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Cricket News: Edgbaston Birmingham weather forecast for ENG vs IND 5th Test | Weather forecast for ENG vs IND 5th Test at Birmingham
India will be meeting England for the decider Test of the incomplete series between the two sides at Edgbaston on 1st July. The Englishmen seem to have turned a new chapter in their approach for the longest format of the game under the tutelage of Brendon McCullum.
The Ben Stokes-led side rounded up a thoroughly convincing series victory against New Zealand recently and impressed one and all with their newfound, dynamic approach towards red-ball cricket.
Now, they will be hoping to avoid India from claiming a series victory by defeating the visitors and squaring off the series 2-2 at Edgbaston.
The Indian side is riddled with injuries and unavailability to key players, which is likely to force some alterations in the final XI. In this article, let us take a look at the weather forecast at Edgbaston in Birmingham during the course of the upcoming Test match.
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Edgbaston Birmingham Weather Forecast
As per the current weather predictions, this game will be untroubled by showers as such. There will be significant cloud cover for most parts of the game but the first day will probably see prolonged periods of sunlight with a couple of rain breaks at the most.
Cool and breezy weather is expected as temperature will range around 19°C-22°C over the course of the coming five days at Birmingham. However, AccuWeather suggests that there is an 84 per cent probability of precipitation on the second day of the Test match, i.e., 2nd July.
A couple of showers might keep the groundsmen busy and that could probably have a negative impact on the team batting first. But the weather is projected to only get better as the game proceeds further on. There will be intervals of cloud and sun on the third and the fourth day respectively with very less chances of shower actually.
Finally, some sunshine and patchy clouds are anticipated on the final day of the Test match. To be concise, it can be ascertained that the danger of rains influencing the game will only subside from the third day onwards. Will it impact the decision that the team batting first makes? Often, sides look to avoid batting first in overcast conditions.
But India will arguably avoid taking such a brave call especially with the series being on line. However, they need to take into account the fact that England has excelled whilst chasing in their recent series vs New Zealand. No total seems to be big enough for them presently and hence an ingenious decision at the toss might help India edge ahead of England in the game.
ENG vs IND 5th Test Possible Playing 11
India: Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah (C).
England: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (wk), Matthew Potts, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach.
