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New Delhi: England has announced its playing eleven ahead of the first Test against the Indian cricket team. The first match of the 5-Test series will be played at Headingley ground in Leeds from June 20. Ollie Pope will be seen playing at number 3. At the same time Jacob Bethell Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse have returned to the playing 11. According to a release issued by the ECB the England mens team has announced its playing eleven for the first Test against India at Headingley in Rothesay from Friday. Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes has returned to the team for the first time since December. Durham fast bowler Brydon Carse will play his first Test on home soil. He has played his last five Tests in Pakistan and New Zealand. Englands playing 11 for the first Test: Ben Duckett Zak Crawley Ollie Pope Joe Root Harry Brook Ben Stokes (c) Jamie Smith (wk) Chris Woakes Brydon Carse Josh Tongue Shoaib Bashir. Team news from Leeds ahead of a BIG week 📋 Ready to face @BCCI 👊 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 18 2025 Team India for the test series: Shubman Gill (captain) Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper) Yashasvi Jaiswal KL Rahul Sai Sudharsan Abhimanyu Easwaran Karun Nair Nitish Reddy Ravindra Jadeja Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper) Washington Sundar Shardul Thakur Jasprit Bumrah Mohammed Siraj Prasidh Krishna Akash Deep Arshdeep Singh Kuldeep Yadav. Test Series Schedule: First Test: 20 to 24 June Second Test: 2 to 6 July Third Test: 10 to 14 July Fourth Test: 23 to 27 July Fifth Test: 31 July to 4 August