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He further added that England are likely to have a meeting to discuss specific plans against the batter."Rishabh is a player with whom you do not really know what is coming next. He's a player that keeps you on your toes sometimes exciting to bowl against, sometimes he puts you on the back foot as a bowler,' Woakes said in the pre-match press conference on Monday, June 30."It is always exciting to be part of the game when he is at the crease. He's scored two hundreds in Headingley. Hopefully, we will get him earlier in this one. We (bowling group) have not met up yet but there will certainly be discussions around some of the players we came up against last week," he added.England Name Unchanged XIadvertisementThe English side announced an unchanged playing XI for the 2nd Test match of the series, shortly after Woakes' press conference. Jofra Archer was not named in the line-up despite being brought into the English squad for the Edgbaston Test match.BREAKING NEWSEngland have announced an unchanged XI for the second Test against India at Edgbaston #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/9XQdvwNOJo— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) June 30, 2025India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate, on the other hand, revealed that the Indian line-up was most certainly set to have changes in the playing XI. Doeschate hinted that India were likely to play two spinners in the 2nd Test match.- EndsMust Watch
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