England Name Playing XI for 2nd Test vs India

England, on Thursday, February 1 announced their playing XI ahead of the second test match against India, making only two changes to their squad, while the rest remain the same as in the first test match.

We have named our XI for the second Test in Vizag! 🏏

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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 1, 2024

While James Anderson, the seasoned pacer, has stepped in for Mark Wood, and Shoaib Bashir is set to make his debut, taking over from Jack Leach in the second Test.

All in all, England has maintained the same combination as the first test – one specialist pacer and three specialist spinners.

England Playing XI for 2nd Test:

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson