IND vs ENG: ‘It has spun…’ – Ex-England pacer makes a huge prediction about Headingley Test | Cricket News

India’s Jasprit Bumrah, proper, appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of England’s Ben Duckett, heart, on day two of the primary cricket take a look at match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Saturday, June 21, 2025, (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Former England quick bowler Stuart Broad believes India holds a bonus over England at Headingley heading into day 4 of the primary Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test. India secured a six-run first-innings lead due to Jasprit Bumrah’s 5-83, regardless of England’s robust displaying of 465 powered by Ollie Pope’s 106 and Harry Brook’s 99. KL Rahul’s unbeaten 47 has helped lengthen India’s result in 96 runs.The match stays finely poised with two days of play remaining at Leeds.Broad shared his evaluation of the match scenario on Sky Sports, emphasizing India’s present place of energy.

“I don’t think, with two days left, that India can get into a position to completely bat England out of the game and give themselves enough time to take 10 wickets. England will go for the win even if that risks a loss – but India are in a bit of control at the moment as the surface is more cracked and worn than I expected from a day four-pitch,” Broad acknowledged.He additional added: “India are in a strong position. If I was in India’s camp now, I would be saying ‘get me another 250’ so 350 runs on the board. Headingley gets better to bat historically, but we don’t see this heat and sunshine so often, and it has spun, so I don’t think it will be as easy as it has been in previous years.”

Former England captain Nasser Hussain expressed concern over India’s first innings collapse.“I think India will be a little disappointed. They had the collapse of 7-41 in their innings and the England score should then have been a lot less. That last little session last night was vital for them in that they didn’t let England back into the game even more,” Hussain commented.Former Australia girls’s cricketer Mel Jones anticipates an thrilling conclusion to the match.“Over the last three days, we have seen individual performances and how players go about things. The next two days I think we are going to learn about how collectively the teams want to go about this series. How do India want to push this game forward? Are England willing to risk losing in order to win? It will be a thrilling next few days,” Jones remarked.