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India vs England: Full Schedule, Match Timing, Live Streaming, India Squad - All You Need To Know

India will play three T20Is and as many ODIs against England after the conclusion of the rescheduled fifth Test between the two sides at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The fifth Test will conclude the five-match series which was postponed last year due to a Covid outbreak in the Indian camp. India lead the series 2-1. The fifth Test will be played from July 1-5, followed by three T20Is and as many ODIs. Team India will be without their vice-captain, who is currently recovering from an injury.

India vs England recap: How a dominant Team India took a 2-1 series lead last year

It's a bit of deja vu for India this time around with skipper Rohit Sharma testing positive for Covid-19. The team management is yet to take a final call on his inclusion in the match. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side if Rohit remains unfit.

EXCLUSIVE: India vs England - India will clinch series by winning fifth Test, not drawing it, says Mohammed Siraj

As India stood on the cusp of a win in the fourth and final Test in Brisbane, Siraj found himself standing behind the boundary rope. And when Rishabh Pant smashed Josh Hazlewood for the match-winning boundary in the Gabba Test to win the series he ran towards the two Indian batsmen at the crease - Pant and Navdeep Saini - to hug them and then took out one stump as a souvenir. He then waved his hands at the crowd. His eyes were moist, a big smile on his face. He looked up to the sky and thanked God and paid a tribute to his father. For the 28-year-old Siraj, who is gearing up for the rescheduled fifth Test against England, starting Friday at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, the memories of that historic Australian triumph are still fresh. The Indian pacer now wants to lift another trophy, in England, this time. "India are already leading the Test series and I am sure we will win this series. We want to win this series by winning the fifth Test, not by drawing it. The memories of winning in Australia are still fresh and I want my team to repeat those heroics in England too," Siraj told TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive interview in May this year.

India vs England 2022: Virat Kohli an inspiring figure, don't look at his 100s as success, says India coach Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid is still confident that star batter and former skipper Virat Kohli has it in him to make impactful performances for Team India. “He’s the most hard-working guy I have come across — his hunger, desire and the way he prepares and looks after himself. Even the way he played in the practice match at Leicester, he was keen on playing against our bowlers like Bumrah. He’s ticking all the right boxes. I don’t think he needs any extra motivation," said Dravid. "You go through such phases and it’s not about focusing on those three figures. People see only getting a hundred as a success, but as a coaches’ perspective, we want match-winning contributions from him. He inspires a lot of people in the dressing room,” the India coach added.

India vs England 2022, 5th Test: Jasprit Bumrah set to be India's Test captain No. 36, but Rahul Dravid says Rohit Sharma still not ruled out

The exceptions have been Bob Willis for England, Courtney Walsh for West Indies, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis for Pakistan and Pat Cummins, recently for Australia. Kapil Dev, Shaun Pollock, Ian Botham and Imran Khan were also fast bowlers, but they were also all-rounders of considerable pedigree. Will Jasprit Bumrah become Test captain No. 36 for India at Edgbaston?

India vs England 2022: How things have changed for India and England since the unfinished tour from last year

Both India and England have a new captain. Both have a new coach. Both teams have lost their vice-captain (Jos Buttler for England, Ajinkya Rahane for India). In fact, if vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah captains the team in place of the covid-hit Rohit Sharma, as reports indicate, India would have had four Test captains this year after KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Rohit. The England that India and Bumrah left shattered at a sun-kissed Oval, have enjoyed a resurrection with new skipper Ben Stokes and the attack-at-all-costs approach practised and preached by coach Brendon McCullum.

India vs England, 5th Test: India to take late call on Rohit Sharma's inclusion after positive Covid test

Rohit Sharma may miss their Test match against England starting on Friday after he tested positive for Covid-19, but the team will take a late call on his inclusion after his next Covid test, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Wednesday. Sharma tested positive during a warm-up match in Leicester last week and the question of who leads the side in his absence has been left hanging, with vice-captain KL Rahul not in the squad due to an injury. India were 2-1 ahead in the series last September when the final Test at Old Trafford was cancelled due to Covid-19 cases in their camp. The fifth Test will be played in Edgbaston from Friday.

India vs England: Jasprit Bumrah to lead India, Rohit Sharma ruled out of fifth Test after testing Covid positive again

Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the game after testing positive for COVID-19 for the second time on Wednesday. The last pacer-captain that India had was the great Kapil Dev, who was removed from captaincy in 1987. Since then India has never had a speed merchant leading the team in traditional cricket. "Rohit is out of this Test match, starting July 1, as his RT-PCR test has come positive again. He is still in isolation. Jasprit Bumrah, who is one of the vice-captains in absence of KL Rahul, will lead the team," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

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India vs England: Full Schedule, Match Timing, Live Streaming, India Squad - All You Need To Know

India vs England recap: How a dominant Team India took a 2-1 series lead last year

EXCLUSIVE: India vs England - India will clinch series by winning fifth Test, not drawing it, says Mohammed Siraj

India vs England 2022: Virat Kohli an inspiring figure, don't look at his 100s as success, says India coach Rahul Dravid

India vs England 2022, 5th Test: Jasprit Bumrah set to be India's Test captain No. 36, but Rahul Dravid says Rohit Sharma still not ruled out

India vs England 2022: How things have changed for India and England since the unfinished tour from last year

India vs England, 5th Test: India to take late call on Rohit Sharma's inclusion after positive Covid test

India vs England: Jasprit Bumrah to lead India, Rohit Sharma ruled out of fifth Test after testing Covid positive again