Owing to a shoulder injury, which according to James Anderson has been an issue for him in the last couple of years, the pacer will be on a six-week break ahead of the India series. The ECB has stated that the break will provide a rehabilitation chance to Anderson's long-standing shoulder injury.

According to former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, India hold a better position in performance as compared to Pakistan which makes India's chances of winning against England more likely. England had lost to Pakistan at Lord's and leveled the series 1-1, after registering a win at Headingley.

Virat Kohli might face a major setback after being advised by a leading Orthopedic surgeon to not proceed with the county stint with Surrey as it might further aggravate his herniated disc (slipped disc) injury. The Indian skipper was scheduled to play in county league after the end of IPL.

Shane Warne has put his confidence in Virat Kohli predicting that the Indian skipper would have an unbelievable series when India tour England and Ireland in July this year. Warne added that the even legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara could not do what Kohli is doing right now.