England prevailed over India by 31 runs in a tight finish at the Edgbaston last week, taking a vital 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Root announced that Surrey batsman Pope will receive his first cap batting at No. 4, replacing Dawid Malan from the side that won the first game by 31 runs at Edgbaston last week.

Brearley rated Kohli as the best batsman in world cricket and his success is largely due to his "ruthless streak".

Ben Stokes played a prominent role in England's 31-run victory over India in the opening Test at the Edgbaston. He took four wickets including the big one of Kohli to dent India's chase.

Curran, the youngest ever England player to win a Man-of-the-match award, claimed five wickets and scored 87 runs in the opening Test.

Former India captain and IndiaTV cricket expert Sourav Ganguly spoke to India TV on India's 31-run loss against England in Birmingham Test.

England outdid India by 31 runs at Edgbaston, Birmingham, to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series on Saturday.

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India lost five batsmen before skipper Virat Kohli (43) and Dinesh Karthik (18) combined for a crucial unbeaten sixth-wicket partnership.

Chasing 194 to win the first Test against England, India were 110 for five at stumps on day three at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Friday. 

Virat Kohli's 22nd Test hundred had 22 boundaries and a six and the unbridled joy on competing the coveted hundred was palpable as he let out a wild roar and kissed his wedding ring.

Kohli's animated celebration of Root's run out was a response to the England skipper's 'mic drop' gesture during the ODI series.

At stumps, England were 9 for 1 in their second innings with an overall lead of 22 runs.

India captain Virat Kohli running England skipper Joe Root out for 80 just after Tea sparked a collapse as the hosts lost six wickets for 67 runs to end the day on 285-9.

Virat Kohli ran  Joe Root out with a direct hit when the England captain was attempting to pull off a risky second single in the 63rd over. He celebrated the wicket with 'mic-drop' reaction.

Ravichandran Ashwin produced one of his impactful performance outside the sub-continent as India reduced England to 285 for nine on the opening day of the first Test in Birmingham.

The athleticism of the Indian skipper to find the wickets from a long way out has left peopled flabbergasted and it didn't take long before people took to Twitter to troll the England captain.

Root added that his side wants to make a serious impact against the world's number one ranked side, and that it doesn't matter if home conditions make them favourites.

Rashid, who last played a Test in December 2016, has been preferred over all-rounder Moeen Ali in the XI whereas Sam Curran will feature alongside Broad and Anderson in the pace unit.

India last won a Test series in England in 2007 under Rahul Dravid, and it will be no easy task ahead of the Virat Kohli-led side to duplicate that feat.