Ravindra Jadeja, with two wickets from last three Tests, was persisted with for his left-handed willow wielding.
Joe Root stamped his authority over the Indian bowling attack with a third masterful hundred in as many games, putting England in a dominant position on day two of the second Test here on Thursday.
England took complete control by stumps with a dominant batting show on the first day of the third Test
England has made two changes in its playing 11 while India is unchanged
Ravindra Jadeja, with his restrictive wicket-to-wicket bowling and superior batting, was always going to trump number one tweaker, Ravichandran Ashwin, feels former India spinner Harbhajan Singh.
KL Rahul is likely to be included in India playing 11 for the 1st Test against England. Check IND vs ENG 1st playing 11 probables and head to head stats here
India vs England 1st Test will kick start on August 4. The live telecast will be available on Sony Sports Network. Check IND vs ENG TESTS full schedule, Nottingham weather and other details here
Stand-in wicketkeeper KL Rahul's century (101 off 150 balls) and all-rounder Jadeja's half-century (75 off 146 balls) were the highlights of Day 1 of Indian Test team's warm-up vs County Select XI
The news comes in the wake of BCCI secretary Jay Shah recently sending an e-mail to the Indian contingent in the United Kingdom warning it about the rising cases of Covid-19
It is first major ICC trophy for the Black Caps, who had ended runners-up at the 2019 ODI World Cup after losing the final to hosts England on boundary count
England's Ben Stokes retained his third place
The five-day game has become a 6-day affair as two days in the IND vs WTC final was washed out. Check WTC final follow-on rule, reserve day, prize money, IND vs NZ live telecast free
With three full sessions to play and a favourable forecast announced for the reserve day on Wednesday, the sixth day will come with the possibility of a draw as well as a result
The inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand is heading towards a disappointing draw with fourth day's play being washed out due to rain.
Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor were batting on 12 and 0 respectively when bad light forced early stumps. Check India vs New Zealand Day 3 highlights and WTC final full scorecard here
The skipper got good support from Rahane (29 not out off 79) in the final session where bad light stopped play twice before umpires called it a day. Check India vs New Zealand WTC final highlights
New Zealand has gone will all pace attack in WTC fonal against India Check India vs New Zealand playing 11, Southampton weather forecast and WTC rules here
In the last five years, England has hosted 32 men's Test matches and only as many as four have ended in draws which is an indication that even if rain plays spoilsport, the final will go the distance
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has backed Indian bowling attack to do better in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand
Former West Indies pace bowler Ian Bishop feels India should go into the WTC final against New Zealand with two spinners -- Jadeja and Ashwin -- as they both are dependable batsmen as well