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England reveal playing XI for 1st Test against India

Wednesday, 18-Jun-2025●5 hrs ago
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England have announced their playing XI for the first Test match of the five-match Test series against India, beginning on June 20 in Leeds. Brydon Carse and Chris Woakes have been named in the playing XI and will lead the side’s bowling attack. The duo missed last month's one-off test against Zimbabwe due to injury setbacks. 

England’s batting lineup features the likes of Ben Stokes (C), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, ⁠Joe Root, and Harry Brook, who are all highly talented. England and India will face each other in the first Test starting Friday, June 20 at Headingley.

England XI: Ben Stokes (C), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, ⁠Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir

 

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