England won the toss and put India in to bat as the titans of test cricket get their five-match series under way at Headingley on Thursday, with both teams at very different stages of their journey. Leeds was a vibrant scene ahead of the start of the series opener,

India and England kick off a Test match on June 20, marking a new era for India after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

England kept faith with Ollie Pope as the No. 3 batter for the first cricket test against India despite the return to the squad of Jacob Bethell. England announced its team on Wednesday, two days out from the start of the five-match series,