England, have started their campaign against Pakistan on a winning note and now they will be eyeing to seal the second Test and series against Pakistan. England is in the lead 1-0 in the three-Test series. They have won the first Test played in Manchester by 3 wickets. The second Test is being played in Southampton.
Before the start of the Test match, there will be many questions in front of Root, for example, whether Jos Butler can be trusted as a wicketkeeper or not, Role of James Anderson in the bowling attack and many other.
England has won the opening Test for the first time in the last 6 series. They are on course to win the first Test series in 10 years against Pakistan, while they defeated the West Indies earlier.
The world’s number one all-rounder Stokes has not played due to family reasons. The batsman Jack Crawley has been included. Buttler had failed behind the wicket in the previous match.
