A new era begins. Shubman Gill takes the reins and Virat Kohli's spot as number four. A huge block of experience goes out of the side as a young team without Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin get ready to battle the English line-up. England are in a transition of their own with life after Anderson and Broad still coming into full flow as players struggle to stay fit. Mark Wood is yet to be fit for the series as Chris Woakes takes the leadership role with the ball.

ENG vs IND Match Details

Date: June 20th, 2025

Time:  3:30 PM IST

Venue: Headingley, Leeds

ENG vs IND Weather Report

Rain is in the forecast in what has been a dry period for Leeds. 

England vs India Pitch Report

Dry weather could keep the pitch on the flatter side. Cracks could open up later on but the surface is likely to be true with more help for the batters.

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ENG vs IND Head to Head

Stats	Matches	IND Won	ENG Won	Draw	Tie
Overall	136	35	51	50	0
At Lords	2	3	4	1	0
Last Five Tests	5	4	1	0	0

ENG vs IND Predicted Playing XI

England Playing XI 

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir

India Playing XI

Yashashvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran/ Sai Sudharshan, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/ Nitish Reddy, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep/ Prasidh Krishna

England vs India Players to Watch

KL Rahul

KL Rahul keeps the opening spot with Rohit Sharma retiring and he has a task on hand. He has been to England twice and is one of the more experienced players in the side at the moment. With a young unit behind him the onus is on Rahul, who is seen as one of the more experienced players, to get through the English attack.

Ollie Pope

Ollie Pope and Jacob Bethell were the ones fighting for a spot in the team. Pope gets the nod and at number three he has a role to play. As vice-captain his role is ideally secure but struggles at number three has given him a challenge he will be looking to face and conquer.

England vs India Match Tips

Experience and home advantage keep England in front at the moment. India though has the bowling unit and batting potential to compete and could make noise as underdogs if the young guns start strong. 

Match Prediction: England Will Win the Match