London, June 16 -- England, whose 'Bazball' brand of cricket under captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum has come up short and failed to deliver a World Test Championship (WTC) final appearance, let alone the title mace so far, are up for a challenge from a new-look Indian side under captain Shubman Gill, with the first Test of five-match series starting from June 20 at Leeds.

England would be considering themselves as favourites given the home advantage and India missing senior icons like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin. The 'Bazball' has given their run-rate a much-needed nitro-boost and an air of positivity. Two of their senior-most stars, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes, could achieve some notable milestone...