"Leach ruled out of the second Test. Unfortunately, the knock he took resulted in a haematoma in his leg. It's a big shame for us, a big shame for Jack, obviously after a long time out of the game with his back. To sustain that injury, first game back, obviously it's frustrating," Stokes said.
"Bashir comes into calculations for the next Test match. If the wickets continue to spin as much as what we saw in the first Test as the series goes on, look, we won't be afraid to play all spinners or a balance of what we've got," McCullum said.
"We've had a lot of great victories, we've been involved in some amazing games. But I think [with] where we are and who we're playing against, this victory is 100%, definitely our greatest triumph since I've been captain," Ben Stokes said after the Hyderabad Test win.
Veteran Ravichandran Ashwin and wicketkeeper batter KS Bharat produced a brilliant 57-run stand for the eighth wicket to deny England an early win but debutant spinner Tom Hartley's 7-fer ended India's innings on 202.
India found themselves in some real trouble on the fourth day of the first Test against England as they lost 7 wickets for just 119 chasing 231 runs. India's problems were further mounted as the whole country saw Ravindra Jadeja holding his hamstring after being run out by Ben Stokes.
England captain Ben Stokes failed to replicate his first innings heroics as Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed him with an unplayable delivery that turned away sharply after pitching.
The opening day of the first Test against India started on a good note for Ben Stokes as he won an important toss and then also smashed 70 runs with the bat helping his side post 246 runs in the first innings. But by the time, the day ended, the England skipper bagged an embarrassing record too.
The veteran spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets each to bowl out England on 246 runs in the first innings and then a quick unbeaten fifty from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal boosted India to a dominating total at the end of Day 1's play at Hyderabad.
England have been bundled out for 246 runs in the first innings in the ongoing opening Test match in Hyderabad. Ben Stokes played a masterly knock of 70 runs to help the visitors recover from a precarious position on 137/6 in the second session. Bumrah finished the innings picking up Stokes' wicket.
The five-match Test series between India and England finally got underway in Hyderabad today (January 25). England had named their playing XI a day ahead of the game and their skipper Ben Stokes got lucky with the toss even as he had no hesitation in batting first.
India vs England 1st Test, Day 2: Team India is in the driver's seat after two days in the ongoing first Test against England in Hyderabad with a 175-run lead. Ravindra Jadeja is still unbeaten on 81 and both he and Axar Patel will look to add 50-60 more runs to bat England out of the game.
England surprised one and all by playing just one seamer as they announced their playing XI for the first Test against India in Hyderabad starting Thursday, January 25. England skipper Ben Stokes in detail explained why England went with Mark Wood and not the veteran James Anderson.
The 20-year-old Surrey-born offspinner was denied a visa due to his parents' Pakistani heritage and didn't travel to India for the first Test match starting at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium from Thursday.
England have picked four spinners, including Joe Root, in their playing XI while only one seamer has been picked in the form of Mark Wood. There is no place for veteran James Anderson. The first Test is set to start in Hyderabad from January 25.
England are going to lock horns with India in a five-match Test series starting January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The Three Lions are seventh on the World Test Championship 2023-25 points table.
England was the last team to win a series in the longest format of the game in India. The Alastair Cook-led side defeated MS Dhoni's side in December 2012 to win the four-match series 2-1.
England are scheduled to play five Test matches against India away from home and the series is massive in terms of World Test Championship cycle 2023-25. All eyes will be on England's approach with the bat as India is termed one of the toughest places to even win a Test.
On Monday (December 11), England announced the 16-member squad for the upcoming Test tour of India where the two teams will contest in five red-ball matches. England have included 20-year-old off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in the squad for the first time. Let us know more about him...
England announced a 16-strong squad for a five-match Test series against India in January 2024. Ben Stokes, who recently underwent knee surgery, will come back with the series as the ECB has added three uncapped players to the squad, including pacer Gus Atkinson.
England's red-ball coach Brendon McCullum has admitted that India are a tough side to beat in their own backyard and it will be the biggest test of their 'Bazball' approach. India are set to host England for 5-match series from January to March in 2024 as part of the WTC 2023-25 cycle.
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