on Thursday. Toss was delayed by 20 minutes due to rain. India replaced the injured Shardul Thakur with Ishant Sharma but there was no sign of premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. England brought in Moeen Ali, Haseeb Ahmed and Mark Wood in place of injured Stuart Broad, Dan Lawrence and Zak Crawley. Injuries to key players on either side have caused some selection conundrums but both India and England are likely to play some intense cricket.



India don't have a great record at Lord's. They have won just two matches here in 18 Tests with the last coming in 2014. The first Test at Nottingham ended in a draw after rain poured water on Day 5. England's major issue is their batting. Except for Joe Root, the rest of the batting has been a disappointment. India will also look for a better show from their middle-order troika of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. Pujara hasn't scored a fifty in his last nine Test innings. Follow live cricket scores of ENG vs IND here.