India won the toss and elected to bowl on the first day of the second test against England at Trent Bridge on Friday, as the hosts recalled paceman Tim Bresnan for the injured Chris Tremlett.
India were forced into making two changes to their side as fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth replaced hamstring injury victim Zaheer Khan, while batsman Yuvraj Singh came in for Gautam Gambhir, who was still feeling the effects of a bruised arm from the first test on Monday.
Tremlett was also ruled out because of a hamstring injury added to a back spasm sustained on Thursday. It handed Yorkshire fast bowler Bresnan his first test start since January.
Bresnan claimed 11 wickets in his last two tests, when England twice won by an innings against Australia.
“We would probably have had a bowl as well but I don’t think it is a bad pitch to bat on,” England captain Andrew Strauss said in a television interview at the toss. “I don’t think there are any demons in it.”
England lead the four-match series 1-0 after winning by 196 runs at Lord’s on Monday.
India fared well in Nottingham four years ago when they won by seven wickets, a result which eventually won them the series.
India fared well in Nottingham four years ago when they won by seven wickets, a result which eventually won them the series.
England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, Graham Swann, James Anderson, Tim Bresnan.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Abhinav Mukund, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.
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