“I am so excited about this one. We are at an iconic cricket venue, there is so much history to this place [Headingley] - England have played some very good cricket here.
“They are two fabulous cricketing sides and the weather is great. You have got the number one Test bowler in the world in Jasprit Bumrah, and the number one batsman in the world in Joe Root.
“The history of this fixture, and the history to be made over this five-Test series does not get that much bigger.”
Shubman Gill can never be accused of lacking confidence. Gill, the new India captain, has his nickname “Prince” stamped on his cricket bat and he is going to need that self-assurance when he comes face to face with Ben Stokes over the next six weeks.
Under Stokes and Brendon McCullum, England have carved out a new style and, for all its ups and downs, Bazball achieves one thing; it rattles opposing captains.
