Home Advantage may help England but India have many fans in England and the game at Edgbaston will be the crucial one as Edgbaston is a happy hunting ground for England.

There is a crop of young Indian bowlers who have performed well in the IPL. I would like to see some of them make the tour squad and get the chance of experiencing the conditions.

Should be a cracking summer, weather permitting.
India have the talent but not now the winning mental attitude it seems, being the number one side in test cricket and ODI world champions.
Maybe England will benefit from a few overcast days?

It will be the biggest test ofbthis new England side and I genuinely feel as if they can win it, maybe not as convincingly as we won in Aussieland but perhaps 1-0 or 2-1, the in form batting line ups on both teams will result in a few draws methinks, and maybe the Indian, apart from Zaheer Khan (who I think is one of the best bowlers in the world), inexperience in the fast bowling department.

Is it true that England would become No 1 in the rankings if they win against India? In that case we should expect a grand show from both sides.

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Regarding the test series - I feel that India has more match winners in their side and should on paper win, but cricket isn't played on paper.

I will be watching the Sri Lanka series closely too. It will be a good appetizer before the real thing.

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Even though England did extremely well in Australia, India are a different beast all together. It will be very close and conditions permitting England may do well but i still see India winning.

I reckon the England-India series will end 1-1.

India are a bunch of home town heroes. Cannot see them winning against the best pace attack in the world.

To me its an even contest england won in oz and were able to take wickets on traditionally flat wickets, something we're often criticised for so even if the pitches are flat we can be dangerous India are rightly no 1 in the world so are going to be very hard to beat, exceptional batting line-up and to me an underated bowling attack.

Any result is possible - i'm going to say England but then i'm bias

> India are a bunch of home town heroes.
> Cannot see them winning against the best pace attack in the world.

The best pace attack in the world is not involved in this particular series.

Agreed that India did not win again the best pace attack in the world; they drew 1-1 both home and away with South Africa.

I would rather back a team of exciting "home-town heroes" than a team of "consistently boring bottlers". My vote is for India.

India all the way!! I reckon they will start slow as usual and then end up dusting England under the carpet............