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Business Standard
02-07-2025
- Climate
- Business Standard
ENG vs IND 2nd Test: Edgbaston pitch report, highest score, cricket stats
India and England are set to clash in the second Test of the five-match series at Edgbaston in Birmingham today. As both teams gear up for the fixture, all eyes will be on the ground conditions, with team selection largely dependent on how the 22 yards is expected to behave over the next five days, starting today. Business Standard takes a look at the Edgbaston pitch, ground conditions, and key stats to help fans make informed decisions while picking their fantasy playing XIs. England vs India 2nd Test: Edgbaston pitch report There is currently an 11 mm grass cover on the Edgbaston pitch. However, beneath it lies a dry surface. The grass may assist pacers in the opening hour of play, but if the sun comes out early in Birmingham, it is likely to dry up quickly—thereby offering batters the chance to score heavily. The unusually warm summer in the United Kingdom could help level the contest for teams batting first—just as it arguably did at Headingley, where India held the upper hand at several points. The dry nature of the Edgbaston surface has already prompted India to consider playing two spinners. That said, a full five days of cricket may not be guaranteed. The weather forecast for Birmingham includes rain, particularly on days four and five. Pant eyes elite company at Edgbaston Rishabh Pant, who cracked 134 and 118 in the first Test, could enter a historic club at Edgbaston. A century here would make him only the seventh visiting batter—and second Indian after Rahul Dravid—to score centuries in three consecutive Tests in England. Pant has scored 808 runs in 10 Tests in England at an average of 42.52. His last visit to Edgbaston in 2022 saw him hammer 146 off 111 balls, lifting India from 98/5 to 416 in a stunning partnership with Jadeja. Jaiswal on verge of record Yashasvi Jaiswal, fresh off a century in the first Test, is closing in on becoming the fastest Indian to 2,000 Test runs. He currently has 1,903 runs in 38 innings at an average of 52.86. If he scores 97 more runs, he will surpass Dravid's record (40 innings). Root chases major milestones at his favourite ground Joe Root, who has 13,087 Test runs, is eyeing a series of individual records. He needs 202 runs to surpass Rahul Dravid's tally of 13,288 and become the fourth-highest run-getter in Test history. At Edgbaston, Root has scored 920 runs in nine Tests at an average of 70.76—the most by any batter at the venue. His last three Tests here have yielded 424 runs in five innings at a staggering average of 141.33. A century in the second Test would give him 37 Test tons, moving him ahead of Steve Smith and Dravid, and closer to Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record of 51. It would also help him tie with Hashim Amla's mark of 55 international centuries. List of match results in Tests in Edgbaston, Birmingham Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date England West Indies England 10 wickets Birmingham Jul 26-28, 2024 England Australia Australia 2 wickets Birmingham Jun 16-20, 2023 England India England 7 wickets Birmingham Jul 1-5, 2022 England New Zealand New Zealand 8 wickets Birmingham Jun 10-13, 2021 England Australia Australia 251 runs Birmingham Aug 1-5, 2019 England India England 31 runs Birmingham Aug 1-4, 2018 England West Indies England inns & 209 runs Birmingham Aug 17-19, 2017 England Pakistan England 141 runs Birmingham Aug 3-7, 2016 England Australia England 8 wickets Birmingham Jul 29-31, 2015 England West Indies drawn - Birmingham Jun 7-11, 2012 England India England inns & 242 runs Birmingham Aug 10-13, 2011 England Pakistan England 9 wickets Birmingham Aug 6-9, 2010 England Australia drawn - Birmingham Jul 30-Aug 3, 2009 England South Africa South Africa 5 wickets Birmingham Jul 30-Aug 2, 2008 England Sri Lanka England 6 wickets Birmingham May 25-28, 2006 England Australia England 2 runs Birmingham Aug 4-7, 2005 England West Indies England 256 runs Birmingham Jul 29-Aug 1, 2004 England South Africa drawn - Birmingham Jul 24-28, 2003 England Sri Lanka England inns & 111 runs Birmingham May 30-Jun 2, 2002 England Australia Australia inns & 118 runs Birmingham Jul 5-8, 2001 England West Indies West Indies inns & 93 runs Birmingham Jun 15-17, 2000 What is the highest team total at Edgbaston in Birmingham? Highest totals in Tests at Edgbaston, Birmingham Team Score Overs RR Inns Opposition Ground Result Match Date England 710/7d 188.1 3.77 2 v India Birmingham won 10 Aug 2011 England 633/5d 165.2 3.82 1 v India Birmingham won 12 Jul 1979 Pakistan 608/7d 195 3.11 1 v England Birmingham draw 3 Jun 1971 West Indies 606 143 4.23 2 v England Birmingham won 14 Jun 1984 England 595/5d 134 4.44 2 v Australia Birmingham won 15 Aug 1985 South Africa 594/5d 145 4.09 1 v England Birmingham draw 24 Jul 2003 England 583/4d 258 2.25 3 v West Indies Birmingham draw 30 May 1957 Australia 576 129.4 4.44 2 v England Birmingham won 5 Jul 2001 England 566/9d 134 4.22 1 v West Indies Birmingham won 29 Jul 2004 England 545 163.5 3.32 2 v Sri Lanka Birmingham won 30 May 2002 What is the lowest team at Edgbaston in Birmingham? Lowest totals in Tests in Edgbaston, Birmingham Team Score Overs RR Inns Opposition Ground Result Match Date South Africa 30 12.3 2.4 2 v England Birmingham lost 14 Jun 1924 Australia 36 23 1.56 2 v England Birmingham draw 29 May 1902 Pakistan 72 39.3 1.82 1 v England Birmingham lost 6 Aug 2010 Australia 74 46 1.6 1 v England Birmingham lost 27 May 1909 England 89 30 2.96 3 v West Indies Birmingham lost 6 Jul 1995 West Indies 91 34.3 2.63 4 v England Birmingham lost 4 Jul 1963 India 92 36.3 2.52 2 v England Birmingham lost 13 Jul 1967 New Zealand 94 69.3 1.35 2 v England Birmingham lost 5 Jun 1958 England 101 45.3 2.21 2 v Australia Birmingham lost 10 Jul 1975 New Zealand 107 37.1 2.87 3 v England Birmingham lost 1 Jul 1999 What is the largest victory margins in Edgbaston Test? Largest margins in Tests by Innings, runs at Edgbaston, Birmingham Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date England inns & 242 runs - - v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011 England inns & 209 runs - - v West Indies Birmingham 17 Aug 2017 West Indies inns & 180 runs - - v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1984 England inns & 118 runs - - v Australia Birmingham 15 Aug 1985 Australia inns & 118 runs - - v England Birmingham 5 Jul 2001 England inns & 111 runs - - v Sri Lanka Birmingham 30 May 2002 West Indies inns & 93 runs - - v England Birmingham 15 Jun 2000 Australia inns & 85 runs - - v England Birmingham 10 Jul 1975 England inns & 83 runs - - v India Birmingham 12 Jul 1979 England inns & 78 runs - - v India Birmingham 4 Jul 1974 By runs Winner Margin Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date England 256 runs 479 55.3 v West Indies Birmingham 29 Jul 2004 Australia 251 runs 398 52.3 v England Birmingham 1 Aug 2019 England 217 runs 309 34.3 v West Indies Birmingham 4 Jul 1963 England 205 runs 343 77.3 v New Zealand Birmingham 5 Jun 1958 England 141 runs 343 70.5 v Pakistan Birmingham 3 Aug 2016 England 132 runs 410 112.4 v India Birmingham 13 Jul 1967 England 114 runs 345 91.4 v New Zealand Birmingham 5 Jul 1990 England 113 runs 313 56.4 v Pakistan Birmingham 29 Jul 1982 England 100 runs 310 84 v South Africa Birmingham 9 Jun 1960 England 31 runs 194 54.2 v India Birmingham 1 Aug 2018
The Guardian
03-06-2025
- General
- The Guardian
England cricketers forced into emergency travel plans before third West Indies ODI
It was not quite a case of planes, trains and automobiles but bikes, buses and by foot after the players and staff of England and West Indies were forced to take extreme measures to negotiate traffic on the way to the third one-day international at the Oval. The England and Wales Cricket Board blamed 'heavy traffic north of the river' – there was talk of broken down buses, a traffic light failure and extensive roadworks – for the delayed arrivals of both squads. England abandoned the team bus as it sat stationary midway between their Kensington hotel and the ground, completing their journey on Lime bikes, on foot or by train – Jamie Smith took the underground option, while there were confused looks from fans walking down Kensington Park Road in the direction of the ground about 45 minutes before the scheduled start, perhaps thinking they themselves were running a bit late, as Joe Root and Adil Rashid strode past them. 'We were on the bus for a while, then we all decided to get off and get on some Lime bikes,' the England captain, Harry Brook, said. The tourists stayed on their coach as it crawled the 3.5 miles from their hotel in Chelsea at sub-pedestrian pace. So, while the home side arrived later than anticipated, they still had plenty of time to go through their normal pre-match preparation of pig – a game of group keepy-uppy – and some work in the nets. Meanwhile, West Indies' arrival coincided with the scheduled time of the toss, which because of their absence had by then been pushed back by half an hour, and their preparations were so abbreviated the batters did not get a chance for a net. Brook took no pity, winning the toss and putting them in. It was not a completely unfamiliar experience for all of the England players – some of them, and most of the current coaching staff, often choose to walk to games even when there are no traffic issues, while on the tour of New Zealand last year most of the team adopted Christchurch's e-scooters.
